Italian Communications Undersecretary, Paolo Romani, has announced that the frequencies vacated during the analogue switch off will be auctioned off.
Media Broadcast completes German ASO
Media Broadcast said it has now complete the analogue switchover in Germany. The process was completed within five years between 2003 and 2008. As of the end of 2008, more […]
CSA publishes ASO schedule
The French media authority CSA has now published the timetable for the switchover to digital terrestrial television. As the publication comes late, there is a delay in the process, with […]
DTT setback for Slovakia
The Slovak DTT tender has apparently been cancelled, according to Digimedia and a local news agency report.
New twist in Polish DTT saga
Poland may eventually have only three DVB-T multiplexes following ASO, rather than the six that are currently planned.
TVE to make channels available on Hispasat
The Spanish public broadcaster TVE has signed an agreement with Abertis Telecom to make the signal of its digital terrestrial channels available to every home via the Hispasat satellite. The […]
Austria’s ORS seals Bulgarian deal
The incumbent Bulgarian telco BTC has agreed to sell its broadcasting division NURTS (National Unit Radio and TV Systems) to Austria’s ORS for an unspecified fee.
BBC Prime leaves Swedish DTT
BBC Prime has left the Swedish DTT network and the pay-TV platform Boxer. It follows the December 1 reorganisation of BBC Worldwide’s entertainment line-up.
Nova Cinema secures DTT licence
The Czech company CET21 has been granted a ‘compensatory’ licence by the country’s Radio and TV Council (RRTV) to distribute its film channel Nova Cinema via DTT.
Content-lite launch for Hungarian DTT
Hungary’s new DTT service MinDig TV has finally made its debut, though with question marks still hanging over the channels it will carry.