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

Microtune's New Tuner Chip Brings High-Speed Digital TV to Automotive Entertainment
Dec 9, 2008 – Microtune (NASDAQ: TUNE) has introduced a tuner chip for high-speed in-car TV. The MicroTuner MT2067 is a world-standard, automotive-grade TV tuner engineered to provide stable TV reception for passengers in vehicles traveling at speed.
News categories: Microtune, Automotive, ICs, Mobile, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

DiBcom and CANAL+ Group partner to offer the first DTT HD decoder in a USB Key device
Dec 8, 2008 – DiBcom has announced its involvement in the design of the CANAL+ KEY, the first USB key-sized Digital Terrestrial TV HD decoder in the world. The device enables the reception of French pay-TV programmes (SD and HD) on PCs anywhere, any time.
News categories: DiBcom, CANAL+ Group, Digital TV, France, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

Commerce's NTIA, 25 Federal Agencies Partner to Urge Households to Apply for TV Converter Box Coupons by December 31
Dec 8, 2008 – To date, more than 20 million U.S. households have requested more than 39 million TV Converter Box coupons and redeemed more than 16 million coupons since the program opened on January 1, 2008.
News categories: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, TV Converter Box Coupon Program, ATSC 3, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

France publishes analogue switch-over timetable
Dec 8, 2008 – The Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (CSA) has published the timetable for analogue switch-off in France, beginning in November 2009 and finishing by 30 November 2011.
News categories: Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel, Digital TV, France, Regulation, Terrestrial

New NXP Platform Brings Viewing Experience of the Future to Mainstream Flat TVs Now
Dec 4, 2008 – NXP has unveiled a new global single-chip LCD TV platform. The TV550 platform features the PNX85500 processor and integrates NXP's proprietary Motion Accurate Picture Processing (MAPP2) technology.
News categories: NXP, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Streaming, Terrestrial

MyFreeview|HD™ in New Zealand stores from 11th December
Dec 3, 2008 – With less than four weeks until Christmas, Kiwis around the country are set to benefit from the availability of the first MyFreeview|HD™ approved Digital Television Recorder.
News categories: Freeview NZ, Zinwell, Digital TV, DVR, New Zealand, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Swedish AirplusTV closes Digital Terrestrial pay-TV deal with Telecom Italia
Dec 2, 2008 – AirplusTV Group and Telecom Italia Media finalized the agreement for the transfer of all activities concerning the Digital Terrestrial pay-TV platform La7 Cartapi'u to the Italian division of AirplusTV.
News categories: AirplusTV, Telecom Italia Media, Italy, MandA, Terrestrial

Japan - Digital TV transition behind pace
Dec 2, 2008 – The number of Japanese households that have converted from analogue to digital terrestrial TV reception stands at 23.5 million, or 2.5 million short of the government's target for September of 26 million.
News categories: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Dpa, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Japan, Market Research, Terrestrial

Antenna Hungária 'MinDig TV' digital terrestrial television service launched on December 1
Dec 1, 2008 – Antenna Hungária's MinDig TV, the subscription-free digital terrestrial television service, was launched on December 1, 2008 at 5:30 PM with Duna TV HD and Duna II Autonómia SD format programs.
News categories: Antenna Hungária, MinDig TV, Digital TV, Hungary, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial