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Canal Plus to launch pay DTT next week

Canal Plus is to launch its pay DTT service in France on 21 November according Advanced-television.com and has ordered 200,000 MPEG4 DTT decoders Read More

Finland first to license commercial mobile TV services using DVB-H

The Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communication announced on the 14th November that it would start accepting applications for mobile TV licenses Read More

New DVB-H Website Launched

A new website dedicated to providing clear and accurate information about DVB-H has been launched by the DVB Project Office. The site will act as a one-stop shop for anyone interested in finding out about DVB-H trials, technology or products. An FAQ addresses a number of key questions regarding the technology. You can visit the site now at: www.DVB-H-ONLINE.org Read More

Telecom firms set to battle for digital contract

According to a recent article in the Irish times, a number of large telecommunications companies are vying to build new digital TV infrastructure for Read More

DBA welcomes release of ACMA digital media survey

Digital Broadcasting Australia welcomes the release earlier today (9 Nov 2005) of the Australian Communications and Media Authority digital media Read More

DTT viewers increase

Boxer has added 33,000 subscribers in the third quarter of 2005. At the end of September the total number of DTT subscribers was 483,000. Source:  Read More

DTT delay likely

Poland's National Broadcasting Council (KKRiT) is likely to delay the DTT multiplex licensing process. Allocation of licences is now expected at the Read More

Premiere shifts HDTV start date

Premiere has delayed the launch of its new HDTV satellite service by two weeks to allow for the late delivery of its MPEG-4 capable set-top boxes Read More

DVB-H pilot begins in Bern

Around 100 people are now testing DVB-H technology for the delivery of TV and interactive services in Bern. The trial launched by Swisscom Read More

More DTT launches in Germany

DVB-T services in the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern region will begin on the 6th of December 2005, further expanding the coverage of Digital Terrestrial Read More

DVB-H in the Czech republic

T-Mobile (Czech Republic) has been testing mobile television at the INVEX trade fair in Brno. The DVB-H transmission equipment was provided by Read More

Pay TV Operators agree to 2007 switch-off

Australia recently abandoned its 2008 analogue switch-off target because of poor reported take-up of DTT, however Pay television operators have now Read More