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DVB-T broadcasting network operation started

NEC Corporation has completed the supply of the first 12 digital terrestrialDVB-T transmitters to Morocco. Ordered by the National Company of Radio Read More

DTT timetable for Hong Kong

Hong Kong is to adopt the same DTT system as mainland China and the HK government has defined the planned introduction of terrestrial as well as Read More

Ofcom and Spectrum for Terrestrial HD

Ofcom CEO Ed Richards offered some hope that it may reconsider the plan to auction of all the analogue spectrum freed by the switchover to DTT Read More

Freeview overtakes BskyB as the largest digital platform

Freeview, the free-to-air DTT platform, has overtaken satellite provider BSkyB to become the most popular digital platform in the United Kingdom. Read More

Broadcasters form new transmission company to roll-out DTT

A new transmission company Anten AS has been formed by members of the Television Broadcasters Association (TVYD) to build and operate the DTT Read More

DTT boost for Spain

The Pro DTT Association Impulsa TDT, formed by national broadcasters and provider Abertis have signed an agreement with the electronic companies Read More

HDTV broadcasts from TV3 on the DTT platform

Spanish Regional channel TV3 has starting offering 2 to 3hours of HD broadcasting each day in the Barcelona area. TV3 will transmit on UHF TV Read More

Czech mobile TV trial results

Richard Stonavsky (T-mobile), speaking at the recent CACC 2007 conference in Prague, released some of the findings of the six week mobile TV trial Read More

Second DTT multiplex attracts 32 applicants

Thirty-two applications were received for Austria’s second DTT multiplex due to launch in October. Sixteen of the applications were for TV Read More

Boxer increases subscriber base

Boxer reports 18,000 new households in the first quarter of 2007. This brings the total DTT subscriber base to 672,000 households an increase of Read More

DTT receiver numbers grow

Sales of DTT receivers have been strong in the first part of 2007. In February, over 300,000 receivers were sold, up 152% compared with sales Read More

New services available for the DTT trial

Broadband TV News reports that the public services broadcaster TVP has included its sports service, TVP Sport, to its DTT trial platform which Read More