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

Half of families in Western Europe are now receiving digital television
Sep 24, 2007 – Digital television in Western Europe is reaching a decisive milestone this month, overtaking the analogue system for the first time. There are now about 83 million households in the region's 20 countries receiving digital television signals out of a total of 166 million TV households.
News categories: e-Media Institute, Cable TV, Digital TV, Europe, Finland, France, Germany, IPTV, Italy, Luxembourg, Market Research, Netherlands, Satellite, Spain, Subscribers, Terrestrial, TV Services, UK

Digital Stream Obtains First NTIA Approval for Digital-to-Analog Converter Box
Sep 21, 2007 – In preparation for the digital television transition, Digital Stream USA has introduced the first digital-to-analog television converter box to be approved by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The converter will be available at retailers in early 2008.
News categories: Digital Stream, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), ATSC 3, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

Hangzhou to launch first digital terrestrial TV service based on two homegrown standards
Sep 21, 2007 – A digital TV operator in Hangzhou is about to launch the first digital terrestial TV service in China to be based on the government-approved digital terrestrial TV transmission standard and the Audio Video coding Standard (AVS).
News categories: Audio and Video Coding Standard Workgroup of China (AVS Workgroup), China, Digital TV, DTMB, Terrestrial, TV Services

Broadcast Australia guides Thailand's DTV switchover
Sep 21, 2007 – It has been decided that Thailand's fixed terrestrial DTV network will be based on the digital video broadcasting - terrestrial (DVB-T) standard.
News categories: Broadcast Australia, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Terrestrial, Thailand, TV Services

Digital Set-Top Boxes Will Peak in North America during the Year 2009, while DTT Gains Global Traction, According to ABI Research
Sep 20, 2007 – Annual shipment trends for DTT (Digital Terrestrial Television)-enabled STBs (Set-Top Boxes) will be uneven over the next several years as the timing of digital switchover and DTT service availability varies dramatically from country to country, according to a recent study from ABI Research.
News categories: ABI Research, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DTMB, IPTV, ISDB-T, Market Research, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, TV Services

MPEG LA Issues ATSC Patent Portfolio License
Sep 20, 2007 – MPEG LA has announced the availability of the ATSC Patent Portfolio License. The joint license includes patents that are essential to the digital television standard developed by the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) and used in digital TVs sold in the United States, South Korea, Mexico, Canada and other countries.
News categories: MPEG LA, ATSC 3, Canada, Digital TV, Korea, Licensing, Mexico, Patent, Terrestrial, USA

Widevine Technologies Announces New, Enhanced CableCard
Sep 20, 2007 – Widevine® Technologies has announced the immediate availability of the Widevine CableCard. This QAM and IP-based hardware solution enables multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) to provide two-way downloadable conditional access solution for protecting premium content delivery to any device with a CableCard slot.
News categories: Widevine, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, Terrestrial, USA, Watermarking

Ofcom UK Digital Television Update - 2007 Q2
Sep 20, 2007 – In the three months to the end of June 2007 (Q2 2007) there were 944,000 net UK household conversions to digital television (DTV), following 870,000 additions in the previous quarter.
News categories: Digital Television Update - 2007 Q2 [pdf], Ofcom, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Subscribers, Terrestrial, TV Services, UK

Digital TV to be integrated into laptops
Sep 20, 2007 – Laptops will soon be able to receive DVB-T television signals without the need for a third-party tuner and external aerial, it was revealed at the Intel Developer Forum.
News categories: Intel Corp, Intel Developer Forum (IDF), Digital TV, Semiconductor, Streaming, Terrestrial