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 […]
Turkish DTT six months away
Digital terrestrial transmissions are expected to commence in Turkey within the next six months. According to the national daily Hurriyet, DTT will begin in 13 major cities following the first […]
French viewers prefer the channels they know
More than ten million French homes now have access to digital terrestrial television, but the latest audience figures show that it is the established channels that still command the greatest […]
EuroNews on DTT in Malta and Austria
EuroNews is to join the Multiplus DTT package in Malta following an agreement signed at MIP-TV last week. The English version of the channel is to be made available to […]
Swiss switch-off according to plan
Digital switchover in the German speaking parts of Switzerland is progressing according to plan. Analogue transmissions in most of German-speaking Switzerland are scheduled to be switched off by the end […]
32 applicants for Austrian DTT
Thirty-two applications have been received for the second DTT mulitplex in Austria due to launch this October. These include 16 proposals for TV channels and 16 for radio stations. Due […]
Approval for DVB-T2 commercial aspects
The DVB has published two key documents in the development of DVB-T2, the next generation television system for digital terrestrial television, currently under development. The Commercial Module of the DVB […]
Highfield opens BBC Archive trial
MIP-TV CANNES – The BBC’s director of future media and technology Ashley Highfield has announced a limited trial of the BBC Archive on the bbc.co.uk website and DTT. Speaking at […]
Freeview overtakes Sky, confirms DVR launch
The Freeview DTT platform has overtaken BSkyB as the most popular means of receiving digital television in the UK. Freeview says that there are now 8.2 million homes where DTT-enabled […]
Swedes lose digital signal
Sweden’s digital TV network was briefly taken off the air on Wednesday afternoon after an equipment failure in the central part of the system. Service was lost between 15:30 and […]