Discovery Finland and technical service provider Digita have agreed to broadcast the Tokyo Summer Olympics and the Beijing Winter Olympics in HD quality on Finland’s digital terrestrial TV network (DTT).
Rohde & Schwarz and Digita complete DVB-T2 upgrade in Finland, 5G Broadcast trial
German technology company Rohde & Schwarz has successfully completed the DVB-T2 terrestrial TV transmitter network upgrade across Finland.
Finnish TV channels postpone SD switch-off
Finland’s leading TV channels are to delay the cessation of standard definition transmissions.
Digital Colony completes Digita Oy purchase
The operator of Finland’s digital terrestrial network is under new ownership.
First State Investments to sell Finland’s Digita
First State Investments has entered into a binding agreement to sell Digita Oy to Digital Colony, a joint venture between Digital Bridge Holdings LLC and Colony NorthStar, Inc.
Finland re-awards DTT licences
The Finnish government has granted new television licences covering Multiplexes A to F in the UHF band.
Finnish catch up service makes DASH for HbbTV
A new online catch-up service has begun in Finland, featuring Restart functionality, and using MPEG DASH and HbbTV 1.5 technology.
Digita launches extended EPG on HbbTV
Sofia Digital has launched an extended EPG using the HbbTV standard on the Finnish Digita DTT network.
TDF sells Finnish arm Digita
French transmission company TDF has sold its Finnish subsidiary Digita to an Australian private equity buyer.
Italian switchover steams ahead
Italy could bring forward its digital switchover from 2012, according to the country’s digital TV association Digita.