The Spanish government has set a cut-off date of April 2, 2008, by which time it is anticipated the country’s broadcasters will have made the move to digital broadcasting. The […]
WiMAX on IBC grid
IBC 2007 – AMSTERDAM MPEG encoder specialist Envivio and UK network provider National Grid Wireless have set-up a WiMAX network that covers all 12 halls of the Rai conference and […]
S4C extends Digital Text to Freeview
Welsh language broadcaster S4C is launching its Digital Text service on the Freeview platform. The service, developed for the DTT MHEG-5 middleware by emuse absolutely, closely resembles the version already […]
CSA makes room for local DTT
The French media authority Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel (CSA) has reorganised the DTT multiplexes in order to make room for 18 local broadcasters as well as a second regional version […]
ADB and T-Com for Internet-based interactive TV concept
Advanced Digital Broadcast, a supplier of digital TV systems and software solutions for interactive TV, announced that it had been selected by T-Com Innovation GmbH to supply its ADB-3810TW series […]
IMPALA hires director of market development
IMPALA, the International MHEG Promotion Alliance, has appointed Giri Valliappan as its director of market development. The organisation was established at IBC 2006 with the intention of promoting the MHEG-5 […]
Helplines blocked on the digital Finnish line
Telephone calls to the helpline set up to assist Finnish viewers in the transition to digital television suffered serious congestion on Saturday morning. Households in Finland woke up to find […]
First digital signals in Norway
Norway has commenced the first official transmissions of its digital TV service. Norges Televisjon and its RiksTV platform went live in the county of Rogaland on September 1. As a […]
Finland calls time on analogue TV
Finland has made the switch to digital TV transmissions. In the early hours of Saturday morning (September 1) the entire country was switched to the new format, rather than the […]
Uruguay to adopt DVB-T and DVB-H
The DVB Project today commended the decision of Uruguay to adopt the DVB-T and DVB-H standards for its fixed and mobile Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) broadcasting. The decision was announced […]