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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

DVB-H mobile TV service for Thailand

Thailand will test a commercial mobile TV service next month following a memorandum of understanding between government backed broadcaster MCOT and Read More

Swiss to auction 800 MHz band for mobile

The Swiss federal communications commission ComCom has launched the public tender for mobile frequencies in the 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1.8 GHz, 2.1 GHz Read More

DTT receivers sold reach 40 million

The recent DGTVi newsletter states that DTT penetration in Italy has reached 72% of households, with 40 million DTT receivers sold since the launch Read More

DVB-T Digital TV Production Line Inaugurated

Minister of Industries and Mine, Ali-Akbar Mehrabian, has inaugurated Iran’s first digital TV production line in Savojbolagh, Alborz province. Read More