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

Japan - Ministry budgets ¥220 billion for digital TV transition in 2011
Jul 20, 2008 – The communications ministry is bracing for the nationwide switch to digital terrestrial TV broadcasts over the next three years by spending ¥220 billion on a transition program.
News categories: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Japan, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Malta - GO Plus TV awards customer number 25,000
Jul 17, 2008 – GO Plus TV recently celebrated its 25,000th customer. GO Plus TV reached this remarkable landmark in just over one year since it started operating its digital TV service. This week GO Plus is fast approaching the 28,000 customer mark.
News categories: GO p.l.c., Digital TV, Malta, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Freeview to Drive Digital Take-up in Australia
Jul 17, 2008 – Australia's free-to-air commercial television networks together with the nation's public broadcasters have formally announced the establishment of Freeview to help drive take-up of the free-to-air digital television platform in Australia.
News categories: Australian Broadcasting Corp, SBS, Australia, Digital TV, DVR, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

218,000 DTT receivers in Hong Kong homes
Jul 17, 2008 – According to a survey conducted jointly by the Government with ATV and TVB (Hong Kong: 0511), at end-May about 9.7% of Hong Kong households (approximately 218,000 families) were watching DTT via DTT receivers.
News categories: Office of the Telecommunications Authority, Digital TV, DTMB, Hong Kong, Market Research, Peripherals / Accessories, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

PC-TV Tuner Market to Get Boost from European and Asian Shift to Digital TV, US Move to Mobile ATSC M&H Services
Jul 16, 2008 – The adoption of digital PC-TV tuners will accelerate in Europe as DTT services continue to expand. Asia, China and India will present strong growth opportunities. North America is expected to see a surge during 2009, when analog TV is cut off.
News categories: In-Stat, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, Peripherals / Accessories, Terrestrial

Italy - AgCom publishes annual report
Jul 15, 2008 – Italy's communications regulator, Agcom, has published its annual report. At end-March, the number of Italian families with at least one means of access to digital TV was greater than 50%, with satellite and terrestrial being the most widespread.
News categories: Agcom, Digital TV, IPTV, Italy, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

UpdateLogic® Obtains Licensing Agreement with SANYO Manufacturing Corporation for UpdateTV® Firmware Update Solution
Jul 15, 2008 – UpdateLogic has announced that Sanyo (Tokyo: 6764) Manufacturing has licensed its UpdateTV solution for its digital TVs. The UpdateTV technology enables Sanyo digital TVs to transparently and automatically download firmware upgrades nationwide.
News categories: UpdateLogic, Sanyo, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Smart TV, Software, Terrestrial, USA

Introducing UK's FetchTV
Jul 14, 2008 – Fetch TV is planning to launch in early autumn of this year, offering a combination of Freeview digital TV and radio, digital recording and archiving, plus on demand content from TV channels and movie studios.
News categories: Entertainment UK, IP Vision, Fetch TV, Digital TV, DVR, Set Top Box, Streaming, Terrestrial, UK

Russian government to fund digital switchover
Jul 14, 2008 – As part of the Russian government's programme to switch-over to digital TV in 2015, a plan to provide free receivers for the poor is under consideration.
News categories: Digital TV, Russia, Set Top Box, Terrestrial