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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

DTT used in 68% of households

The latest Digital Tracker report for Q1 2010 shows a continued growth in the adoption of DTT in Australia. At the end of Q1, 68% of Australian Read More

3D-TV DTT Trial Licences Issued

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has issued licences which enable the Nine Network and the SBS to conduct scientific trials Read More

DVB at BroadcastAsia 2010

DVB will again be present at the BroadcastAsia tradeshow at the Singapore Expo from June 15 to 18. This year's highlight will be a live DVB-T2 broadcast across the BroadcastAsia halls from the DVB stand itself. If you would like to receive this DVB-T2 broadcast at BroadcastAsia 2010, please contact the DVB Project Office in advance. Secondly, DVB will show an interactive Emergency Warning System demo running on DVB-T and DVB-SI. We look forward to welcoming you to our stand 7L3-05 at BroadcastAsia 2010! Read More

MTV to be free to air on DTT platform

MTV Spain has announced that it will make its service available Free To Air (FTA) on the DTT platform in the next few months. The service will be Read More