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

Taiwan - NCC plans to issue new terrestrial digital TV licenses
Apr 15, 2007 – Taiwan’s National Communications Commission (NCC) plans to issue four new terrestrial digital TV operating licenses, each with a 6MHz radio frequency band, in the first phase and an operating license of a 12MHz TV transfer platform in the second phase. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Taiwan, Terrestrial

Dutch digital TV households grow to 2 million
Apr 15, 2007 – The number of Dutch households with digital TV grew to 2 million at the end of 2006, doubling from a year earlier, according to research by Telecompaper. More …
News categories: Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Netherlands, Satellite, Terrestrial

Spain - April DTT monthly update released
Apr 11, 2007 – According to Impulsa-TDT, digital terrestrial TV receiver sales in Spain have passed the 4.1 million unit mark, with 300,936 sold during the month of February, 152% up on a year ago.
News categories: Impulsa-TDT, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Spain, Terrestrial

MIPS and Trident Microsystems Complete MIPS32 24KEc Licensing
Apr 11, 2007 – MIPS Technologies (NASDAQ: MIPS) has announced that Trident Microsystems has licensed the MIPS32® 24KEc(TM) Pro core for use in Trident’s next-generation consumer devices. More …
News categories: ATSC 3, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, Smart TV

ATSC to Develop Standard for Mobile and Handheld Services
Apr 11, 2007 – The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) has launched the process to develop a standard that will enable broadcasters to deliver television content and data to mobile and handheld devices via their DTV broadcast signal. More …
News categories: ATSC 3, Digital TV, Mobile, USA

Korea Telecom to Deploy DASAN STBs Powered by Sigma Media Processors
Apr 10, 2007 – Sigma Designs (Nasdaq:SIGM) and DASAN Networks have announced that Korea Telecom (KT) has selected DASAN Networks for deployment of fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) equipment for their Megapass TV service.
News categories: Sigma Designs, DASAN Networks, Korea Telecom (KT), Megapass, ATSC 3, Broadband, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Korea, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Spain - Government may push for industry-led tuner mandation
Apr 9, 2007 – The Minister for Industry, Trade and Tourism, Joan Clos, has announced that the government is currently in negotiations with manufacturers to ensure the availability of DTT tuners in all television sets sold. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Smart TV, Spain, Terrestrial

ASEAN Expected to Adopt Common Standard for DTT Broadcasting
Apr 9, 2007 – Broadcasters who attended the 4th ASEAN Digital Broadcasting Meeting in Kuala Lumpur agreed to recommend the adoption of DVB-T to the 9th Conference of the ASEAN Ministers Responsible for Information (AMRI) due to take place in Jakarta in May. More …
News categories: Asia, Digital TV, Terrestrial

Opera participates in the Networked Digital Television Consortium
Apr 4, 2007 – Opera Software has announced that the Opera 9 browser for devices supports the NetTV Specifications created by Networked Digital Television Consortium based in Japan. Opera now meets the requirements for deployment in Japan's digital TV market.
News categories: Opera Software, Networked Digital Television Consortium, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Japan, Middleware