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More DTT channels on the cable networks

Following the lead from UPC, the Czech cable company Nej TV has added DTT channels to its cable offer. An article on the Broadband TV News Read More

Australia to release 126 MHz of digital dividend

The Australian government has decided to release 126 MHz of broadcasting spectrum in a contiguous block from 694 to 820 MHz inclusive. This Read More

BBC okay to use Huffman codes

Ofcom, the UK regulator, has granted the BBC to permission to restrict access to electronic programme guide data to HD DTT receivers that include Read More

Seven HD licences for DTT

The Radio och TV Verket (RTVV) has authorised the broadcasting of 7 HD channels on the countries DTT system, according to Broadband TV News. In all Read More

DTT frequency changes to release Digital Dividend

Some DTT frequencies in Spain are set to change before the 1st January 2010 to enable the release of the so called “Digital Dividend” for Read More

Romania prepares Tender for DTT

ANACOM, the Romanian regulatory authority, has released the terms of reference for the licensing of the country’s first two DTT multiplexes for Read More

Solaris wins more EU-licences for DVB-SH service

Solaris Mobile now has licences for their DVB-SH (Satellite to Handheld) service in several countries including France, Germany, Italy, Sweden and Read More

DVB-T2 trial begins

A small Copenhagen based company, Open Channel, has begun broadcasting trial DVB-T2 transmissions on UHF Ch 67 in the Greater Copenhagen area, Read More

HD DTT service for Cyprus

Public broadcaster Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) will use Net Insight’s Nimbra platform when it launches the islands first HD services Read More

3DTV sales to reach 137,000

Research institute GfK expects that a total of 137,000 3D TV sets will be sold in the Netherlands. In total the TV market is estimated at 1.95 Read More

TV licence fee system to change

The licence fee for public TV and radio broadcast reception in Germany is to change into a flat-rate universal household payment, reports Rapid TV Read More

Mobmux chosen as DVB-H network operator

TDF and Virgin Mobile have chosen Mobmux (a subsidiary of TDF) as the operator of their DVB-H multiplex, reports Broadband TV News. The CSA in Read More