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DTT in Slovenia

The public service broadcaster RTV SLO is planning to launch DTT services in September 2006 according to the July Web Letter from Digitag. In Read More

Analogue switch-off delayed

The Dutch parliament has decided to postpone analogue switch-off because of the recent resignation of the government led by Jan Peter Balkenende. Read More

Limited DTT service in Lithuania

Lithuania’s telecom provider TEO LT has launched a DTT service in Vilnius according to an item on the Broadband TV News website. The new platform Read More

Regulators approve new media bill  

Arcep the telecoms and postal regulator and the broadcast regulator CSA have both given their approval to the recent government bill on the future Read More

Croatia DTT update

Preparations are well underway for an official launch of DTT services in 2007. A DTT trial has been running since May 2002 providing 4 television Read More

Simulcasting dropped and a compromise on multi-channelling

Australia’s free-to-air television networks will no longer have to simulcast their services in high-definition and in its place will be able to Read More

Ofcom opens consultation on multiplex data limits

The communications regulator Ofcom has opened a consultation on the transmission of non-TV data services on the DTT platform. Currently, non-TV Read More

PTS receives digital boost

Taiwan's legislature has granted the local Public Television Service US$137.38 million for the construction of terrestrial digital broadcasting Read More

RTVE launches interactive services on DTT

Public service broadcaster RTVE has launched its first interactive services on the DTT platform according to website advanced-television.com Read More

Four million DTT receivers sold in Italy

Research published by GFK Eurisko estimates that 4 million DTT receivers have been sold in Italy during the last two years. More than half of these Read More

Process Inviting Content Providers for DTT Trial begins

Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Noel Dempsey T.D., announced on the 29th June that the process of   seeking applications Read More

Free-to-view satellite services to be launched by end of year

The government has announced plans to launch a free-to-view satellite service in France. By doing so, the government would like to provide all Read More