Pay-DTT trial for Czech Republic

June 17, 2013 08.51 Europe/London By
Ceske Radiokomunikace

The Czech national transmission company CRa is to start trialing pay-DTT and HbbTV this autumn.

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RiksTV wins copyright ruling

June 11, 2013 11.03 Europe/London By
Christian-Birkeland-RiksTV

An Oslo court has ruled the DTT platform RiksTV originates broadcasts and is not acting as a relay as claimed by the rights organisation Norwaco.

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Polish ASO draws closer

June 10, 2013 10.34 Europe/London By
Poland Flag

The latest stage of Poland’s transition to digital broadcasting will take place on June 17, with analogue transmitters serving 12 cities in the east and south of the country being switched off.

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France extends DVB-T2 trial licence

June 2, 2013 14.07 Europe/London By

French media regulator CSA has approved the extension of the DVB-T2 trial currently underway in the northern city of Rennes.

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Hungarian pay-DTT takes off

May 29, 2013 11.45 Europe/London By
MinDig TV Extra

The Hungarian pay-DTT platform MinDig TV Extra now has 100,000 subscribers.

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Sixx goes DTT in Munich and Nuremberg

May 28, 2013 07.08 Europe/London By

ProSiebenSat.1 Group’s female skewed channel Sixx will take to the airwaves in Munich and Nuremberg on June 1.

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Motive develops tablet TV for Freeview

May 14, 2013 17.45 Europe/London By

Motive Television will be developing its tablet television technology to enable Freeview users in Britain to watch and record television programmes directly onto tablets without the need to connect to the internet.

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EBU calls for protection of DTT spectrum

May 14, 2013 08.56 Europe/London By

The EBU wants to secure the availability of sufficient radio spectrum for terrestrial broadcasting.

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Italian RAI expands DVB-T2 tests

May 14, 2013 07.12 Europe/London By
italy-glow

Italian public broadcaster RAI is testing DVB-T2 Lite in addition to its first DVB-T2 broadcasts in the Valle d’Aosta region.

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Dolby Digital Plus for Turkish DVB-T2

May 9, 2013 15.27 Europe/London By

Turkey’s Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), together with the Turkish Standards Institution (TSE), have published its minimum spec for DVB-T2 receivers.

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