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

No increase in subscribers for Sweden's Boxer in the first quarter
Apr 9, 2008 – At the end of March, Boxer had 709,000 digital TV subscribers, the same number as at the end of December 2007.
News categories: Boxer, Digital TV, Subscribers, Sweden, Terrestrial

Ocean Blue develops software for High Definition interactive TV
Apr 9, 2008 – Ocean Blue Software will shortly be releasing the first digital terrestrial TV system to provide High Definition interactive services.
News categories: Ocean Blue Software, Digital TV, MHEG-5, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Australia - Majority of households still to turn to digital free-to-air television
Apr 9, 2008 – Research released by the Australian Communications and Media Authority indicates only just over two out of five Australian households - 42 per cent - are watching digital television over the airwaves.
News categories: ACMA, Australia, Digital TV, Market Research, Peripherals / Accessories, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Commerce Secretary Gutierrez Announces Ten Millionth Coupon Requested for TV Converter Box Program
Apr 8, 2008 – Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez announced over 10 million coupons have been requested since the launch of the TV Converter Box Program on January 1, 2008.
News categories: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

BBC Trust publishes interim statement on HD services on DTT
Apr 3, 2008 – The BBC Trust and Ofcom have today outlined how they plan to work together on the process of upgrading the digital terrestrial television platform to allow high definition (HD) services.
News categories: BBC Trust, Ofcom, Terrestrial, UK

High-definition services to be available free-to-air on UK DTT
Apr 3, 2008 – Viewers across the UK will have the opportunity to access more TV channels, including programmes broadcast in high-definition (HD), as a result of a major technology upgrade of digital terrestrial television (DTT) to be facilitated by Ofcom.
News categories: Ofcom, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Terrestrial, UK

2007: Record Year for ASTRA in Austria
Apr 2, 2008 – In 2007, ASTRA further increased the number of digital satellite TV homes in Austria by 470,000 to 1.44 million (+48.4%). ASTRA thus is not only the infrastructure most used in Austria, but also the driving force and the motor of digital TV.
News categories: SES ASTRA, GfK Austria, Austria, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Silicon Laboratories Introduces Industry's Smallest Multi-Standard Digital Video Demodulator
Apr 2, 2008 – Silicon Laboratories (NASDAQ: SLAB) has announced the Si2161 and Si2165 digital video demodulators, the smallest, lowest power and highest performance demodulator solutions to support DVB-T, DVB-C and fixed reception DVB-H in a single chip.
News categories: Silicon Laboratories, Cable TV, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Launch of MAVISE - a new database on television channels and television companies in the European Union
Apr 1, 2008 – On 9 April 2008, the European Commission and the European Audiovisual Observatory will launch a new TV database set up to provide basic data on all the television channels accessible in the EU and the two candidate countries (Croatia and Turkey).
News categories: European Commission, European Audiovisual Observatory, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cable TV, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Digital TV, Estonia, Europe, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, IPTV, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Market Research, Mobile, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Satellite, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Terrestrial, Turkey, UK