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DTT reaches 265,000 Digitenne customers

By the end of 2006, 265,000 customers were subscribing to the   ‘Digitenne’ DTT service. This is up 44% year-on-year and KPN’s new service Read More

DTV penetration reaches 37.9%  

   According to a report from Consultancy firm NPA, Digital Television penetration in France reached 37.9% of the population by the end of 2006. Read More

DVB-H trial extended to Kitzbühel

  The DVB-H pilot trial headed by telecom operator Mobilkom Austria and its partners public broadcaster ORF, Salzburg University, Siemens, H3G and Read More

Mobile trials granted in Taiwan

Licenses for 5 mobile TV trials have been granted by The National Communications Commission (NCC) since October 2006. Four of the consortiums have Read More

Commercial broadcasters request lower DTT coverage limits

Commercial broadcasters in Spain are asking the government to reduce the level of DTT coverage required after analogue switch-off. The existing Read More

Extensive DVB-H services at the 3GSM 2007 World Congress

Four dedicated DVB-H multiplexes are planned to be in operation during this years World GSM Congress in Barcelona. Abertis Telecom have been Read More

Various DTT trials take place in the Philippines

DVB-T and DVB-H are being tested in various parts of the Philippines to assess their potential. ABS-CBN is testing DVB-T in San Fernando, Pampanga Read More

Hong Kong opens consultation on mobile TV

The Commerce, Industry and Technology Bureau (CIT) of the government in Hong Kong has opened a public consultation on mobile television. The Read More

Analogue switch off plan delayed

The timetable for analogue switch-off in the regional capitals has been delayed. The process expected to begin in early March, is now expected to Read More

Update on France

Latest figures show that over 6.8 million DTT receivers had been sold or rented in France by the end of 2006. According to GfK, 4,725,000 Read More

Boxer tests Neotion's MPEG-4 Module

Boxer has begun testing a new HD-module, designed to allow existing Digital TV receivers to receive and decode terrestrial HDTV broadcasts. The Read More

Digital switchover in Sweden

Sweden is nearly half way through its main transmitter switch off programme. Already, 23 out of a total of 54 transmitters have stopped their Read More