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Broadcast industry urges safeguards for DTT services

November 23, 2010 15.59 Europe/London By Robert Briel

The DigiTAG Steering Board has today formally issued joint recommendations with the EBU, BNE and ACT aimed at ensuring that necessary technical safeguards are adopted to protect the television services, delivered by the digital terrestrial TV (DTT) platform, from interference.

New technical safeguards have become necessary following the decision by several national administrations to allocate the 790-862 MHz frequency band (800 MHz band), presently used for broadcasting, to fixed and mobile communications networks. These recommendations are also intended as a contribution related to the multi-annual Radio Spectrum Policy Programme (RSPP) presently in discussion in the European Union institutions.

Commenting on these recommendations, Daniel Sauvet-Goichon, chairman of DigiTAG stated: “With many tens of millions of households across Europe relying on the DTT platform, it is essential for national administrations to guarantee that these viewers can continue to access these popular TV services without any technical interference. Measures must be put in place to protect the quality of their viewing experience.”

Bernard Pauchon, chairman of BNE, added: “Considerable efforts are being made by the whole broadcasting industry to rearrange DTT transmission below 790MHz in order to clear the upper frequencies for other uses. The quality of the services offered by broadcast network operators to broadcasters and citizens has to be protected by European and national institutions”.

Lieven Vermaele, EBU Director of Technology and Development stated, “When viewers have problems with receiving TV, they often contact their public service broadcaster to find out if there is something wrong with the service. If mobile communications were to interfere into digital broadcasting, the screen would simply go black, and the broadcaster would have no way of helping the viewer. It is therefore essential that great care is taken in the planning and implementation of mobile communications in the former broadcasting band, so that the risk of such confusion is totally avoided.”

The full text of the recommendations document can be found on the DigiTAG website.

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Filed Under: Newsline, Regulation, Terrestrial Tagged With: DigiTAG, EBU Edited: 23 November 2010 18:51

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Arnhem-based Robert covers the Benelux, France, Germany, Austria and Switzerland as well as IPTV, web TV, connected TV and OTT. Email Robert at rbriel@broadbandtvnews.com.

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