DTT for Overseas Territories


The Secretary of state for Overseas, Yves Jégo announced on Friday, (4th July) that DTT services will be launched in the French Overseas Territories at the end of Q1, 2010.
All DTT services will use MPEG-4, H.264 coding and the initial launch will be with 10 free-to-air channels.
HD services are also expected to begin broadcasting during 2010 and the full DTT platform should be operational by the end of November 2011.
Main source: Télésatellite
Item added: 8th July 2008