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Tender for two DVB-T2 multiplexes

KommAustria, the Austrian media authority, plans to issue a tender for two DVB-T2 multiplexes this summer. The issue of the tender is part of the Read More

Queensland ASO and DTT services in Alice Springs and Mt Isa

The Australian government has announced that 506,000 households in regional Queensland will switch to digital only free-to-air television on the Read More

Serbia to start DTT tests this autumn

Trial broadcasting of Digital Terrestrial TV signals in Serbia will start in the autumn, announced Secretary for the Digital Agenda, Jasna Matic. Read More

Emitel expands DVB-T coverage

Polish terrestrial digital TV operator Emitel will increase the coverage of its DVB-T network from the 30th April. The operator will launch ten new Read More

KPN grows with Digital TV

The number of subscribers to KPN’s DTT platform Digitenne remained relatively stable during Q1 2011and by the end of March KPN had 882,000 Read More

ASO delayed in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima

Japan’s Ministry of Communications is delaying the analogue switch off in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima; the areas most severely affected by the Read More

Sandy Heath completes ASO

On the 13th April all analogue TV transmissions from the Sandy Heath transmitter were switched off for good. Sandy Heath had previously provided Read More

DTT slots on offer

Ukraine’s National Council on Television and Radio (NTVCU) has announced a competition for broadcasting on four of the country’s six planned Read More

Will DVB-T2 transform TV broadcasting

At the recently concluded ABU Digital Broadcasting Symposium 2011 in Kuala Lumpur industry experts discussed the roll that DVB-T2 will play in the Read More

France ponders 100% HD on DTT

The French government is considering giving up its idea of ‘bonus’ channels in favour of introducing a 100% HD digital terrestrial platform Read More

Bangladesh plans for DVB-T

Digital Terrestrial Television will be started soon on an experimental basis probably in the cities of Dhaka, Chittagong and Khulna, according to Read More

Malawi DVB-T2 Tender

The Malawi Ministry of Information and Civic Education is looking for consultants to help with their digital TV migration and to plan a DVB-T2 network. The project covers the design of the DTT network, the digital migration process, the end-user equipment requirements, the link to the existing contribution system and more. Read More