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

NXP Launches the World's First Ultra-low Power Terrestrial and Satellite Multi-band Silicon Tuner for Portable TV
Jan 23, 2008 – NXP Semiconductors has made available a truly anytime, anywhere digital TV viewing experience with the launch of the world's first multi-band silicon tuner, TDA18292.
News categories: NXP, Digital TV, ICs, ISDB-T, Mobile, MWC24, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

Sri Lanka - Dialog TV Commences Pilot DVB-T/H Broadcast
Jan 23, 2008 – Sri Lanka's first Terrestrial Digital Television Broadcast went on air, on the 23rd January, with the commencement of Dialog Television's Pilot Launch of DVB-T based Terrestrial Digital Television covering the City of Colombo.
News categories: Dialog Telekom, Digital TV, Mobile, Sri Lanka, Terrestrial

Panasonic Electronic Devices Co., Ltd Selects the Infineon Technologies Tuner IC for Digital Car Television Tuner
Jan 22, 2008 – Infineon (FSE/NYSE: IFX) has announced that Panasonic Electronic Devices Co., Ltd, has selected Infineon's OmniTune™ TUA6045 RF Tuner IC for their digital car television tuner.
News categories: Infineon, Panasonic Electronic Devices, Automotive, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

NTIA Approves Two GE Converter Boxes as Eligible for TV Converter Box Coupon Program
Jan 22, 2008 – Jasco Products has announced that the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved the GE Smart Digital Converter Box and GE Digital Converter Box as eligible for the TV Converter Box Coupon Program.
News categories: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Jasco, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

China - HDTV STBs to Hit Market by February
Jan 22, 2008 – High-definition digital televisions and set-top boxes (STB) are expected to be available for sale in Beijing and other major cities by the Chinese New Year (February 7).
News categories: SARFT, China, Digital TV, DTMB, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

EICTA views to extending IEC 62216-1 standard to HD receiver and transmission functionalities
Jan 21, 2008 – This specification identifies all key changes in IEC 62216-1 at the textual level to extend it to cover HD receiver and transmission functionality.
News categories: EICTA, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Italy - November 2007 DTT decoder market report released
Jan 18, 2008 – The DGTVi publishes, in collaboration with GfK, a regular research report covering the development of the digital terrestrial market in Italy. The latest report is for the month of November 2007 with historical data back to February 2004.
News categories: DGTVi, GfK, Digital TV, Italy, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

FCC Announces Plans For Conducting Measurements Of Additional Prototype TV White Space Devices
Jan 17, 2008 – The Commission's Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) has announced that it will begin a second phase of laboratory bench testing on the performance of prototype television white space devices on January 24, 2008.
News categories: FCC, Plan for Tests, Broadband, Terrestrial, USA

In Europe, IPTV grows stronger in less 'cabled' TV markets
Jan 16, 2008 – According to the newest edition of TV Markets Quarterly Monitoring from InfoCom, during 2Q07 most of the television viewers in Western Europe still prefer receiving television service over terrestrial.
News categories: InfoCom GmbH, Austria, Belgium, Cable TV, Denmark, Digital TV, Europe, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, IPTV, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Market Research, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Satellite, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Terrestrial, UK