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DVB-H trials to begin in Paris

CSA, the French broadcast regulator, has given its approval for four trials of TV broadcasting to mobile receivers. Three of the trials will use Read More

DTT services get closer

Czech Television has asked the Broadcasting Council (RRTV) for permission to start DTT transmissions next month according to Broadband TV News, Read More

Strong Multi-Vendor Support for DVB-H at IBC and IFA

There’s no doubt that the hot topic at IBC 2005 and IFA 2005 was mobile TV. At IBC more than 35 companies, most of them DVB Members, demonstrated DVB-H products and services, and there were at least five separate DVB-H transmissions on air at the RAI in  Amsterdam . The… Read More

DVB-H trial in Berlin

Germany's Bundesliga premier soccer league will start broadcasting games live to mobile phones at the end of September 2005 according to Reuters Read More

Experimental DTT service running in Prague

It is reported that three DVB-T transmitters are running in the Prague area. Free to air content which includes a 24 hour news service from Czech Read More

One thousand users watch digital television

Digital Television began in September 2004 around Baku. Four channels are used in these tests and over 1000 users watch the digital television Read More

Digital success in Albania

Albanian digital pay-TV provider DigitAlb has announced that it has reached 100,000 subscribers according to Broadband TV News. Launched in July Read More

New report for the "Independent Audit of Spectrum Holdings"

A report from Analysys Mason, commissioned by the Independent Audit of Spectrum Holdings, has just been released. The principle objective of the Read More

New report on spectrum

The Government plans to provide incentives for the development of new communication services, including DTT according to a new report published by Read More

Analogue switched off in parts of Bavaria

On August 31st 2005, the terrestrial analogue signal was switched off in Munich, Nuremburg and parts of southern Bavaria. This follows a three Read More

Brunei announces DVB-T for its digital terrestrial TV trial

At the third Asean Digital Broadcasting (ADB) meeting, held on the 29th August in Brunei, Radio Television Brunei announced that it had chosen DVB-T Read More

Latest Issue of DVB-SCENE Now Available

01/09/2205 Issue 15 of DVB-SCENE is now available for download. Articles this month include a piece on 2nd Generation HDTV set-top boxes, a forecast for advanced TV displays, an analysis of the current situation with DAB, Spain’s SwingTV DVB-H trials, and an extended Market Watch to coincide with IBC. The… Read More