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

Televes chooses 'httvBOX' for HbbTV-compliant STB deployment
Aug 21, 2012 – At IBC 2012, httv will showcase the first commercial deployment of its 'httvBOX' set-top box (STB) turnkey solution. Televes has chosen httv's httvBOX firmware to launch its HbbTV-compliant STB, based on Sigma Designs' (NASDAQ: SIGM) SMP8670 SoC.
News categories: httv, Televes, Sigma Designs, Digital TV, France, HbbTV, IBCShow, Middleware, Portugal, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Spain, Terrestrial

1.2 million digital cable TV subscribers for Switzerland
Aug 15, 2012 – According to figures from Swisscable, the sectoral association for cable TV companies in Switzerland, the number of digital cable TV subscribers in the country grew by 29% in the year to the end of June 2012 to reach around 1.2 million.
News categories: Swisscable, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Switzerland, Terrestrial

Czech Republic updates DTT 'D-Book' specification
Aug 14, 2012 – The Czech Telecommunication Office (ČTÚ) has published an updated 'D-Book' specification. The document summarises the recommended technical parameters for DVB-T and DVB-T2 receivers and other devices to be used in the Czech Republic.
News categories: ČTÚ, Czech Republic, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Televisión Nacional de Uruguay begins DTT pilot in Montevideo
Aug 10, 2012 – Televisión Nacional de Uruguay (TNU) has officially begun broadcasting a pilot ISDB-T digital terrestrial television service in the country's capital of Montevideo and the surrounding region.
News categories: Televisión Nacional de Uruguay, Digital TV, ISDB-T, SBTVD, Terrestrial, Uruguay

Sigma Designs to power AOC connected DTVs in Latin America
Jul 31, 2012 – Sigma Designs (NASDAQ: SIGM) has announced that Digital Television (DTV) manufacturer, AOC, will debut a new line of DTVs for the LATAM market based on the Sigma Designs HiDTV Pro-SXL SoCs at the ABTA 2012 conference.
News categories: Sigma Designs, AOC, Digital TV, Latin America, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Streaming, Terrestrial

Digital TV in 76% of Dutch households
Jul 30, 2012 – According to the First Half 2012 Media Standard Survey (MSS) produced by TNS-NIPO for Stichting KijkOnderzoek (SKO) in the Netherlands, digital television is now in 76% of Dutch households, up from 73% in the second half of 2011.
News categories: Stichting KijkOnderzoek, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Netherlands, Optical Disc Recorder, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Broadcom Announces First Dual ISDB-T Chipset for Digital Terrestrial TV in Latin America
Jul 30, 2012 – Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) has announced the BCM3472, the industry's first fully integrated 40nm Dual ISDB-T receiver chipset, to address the growing popularity of digital TV in Latin America.
News categories: Broadcom, Brazil, Digital TV, ICs, ISDB-T, Latin America, SBTVD, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

MaxLinear Tuners Power New DVB-T2 Set-Top Boxes in Europe
Jul 26, 2012 – MaxLinear (NYSE: MXL) has announced that it has shipped more than 1.4 million DVB-T2 digital terrestrial television (DTT) tuners into European markets in the first half of 2012 to meet rising demand for DVB-T2 terrestrial TV services.
News categories: MaxLinear, DVB-T2, Market Research, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

YouView set-top boxes now available in the UK
Jul 25, 2012 – YouView, the new set top box offering subscription-free digital TV and catch-up in the UK, will be available in stores across the country from July 26, 2012.
News categories: YouView, Digital TV, DVR, Set Top Box, Streaming, Terrestrial, UK