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Buenos Aires based pay-TV operator Argentine Antina will migrate to DVB-T2 early 2014. This change will allow the service to improve its quality and expand its range of services, while lowering its spectrum requirements. Antina has already started to add new HD services and set-top boxes. Antina is a pay DTT operator that covers the Greater Buenos Aires. It has two service models, one prepaid and another based on a monthly subscription. The basic plan offers between 55 to 61 channels. Read More

The digital roll out plan on Monday got a big boost after the government signed a Sh1.2 billion (10 million Euros) loan with the Spanish government in support of the anticipated switch over. The funds will be utilized to convert 10 selected sites in the country from analogue to digital broadcasting using land based infrastructure on DVB-T2 platform which transmits compressed digital audio, video, and other data. The government has set December 13 as the official switch over date for Nairobi and other areas will follow in a phase-out plan intended to make Kenya digital broadcasting compliant by June next year. Read More

Colombia's Communications Regulatory Commission (CRC) has issued a resolution upgrading the main technical parameters for DTT reception equipment. The minimum requirements are a DVB-T2 tuner version 1.3.1; 6 MHz channel, MPEG-4 H.264 digital video system part 10; support for single or multiple PLP transmission mode; and DVB-T2 demodulation capacity. In addition, the regulator has introduced the obligation that DTT service operators should guarantee at least an acceptable signal level for fixed reception for the main digital channel. Finally, the DTT network configuration must enable minimum channel adjustments from 8 MHz to 6 MHz. Read More

DVB has been selected for the ABU Green Broadcasting Award in recognition of DVB-T2 as a revolutionary technology that, compared to all other terrestrial distribution technologies, has the highest potential to reduce transmission related greenhouse emissions. When comparing to other terrestrial systems and keeping all other parameters such as payload and coverage equal, DVB-T2 only requires between 10 and 25% of the power. This allows broadcasters to optimize their network either for higher capacity or lower power consumption. Read More

Thailand's National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) selected DVB-T2 as the standard for Thailand's digital television broadcasting and the proposal was approved by the government in 2012 as part of the "Go Digital Thailand" project. DVB-T2 was selected as it offers "the best transmission efficiency". Read More

The third edition of Digital Dialogue took place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, last week where experts appraised the readiness of stakeholders in Africa not to be caught napping at the expiration of the July 2015 deadline for digital migration. For the global broadcasting world, there is a frenzy of activities at present as various governments and stakeholders continue to educate, inform and create awareness about the digital migration, movement from analogue to digital television broadcasting. This is because all countries with the exception of a couple of territories are scheduled to complete the migration from analogue to digital television broadcasting by June 17, 2015, according to a 2006 agreement brokered by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations agency that allocates radio spectrum and satellite orbits. Read More

Romania will switch off the analog terrestrial signal and will switch to DVB-T2 digital terrestrial television on June 17, 2015. By the end of April 2014, the procedure of allocating the multiplexes should be completed. Read More

Following the ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee) call for proposals for a for Next-Generation TV Broadcasting Technologies in March, 10 Initial Physical Layer Proposals were submitted, most of which are based on the DVB-T2 second generation terrestrial standard. With its most efficient use of spectrum and fast-growing global deployment, DVB-T2 is a strong contender to become the core element of ATSC 3.0. Read More

German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF confirm that they expect to commence transition to DVB-T2 in 2017 with completion planned for 2020. Read More

September 2013 marks the 20th Anniversary of the founding of the DVB Project. The proliferation of DVB based TV services around the world are evidence of the impact the DVB Project has had in the twenty years since its inception in 1993. Join us in September at IBC 2013 to celebrate or download the special DVB Scene issue now. Read More

From today, the 30th November 2005, 80% of the Spanish population are able to receive 20-26 DTT programmes with the re-launch of Digital Terrestrial Read More

At this year’s IBC, DVB will mark its 20th Anniversary and will celebrate with another world’s first technology demonstration. Visit the DVB stand (1.D81) to see the first demo of DVB-T2 combining = HEVC encoded 4K UHD video with lower resolution mobile video in one single 8MHz multiplex. The presentation underlines the power and flexibility of DVB-T2. The second demo will highlight how an IPTV service can be received using the new features of CI Plus, which have recently been developed by DVB. More details inside. Read More