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

Digital Television Broadcasting is Tested in Peru
Dec 3, 2007 – Field tests for the implementation of terrestrial digital television broadcasting in Peru have begun, announced the Ministry of Transportation and Communication (MTC).
News categories: Ministerio de Transportes y Comunicaciones (MTC), ATSC 3, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Peru, Terrestrial, TV Services

Estonia brings forward ASO
Dec 3, 2007 – Estonia's Culture Ministry has brought forward the ASO date by two years to February 2010, citing the experience of other countries in making a quick and painless switch-off rather than dragging the process on for years.
News categories: Digital TV, Estonia, Terrestrial, TV Services

ZVEI estimates 18mn digital set-top boxes in German homes
Dec 3, 2007 – There are currently around 18mn digital set-top boxes (STBs) in German homes, according to consumer electronics association Zentralverbandes Elektrotechnik- und Elektronikindustrie (ZVEI).
News categories: Zentralverbandes Elektrotechnik- und Elektronikindustrie (ZVEI), Cable TV, Digital TV, Germany, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

World Video Encoders Market to Exceed US$3.2 Billion by 2015, According to a New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.
Dec 3, 2007 – World Video Encoders market is forecast to maintain an impressive CAGR of over 22% over the 2005-2015 analysis period and exceed US$3.2 billion by 2015.
News categories: Global Industry Analysts, Report Overview, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Mobile, Satellite, Streaming, Terrestrial, TV Services

European DVB "full of risks": Chilean TV honcho
Dec 2, 2007 – In an interview published Friday in a Chilean paper, two influential players voiced their support for the Japanese ISDB-T HDTV standard for the country.
News categories: Chile, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Terrestrial, TV Services

MTV Selects Envivio Encoders for Mobile TV Services in Brazil
Dec 2, 2007 – MTV and five other broadcasters - TV Globo, TV Record, BAND TV, SBT, and TV Gazeta - officially began their digital terrestrial TV broadcasts in Sao Paulo on December 2nd. Service bouquets include mobile, SD and HD content.
News categories: Envivio, Brazil, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Mobile, SBTVD, Terrestrial, TV Services

SmarDTV launches universal CAM technology for Italy
Nov 30, 2007 – SmarDTV, a Kudelski Group (SWX:KUD) company, has announced the availability of a new Conditional Access Module (CAM) for Italy, and is currently demonstrating the product at the National Digital Terrestrial TV Conference in Torino.
News categories: SmarDTV, CAM, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Italy, Smart TV, Terrestrial

TDA (Télédiffusion d'Algérie) selects Eutelsat ATLANTIC BIRD™ 3
Nov 29, 2007 – Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) has inked a contract for capacity on its ATLANTIC BIRD™ 3 satellite with Télédiffusion d'Algérie (TDA) to broadcast Algeria's national Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) package of television and radio channels.
News categories: Eutelsat, Télédiffusion d'Algérie (TDA), Algeria, Digital TV, Satellite, Terrestrial, TV Services

DisplaySearch Reports TV Video Processor IC Shipments Up 28% Q/Q and 22% Y/Y in Q3'07 on Rapid Growth of TV Shipments in Europe and Asia
Nov 29, 2007 – Mediatek has continued to take market share from other TV IC suppliers, displacing Genesis as #2 on a unit basis on strong shipments to Chinese TV OEMs and shipments to retail house brands that used Mediatek's DTV IC solutions.
News categories: DisplaySearch, Digital TV, Market Research, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial