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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

Hong Kong

China Mobile (HK) gets licence for 678-686 MHz. The Hong Kong regulator has concluded an auction of radio spectrum in the UHF TV band. China Read More

Teracom buys Danish transmitter network

Swedish-owned Teracom has taken control of the Danish terrestrial TV and radio networks, reports Broadband TV News. The deal follows an agreement Read More

First region completes Analogue TV Switch-Off

On the 30th June 2010, Mildura in Victoria became the first region in Australia to switch off analogue terrestrial television and go fully digital. Read More

BD-Live Usage on the Rise

Another DVB-GEM based standard, BD Live, is also doing very well. The Blu-ray Disc Live functionality allows users to view online content from Blu-ray discs and is clearly a very popular... Read More