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

TEO offers PVR to Digital GALA TV customers
Oct 8, 2009 – Customers of the Digital GALA TV service provided by TEO LT (Vilnius:TEO1L) in Lithuania will have the possibility to record all desired TV programs or films and watch them at convenient times. This will be enabled by the use of new 'smart' set-top boxes.
News categories: TEO LT, GALA TV, DVR, Lithuania, Terrestrial

MaxLinear Introduces Hybrid Digital/Analog Tuner for TV Applications
Oct 7, 2009 – MaxLinear has announced the MxL301RF, a new low-power hybrid digital/analog silicon tuner for the next generation of small and large screen television applications.
News categories: MaxLinear, Cable TV, Digital TV, DOCSIS, ICs, Mobile, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Venezuela adopts ISDB digital TV standard
Oct 6, 2009 – The Venezuelan government has announced that it has adopted the Japanese-Brazilian ISDB-T system of digital TV.
News categories: Digital TV, ISDB-T, SBTVD, Terrestrial, Venezuela

Kenya invites supply of MPEG-4 set-top boxes
Oct 2, 2009 – Digital TV is soon to be rolled out in Kenya, with a service available in Nairobi and its environs from 20th October 2009. Digital Kenya wishes to inform interested suppliers of the opportunity to supply DVB-T MPEG-4 set-top boxes in the country.
News categories: Digital TV, Kenya, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Beginning of implementation of digital terrestrial TV in Poland
Oct 1, 2009 – Poland's Office of Electronic Communications (UKE) has granted general exclusive frequency licences for digital terrestrial TV broadcasting on the country's first DVB-T multiplex (MUX1). MPEG-4 (AVC/H.264) video coding will be used.
News categories: Urząd Komunikacji Elektronicznej, Digital TV, Poland, Regulation, Terrestrial

DGTVi releases D-Book V.1.3.2
Oct 1, 2009 – Italy's DGTVi has published updated minimum requirements for integrated digital terrestrial TVs (IDTVs) and stand alone set-top boxes (STBs) for the Italian market.
News categories: DGTVi, Digital TV, Italy, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

ADB launches Mediaset Premium capable HD DTT STB in Italy
Oct 1, 2009 – ADB (SIX:ADBN) has announced the launch of its first high definition interactive digital terrestrial (DTT) set-top box for the Italian retail market that will also allow Italian football fans to watch Serie A in high definition.
News categories: Advanced Digital Broadcast, Mediaset Premium, Conditional Access, Digital TV, DVB-MHP, Italy, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

70% of TV households in the EU-5 access digital TV on their main TV set
Sep 30, 2009 – e-Media Institute has published the 2nd quarterly release of its EU-5 TV Market Maps. At the end of June 2009 digital TV penetration in the five largest European TV markets finally reached the landmark figure of 70% of total TV households.
News categories: e-Media Institute, Cable TV, Digital TV, France, Germany, IPTV, Italy, Market Research, Satellite, Spain, Terrestrial, UK

Digital Terrestrial TV STB Shipments Plummet in Q2
Sep 30, 2009 – In-Stat has reported that worldwide DTT Set Top Box (STB) shipments fell by nearly 35% in Q2 compared to Q1. The shift was driven primarily by falling shipments in the North American market following the analog broadcast TV shut-off.
News categories: In-Stat, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial