Slovenia is the next country to enable the regular HbbTV services by the introduction of a HbbTV portal on Golica TV, which is available across terrestrial (DVB-T) network in Slovenia.
Sport1 to return to DTT in Germany
German sports broadcaster Sport1 will recommence using DTT to distribute its free-to-air channel.
Swisscom picks Net Insight for DTT network upgrade
Net Insight, a Swedish provider of live, interactive and on-demand media transport solutions, has signed a deal with Swiss transmitter network operator Swisscom Broadcast to develop a nationwide DTT distribution network covering the whole of Switzerland and serving both radio and DVB-T/TV services.
ProSieben Maxx expands DTT distribution in Germany
German commercial free-to-air TV channel ProSieben Maxx has launched on DTT in federal state North-Rhine Westphalia.
Joint initiative for German DVB-T2 rollout
German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF, commercial broadcasters RTL and ProSiebenSat.1, the commercial broadcasters’ industry association VPRT and the media authorities have set up a joint initiative for the introduction of the new digital terrestrial TV distribution system DVB-T2/HEVC through which HD channels will be transmitted terrestrially in Germany for the first time.
münchen.tv to leave DTT
Munich-based local TV broadcaster münchen.tv will terminate its DTT distribution in Munich and southern Bavaria on May 31, 2015 at its own request, according to Bavarian media authority BLM.
Dutch to extend Digitenne DTT licence
The Dutch government plans to extend the current DTT licence for KPN’s Digitenne service with another three years.
KPN to phase out Digitenne DTT service?
Dutch incumbent KPN is actively promoting its IPTV service among its DTT customers by increasing the DVB-T subscription price to above the basic IPTV fee.
Motive launches TabletTV Europe
Motive Television has released today TabletTV Europe (TTV Europe) following its approval by the Apple App store.
German kids channel RiC TV waives DTT
German children’s channel RiC will not become available on DTT in the cities of Dresden and Chemnitz.