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

CITEL includes DVB standards in DTT Implementation Guidelines for the Americas
May 6, 2008 – The Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL) has decided to include the standards for digital terrestrial television DVB-T (fixed reception) and DVB-H (mobile TV) as official standards within the CITEL implementation guidelines.
News categories: DVB Project, CITEL, Digital TV, Latin America, Mobile, Terrestrial, Uruguay

CableLabs® Announces New Tru2way™ Retail Host Device License Agreement
May 5, 2008 – CableLabs® and Samsung have announced their agreement on a new tru2way™ license that provides consumer electronics device manufacturers a streamlined license for their retail products to interface to 2-way interactive cable networks.
News categories: CableLabs, Samsung Electronics, ATSC 3, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Licensing, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, USA

DTT for Azerbaijan
May 5, 2008 – Azerbaijan's National TV and Radio Council reports that digital-terrestrial broadcasting will be launched in the second half of this year. The process is to start in Baku and Ganca in line with DVB-T standards.
News categories: National Television and Radio Council, Azerbaijan, Digital TV, Terrestrial

Ireland - BCI Announces DTT Applicant Details
May 2, 2008 – The Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI) has announced details of applications received for the three national Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) multiplex contracts, which were advertised by the Commission on March 7th last.
News categories: Broadcasting Commission of Ireland, Digital TV, Ireland, Regulation, Terrestrial

Sezmi Unveils Next Generation Television Offering
May 1, 2008 – Sezmi has unveiled a next generation television offering that includes many industry firsts. Sezmi delivers all television content, including broadcast and cable network programming, movies and Internet video, in one simple package.
News categories: Sezmi, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming, Terrestrial, USA

Telenor First quarter 2008: Continued growth and stable margin
Apr 30, 2008 – Revenues in the Canal Digital Group increased primarily due to higher revenues from sales of additional services to subscribers, including hardware sales.
News categories: Telenor, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Denmark, Digital TV, Norway, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Sweden, Terrestrial

Colombia to evaluate China digital TV standard
Apr 30, 2008 – The Colombian government has announced that the National Television Commission (CNTV) wants to analyze the evolution of the Chinese DMB-T/H standard thus delaying the standardisation decision to July.
News categories: CNTV, Colombia, Digital TV, DTMB, Regulation, Terrestrial

KPN publishes first quarter results 2008
Apr 29, 2008 – Q1 2008 was another quarter with healthy growth of TV subscribers with 56k net adds. The customer base reached 553k (compared to 296k in Q1 2007). The commercial launch of DVB-H is anticipated for mid 2008.
News categories: KPN, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Mobile, Netherlands, Results, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Czech Republic - Govt approves digital TV plan
Apr 28, 2008 – The Czech government has approved a plan for the switch to digital terrestrial TV broadcasting which sets the date for the end of analogue broadcasting on most of the Czech territory as of Nov 11, 2011.
News categories: ČTÚ, Czech Republic, Digital TV, Regulation, Terrestrial