On January 1, the French commercial broadcaster free-to-air Europe 2 TV will switch its name to Virgin 17. The number 17 denotes the position of the channel on the DTT […]
Norway to have 2nd DTT pay network
Norges televisjon (NTV) has announced plans to license a second pay-TV operator in the Norwegian DTT system. A half multiplex will be made available from 2010, following the completion of […]
Freeview driving UK digital growth
Freeview has again been the driver in the UK digital market recording its second-ever largest quarterly increase. According to Ofcom’s third quarter Digital Television Progress Report the number of UK […]
German DTT now reaches 68 million
According to the transmitter company T-Systems, German DTT will reach 68 million people, or about 85% of the populatiton, by year end. Next year, the figure will rise to 90% […]
French DTT: new channels are winners
The new free-to-air channels that made their debut on the French DTT network (TNT) all said they were winners during the November round of viewing figures published by Mediametrie. The […]
Finnish explore YLE smart card
Finland’s ministry of justice is to examine the possibility of encrypting DTT transmissions from the public broadcaster YLE and issuing smart cards only to those that have paid the television […]
Algeria joins digital family
Mohamed Benfodil, president of the Algerian Independent ICT Authority (ARPT), has given details of the country’s move to digital terrestrial broadcasting. Benfodil told a two-day ITU seminar in Algiers that […]
BBC considers reducing DTT picture quality
The BBC may be prepared to reduce picture quality in order to get the best value out of its spectrum. The BBC Executive Board is to carry out consumer research […]
Ofcom confirms digital dividend plans (Video)
Ofcom has announced plans for the auction of capacity known as the digital dividend, the UHF spectrum due to be released as a result of analogue switch-off, representing about a […]
CSA starts public consultation on ASO
The French media authority CSA has launched a public consultation on the analogue switch off planned for November 30, 2011. The authority will prepare a switch off schedule and is […]