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

Eastern Europe Delivers on its Promise
Jun 26, 2008 – New research from Informa Telecoms & Media has found that the long-held potential of central and eastern European TV markets is now being realized. The region's pay TV sector is expected to more than double to $12 billion by 2013.
News categories: Informa Telecoms & Media, Bulgaria, Cable TV, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Digital TV, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, IPTV, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Market Research, Poland, Romania, Russia, Satellite, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Terrestrial, Turkey, Ukraine

Industry Favorite DTVPal™ Digital-to-Analog Converter Boxes From DISH Network Now Available
Jun 26, 2008 – DISH Network (Nasdaq: DISH) has announced that its DTVPal™ digital-to-analog converter box is available for purchase nationwide. The DTVPal qualifies for the NTIA's TV Converter Box Coupon Program.
News categories: DISH Network, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

Spain - AETIC to test interactive services for DTT platform
Jun 25, 2008 – The Asociación de Empresas de Electrónica, Tecnologías de la Información y Telecomunicaciones de España (AETIC) has presented its plans to provide testing of DVB-MHP interactive services on the DTT platform.
News categories: AETIC, Digital TV, DVB-MHP, Spain, Terrestrial

Japan - 35% DTT penetration
Jun 25, 2008 – According to a report issued by the National Association of Commercial Broadcasters (NAB), 43.3% of households are equipped to receive DTT services.
News categories: National Association of Commercial Broadcasters, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Japan, Market Research, Terrestrial

Q1'08 World-Wide TV IC Market Up 26% Y/Y; Mediatek Replaces Trident as the Market Leader
Jun 24, 2008 – DisplaySearch has reported that the world-wide market for TV ICs was 26.6 million units in Q1'08, up 26% from Q1'07. Shipments were down 6.4% from Q4'07, as TV set makers cut back in line with seasonality.
News categories: DisplaySearch, Digital TV, Market Research, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Digital TV Labs ships EVORA MPEG-4 test suite
Jun 22, 2008 – Digital TV Labs, digital television testing specialists, has made available the first MPEG-4 AVC test suite.
News categories: Digital TV Labs, Digital TV, France, Norway, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Sweden, Terrestrial

ASEAN reaches agreement on specifications for Set-top Boxes and Analogue Broadcasting Switch-off
Jun 19, 2008 – The 6th ASEAN Digital Broadcasting (ADB) Meeting in Singapore successfully concluded with officials agreeing on a common set of technical specifications for Standard Definition and High Definition digital set-top-boxes for ASEAN.
News categories: ASEAN, Brunei, Cambodia, Digital TV, DVB-MHP, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Set Top Box, Singapore, Terrestrial, Thailand, Vietnam

Asia Pacific: 250m digital TV Homes by 2013
Jun 18, 2008 – New research from Informa Telecoms & Media shows that more than a third of TV homes in the Asia Pacific region will receive digital signals in 2013, up from just 13% at the end of 2007.
News categories: Informa Telecoms & Media, Asia, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, India, IPTV, Japan, Market Research, Satellite, Terrestrial

Gradiente and NeoMagic® Corporation Announce Joint Development Agreement to Bring to Market a Mobile TV Enabled Smart Phone
Jun 18, 2008 – Gradiente and NeoMagic (Nasdaq: NMGC) have announced that they have signed a joint development agreement to bring to market a mobile TV enabled smart phone for the ISDB-T/b standard based on NeoMagic's MiMagic 8 application processor.
News categories: NeoMagic, Gradiente, Brazil, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Mobile, SBTVD, Semiconductor