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BBC plans HDTV on as many platforms as possible

The BBC trust is asking for feedback on the corporations plans for a permanent-free-to-view, high-definition television channel. The BBC is hoping Read More

Mobile TV for the channel island of Jersey

Jersey telecom and Alcatel are planning a trial of mobile TV to mobile phones later this year. The service will use DVB-SH technology to bring Read More

New TV Law on hold

The Government has put off the decision to send the new overall TV Law, Ley General del Audiovisual to the Parliament because of lack of time Read More

German DTT extended to Saarland

The Landesmedienansalt Saarland has announced that the whole area will have DTT coverage by the end of the year. Saarland is the last state in Read More

DTT increases viewer base in France

DTT continues to gain viewers from traditional TV in France according to viewing figures for May. According to Médiamétrie the ‘TNT’ channels Read More

Terrestrial HD to be trialled in Estonia

In July transmission company Levira will start pilot HD transmissions of ETV’s (Estonia’s public broadcaster) first channel over its DTT Read More

DVB-T Endorsed as ASEAN DTT standard

Ministers endorsed DVB-T as the standard for the ASEAN member nations at the Ninth Conference of the ASEAN Ministers Responsible for Information Read More

Ofcom postpones spectrum auction

Ofcom published the results of its consultation on the Digital Dividend and delayed the planned spectrum auctions until it has had more time to Read More

Sweden begins HDTV services on DTT

Viewers in the Mälardalen area of Sweden were the first to be able to view HDTV on the DTT platform when the first service began transmitting on Read More

Austria opens up DVB-H to new entrants

The Austrian Government has eased the introduction of DVB-H by legislation limiting the channels available to public service broadcaster ORF and Read More

New Mobile TV trials underway

Broadcast Australia is hosting a new trial of DVB-H to handheld and mobiles at its Gore Hill site in Sydney. The three-month trial, which started Read More

Polski Operator Telewizyjny (POT) to start DTT trial

Polski Operator Telewizyjny (POT), the joint venture set up by the Polish national commercial stations Polsat and TVN, says it will start DTT test Read More