French media authority CSA has decided on the further rollout of DTT in the country and identified 208 regions that will be served with terrestrial digital transmissions before the end […]
TVP ups its DTT offer
According to local reports, the Polish public broadcaster TVP has increased the number of channels it is carrying in its DTT trial services in Warsaw and Poznan. Aside from TVP1, […]
Spain trials pay-per-view on DTT
Six companies have joined forces to launch a pay-per-view trial on DTT in the Spanish village of Alcázar de San Juan, with plans to introduce pre-paid pay-per-view content, mainly football […]
EBU warns mobile TV could blur DTT picture
EBU technical director Lieven Vermaele has warned of interference to digital TV services should mobile TV services be allowed to broadcast in the same frequency bands. “In many European countries, […]
Macquarie agrees to Competition Commission undertakings
Macquarie UK Broadcast Ventures Limited has agreed to a series of undertakings with the Competition Commission in connection with its £2.5 billion (€3.34bn) proposed purchase of National Grid Wireless. The […]
France 3 launches channel for Corsica
French public broadcaster France 3 has launched a special channel for the island of Corsica called France 3-Corse Via Stella. The new channel transmits both in French and in the […]
Malta extends DTT coverage to 95%
GO has extended its digital terrestrial network in Malta and Gozo to cover 95% of households. Transmission quality has also been improved as part of the project that has cost […]
Switched!
Digital switchover has finally made it to the UK, and everyone says it was a success, Julian Clover is nervous. Reporting on analogue switch off, or digital switchover, as its […]
Whitehaven begins belated UK switchover
Nine years after the first official digital terrestrial signals were transmitted in the UK, the Cumbrian town of Whitehaven last night began the country’s analogue switch off. At 02.00 BST […]
Ofcom suggests HD DTT in 2009
Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards has defended the regulator’s stance towards high definition television on the DTT platform. In the Ofcom Annual Lecture, delivered last night to the Westminster Forum, […]