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Ministers approve Draft Audiovisual Law

The Spanish governments’ Council of Ministers, has approved a draft of the audiovisual law and it can now be sent to the Parliament for approval. Read More

FENITEL encourages prompt conversion orders

The National Federation of Telecommunication Installers (FENITEL) are warning the owners of housing units with collective antennas not to wait Read More

Draft Terrestrial Broadcast Frequency plan published

The Independent Communication Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has published a draft terrestrial broadcast frequency plan for public comment. This Read More

Government allocates funds for DTT receivers

The South African government has committed to spend Rand 780 million (€60 million) to help fund the cost of DTT receivers for low-income Read More

South Africa's DVB-T2 network reaches 61% coverage

South Africa is a step closer towards migrating to a digital terrestrial television broadcasting regime. Today, Minister of Communications, Ms Dina Read More

Background information on Slovenia

Digital terrestrial TV will soon be moving forward in Slovenia when a new telecom law drafted by April 2003 is enacted by parliament later in the Read More

Second DTT multiplex on air

Slovenia’s second DTT multiplex has begun test transmissions following the issue of a 10 year licence to Norkring last year by APEK. Norkring Read More

DTT progress in Slovakia

The launch of DTT moved closer in Slovakia with the news that Slovak Telecom has been awarded digital terrestrial frequencies in the capital, Read More

Tender opened for three DTT multiplexes

The Slovak Telecom Office (TUSR) has opened a tender for three DTT multiplexes reports Broadband TV News. One of the multiplexes will be allocated Read More

Singapore DVB-T2 plans move ahead

Singapore’s Media Development Authority has announced that all free-to-air terrestrial TV channels will go fully digital by the end of 2013 using Read More

DVB-C in the Seychelles

The Seychelles has yet to deploy DTT services but it already uses DVB-C on one of its cable systems, thanks to Multichoice SMS, a South African Read More

Comutel announces start of DVB-T2 in Serbia

COMUTEL has announced that ETV, a national broadcasting agency in Serbia, started broadcasting its services on March 21st using DVB-T2 technology, Read More