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Israel - DTT services to be launched in August 2008
Feb 5, 2008 – On 4 February, the Knesset (Parliament) approved the legal framework to allow for the launch of DTT services. Services are expected to be launched by the end of the summer.
News categories: Digital TV, Israel, Regulation, Terrestrial

Televisions Must Meet New Requirements to Earn Energy Star
Feb 5, 2008 – The EPA has announced a revised Energy Star specification for televisions. Effective Nov. 1, 2008, TVs that carry the Energy Star label will be up to 30 percent more efficient than conventional models and will save energy while they are on and when they are off.
News categories: Energy Star, Environmental Protection Agency, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Regulation, Smart TV, USA

KPN Full year results 2007 and strategy update 2008-2010
Feb 5, 2008 – In January 2008, KPN reached the milestone of half a million TV subscribers. Growth continued to accelerate in Q4 2007, adding 83k new customers, compared to 77k in Q3. TV growth was mainly driven by Digitenne, KPN's DVB-T proposition.
News categories: KPN, Earnings Release, Presentation, Broadband, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Mobile, Netherlands, Results, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Broadcom Raises the Bar in the Mobile TV Market With World's First Single-Chip 65nm Mobile TV Receivers
Feb 5, 2008 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced the world's first 65 nanometer (nm) digital TV single-chip receivers that support the DVB-T (Digital Video Broadcast- Terrestrial) and DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld) standards.
News categories: Broadcom, Digital TV, ICs, Mobile, MWC24, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

Three applicants for Danish pay-TV
Feb 5, 2008 – The Mediesekretariatet in Denmark has received three applications for the operation of pay-TV services on the DTT network.
News categories: Mediesekretariatet, Denmark, Digital TV, Regulation, Terrestrial

France - SIMAVELEC holds annual press conference
Feb 4, 2008 – At a SIMAVELEC press conference held on February 4, 2008, its Chairman, Mr. Benedict Lelièvre, CEO of Philips Consumer Lifestyle, said that industrialists in the sector were confident for the year 2008 - the year of HD.
News categories: SIMAVELEC, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, France, HD-DVD, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Tablet, Terrestrial

Mobile TV breakthrough: DiBcom launches world's first DVB-SH component
Feb 4, 2008 – DiBcom is proud to showcase the world's first DVB-SH receiver (DIB29098), the company's latest innovation, at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, 11-14 February, 2008.
News categories: DiBcom, Digital TV, ICs, Mobile, MWC24, Satellite, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

Abilis Systems introduces world's smallest DVB-H/T receiver
Feb 4, 2008 – Abilis Systems, a Kudelski Group (SWX:KUD) company, has announced the availability of the world's smallest digital mobile TV receiver for DVB-H/T applications, produced in a 5mm x 5mm CSP package.
News categories: Abilis Systems, Digital TV, ICs, Mobile, MWC24, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

Hungary - One step closer to digital switch-over
Feb 1, 2008 – The National Communications Authority (NHH) has posted for public debate on its website the documentation of the tender invitation announced for national terrestrial digital television (DVB-T) and radio (T-DAB) free-to-air broadcasting.
News categories: National Communications Authority, Digital TV, Hungary, Mobile, Regulation, Terrestrial, TV Services