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

Analog Devices Unveils Multi-Standard Terrestrial Mobile TV RF Tuners
Sep 9, 2009 – Analog Devices (NYSE:ADI) has extended its mobile television RF product family. Compatible with global terrestrial mobile TV standards, ADI's ADMTV803 and ADMTV804 RF tuners consume 60% less power and are 50% smaller than competing tuners.
News categories: Analog Devices, Digital TV, DTMB, ICs, ISDB-T, Mobile, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

German and Bulgarian DTT platforms to deploy security from Conax
Sep 9, 2009 – Hannu Pro Bulgaria intends to use a Conax solution for deployment of 3 MUX SFN networks, which will cover 96% of Bulgarian territory by 2015. Conax will also provide operational content security for services marketed by Eutelsat visAvision.
News categories: Conax, Hannu Pro, Eutelsat, Bulgaria, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Germany, IBCShow, Terrestrial

MHEG-5 South African Profile now available
Sep 9, 2009 – The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has announced that the MHEG-5 profile for South Africa is now available for implementation in set top box decoders for Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT).
News categories: SABC, Digital TV, MHEG-5, Set Top Box, Smart TV, South Africa, Terrestrial

More than half of Germany's households now have digital TV
Sep 8, 2009 – The German regulatory authorities (ALM) have released their 2009 report on the status of digitisation in Germany. By mid-2009, more than half of German TV households (55 per cent) had at least one digital mode of reception at their disposal.
News categories: Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Landesmedienanstalten, Cable TV, Digital TV, Germany, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Spain - September DTT monthly update released
Sep 8, 2009 – According to Impulsa-TDT, DTT equipment sales in July reached a new record total of 1.146 million units. The cumulative number of DTT tuners sold since the beginning of the transition process in Spain is now over 21 million units.
News categories: Impulsa-TDT, DVD, Market Research, Peripherals / Accessories, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Spain, Terrestrial

Hama debuts world's smallest TV receiver enabled by Elonics silicon tuner
Sep 8, 2009 – Elonics has collaborated with product design house, Vencer, to created an ultra-miniature DVB-T USB dongle for the global consumer electronics brand Hama, based on Elonics' tuner, and a Realtek demodulator.
News categories: Elonics, Hama, Vencer, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

UK analogue switch-off reaches millionth home
Sep 7, 2009 – The switch to digital TV reaches its millionth home this week as analogue channels are turned off for good in two areas of the UK.
News categories: Digital UK, Digital TV, Market Research, Terrestrial, UK

Macedonia's Cosmofon launches digital terrestrial TV
Sep 4, 2009 – This autumn, 95% of households in the Republic of Macedonia will have the opportunity to enjoy programmes with digital picture and sound, with the launch of Cosmofon's terrestrial television service.
News categories: Cosmofon, Digital TV, Macedonia, Terrestrial

DTG announces launch of Freeview HD test and conformance regime
Sep 4, 2009 – The DTG, the industry association for digital TV in the UK has confirmed that the test and conformance regime for the Freeview HD and Freeview+ HD service is to launch on schedule in September 2009 with product testing commencing in October.
News categories: DTG, Freeview, Digital TV, DVB-T2, DVR, IBCShow, MHEG-5, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial, UK