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

GOtv DVB-T2 DTT launches in Namibia
Jul 5, 2012 – GOtv, a product of MultiChoice Africa, has launched in Namibia. Using DVB-T2 technology, the service initially features 16 TV channels.
News categories: Multichoice, GOtv, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Namibia, Terrestrial

DTG Testing and Mirifice introduce automated MHEG testing
Jul 5, 2012 – DTG Testing and Mirifice have developed an automation system for MHEG based on Mirifice's MiriATE® product. DTG Testing has also released an MHEG automation test suite for pre-compliance testing, prior to submission to DTG Testing for final testing.
News categories: DTG Testing, Mirifice, MHEG-5, QoE, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial, UK

RRT releases Report on Lithuanian Communications Sector for 2011
Jul 4, 2012 – Lithuania's Communications Regulatory Authority (RRT) has released a Report on the Lithuanian Communications Sector for 2011. Pay TV subscribers increased by 4.1 per cent in 2011 with the number of digital subscribers going up by 21.5 per cent.
News categories: RRT, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Lithuania, Market Research, MMDS, Mobile, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

YouView unveiled and retail debut confirmed
Jul 4, 2012 – YouView, the new set top box offering subscription-free digital TV and catch-up in the UK, has launched and will be available in major retailers by the end of July.
News categories: YouView, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Streaming, Terrestrial, UK

1.3 billion digital TV households by 2017
Jul 3, 2012 – Based on forecasts for 80 countries, the number of digital TV homes will double between 2011 and 2017 to 1,323 million, according to a Digital TV Research. Global digital penetration will climb from 48.6% at end-2011 to 86.7% by 2017.
News categories: Digital TV Research, Brazil, Cable TV, Digital TV, France, Germany, India, IPTV, Japan, Market Research, Mexico, Russia, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial, UK, USA

Digital TV in 99.3% of French households at end-2011
Jun 27, 2012 – France's Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (CSA) has reported results from its survey on the penetration of digital TV in French households. At the end of 2011, 99.3% of French households had at least one TV connected to a digital TV source.
News categories: Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel, Cable TV, Digital TV, France, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Global digital TV penetration crosses halfway mark
Jun 27, 2012 – About 370 million digital homes were added around the world between end-2007 and end-2011 - or an average of 93 million more digital homes each year - according to a new report from Digital TV Research.
News categories: Digital TV Research, Brazil, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, France, Germany, India, IPTV, Japan, Market Research, Russia, Satellite, Spain, Subscribers, Terrestrial, UK, USA

New EBU Recommendation on Future Spectrum Use
Jun 26, 2012 – The EBU has published a recommendation on spectrum management. The recommendation points out that there are differences in terrestrial broadcasting between EBU Member markets. Such differences should be taken into account when planning UHF usage in future.
News categories: European Broadcasting Union, Content Distribution, Europe, Mobile, Terrestrial

Silicon Labs Raises the Bar for Silicon TV Tuners
Jun 25, 2012 – Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB) has introduced a family of TV tuners. The Si21x8 family includes five devices optimized for hybrid analog/digital iDTVs, analog-only or digital-only TVs, portable TVs, DVD and Blu-ray recorders, and terrestrial and cable STBs.
News categories: Silicon Laboratories, Blu-ray, Cable TV, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial