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CSA seeks guidance from government on digital dividend

The broadcast regulator for the French-speaking Community, CSA, is seeking guidance from the Belgium government on how to use frequencies allocated Read More

Digital Terrestrial platform will use MHP from the start

In autumn 2006 Austria starts its DVB-T service with 70% coverage. As an integral feature of this new TV-platform TV broadcasters ORF and ATV, will Read More

Sydney movemedia Trial reveals strong consumer interest in Mobile TV

Final results from the Sydney Mobile TV trial delivering 16 television services to mobile handsets have revealed a high level of consumer interest in Read More

Switch off in Sardinia and Val D’Aosta set for 2008

The Minister for Communication, Paolo Gentiloni, has announced the postponement of analogue switch off   from 31 July to 1st March 2008 in Sardinia Read More

Second DTT/HD trial planned for September

The first HDTV trial on the DTT platform took place between the 28th May and the 17th July in Paris, Lyon and Marseille with broadcasters Read More

New association formed to promote DTT

Six new digital TV stations, which gained broadcasting licences from the Council for Radio and TV Broadcasting in early April have formed a new Read More

Brazil decides on a Digital Terrestrial TV system

President Luiz Inaciao Lula da Silva signed a decree finally affirming the DTT system for Brazil on Thursday 29th June 2006. The decree names the Read More

DVB issues renewed call for declarations of IPRs potentially essential to its MHP specific

Geneva â 27th June 2006 â The DVB Project today issued a renewed call for declarations of intellectual property rights which might be essential to its MHP specification. Owners of patents, and... Read More

DVB issues renewed call for declarations of IPRs potentially essential to its MHP specific

The DVB Project today issued a renewed call for declarations of intellectual property rights which might be essential to its MHP specification. Declarations under this call are to be submitted directly to the DVB Project Office by owners of patents and others. Read More

Freeview set to overtake Sky

According to a report by the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA), the UK free-to-air DTT platform (Freeview) is on course to overtake Read More

Nearly 2 million STB’s sold since November 2005

According to recently released Spanish government figures 1,750,000 DTT receivers have been sold in Spain since the re-launch of DTT services in Read More

The Future of TV might be in the box

The SABC could finally have a cure for unpaid television licences if the “Digital Television Committee” which also includes the department of Read More