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

Broadcom announces ISDB-T product family for South America
Aug 23, 2010 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced high definition systems-on-a-chip with integrated ISDB-T tuners and demodulators, designed specifically to support South America's transition to digital TV programming.
News categories: Broadcom, TQTVD, Brazil, Digital TV, ICs, ISDB-T, Middleware, SBTVD, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Teracom Turns to T-VIPS to Support the Next Generation of Swedish Television
Aug 23, 2010 – T-VIPS has announced that its solutions have been chosen by Swedish media operator Teracom to enable the deployment of DVB-T2 for Sweden's digital terrestrial network. The project will deliver HD and other next generation TV services to Swedish homes.
News categories: T-VIPS, Teracom, Content Distribution, DVB-T2, Sweden, Terrestrial

Satellite TV overtakes cable in the Czech Republic
Aug 23, 2010 – ATO and MEDIARESEARCH have released Q2 2010 figures for the Czech Republic television market. Satellite TV reception overtook cable TV in popularity in the quarter reaching 28.9% of households compared with 24.5% for cable and IPTV.
News categories: ATO, MEDIARESEARCH, Cable TV, Czech Republic, DVD, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Subscribers, Terrestrial

More than a quarter of New Zealand homes now have Freeview
Aug 23, 2010 – Growth of New Zealand's free-to-air digital broadcasting platform, Freeview, continues to track upwards, with figures showing that as of 30th June, 2010, it is now being enjoyed by viewers in more than a quarter of New Zealand homes.
News categories: Freeview NZ, Digital TV, DVR, Market Research, New Zealand, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Lithuanian digital TV subscribers up 3.5% in 2Q10
Aug 19, 2010 – According to the Lithuanian Communications Regulatory Authority (Ryšių reguliavimo tarnyba - RRT), the number of digital pay TV subscribers in the country increased 3.5 percent in the second quarter of 2010 to reach 245.9 thousand.
News categories: RRT, Cable TV, IPTV, Lithuania, Market Research, MMDS, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Nicaragua favouring ISDB-T for DTT
Aug 17, 2010 – According to a statement from the Instituto Nicaragüese de Telecomunicaciones y Correos (Telcor), Nicaragua looks likely to adopt the Brazilian standard for digital terrestrial television if negotiations are successfully concluded with Brazil.
News categories: Instituto Nicaragüese de Telecomunicaciones y Correos, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Nicaragua, SBTVD, Terrestrial

IPTV to Secure an 11% Share of Pay-TV Market by 2015
Aug 17, 2010 – According to ABI Research, worldwide pay-TV subscribers totaled 688 million at the end of the second quarter of 2010. Cable platforms maintain the largest market share, representing approximately 70% of the overall pay-TV market.
News categories: ABI Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

CANAL+ Dos to launch on DTT in Spain
Aug 16, 2010 – Sogecable (Madrid: PRS) will launch CANAL+ Dos on digital terrestrial TV in Spain on August 23rd. The channel will be priced at €15 per month.
News categories: Sogecable, Spain, Terrestrial

ADB adds Top Up TV to its i-CAN Easy HD DVB-T2 set-top box
Aug 16, 2010 – Advanced Digital Broadcast (SIX:ADBN) has announced an agreement with Top Up TV that allows Freeview viewers to enjoy Premier League football (Sky 1 & 2 and ESPN) on its i-CAN Easy HD DVB-T2 set-top box.
News categories: Advanced Digital Broadcast, DVB-T2, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, UK