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Chinese Broadcasters buy DVB-T transmitters from Harris

Harris Broadcast announced the supply of DVB-T transmitters to Chinese broadcasters in a press release dated 14th June 2005. Harris Atlas DTV660 Read More

Via Licensing Announces Patent Licensing Terms for MHP and OCAP

In a press release issued in San Francisco yesterday, Via Licensing Corporation announced the availability of financial license terms for patents essential for implementations of the MHP 1.0... Read More

Belarus to switch to Digital TV Broadcasting by 2015

In July 2005 the Ministry of Communication and Information, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Economy and the Ministry of Finance are to Read More

TV to Mobilephone trial using DVB-H begins

Bridge Networks, a subsidiary of Macquarie Bank's TV towers business Broadcast Australia is set to start its year long trial in Sydney before the Read More

Via Licensing Announces Patent Licensing Terms for MHP and OCAP

14/07/2005 In a press release issued in San Francisco yesterday, Via Licensing Corporation announced the availability of financial license terms for patents essential for implementations of the MHP 1.0 and OCAP™ 1.0 standards. Joint patent licenses are expected to be available by Q4 this year. The full text of the release is as follows:… Read More

DTT pilots to start before the end of 2005

Romanian transmission company Radiocomunicatii will launch two digital TV pilot projects in the capital city Bucharest later this year, according Read More

KPN Tests Mobile TV

KPN started its first field trial of interactive digital television to a mobile device on the 7th July 2005. KPN are holding the trial in the Hague Read More

DVB Launches New Declaration Process To Foster Patent Pooling

07 July 2005 As of July 1st 2005, rights holders can submit declarations of patents essential to a DVB specification immediately after adoption of the specification by the DVB Technical Module.  This routinised patent declaration process is part of the DVB Project’s effort to foster the formation of patent pools covering DVB specifications. The… Read More

Lithuania awards Digital Terrestrial TV Licences

The recent competition for DTV (DVB-T) licences attracted four participants. On the 27th June 2005, two winners where announced. One licence to Read More

Government sets out digital plan

The Government has confirmed that it is planning to develop a pilot programme for Digital Terrestrial Television and has invited expressions of Read More

Multichoice to mount mobile TV

MultiChoice Africa has announced its intention to launch a series of new technologies, including Mobile TV, at a briefing to journalists assembled Read More

Malta begins its first DTT service on July 1st

Multiplus will start a commercial DVB-T DTT service on July 1st 2005 and supplying both the set top box and an installation check out using the Read More