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

DTG Connected TV specification now openly available to industry
Sep 28, 2012 – The Digital TV Group (DTG), the industry association for digital TV in the UK, has released the second version of D-Book 7 Part B (the technical specification for UK connected TV products and services) to both members and non-members of the DTG.
News categories: Digital TV Group, Digital TV, HbbTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, Terrestrial, UK

Worldwide penetration of digital television in TV households passes the 50% mark
Sep 26, 2012 – According to IDATE, the number of TV households worldwide will reach 1.502 billion in 2016 (+9.4% in 5 years) with the penetration of digital TV in those households reaching 77.6% at that point.
News categories: IDATE, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Terrestrial

Kordia kicks off digital switch over in New Zealand
Sep 25, 2012 – On Sunday morning, Kordia engineers will begin the first of a series of switch-overs across New Zealand from analogue to digital television. The first regions to switch over will be the West Coast of the South Island, and Hawke's Bay.
News categories: Kordia, Content Distribution, Digital TV, New Zealand, Terrestrial

Asia Pacific Pay TV penetration to reach 67% in 2017
Sep 24, 2012 – The Digital TV Consultancy has announced that the 'Digital TV Asia Pacific 2012' report has been added to its Market Research store. According to the report, Asia Pacific is undergoing a digital TV boom.
News categories: The Digital TV Consultancy, Asia, Australia, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, IPTV, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Market Research, New Zealand, Oceania, Pakistan, Philippines, Satellite, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Subscribers, Taiwan, Terrestrial, Thailand, Vietnam

Spain publishes HbbTV receiver specifications
Sep 19, 2012 – One year after its audiovisual industry reached consensus on the use of HbbTV for interactive television, Spain's Ministerio de Industria, Energía y Turismo has published agreed technical specifications on its digital television website.
News categories: Conditional Access, Digital TV, HbbTV, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Spain, Terrestrial

The Digital TV Consultancy opens Market Research Store
Sep 13, 2012 – The Digital TV Consultancy, a provider of marketing services to the digital consumer technology industry, has announced that it has created an online store for the sale of research reports covering the digital video market.
News categories: The Digital TV Consultancy, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Streaming, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Exset Advances Cambodian STB Services with Hyundai Digital Technology
Sep 11, 2012 – Exset has selected Hyundai Digital Technology (HDT) as its STB strategic partner, where HDT is presently providing MPEG4 Set-Top-Boxes (STBs) for One TV, the first nationwide digital terrestrial TV platform service in Cambodia.
News categories: Hyundai Digital Technology, Exset, One TV, Cambodia, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Entropic Set-Top Box SoC Featured in EchoStar Freeview+ HD Ultra Slim Box
Sep 7, 2012 – Entropic (Nasdaq:ENTR) has announced that its system-on-a-chip (SoC) has been selected for EchoStar's (NASDAQ: SATS) Ultra Slim Box, an advanced, high definition (HD) digital TV recorder combining Freeview+ HD and access to Smart TV entertainment.
News categories: Entropic, Echostar, Digital TV, DVR, IBCShow, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, UK

Broadcom® Set-Top Box Technology Powers YouView Innovations
Sep 7, 2012 – Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) has announced that its set-top box technology is being deployed by YouView in the UK. YouView features a program guide combining live TV, VoD, DVR content and Catch-up TV, including the ability to scroll back seven days to watch missed shows.
News categories: Broadcom, YouView, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Streaming, Terrestrial, UK