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

FDC1101 DMB-TH Demodulator Chip and Solutions Launched
Nov 22, 2007 – The mass-produced FDC1101 chip, a joint venture between Tsinghua University, Fudan University and Fudan Microelectronics, has been unveiled, along with products and solutions based on the chip.
News categories: Shanghai Fudan Micronano Electronics, FDC1101, China, Digital TV, DTMB, ICs, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

Zinwell STB shipments to top one million units in 2007
Nov 21, 2007 – Zinwell expects its shipments of set-top boxes (STBs) to top one million units in 2007, accounting for 35-40% of its total revenues, according to sources at the company.
News categories: Zinwell, ATSC 3, Digital TV, DTMB, LNB, SBTVD, Set Top Box

Venezuela - CONATEL will meet with technicians from France and Japan to define digital TV standard
Nov 21, 2007 – Representatives of the National Telecommunications Commission (CONATEL) will travel to France and Japan to enable Venezuela to decide whether to adopt either the European or Japanese standard for digital terrestrial television.
News categories: Comisión Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (CONATEL), Digital TV, ISDB-T, Terrestrial, TV Services, Venezuela

Ofcom Proposes UK Digital Terrestrial Television Upgrade
Nov 21, 2007 – Ofcom has announced proposals for a significant upgrade of UK Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) that will offer more channels and new services. The proposed upgrade will create capacity allowing high definition television channels on DTT as early as 2009.
News categories: Ofcom, Consultation Document, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Terrestrial, TV Services, UK

Digital TV Labs Launches DVB-T Receiver RF Test Suite for Top 50 Trouble-Spots Across Europe
Nov 21, 2007 – Digital TV manufacturers can now guarantee front-end receiver performance in Europe's most challenging DVB-T locations, with the launch of the first lab-based Radio Frequency (RF) test suite for benchmarking digital terrestrial receivers against the top 50 DVB-T trouble spots across Europe.
News categories: Digital TV Labs, Digital TV, Europe, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial, TV Services

Estonian DTT slow to take off
Nov 21, 2007 – The Estonian DTT service ZUUMtv had 6,500 subscribers at the end of October.
News categories: Digital TV, Estonia, Subscribers, Terrestrial

BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Five agree approach for HD channels on Freeview
Nov 20, 2007 – The BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Five have announced that they have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding that, if agreed, would deliver High Definition (HD) channels on Freeview by the projected completion of Digital Switchover in 2012.
News categories: BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Five, Digital TV, Terrestrial, UK

Freeview reaches 14 million homes
Nov 20, 2007 – Freeview has confirmed that it is in 14 million UK homes, reinforcing its position as the most popular digital TV service in the UK.
News categories: Freeview, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial, UK

BBC Trust approves proposals for a BBC HD channel
Nov 19, 2007 – The BBC Trust has published the final conclusions of the Public Value Test (PVT) it has conducted into the BBC Executive's proposals for a high definition (HD) television channel.
News categories: BBC, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Satellite, Terrestrial, TV Services, UK