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7.7 million Freeview only homes

According to the latest figures from Ofcom there are now 7.7 million Freeview homes in the UK. 1,002,000 new digital homes were added in the Read More

Stockholm goes digital

Stockholm became the latest city to go digital on March 12th when the analogue TV transmitter at Nacka was switched of. Later that day a signal Read More

First Regional licence awarded

The Government of Andalusia, in southern Spain, has awarded the first DTT licences, with regional coverage. Media Group Prisa, shareholder in Read More

DTT licence tender expected at the end of 2007

The Portuguese Government has postponed the tender to award terrestrial TV(DTT) channels until the end of the year. According to the Minister for Read More

DVB-H launch in the second half of 2007

At Cebit, Samsung were showing new phones especially developed for a potential  DVB-H service in the Netherlands. KPN has the sole DVB-H licence Read More

Analogue Switch Off date set for early 2011

The strategy for the introduction of DTT services in Latvia was approved on the 11th October 2006 by the Latvian Cabinet. The detailed article Read More

DVB-T Hierarchical modulation trialed by 3 Italia and RRD

Mobile operator 3 Italia and network operator Reti Radiotelevisive Digitali (RRD) have successfully completed hierarchical modulation trials on Read More

Alsace goes digital in October 2007

The French region of Alsace, on the border of France with Germany and Switzerland, is to be upgraded to digital TV in October 2007. The necessary Read More

France Television gets funding for HD

The French public broadcaster, France Television, will push ahead with an expansion to HD digital terrestrial services following approval of a new Read More

UK’s HDTV haves and the HDTV have nots

United Kingdom Broadcasters warned that the UK will soon have a two tier television society, at a recent DTG summit in London. Public service Read More

3.8 million DTT receivers sold since launch

The latest figures published by the DTT promotions organisation, Impulsa TDT, show that over 3.8 million DTT receivers have been sold in Spain. Of Read More

DTT services expected to launch in early 2008

According to Broadband TV News, the leading Slovak stations STV, TV Markiza and TA3 have jointly agreed to share a common DTT multiplex during the Read More