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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

TVE HD increases coverage

Radio Televisión Española RTVE, Spain’s national public broadcaster, has extended the coverage of its DTT HD transmissions to 28 million Read More

Banks support SNR DTT bid

National Telecommunications Company (SNR) has received bids from three banks to help it finance the licence fee for the second DTT licence Read More

Commercial DTT not until 2013

The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has said it does not see a possibility for the launch of a commercial digital terrestrial television Read More

Telecom regulator recommends ASO by 2013

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said on the 5th August 2010 that all analogue signals should be phased out by 2013 to allow Read More