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RTL DTT possible in Leipzig and Halle

RTL is reported to be looking to acquire a DTT multiplex covering the cities of Leipzig and Halle according to Broadband TV News. Interest has Read More

ProSiebenSat.1 to stay on DTT platform

Media Broadcast and ProSiebenSat.1 have signed an agreement to allow Sat.1 services to be broadcast on the DTT platform. Five television services Read More

Leipzig gets local DTT network

Mugler AG has been commissioned by Bundesnetzagentur to build and maintain the technical infrastructure of a local DVB-T network in the city of Read More

ProSieben to launch prepaid mobile Internet and free DTT

The commercial broadcaster ProSieben is to launch a mobile data service on the German Vodafone mobile network. The prepaid service will be called Read More

DVB-H gets everyone's attention

Not only have Groupe Canal +, SFR and Nokia announced a joint DVB-H trial to 500 users but TPS  also announced separately that it will  be Read More

CSA readies DTT coverage

In its plenary meeting on 22 March, the French broadcasting regulator approved a letter for the French Prime Minister detailing coverage zones, Read More

CSA announces the next phase of DTT roll-out

The Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuCSA) has announced the next phase of DTT roll-out in France. By 31 March 2007, 70% of the population will be 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

Canal + analogue TV switch-off in Paris

Canal+, will end its analogue terrestrial TV service in the Paris region (Île-de-France) on the 24th November 2010 according to CSA. The 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

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

HD DVB-T channels on cable network

France’s biggest cable operator Numéricable is to distribute terrestrial DVB-T coded, HD channels on the cable system in 20 more towns in Read More