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Broadcasters want a strategy for after the digital switchover

Polish broadcasters are asking the government to work out a strategy to cover the completion of the digital switchover, so that they know how many, Read More

Nearly one-third of Dutch TV connections are digital

The total number of Dutch TV connections reached 7.027 million at the end of Q2, 2007 according to Telecompaper’s quarterly update. Cable Read More

Libya starts DVB-H trial

The largest Libyan telecom operator Libyana Mobile Phone (LMP) started a DVB-H trial in Tripoli and selected ENENSYS Technologies solution for the Read More

Analogue switch off in Sardinia continues

From the 10th November channel RAI Due, from National broadcaster RAI, Rete 4, from Mediaset and Qoob, from Italia Media, will only be available in Read More

113 transmission sites converted to DTT

The CSA (Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel) has said that the 6B phase of the DTT roll out will be reached on the 15th December. This means that Read More

Licence restoration brings launch date worry

Jiri Balvin, the head of the Asociace Digitalnich Televizi (ADT), has told the Czech press that he has no idea when the association’s six members Read More

Albania to prepare a framework for Digital TV services

The Albanian National Council of Radio and Television (NCRT) is preparing to draft a strategy for the audiovisual sector, focusing on regulatory Read More

Swisscom Broadcast selected to provide DVB-H services

The Swiss broadcast regulator BAKOM has allocated a DVB-H licence to Swisscom Broadcast, one of two companies applying for the licence. As part Read More

First HD DTT channel in Spain

An Interactive HD Consortium (Alta Definicion Interactiva 2006) is launching the first HD DTT channel in Spain, reports advanced-television.com Read More

TVNZ announces HDTV plans for the DTT platform

The New Zealand public service broadcaster, TVNZ, has announced that it will launch two HDTV services, TV1 and TV2, on the DTT platform by July Read More

HD on the DTT platform from Go

Malta’s DTT service provider Go is lobbying the Maltese authorities for additional frequencies, stating its intention to launch HDTV. Recently Read More

Italy delays switch-off to 2012

Paolo Gentiloni, Italy’s Minister of Telecommunications has confirmed that the country’s analogue switch-off date will be put back four years Read More