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New DVB Sub-Brand Logos

Today DVB launches 48 completely redesigned DVB sub brand logos for standards such as DVB-T2, DVB-S2, DVB-C2, and all its other main standards. Starting today, and for the first time, these logos can now be used to specifically identify the DVB standard to which a product or service relates. Read More

DVB-T2 Tender in India

Prasar Bharati, the Broadcasting Corporation of India, has published a tender notice for the introduction of DVB-T2 HD and SD services in 19 cities including Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata. This reconfirms India's 1999 decision to adopt DVB-T as its national Digital Terrestrial Television system. Read More

DVB SCENE: New Issue and New Design

DVB SCENE has been completely redesigned to increase readability and add more color. We hope you will enjoy it! This month’s articles include: - Tom Morrod: Screen Digest to supply data service for DVB - Ulrich Reimers: DVB-T2 progress outside the UK - Kenneth Wenzel: Denmark DVB-T2 trials - David Wood: DVB-3DTV Commercial Requirements - Désirée Gianetti: New DVB sub-brand logos - Amoordalingum Pather: DVB-T in Mauritius - Ben Keen: Sports lead 3D broadcast push. Read More

Spain introduces new regional DTT channels

Spain's Northern region of Cantabria has allocated licences for the broadcast of local DTT channels, reports Rapid TV News. The region has been Read More

MTV now available on free to air DTT

Although MTV has been available in the country via satellite for the last 15 years the completion of the DTT network , with its full country Read More

DTT Progress in Slovenia

Although analogue switch of in Slovenia is planned for completion by the 1st December the public service broadcaster RTV has fallen behind in the Read More

ADB enters Indonesian market with MHP set-top box

Advanced Digital Broadcast (www.adbglobal.com), a leading supplier of technology to the global digital television industry, has announced that Indonesia-based First Media Tbk, will use ADB’s... Read More

Pay-DTT subscribers reach 5%

The subscriber base of the Spanish pay-DTT sector has reached 5% after one year of operation. So far two pay-DTT channels have been launched. Read More

ASO postponed to 2015

The Government of Romania has postponed the Analogue TV Switch Off date (ASO) to 2015, justifying the change on the grounds that that it will give Read More

NHH and ORTT merge

According to Broadband TV News, BBJ reports that Pál Schmitt, the country’s new president, has signed off legislation that will result in the Read More

DVB Seminar in Thailand

On August 18 and 19 the DVB Project and the National Telecommunications Commission of Thailand will host a 2-day seminar on the transition from analog to digital TV in Thailand and will demonstrate how DVB-T and DVB-T2 can offer affordable and technically advanced solutions for the complete Thai broadcast industry and public. To paint this complete picture, there will be speakers from the NTC, DVB, digital switch-over consultants, network planning consultants, university professors, and makers of middle-ware, broadcast equipment, chip-sets and set-top boxes. Read More

More DTT channels to launch

El Pais reports that the release of additional DTT spectrum by the government last month, to national broadcasters will allow them to transmit up Read More