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

New Zealand - Freeview Eclipses 100,000 Milestone
Apr 14, 2008 – Freeview, the free-to-air digital television and radio platform, has announced that more than 100,000 Freeview capable receivers have been purchased.
News categories: Freeview NZ, Digital TV, Market Research, New Zealand, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Microtune Demonstrates Support for ATSC Digital TV Broadcast at 2008 NAB Show
Apr 14, 2008 – This week Microtune® (NASDAQ: TUNE) will demonstrate its multi-standard tuner chip deployed in certified digital television (DTV) converter boxes at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show in Las Vegas.
News categories: Microtune, ATSC 3, NABShow, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, USA

China - Cable DTV Achieves Rapid Development in 2007
Apr 11, 2008 – CCID Consulting (Hong Kong Stock Exchange: HK08235) has released the 2007-2008 China's DTV Industry Annual Report. In 2007, there were 13.052 million new DTV subscribers, increasing the quantity of China's DTV subscribers to 27.186 million.
News categories: CCID Consulting, Cable TV, China, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DTMB, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Terrestrial

IWEDIA Middleware announces that Comedia middleware is now Audio Description-ready
Apr 11, 2008 – IWEDIA Middleware has announced that its Comedia middleware now supports Audio Description.
News categories: IWEDIA, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial, UK

Colombia to decide digital TV standard in May
Apr 11, 2008 – At the second regional forum of digital TV 2008, Colombia's National Television Commission Director, María Carolina Hoyos Turbay, confirmed that Colombia will select a standard no later than May.
News categories: ATSC 3, Colombia, Digital TV, Terrestrial

NorDig releases HDTV specifications
Apr 10, 2008 – Nordig have released an addendum to the NorDig Unified Requirements specifying updated set-top box requirements for the reception of HDTV in cable, satellite, terrestrial and IP-based networks.
News categories: Nordig, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

High-definition viewing to reach 44 million homes by year-end
Apr 10, 2008 – According to an Informa Telecoms & Media report 'Global HDTV Forecasts 3rd Edition,' only 4% of global homes will actively watch HD programming by the end of this year. However, this means nearly 44 million active HD households.
News categories: Informa Telecoms & Media, Cable TV, Canada, China, Digital TV, France, Germany, India, IPTV, Italy, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial, UK, USA

dotTV Consortium to Demonstrate Next Generation Digital Television Service at NAB
Apr 9, 2008 – The dotTV Consortium, whose mission is to develop and promote specifications for the next-generation digital TV service, will demonstrate its service at NAB in Las Vegas.
News categories: dotTV Consortium, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, NABShow, Placeshifting, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming

Spain - April DTT monthly update released
Apr 9, 2008 – 9.3 million DTT receivers have been sold since the service was re-launched in Spain, with almost half a million units sold in February 2008.
News categories: Impulsa-TDT, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Spain, Terrestrial