One third of the 3.3 million Austrian television homes now watch digital television, according to the regulatory body RTR (Rundfunk und Telekom Regulierungs-GmbH). The introduction of DTT only began last […]
2 more French DTT cities
The French media authority CSA has confirmed two more transmitters sites for the DTT network in the cities of Strasbourg and Mulhouse in the northeastern part of the country. Following […]
Tour de France rides HD wave
Public broadcaster France Télévisions is to cover the forthcoming Tour de France cycle race in high definition. The event will have its own dedicated channel and be distributed on cable, […]
TNTSat opts for Viaccess
Viaccess has confirmed that Canal+ has selected its conditional access system for its TNTSat entry package. Scheduled to launch on June 15, TNTSat will replicate the line-up from the French […]
German DTT to reach 80% by year end
This year about eight million viewers will be added to the German DTT system, bringing the total potential audience to 64 million, according to T-Systems, the company responsible for the […]
Ocean Blue develops MHEG return channel
Specialist software developer Ocean Blue is putting the finishing touches to a broadband return path for use with DTT. The Bristol-based company is working with the DTG standards design group […]
Digital growth at Channel 4
Channel 4’s decision to take its digital channels free-to-air has been rewarded with a 46% increase in sales revenues. The launch of More 4 in October 2005 and the subsequent […]
Hungary prepares for digital switch
Details of a draft law on the transition to digital broadcasting have been announced in Hungary. Aside from a DTT tender, they include proposals on several aspects of programme distribution. […]
Clovers Week: Action Replay
Julian Clover looks at the emergence of the DVR for digital terrestrial homes Weighing up the emerging technologies of DTT, HDTV and DVR which of the three are likely to […]
90% HD penetration if Ofcom grants DTT spectrum
Ninety per cent of UK homes will be watching high definition by 2020, but only if Ofcom allocates additional spectrum for the HD format. Research from Strategy Analytics suggests that […]