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Nokia predicts a commercial DVB-H launch by the end of 2006

VP of Strategy and Business Development EMEA for Nokia, Serge Ferre, said he was for a launch in Spain of the DVB-H based mobile TV system in 2006, Read More

DTT boxes take off in Spain

The forthcoming launch of free to air DTV is driving up the sales of set-top boxes according to an article on the advanced-television website. Over Read More

Digital switch-over by 2012

The Culture Minister Vasko Simoniti has announced that Slovenia would probably switch from analogue to digital terrestrial broadcasting in 2012. Read More

Digital Broadcasting Launched

Digital TV broadcasting was launched in the Czech Republic on the 21st October 2005. Up to 2 million people in the Prague area can now receive Read More

Major Milestone for Content Protection

Geneva, 21 November 2005 - The publication of DVB Bluebook A094 - Content Protection & Copy Management (DVB-CPCM) - signals a major milestone in the work of the DVB Project on a specification for persistent protection for commercial content in consumer digital products and home networks. The document can be downloaded now from the Technology section of this site. Read More

HDTV on Terrestrial Network and DVB-H demo soon

As a world first, Teracom made a public demonstration of HDTV on the DTT platform using the MPEG-4 AVC video compression standard. Other partners Read More

DTT re-launch on November 30th 2005

Spain is ramping up for the re-launch of its Digital Terrestrial TV services on the 30th November. Each commercial broadcaster currently on the Read More

Treasury funds digital broadcasting network upgrade

The Minister of Finance, Trevor Manuel, confirmed that funds will made available to digitise the South African television broadcasting signal Read More

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