No less than 18 parties have applied for a licence to the French media regulator CSA for the remaining digital terrestrial capacity in Paris.
Another chance to pay on French DTT
French broadcast regulator Le Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel (CSA) has confirmed plans for three new pay-TV channels on the country’s DTT system.
NextRadioTV and NRJ demand DTT channels
The French broadcasters NextRadioTV and NRJ Group have said they have submitted applications to the regulator CSA for two new DTT channels, RMC Sport HD and Chérie HD.
Cat and mouse games over Mid-East channels
According to the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), the French media authority CSA, has instructed Eutelsat to remove several “inflammatory” Arab and Iranian TV channels from its satellites. Although […]
CSA confirms its belief in mobile TV
The 16 French channels with a mobile TV licence have chosen Mobmux, a subsidiary of TDF, as the operator of their DVB-H multiplex, the media authority CSA has announced. It […]
National coverage for France Ô
The French media authority CSA has given the go-ahead to public broadcaster France Ô to get national digital terrestrial coverage by the end of the month of June.
CSA issues new call for pay-DTT and free HD
Le Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel has issued a new licence call for three pay channels and two free-to-air HD channels to broadcast over the terrestrial system.
Virgin to launch mobile TV in France
The French media authority CSA has announced that a licence has been issued to Virgin and the transmitter company TDF to launch a mobile TV service. The move means an […]
French DVB-H still on hold
The French media authority CSA remains optimistic about the prospects of mobile TV using the DVB-H transmission standard, but both operators and broadcasters are still reluctant to move.
Row over obsolete French DTT tuners
Between 300,000 and 500,000 French DTT tuners are in danger of becoming obsolete when a new frequency scheme will come into effect, according to the French Consumers’ Association UFC-Que Choisir.