Terrestrial Digital TV (DTT, DTTV, DTV, DVB-T, DVB-T2, …) News

Serbia begins digital TV switchover
Sep 1, 2014 – Serbia's Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Communications has announced that the country's transition period from analogue to digital television broadcasting has officially begun.
News categories: Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Serbia, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Ecuavisa launches HD DTT with ATEME
Aug 26, 2014 – ATEME has announced that Ecuavisa, the leading free-to-air broadcaster in Ecuador, has selected ATEME's Kyrion encoders to launch its high-definition digital terrestrial service.
News categories: ATEME, Ecuavisa, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Ecuador, Terrestrial

TiVo launches Over-the-Air DVR
Aug 25, 2014 – TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) has revealed the TiVo Roamio OTA DVR for those who do not have cable or satellite service, yet still want a DVR. TiVo Roamio OTA can record up to four shows simultaneously and store 75 hours of HD programming.
News categories: TiVo Inc, Ira Bahr, Digital TV, DVR, Terrestrial, USA

ICASA issues updated DTT regulations
Aug 22, 2014 – The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has published regulations related to DTT broadcasting in the country. The purpose of the regulations is to promote diversity and competition as well as prescribe conditions for assignment of multiplex channel capacity.
News categories: Independent Communications Authority of South Africa, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Regulation, South Africa, Terrestrial

Philippines issues updated digital TV transition regulations for consultation
Aug 22, 2014 – The Philippines National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has released a draft of revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) for the transition to digital terrestrial television broadcasting (DTTB) in the country.
News categories: National Telecommunications Commission, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Middleware, Philippines, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

MaxLinear introduces ISDB-T USB dongle reference design
Aug 14, 2014 – MaxLinear (NYSE: MXL) has announced that its MxL683 ISDB-T tuner-demodulator is at the heart of a new, low-cost USB dongle reference design that brings digital broadcast high-definition (HD) TV to consumers throughout Latin America.
News categories: MaxLinear, Brian Sprague, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Latin America, SBTVD, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

SAORVIEW winning with Irish TV viewers
Aug 12, 2014 – The number of households opting for SAORVIEW has increased by 41,000 over the last four months, taking the total number of Irish homes with SAORVIEW to 653,000, according to the latest household data from Nielsen.
News categories: SAORVIEW, Jim Higgins, Digital TV, Ireland, Market Research, Terrestrial

Xbox One Digital TV Tuner launched
Aug 7, 2014 – Microsoft has announced that Xbox One users in the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain will be able to experience live TV features on Xbox One with the new Xbox One Digital TV Tuner.
News categories: Xbox, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVB-T2, France, Gaming, Germany, Italy, Spain, Terrestrial, UK

Brazil's TV TEM expands ISDB-Tb network with GatesAir
Aug 6, 2014 – GatesAir is expanding TV TEM’s ISDB-Tb DTT network to cover an additional 139 cities in the state of São Paulo. The installation marks the third phase of a rollout that will bring HDTV coverage to all 318 cities across São Paulo state.
News categories: GatesAir, REDE Globo, Ewerton Maciel, Joseph Mack, Brazil, Content Distribution, Digital TV, ISDB-T, SBTVD, Terrestrial