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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

920,000 free to view digital tv receivers sold to June 2005

As at 30 June 2005 the estimated number of digital television set top box receivers and integrated digital TV sets sold to retailers and installers Read More

National Technical Plan approved

On the 30th July 2005 the Spanish Cabinet approved the Decree for the National Technical Plan for digital television, (Televiso'n Digital Terrestre Read More

Third stage of Digitisation Completed

Finland has just completed the third stage of digitising the Finish TV network. Digita's main TV-stations now cover 99.9% of the population and the Read More

CBNSat (DVB-S) TV network launched

Sri Lanka's first Satellite digital Video Broadcast, DVB-S Direct to Home (DTH) network was launched by Communiq Broadband Network(Private) Ltd. Read More