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Government to provide limited DTT subsidies

The Portuguese government has provided assurances that it will subsidize groups with limited financial resources, citizens with special needs and Read More

Digital TV to have 6 million subscribers in 2011

The Dutch digital TV market will grow to over 6 million subscribers in 2011, according to market researcher Telecompaper. In 2010, the market grew Read More

DVB-T2/T tests in Kazakhstan

JSC Kazteleradio with the assistance of Harris Corporation, have conducted comparison tests using both DVB-T and DVB-T2 in Karaganda, Kazakhstan. Read More

DTT capacity for small Broadcasters

České Radiokomunikace (CRa) is to make capacity available on its third multiplex for up to 11 services using MPEG-2. These allocations will be Read More

DTT in 81% of Victoria households

Eight out of ten households in regional Victoria had converted to digital television by the end of 2010, well ahead of the regional Victoria Read More

DVB-RCS2 Published

DVB approved the first two DVB-RCS2 specifications for the 2nd generation DVB interactive satellite system. DVB-RCS2 takes advantage of state-of-the art technology that gives substantial enhancements over 1st generation systems. DVB-RCS2 is natively developed for IP services and is specified for interactive satellite services in several market segments. Read More

Digital Dividend raises €233 million

Swedish telecommunications regulator PTS has announced that the auction of 800MHz (Digital Dividend) spectrum raised a total of SEK 2.054 billion Read More

Analogue TV ends in Paris

Analogue TV broadcasting will end on the night of 7-8th March for over 12 million TV viewers in the Ile-de-France region which includes Paris. Read More

Consultation opened on the Digital Dividend

The Austrian telecom regulator TKK has opened a consultation on future frequency assignments, including frequencies in the 800 MHz band called the Read More

ACMA takes the next step to realising the digital dividend

The Australian Communications and Media Authority today released a discussion paper called Clearing the Digital Dividend. This marks the second Read More

DVB World 2011 - Follow the Buzz!

DVB World 2011 is taking place next Monday and the very final program has been published on the website. To read the latest about what's happening at DVB World 2011 you can follow us on the DVB World Blog or on Twitter (#dvbw11). Read More

DVB-T2 Demo @ ABU Symposium

DVB will be present at the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union’s Digital Broadcasting Symposium in Kuala Lumpur from March 8 to 11 to demonstrate and present on DVB-T2 and more. Besides the conference and exhibition DVB will also participate in a pre-event DVB-T2 workshop and trial. Read More