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

Ocean Blue Voyager MHEG HD and iPlayer support available for latest Trident STB chips
Nov 18, 2010 – Ocean Blue Software has announced that it has ported its Sunrise HD DVB stack and Voyager HD MHEG-5 stack (including support for BBC iPlayer) on to the new Trident Microsystems (Nasdaq: TRID) PNX847x 'Apollo' chipset.
News categories: Ocean Blue Software, Trident Micro, Digital TV, MHEG-5, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Streaming, Terrestrial

Robust Telco TV Service Revenue Growth Seen in 3Q 2010
Nov 17, 2010 – According to the latest figures from ABI Research, global pay-TV service revenue totaled $55.5 billion during the third quarter of 2010, approximately a 9% increase from the same period in 2009.
News categories: ABI Research, Cable TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Terrestrial

Telegent Introduces World's First Single-Chip ISDB-Tb + Analog TV Receiver
Nov 16, 2010 – Telegent Systems has introduced the TLG1180, the world's first single-chip mobile TV receiver supporting ISDB-Tb and analog broadcast TV standards with an integrated H.264 decoder.
News categories: Telegent Systems, Digital TV, ICs, Latin America, Mobile, SBTVD, Semiconductor

Towercom Bulgaria Selects Thomson for New DTTV Network
Nov 16, 2010 – Towercom Bulgaria has selected Thomson Broadcast as a strategic supplier in the rollout of a DVB-T-based digital terrestrial television (DTTV) network across Bulgaria.
News categories: Thomson Broadcast, Towercom, Bulgaria, Content Distribution, Terrestrial

Global Pay-TV Market Served 692 Million Subscribers in 3Q-2010, Says ABI Research
Nov 4, 2010 – In 3Q-2010, net subscriber addition in the global pay-TV market increased 2% over 2Q-2010 according to ABI Research's recent pay-TV market data.
News categories: ABI Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Hybrid Television - A Competitive Equalizer for Pay and Broadcast TV Operators
Nov 4, 2010 – Recent announcements related to hybrid television have underscored its importance in addressing operator shortcomings. According IMS Research, hybrid TV is changing the competitive landscape, for both pay and broadcast TV, to the benefit of viewers.
News categories: IMS Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming, Terrestrial

Online Digitale TV DTT service launches in the Netherlands
Nov 2, 2010 – Dutch ISP Online has launched its 'Online Digitale TV' triple-play package in the Netherlands. The service offers internet access, fixed telephony and DVB-T digital TV with a subscription fee of €28.50 per month.
News categories: Online, Digital TV, DVR, Market Research, Netherlands, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Ireland announces Digital Television switch-on
Oct 29, 2010 – The government of Ireland has announced that the RTE Digital Terrestrial Television service is now available to 90% of the Irish population. The Digital Television service has launched from 24 sites around the country on a trial basis.
News categories: RTÉ, SAORVIEW, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Ireland, Terrestrial

Sri Lanka to introduce DVB-T2 broadcasting
Oct 27, 2010 – Sri Lanka's Mass Media Ministry has said that all terrestrial channels in Sri Lanka will move to DVB-T2 broadcasting by 2015. The first region to have the service will be the country's Western Province.
News categories: Digital TV, DVB-T2, Sri Lanka, Terrestrial