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Czech Republic plans DVB-T2 launch

Pavel Dvorak, the president of the Czech Telecom Office (CTU), says that the country plans to finish testing DVB-T2 at the end of next year and Read More

More DTT channels for Croatia

RTL Televija and Nova TV are preparing to launch more channels on the country’s second DTT multiplex. RTV Televija, who already broadcasts RTL Read More

Broadcaster plans new digital platform

Austrian public broadcaster ORF’s transmission services subsidiary ORS is planning to develop a common platform for the distribution of digital Read More

DVB World 2011 Programme Announced

“From 2nd Generation to 3rd Dimension”. The preliminary programme for DVB World 2011 (March 7 to 9 in Nice) has been published and the site is now open for registrations. Topics include: Changes in media consumption, DVB Around the World, 3D Gaming, DVB-C2, DVB- T2, DVB-S2, Multi-PLP, DVB-CSA3, DVB-RCS, DVB-NGH, ATSC Mobile, LTE, Chipsets, Net Neutrality, IPTV, 3DTV, Subtitles and UHDTV. Read More

BBC plans more HD channels

Following the launch of an HD simulcast of BBC 1, the UK public broadcaster will launch an HD version of BBC 2 and, in the future, possibly also HD Read More

New DTT channels added

On the 2nd December Boxer launched, Discovery Networks' TLC and the Cartoon Network on the DTT platform. TLC will replace Discovery Travel & Read More

Broadcasters to label HD content

The Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Commerce is preparing legislation that will oblige broadcasters to label their content, reports Rapid TV Read More

Dutch digital TV market grows to 5.26 million

The number of digital TV connections in the Netherlands grew by 3.4 percent or 174,300 net additions by the end of the third quarter of 2010, Read More

Free to air 3D HDTV broadcasts over DTT

A cooperative group based in Piedmont, Italy, has announced the first 3D HDTV broadcasts, free-to-air, with a system for backwards compatibility Read More

MiniDig TV service extends coverage

The Hungarian DTT platform MinDig TV will effectively become a national service this month, with the addition of 14 new sites raising the coverage Read More

DNA offers free to view HD DTT channels for December

DNA is to offer HD channels MTVNHD and Animal Planet free of charge on its digital-terrestrial TV platform during the month of December reports Read More

Pay-TV loosing ground to Free-to-View DTT

One in four pay-TV subscribers in Australia are likely to switch off or downgrade to a cheaper package due to the increased choices now offered by Read More