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DVB at DBSF in South Africa

Following the recent DVB-T2 recommendation by the SADC and adoption by South Africa, DVB will be presenting on DVB-T2 at the Digital Broadcasting Switchover Forum (DBSF) in Johannesberg, South Africa from 1-3 February 2011. Read More

DTT coverage over 93%

According to data produced by the Belarusian Radio-Television Broadcasting Centre (BRTPC), DTT signals covered 93.48% of the country by the Read More

Analogue switch off pilots announced

Anacom the Portuguese communications regulator has announced that ASO will be tested with pilot switch offs initially. The pilot switch offs will Read More

DVB-T2 trial launches on the 25th January

Thailand will launch a trial DVB-T2 service on the 25th January according to a local report. The trial will be run by Army TV (TV-5) who will use Read More

Tender for Multiplex 1

The Polish National Broadcasting Council (KRRiT) has announced a tender for four TV channels on the country’s first DTT multiplex. The Read More

ASO delayed by a year

Hungary is about to put back its Analogue Switch Off date by at least a year from the original date of the 31st December 2011. The ASO may even be Read More

36 DTT channels available in Berlin

With the addition of the German music channel iMusic1to the DTT platform on the 1st January, the number of channels available to Berliners will Read More

Colombia-affirms its choice of DVB-T

The Board of Directors of the Comisión Nacional de Televisión (CNTV) has re-affirmed Colombia’s previous decision to adopt the DVB-T standard Read More

DVB Worldwide Update

The DVB Worldwide section of the website has been updated with a new DTT deployment spreadsheet, a new DTT world map and of course the most recent report from our data partner Screen Digest. Highlights include the 132 countries that have adopted the DVB-T standard. Read More

DVB-T2 possible for DTT service launch in 2011

Uganda is set to launch DTT services next year according to recent reports. The Uganda Broadcasting Corporation has been working alongside Read More

ASO to be completed by 2013

The switch over from analogue to digital TV services in Taiwan is to be completed by 2013 according to recent reports. The government is to invest Read More

Sri Lanka to go digital by 2017

The Sri-Lankan terrestrial broadcasting system will be fully converted to digital by 2017 according to Daily News quotes, from the Mass Media and Read More