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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

CSA opens consultation on local television services

Broadcast regulator, CSA, has opened a consultation on local television services, which will operate on the DTT platform. The consultation aims Read More

DTT penetration reaches 27%

The latest figures from TNT (Télévision Numérique pour Tous) and consultants GfK indicate that 27% of French households are now equipped to Read More

DVB-H standard selected for mobile TV

The French government has decreed that DVB-H will be the standard for mobile television in France and that DVB-SH can be used to provide Read More

Freesat to launch in March 2008

The network operator Arqiva has been awarded a contract by the BBC, to provide end-to-end distribution services for the free-to-air satellite Read More