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CSA confirms plans for 3 Pay-DTT channels

French broadcast regulator Le Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel (CSA) has confirmed plans for three new pay-TV channels on the country’s DTT Read More

Hannu Pro awarded public DTT Mux licence

Latvian based company Hannu Pro has been awarded a licence to operate the public service DTT multiplex in Bulgaria. Broadband TV News reports Read More

Seven companies express interest in DTT bid

ANACOM the Romanian regulatory body has released the names of the seven companies that have expressed interest in operating Romania’s first two Read More

Another setback for DTT launch

Rzeczpospolita reports that Witold Kolodziejksi, the head of the National Broadcasting Council (KRRiT), is threatening to write to the country’s Read More

New DTT plans from RTÉ

Ireland’s public broadcaster RTÉ has released a plan for a two multiplex DTT system which will include high definition channels and a Read More

3DTV transmission on DTT

Antenna Hungária recently broadcast 3DTV test transmissions over its digital terrestrial platform. The test in conjunction with iPONT transmitted Read More

3D-TV Commercial Requirements Approved

One of the hottest subjects in media today is 3D-TV, and a number of Pay-TV services and trials services are already available. 3D displays are available acrross the world. The DVB project has taken an important step with agreements on commercial requirements for 3D-TV. The requirements include the formats that should be catered for, and take the new area of 3D subtitles into account. Read More

“Digital dividend” less valuable in the UK

Following reports that the new UK government will announce the £5 billion-rated auction of the UK’s 800MHz airwaves spectrum, Simon Harris, Read More

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