Daniel Pataki, the president of the National Communications Authority of Hungary (NHH), has said that the country will start to sell digital TV licences next year. However, this will only […]
CT looks for earlier mux launch
The Czech public broadcaster CT has asked the country’s Telecom Office (CTU) if it can bring the launch of its DTT multiplex forward to later this year. The roll out […]
US CableLabs plans hybrid boxes
US CableLabs, the cable television industry’s technology development consortium, announced that it is working on hybrid cable boxes, which will receive both off-air digital broadcasts as well as tune in […]
US Cable loses out to competition
Although cable television remains the dominant means of distribution for television in the United States penetration is slowly decreasing because of increasing competition. More American households are receiving video programming […]
MHP stays mainly on the plain
Just 514 DTT receivers out of 437,000 sold in the Spanish market during the last quarter of 2006 were MHP-enabled. The figures from the DTT association Impulsa TDT said that […]
Liberty seeks Irish DTT assurances
Liberty Global has approached the Irish government to seek assurances that RTE will not be allowed to carry commercial digital television services as part of the analogue switch off process. […]
Arqiva playout for Top Up TV Anytime
Arqiva has confirmed that it is providing content integration, playout and distribution services for Top Up TV Anytime. The DTT service originally launched in 2003 with a package of time […]
October 17 is Whitehaven digital D-day
October 17 has been named as the date when digital switchover will begin in earnest for 25,000 viewers in the Cumbrian town of Whitehaven. BBC Two’s analogue signal will be […]
Mediaset sells 4.1 million pre-pay cards
Mediaset Premium, the Italian broadcasters digital terrestrial pay-per-view service, sold 1.1 million cards during its first year of operation. The service has been bolstered by a wide range of content […]
7.7 million Freeview only homes
DTT platform Freeview continues to drive digital conversions in the UK. According to new data published by the regulator Ofcom, around 1,002,000 new digital homes were added in the fourth […]