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

Azerbaijan plans DVB-T set-top box production
Nov 18, 2009 – The KUR computer equipment factory in Azerbaijan is preparing for production of DVB-T set-top boxes according to its Director General, Rizvan Osmanov. Production is expected to start in 2010.
News categories: KÃœR, Azerbaijan, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

IPA publishes Q3 2009 Trends in UK Television Report
Nov 17, 2009 – The latest IPA Trends in Television Report covering Q3 2009 shows that the average daily viewing figure in the UK stands at 3.54 hours. Homes relying solely on analogue terrestrial signals are now below 10% for the first time (at 9.3%).
News categories: Institute of Practitioners in Advertising, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Satellite, Terrestrial, UK

BBC announces timetable for Freeview HD signal availability
Nov 16, 2009 – The BBC has confirmed the timetable that will make HD services on Freeview available to 50% of the population in time for next June's World Cup, and to 98.5% of the population by the end of digital switchover in three years' time.
News categories: BBC, Freeview, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Terrestrial, UK

Spain - November DTT monthly update released
Nov 13, 2009 – According to Impulsa-TDT, 696,000 DTT receivers were sold in September, giving a cumulative total for Spain of 22.5 million units. Based on reporting from TNS Sofres, penetration of DTT in Spanish households was 72.1% in October.
News categories: Impulsa-TDT, DVD, Market Research, Peripherals / Accessories, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Spain, Terrestrial

Armenia to move to digital TV broadcasting by 2015
Nov 13, 2009 – Armenia's Economy Minister, Nerses Yeritsyan, has said at a press briefing that the country will completely switch to digital broadcasting by 2015. According to him, the Armenian government has now officially endorsed the scheme.
News categories: Armenia, Digital TV, Terrestrial

Viaccess secures BoomTV DTT in Macedonia
Nov 12, 2009 – Viaccess (Paris and NYSE: FTE) has announced that Boom TV, the leading premium pay-TV operator in Macedonia, has selected Viaccess conditional access platform to secure its programming broadcast on its digital terrestrial television nationwide.
News categories: Viaccess, BoomTV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Macedonia, Terrestrial

Saankhya Labs launches TV demodulator IC
Nov 11, 2009 – Saankhya Labs, a fabless chip startup, has announced its Universal TV demodulator IC based on a Software Defined Radio (SDR) architecture, and targeted at world TV and PC-TV receiver markets.
News categories: Saankhya Labs, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial

1.083 million digital pay TV households in Hungary at end-September
Nov 10, 2009 – In September 2009, the number of households in Hungary watching digital television increased by sixteen thousand to 1.083 million, states the flash report released by the National Communications Authority (NHH).
News categories: NHH, Cable TV, Hungary, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Fórum SBTVD defines two interactivity profiles
Nov 9, 2009 – The Fórum do Sistema Brasileiro de TV Digital Terreste (Fórum SBTVD) has decided to create two interactivity profiles for the Japanese-Brazilian digital TV standard.
News categories: Fórum SBTVD, Brazil, Middleware, SBTVD, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial