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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

DTT transmissions began in Saudi Arabia on the 11th June 2006

The first phase of digital terrestrial television (DTT) transmission in Saudi Arabia was launched on the 11th June in the main cities of Riyadh, Read More

Digital TV must replace analogue TV

As part of the digital TV and radio plan set out in the recent ITU Regional Radiocommunications Conference in Geneva, Romania asked for frequency Read More

Firm DTT action called for !

The Communication Minister, Paulo Gentiloni, has called for government action on DTT policy in the next few weeks. He went on to say "Italy needs Read More

Law to allow for the introduction of HDTV and DVB-H announced

The Government has now made the proposal to modify the outdated broadcasting law of 30th September 1986. The modification will allow for the Read More