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Top Up TV’s PVR offering gives 100 programme choice on DTT platform

Top Up TV, the UK’s digital terrestrial pay-TV operator has announced the revamp of its services, launching in the autumn. 'Top Up TV Anytime' Read More

Digital Switchover plans announced

Broadcast network operator Sentech has announced plans for the rollout of DTT services in South Africa. The existing network infrastructure is Read More

3.1 million receivers sold

GfKs latest figures show that 3.1 million DTT receivers have now been sold in France compared with 2.5 million at the end of March 2006. This Read More

2015 target for Nigeria’s Digitisation

The Federal Government has set 2015 as the year for full digitisation in Nigeria, Mr Frank Nweke Jnr. disclosed on August 22nd at the opening of a Read More

Chinese Digital Terrestrial TV Broadcasting standard approved

Without fuss the latest Bulletin of national standards number 8, from the Standardization Administration of China, includes a standard for Read More

Free to view digital TV sales exceed 1.74 Million

At the end of June 2006 the estimated number of free to view digital television receivers sold to retailers and installers in the Australian market Read More

Netherlands Analogue Switch Off date confirmed

The Dutch government confirmed that analogue switch off will take place nationally on 26-27th November 2006 instead of the 30th October previously Read More

Gentiloni calls for an open TV platform similar to Freeview in the UK

At the recent conference organised by the DGTVi, Communications Minister, Paolo Gentiloni, called for the creation of an open DTT platform similar to Read More

German Mobile TV Tests Successful

Mobile TV tests using DVB-H in Hanover, Berlin, Hamburg and Munich, started back in May have proved to be a great success. Users were impressed Read More

Digital TV standard to be unveiled soon, but what about Mobile TV

China will soon announce its new digital television standard and has warned that all Chinese television networks must use it if they wish to continue Read More

Singapore encourages HDTV skills

In a “Call for action” the MDA, in partnership with industry players, are promoting the creation of interesting High Definition programmes, to Read More

Malaysia to launch DVB-T trial soon

Additional details of the forthcoming DTT trial in Malaysia were posted on the ABU website recently. Malaysia will launch a six-month trial of Read More