Sky backs DTG for Canvas role
March 18, 2010 by Julian Clover
12.30 Update: BSkyB has said the Digital TV Group is the appropriate forum to develop the technical standards for Project Canvas. In its final submission to the BBC Trust consultation Sky maintains the connected TV venture to be an unnecessary intervention in the market. Read the story »
Latvian DTT scandal resurfaces
March 16, 2010 by Chris Dziadul
The Riga Regional Court has ordered the seizure of shares in the TV stations LNT and TV5 currently held by Andrejs Ekis. Read the story »
T-VIPS part of German DVB-T2 Trial
March 15, 2010 by Robert Briel
Media Broadcast has chosen T-VIPS Advanced DTT Solutions to link DVB-T headends with DVB-T2 modulators in the German DVB-T2 trial. Read the story »
Pink secures Slovenian DTT carriage
March 10, 2010 by Chris Dziadul
Pink SI has become the first broadcaster to sign up for carriage on what will be Slovenia’s second DTT multiplex. Read the story »
Russian switchover in progress
March 8, 2010 by Julian Clover
DVB World 2010 – Lisbon: Russia’s four-stage plan to switch to all digital broadcasting is well underway, with new regional networks currently being deployed in Kursk, Moscow and region, St. Petersburg and region and Kaliningrad. Analogue switch off is scheduled to complete in 2015. Read the story »
Polish DTT tender closes
March 5, 2010 by Chris Dziadul
The Polish public broadcaster TVP has announced the closure of a tender for the technical operation of what will be the country’s third DTT multiplex. Read the story »
Lower Normandy goes digital on March 9
February 28, 2010 by Robert Briel
Lower Normandy will be the second region in France to switch to all digital broadcasting when the remaining analogue terrestrial television transmitters sign off on March 9. Read the story »
EyeTV streams DTT to home network
February 28, 2010 by Robert Briel
German manufacturer Elgato has brought a new product to market, the EyeTV Netstream DTT, which streams local DVB-T broadcasts across a wireless home network. With two built-in tuners, people can watch or record two different channels on two computers. Read the story »
Final phase of Spanish ASO
February 25, 2010 by Robert Briel
The last phase of the analogue switchover in Spain will begin on March 10 and end on April 3. By means of “an intensive media campaign in the coming days in coordination with Government and local councils”, the 30.2 million people affected will be informed of the end of analogue broadcasts. Read the story »
Abertis integrates Irdeto for DTT platform
February 25, 2010 by Robert Briel
Irdeto has announced its full compatibility with Abertis Telecom’s open digital terrestrial TV TDT Premium platform. The move will give Spanish TV operators a choice of downloadable CA systems over the Abertis network. Read the story »
