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Senate approves “Television for the Future” bill

The French Senate has approved the “Television for the Future” bill, proposed by the government and setting the date of the final analogue Read More

Digital Action Plan released

Minister for Communications, Senator Helen Coonan announced the release of the “Digital Action Plan” on the 23rd November with the aim of Read More

DTT services extended to more regions

The latest rollout of DTT services in Switzerland is in the German-speaking part of the country. Viewers will be able to access four-television Read More

Government urged to publish an Analogue Switch Off plan

Broadcasters on the DTT platform are asking the government to approve an analogue switch-off plan as soon as possible in order to encourage the Read More

Indonesia’s broadcast goes digital

According to Communications Minister Sofyan Djalil, Indonesia will definitely migrate to digital. He was speaking at the International Broadcast & Read More

Senate reviews proposed law on Analogue Switch Off

A proposed law on analogue switch-off and the digital dividend is currently ready for review by the French Senate. If approved, it could come into Read More

Twenty two candidates for DTT services in Paris

The broadcasting regulator CSA has received 22 applications for the four local DTT licenses available in the region of Paris. Short-listed Read More

Philippines chooses DVB-T

A decision by the Philippines to choose DVB-T as the basis for its digital terrestrial television has confirmed its status as the global standard of choice for countries making the switch to digital. With a population of more than 85 million, and being a country where analogue TV uses NTSC in 6MHz channel bandwidths, the decision is seen as a significant boost for the prospects of DVB-T both in other Southeast Asian countries and 6MHz countries in Latin America. Read More

Analogue switch off in the Engadin

On the 13th November 2006 at 1400, analogue transmitters in the Engadin region were switched off and digital broadcasting using DVB-T took over. Read More

DVB-H available in Qatar for the Asian Games

Qatar is to be the first country in the entire Middle East region to provide digital video broadcasting to handheld mobile terminals according to Read More

DTT penetration nearing 10%

According to a study published by Médiamétrie, 9.7% of French households are equipped to receive DTT services. The count included people over Read More

Ukraine update

Digital terrestrial television (DTT) services are ready for launch in the Ukraine according to the latest Digitag Web Letter. The Web Letter goes Read More