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ASO might be postponed

Serbia’s planned ASO for the 4th April 2012 could be postponed because of elections. Local news agency "Beta" quoted the State Secretary for the Read More

More Free-to Air DTT channel

Six more free-to-air TV channels may soon be launched in France according to Le Figaro. The matter is scheduled to be pursued at a cabinet meeting Read More

TDF share of DTT infrastructure 84.7%

TDF the main DTT transmission and mast provider in France had an 84.7% share of the infrastructure market at the end of Q2 2011 according to Arcep. Read More

DTT the most widely used platform in Italy

In Italy DTT is watched by 64% of the population making it the most widely used platform. DTH/satellite is used by 17% and analogue by 18.7%. (A Read More

Tax on DTT decoders may be waived

The Tanzania Communication Regulatory Authority (TCRA) is in discussions with the government about the possibility of exempting digital TV decoders Read More

ASO in Liguria

Italy’s Liguria region will be next to switch of analogue transmission and go completely digital between the 10th October and the 4th November. Read More

Interest in DVB-T2 strong

Czech tower company Ceske Telekomunikace (CRo) has expressed its interest in securing the country’s fourth DTT multiplex especially if it can be Read More

Cambridge white space trial runs HD iPlayer

Tests being undertaken as part of the Cambridge ‘white space’ trial have successfully stream HD video from the BBC iPlayer at speeds of 5.4Mbps. Read More

Planning for the future of DTT in France

The DTT platform in France has generated much attention in the past month. Most notably, the head of the CSA, Michel Boyon, issued his Read More

National Digital Switchover Info Campaign

Minister for Communications, Pat Rabbitte, today announced that his Department had selected a consortium led by Target McConnells to deliver a Read More

LTE operators to bear the cost of DTT interference

France's mobile operators will bear the cost of any interference with DTT services, according to the 2012 budget bill presented on the 28th Read More

  Italy raises €3.9 billion in spectrum auction

Italy has raised €3.9 billion in its auction of 4G radio frequencies, more than double the reserve price of € 1.7 billion for 240MHz of spectrum. Read More