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Malaysian digital TV trial program

Malaysia will launch a digital TV (DTV) trial program, in mid 2006, to pave the way for the national digitalisation drive, Malaysian Deputy Minister Read More

Coverage increased to 50% of the population

The DTT service coverage increased to 50%, from the previous 35%, on October 15th, when 17 new transmitter sites came into service. The new Read More

Finnish digital penetration increasing

A total of 785,000 digital television decoders had been acquired by Finnish householders by the end of August according to an article in Helsingin Read More

Cesky Telecom begins experimental DTT broadcasts

Czech telco Cesky Telecom, a subsidiary of Spanish telco Telefonica, has begun an experimental broadcast of TV Ocko in its DVB-T multiplex. The Read More

Belgium Update

In July 2003 regular DVB-T transmissions started with one multiplex in the Antwerp region. In May 2004 the DVB-T network was extended to cover the Read More

Poland seeks DTT debate

The president of the Polish Telecommunications and Post Regulation (URTiP) has proposed to the country’s National Broadcasting Council (KRRiT) Read More

Free-to-air broadcasters slow on digital TV

An article on the web log Stuff.co.nz laments the slow start for digital television in New Zealand. Sky has been transmitting DVB-S programmes to Read More

Conference reviews DTT progress

At the Third National Conference on DTT held in Vicenza, Italian leaders discussed the current DTT progress and plans for the future. The conference Read More

HDTV not a priority

The technical director of the ORF, Andreas Gall, declared in an interview that HDTV will not be a priority for the public service broadcaster ORF. He Read More

2006 Launch For DVB-H Services In Italy Announced

Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM) and media group Mediaset announced yesterday an agreement to broadcast live television to mobile phones from 2006 using DVB-H technology. Read More

Norway - NTV sole applicant for DTT licence

Norges televisjon (NTV) has applied to the Ministry of Transport and Communications and the Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs for a licence to Read More

Digital TV reviewed

The "Day of launching digital television in Argentina" took place in the hall of the Eva Péron Palace of the Post office in Buenos Aires on the Read More