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Europa 7 HD to launch DVB-T2 services in June

The commercial broadcaster Europa 7 has announced its plans to launch DTT HD services using the DVB-T2 standard on VHF Band III. Europa 7 will Read More

Tivuitalia to become a nationwide DTT Multiplex operator

Tivuitalia SPA, a company fully owned by Screen Service Broadcasting Technologies SPA, is set to become a nationwide DTT multiplex operator Read More

Licences issued for the 800 MHz band

The Telecom operators T-Mobile, Vodafone and Telefonica O2 have all been issued licences for their own 20MHz chunk of the 800MHz band, following Read More

Two nationwide DTT licences on offer

The Estonian Ministry of Culture has announced the opening of a competitive tender process for two new nationwide channels on the DTT platform. Read More

Pace launches first Freeview+ HD PVR receiver

Consumer electronics manufacturer Pace has announced the launch of the first Freeview+ HD PVR in the United Kingdom at a price of £299 (€345). Read More

Digital TV progresses in Switzerland

At the end of 2009 around 1.4 million of the 2.9 million Swiss TV households received Digital TV programmes, up from 1.1 million last year. Read More

Royal Degree approves HDTV rules

The government in Spain approved the Royal Decree regulating HDTV on the DTT network on the 28th May. The DTT HD service will use MPEG-4, H.264 Read More

DTT viewers up 8%

The Lithuanian Communications Regulatory Authority, Ryšiu Reguliavimo Tarnyba (RRT), has announced preliminary first quarter (Q1) 2010 electronic Read More

Commercial DTT future still unclear

Easy TV, a joint venture between RTE and Liberty Global, has become the third company to turn down the DTT commercial licence offered in Ireland. Read More

Pay-DTT Launches in Hungary

Antenna Hungária will launch a 10-channel pay-DTT TV service, named MinDig TV Extra, on the 25th May. The television channels on offer are Read More

ASO progresses in France

Analogue Switch-Off (ASO) has been completed in the the Pays de la Loire region in the north western part of France. DTT services from the four Read More

DVB-T2 trial in Prague

The broadcast network operator České Radiokomunikace (CR) is presently conducting a short trial using the DVB-T2 standard. The trial service is Read More