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Analogue TV’s out

The vast majority of television sets sold in the UK are now equipped for digital reception, according to new figures from GfK released by Read More

Government wants “digital dividend” sale sooner

Spain’s government wants to accelerate the ASO process so that the “digital dividend” sale can be brought forward by two years, according to Read More

ASO plan approved by Anacom

The Portuguese regulator Anacom has approved the ASO plan with only minor changes. The plan is in three phase and will start on the 12th January Read More

September launch for DTT

DTT should finally be launched in September according to Broadband TV News. Quoting Anna Strezynska, the president of the Office of Electronic Read More

Digital TV connections more than 60%

By the end the first quarter of the year digital TV connections grew by 3.9% to reach 4.9 million according to a report from Telecompaper. The Read More

ASO could be in 2011

Corrado Calabro, the president of Italy’s telecommunications sector regulator, says that the analogue transition could be completed by 2011, in a Read More

More want bonus DTT channels

Following the allocation of bonus DTT channels to TF1, Canal+ and M6 groups the private TV groups NextRadioTV and NRJ also want bonus channels, Read More

Help with Analogue Switch Off

The government has published a study on how people in areas not immediately covered by DTT can be helped to receive services. The intention is that Read More

More Tru2way Deployments

Following up on a recent post on Tru2way, here are some more stories on its deployment by Cox Communications: http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=191638&site=lr_cable Read More

Government to pay Digital Dividend cost

The Spanish government has agreed to pay the costs of broadcasters who have to move to new frequencies as a consequence of clearing the 'digital Read More

DTT tender specifications published

ANACOM, the Romanian regulatory authority has announced the details of the DTT licence tender for the country’s first two multiplexes, reports Read More

RTÉ Appoints Director of Digital Switchover (DSO)

RTÉ has appointed Mary Curtis to the new senior executive position of Director of Digital Switchover, with responsibility for an effective Read More