News

Our eNews, sent on the last Thursday of each month, includes updates on DVB-related news, events and other activities.

Just enter (at least) your email address on this page and submit the form.

(You can also sign up here to receive DVB Scene magazine by post.)

Digital TV system to be tested in Dublin

The Government will unveil a pilot digital television project in Dublin next month and announce plans to switch off the existing RTÉ analogue Read More

DTT TV set sales exceed targets

According to Simavelec, in 2009 TV set sales were 7.3 million, 1.3 million more than expected. These buoyant sales figures are attributed to the Read More

Mobile TV: Will DVB have a market in China

In the DVB-SCENE issue 13, page 9, Scot Ge , Editor of Broadcast & Production China, gives his personal opinion on the continued use of DVB-T in Read More

Taiwan goes forward with MHP

SysMedia, has announced that its Plasma Magenta interactive TV content management and production system has been selected by Taiwan Television Read More

Madrid

1 multiplex. MUX  (MFN) Telemadrid, LeOtra, Onda6 Other regions with one multiplex on the air are: Canarias, Aragon, Valencia, Galicia, Euskadi, Read More

Second DTT Multiplex tender soon

With the only outstanding issue to be resolved being programme requirements the second DTT multiplex tender is set to open by the end of the month Read More

MHP Box subsidy

In another initiative the government is pushing MHP by making a subsidy of 120-150 million Euros available to ensure the supply of 900,000 MHP Read More

Tender opens for new HD/DTT licence

CSA, the French broadcasting regulator, has invited candidates to tender for a new HD/DTT licence. The new licence is for a Pay-TV service and only Read More

ASO in Alsace

The conversion from analogue to digital terrestrial TV is to take place in the Alsace region this week (1-2 February). After switching of the Read More

Finland - DNA's DVB-T2 network reaches 85% of population

The DTT platform operator DNA has announced that its DTT network now reaches 85% of the population. DNA's DTT platform uses the DVB-T2 standard. It Read More

DTH Service

SARFT would like to use DTH to extend the coverage of television services outside the urban areas. DVB-S2 remains the favoured solution in the Read More

Andorra, DVB-T multiplex in Operation

The single multiplex on UHF channel 28 covers 100% of population and distributes television programmes from BBC World, RTP Internacional, Tele 5, Read More