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ASO planned for the 1st June 2011

Malta will finally switch of its analogue TV transmitters on the 1st June 2011. The change will affect the 16,000 TV households that still Read More

Millions of Japanese households not ready for ISDB-T

Six months before the planned switch from analogue to digital broadcasting, up to 2.5 million households among some 50 million households in Japan Read More

Mediaset likes MHP

Angelo Pettazzi, Head of DTT Content Factory at Mediaset told the Future TV Advertising Forum audience last month that “MHP is a fantastic tool Read More

ASO postponed until the 30th March 2011

Communication Minister Moshe Kahlon said, during a recent interview, that Israel’s Analogue Switch Off date has been delayed until the 30th March Read More

More regions switch of analogue TV

Between the night of Monday the 31st January and the following Tuesday evening, two more French regions, Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Upper Normandy, Read More

MHP Looking Good for Italian Connected TV

MHP, the DVB standard for interactive TV, provides everything needed to create Hybrid Broadcast Broadband (HBB) experiences as rich as those possible using Consumer Electronics or Web service... Read More

Israel expands DTT service

The Go DTT digital TV platform in Israel plans to offer an additional 5 new TV services on its DTT platform during 2011. Go already provides 5 Read More

DSO aid extended to French overseas territories

The CSA has agreed to provide financial aid to viewers in French overseas territories, to help them make the switch to Digital Terrestrial TV. Read More

DTT tender launched in Estonia

The Estonian Ministry of Culture has announced the release of a tender for a nationwide FTA DTT licence. The tender requires that the successful Read More

Local TV highlighted in UK’s new communications act

Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said the government will undertake a thorough review of media in the UK ahead of a new communications act, Read More

DTT take up reaches 92.7%

DTT availability in the UK on the main TV set reached 92.7% in Q2 2010 according to Ofcom's latest Q3 2010 report. Almost three-quarters (74%) of Read More

DTT take-up at 92.5%

DTT availability in the UK on the main TV is 92.5% according to Ofcom's latest Q4 2010 report. Over three-quarters (75.8%) of all secondary TV sets Read More