Over 2 million Polish homes face losing their TV signal once the country completes the transition to the DVB-T2 standard next year.
Ukraine awards DVB-T2 channel licences
The Ukrainian regulator National Council has announced the results of the first licence competition since the start of quarantine measures in the country.
DTG mandates HbbTV for the first time
The DTG has released D-Book 12.6, the latest update to the UK transmission standards that underpin Freeview, YouView, Freesat, EE TV, BT TV and TalkTalk TV.
Freeview Play reaches 10 million homes
Freeview Play is now available in 20 million homes, the DTT platform has announced.
NDR and Media Broadcast trial 5G Broadcast in Hamburg
German public broadcaster NDR and transmitter network operator Media Broadcast launched a 5G Broadcast test network in Hamburg on October 26, 2021.
Zeonbud opts for Eutelsat 9B
The Ukrainian national DTT platform operator Zeonbud has selected Eutelsat’s 9 degrees East position to extend its broadcast coverage.
New alliance wants to secure UHF frequencies for broadcasting
A new German alliance of market players wants to ensure that the UHF frequencies in the 470 to 694 MHz range remain available for terrestrial broadcasting and event technology in the long term.
Competition Office joins Polish DVB-T2 campaign
Poland’s Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has begun to inform the public about the transition to the DVB-T2/HEVC broadcasting standard.
EBU report: 5G Broadcast and DTT could share UHF band and broadcast towers
Two new reports by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) conclude that a 5G Broadcast system could be safely introduced alongside existing DTT in the contested UHF band, and that existing broadcast towers could be used to significantly enhance the coverage and minimise the cost of rollout of this new technology.
Helicopters move materials in to stricken Bilsdale mast
Arqiva has begun airlifting materials onto the Bilsdale site in North East England as part of urgent work to build an 80m-high temporary mast.