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LG Electronics Demonstrates World's First ATSC Non-Real-Time 3D TV Broadcast
Apr 13, 2010 – LG Electronics (KSE: 066570.KS) is making the first public demonstration of the Non-Real-Time (NRT) technologies contemplated in ATSC 2.0. The world's first broadcast of NRT 3D TV takes place at the 2010 NAB convention in Las Vegas.
News categories: LG Electronics, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Korea, Metaverse, NABShow, Smart TV, Streaming, Terrestrial, USA

Global Digital TV Subs to Reach 887 Million by 2014
Apr 12, 2010 – The number of digital television subscribers worldwide will grow from 484 million in 2010 to 887 million by 2014, according to estimates released by Strategy Analytics.
News categories: Strategy Analytics, Cable TV, IPTV, Market Research, NABShow, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

UK consumers switch on to HD
Apr 7, 2010 – An increasing number of UK TV viewers are switching on to high definition television services, according to new Ofcom research. Ofcom's latest Digital Progress Report reveals that sales of HD ready TVs reached almost 23 million by the end of 2009.
News categories: Ofcom, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers, Terrestrial, UK

Japan to provide 40,000 ISDB set-tops to Ecuador
Mar 31, 2010 – According to Ecuador's Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones, Japan will deliver to Ecuador 40,000 set-top decoders for low-income people to use with their televisions to receive the ISDB-T digital TV service to be launched in the country.
News categories: SUPERTEL, Ecuador, ISDB-T, SBTVD, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

SiTune Unveils Mobile DVB-T CMOS SoC Exceeding MBRAI Specification
Mar 31, 2010 – SiTune has announced a mobile DVB-T receiver SoC. The STN-10R3000 is a demodulator plus multi-band RF tuner in a single die with a small foot print, that delivers signal reception in all modes of the DVB-T standard especially in 64 QAM modulation.
News categories: SiTune, Digital TV, ICs, Mobile, NABShow, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

NGB Collaborates With Local Ghanaian Channels On DTT Platform
Mar 31, 2010 – Next Generation Broadcasting (NGB) Ghana Ltd is planning to launch a Digital Terrestrial Pay TV service in Ghana branded SMART TV. SMART TV will provide customer with both free to air and pay TV channels.
News categories: Next Generation Broadcasting AB, Digital TV, Ghana, Regulation, Terrestrial

Digital TV launches in Peru
Mar 31, 2010 – Digital terrestrial television (DTT) using the Japanese ISDB-T format has launched in Peru.
News categories: Digital TV, ISDB-T, Peru, Terrestrial

Wales becomes UK's first digital nation
Mar 31, 2010 – Wales has become the UK's first digital nation as the final analogue TV signals around Cardiff were switched off for good, signalling the dawn of an all-digital era for the country.
News categories: Digital UK, Digital TV, Terrestrial, UK

Argentina launches digital TV
Mar 30, 2010 – Argentina's Federal Planning Minister Julio De Vido has said that 75 percent of Argentines will be able to enjoy free-to-air digital terrestrial television this year, with 95% of the country covered by 2012.
News categories: Argentina, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Satellite, SBTVD, Terrestrial