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New company hopes to launch DTT services in Mauritius

According to an article in l'Express, reported on the Digitag website, Maxime King, head of London Satellite Systems (LSS) hopes to launch a DTT Read More

Siemens commits further to the DVB-H market

On August 23rd Siemens announced that it would provide a live DVB-H service at IFA2005 in Berlin. To demonstrate "Mobile TV", Siemens will for Read More

September 30th Deadline for DTT applications

Applicants for Digital Terrestrial television service licences in Norway have until the 30th September to submit their applications. The successful Read More

Roadmap to DVB-H Services in Northern Germany Announced

The Media Authorities of five North German Länder last week announced their intention to work together towards the introduction of DVB-H services and published a paper supporting that position. The paper, titled Projekt DVB-H Norddeutschland, expresses their intent to smooth the way for the introduction of "Handy-TV" and to facilitate a rapid market introduction. It is hoped to fully test the technology with trial broadcasts during the 2006 World Cup Finals followed by the launch of regular services in 2007. Read More

Digital penetration reaches 38%

According to research by Mediavision, 38% of Swedes between the ages of 15-74 have access to digital television. Compared with 2004, digital Read More

Australia might not make 2008 switchover

In a recent Sunday Age newspaper article Helen Conan, the Australian communications minister, is reported as saying that Australia is set to abandon Read More

TV to Mobile Phones might be the key to Digital TV in the Philippines

Phone maker Nokia is looking at offering television via its new line of cellular phone models soon to be launched in the Philippines according to Read More

Finnish Mobile TV Project at IAAF World championships

The Finnish DVB-H mobile trial which has been running in Helsinki for several months went mainstream during the World Athletic Championships held in Read More

500,000 DVB-T Receivers Sold in France

11/08/2005 Just three months after the launch of digital terrestrial television services in France, the company managing the platform has announced, over half a million receivers have been sold, with that number expected to double by the end of December. According to www.tnt-gratuite.fr, a website aimed at informing the… Read More

Handheld, HDTV, Interactive & IPTV - DVB Shows The Way at IBC 2005

10/08/2005 The DVB Pavilion will once again be a one-stop shop for information on the world’s leading family of technical standards for digital broadcasting. The major specifications to be highlighted in the Pavilion this year will be the implementation and benefits of four of DVB’s most recently developed standards:  … Read More

Portugal to relaunch DTT in 2006

According to advanced-television.com the Portuguese Government intend to call a public tender in the first half of 2006 to award DTT licences in an Read More

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Denmark announces analogue TV switch off date The end of October 2009 has been set by the Government as the official date for analogue Read More