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The broadcast network operator Ceske Radiokomunikace (CRa) wants to extend its current DVB-T2 trial which will finish in 2012. CRa has requested Read More
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
Telecompaper reports that a DTT tender initially won by Croatia’s Ericsson Nikola Tesla has been cancelled following complaints by the local Read More
Freeview, the UK’s largest digital TV service, has sold more than three million Freeview HD devices. Freeview broadcasts a terrestrial delivery Read More
Slovak regulator TUSR has published an invitation for tenders for the assignment of the country’s fourth DTT multiplex (DVB-T). Points are awarded Read More
Public broadcaster TVP has decided to launch an HD DTT versions of its two main channels TVP1 and TVP2 on the 1st June, 2012. TVP1 HD will be Read More
On the 15th October, African broadcaster Multichoice launched GOtv, its Pay-TV service, in Ibadan, Nigeria. Using the latest DVB-T2 technology, the Read More
In May 2011 Mongolia adopted the DVB-T2 standard for terrestrial digital broadcasting. At the same time the standards DVB-C2 for cable and DVB-S2 Read More
Several French broadcasters have already submitted bids to the CSA's for the six new DTT channels, according to AFP. Televista, which operates the Read More
The public service broadcaster ORF launched two new television programme services, ORF 3 and ORF Sport Plus, on the 26th October. ORF 3 offers news Read More
Multichoice Africa is rolling-out a full Pan-African DVB-T2 network with a total bouquet of more than 50 different channels in various languages over 15 countries. The GOtv Africa DVB-T2 pay-TV service is already on the air in Zambia, Kenya, and Uganda and more countries such as Nigeria are expected to follow soon. UPDATE - Nigeria has now also adopted DVB-T2 and goTV services are already on air. Read More
DVB has introduced a new profile for its popular DVB-T2 terrestrial standard for lighter applications such as mobile TV: T2-Lite. Version 1.3.1 of the DVB-T2 specification document introduced a T2-Lite profile. This profile is intended to allow simpler receiver implementations for very low capacity applications such as mobile broadcasting, although it may also be received by conventional stationary receivers. T2-Lite is based on a limited sub-set of the modes of the T2-base profile, and by avoiding modes which require the most complexity and memory, allows much more efficient receiver designs to be used. Read More
