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Ukraine to allocate UAH 350 mln for terrestrial digital TV

Ukrainian prime minister Nikolay Azarov said the government will allocate UAH 350 million (€32 million) for the launch of terrestrial digital-TV, Read More

DVB-T2 solution ordered

Harris Broadcast Communications has received an order for a DVB-T2 UHF TV transmission solution from Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC), the Read More

Digital Dividend sale to go ahead

The Australian parliament has agreed to the sale of the “Digital Dividend”, those frequencies made available by the switch to digital terrestrial Read More

DVB-T launch expected to take 5-10 years

No time frame has been allocated for introduction of digital terrestrial TV services and it is expected to take five to ten years before final Read More

Digital switchover progress in Portugal

The digital terrestrial television (DTT) platform launched on the 29th April 2009 currently offers viewers access to free-to-air television programme Read More

Mediaset has 2 million pay-DTT subscribers

In its financial results for the nine month period ending the 30th September the commercial broadcaster Mediaset said that its Mediaset Premium Read More

IBC 2011 & DVB-T2: A Double Hit

With over 50,000 visitors, IBC 2011 was the biggest edition yet, and shows the strong state of the broadcast technology universe. With its numerous global broadcast standards, DVB has always been one of the central elements of this universe and the 100 DVB members present at this year's IBC attest to this. At it's usual location in Hall 1, DVB offered three key demos, presentations, side-meetings, PR contacts, and of course technical experts to guide visitors through the demos and the growing global deployment of DVB standards. Read More

IBC 2011 & DVB-T2: A Double Hit

With over 50,000 visitors, IBC 2011 was the biggest edition yet, and shows the strong state of the broadcast technology universe. With its numerous global broadcast standards, DVB has always been one of the central elements of this universe and the 100 DVB members present at this year's IBC attest to this. At it's usual location in Hall 1, DVB offered three key demos, presentations, side-meetings, PR contacts, and of course technical experts to guide visitors through the demos and the growing global deployment of DVB standards. Read More

FOBTV Summit

Leading broadcast television associations, research laboratories and standards development organizations from around the world will host a strategic conference focused on the future of terrestrial broadcast television on 10 and 11 November 2011. Supporting organizations include DVB, EBU, ATSC, NAB, NHK, and many others. Read More

DVB Wins Emmy Award

The DVB is pleased to announce that it is being honored by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences as the recipient of a 2011 Technical/Engineering Achievement Award in recognition of DVB’s “outstanding work in the Pioneering Development and Deployment of Active Format Description and Aspect Ratio Control Technologies and Systems”. The award will be presented at the CES Show in Las Vegas on January 12th, 2012. Read More

IBC 2011 & DVB-T2: A Double Hit

With over 50,000 visitors, IBC 2011 was the biggest edition yet, and shows the strong state of the broadcast technology universe. With its numerous global broadcast standards, DVB has always been one of the central elements of this universe and the 100 DVB members present at this year's IBC attest to this. At it's usual location in Hall 1, DVB offered three key demos, presentations, side-meetings, PR contacts, and of course technical experts to guide visitors through the demos and the growing global deployment of DVB standards. Read More

DTT transition colloquium

The Czech Republic’s broadcasting regulator the CTU is organising a colloquium on the 11th November to coincide with the country’s official Read More