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Ireland Launches Second Phase of Digital Terrestrial TV Pilot
Mar 7, 2007 – Noel Dempsey T.D., the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources has announced the launch of the second phase of the Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) Pilot. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Ireland, Terrestrial

THOMSON Joins Uldage Patent Pool for Japan Digital Broadcasting Standard
Mar 7, 2007 – ULDAGE Inc. announced today that THOMSON Licensing S.A.S (Thomson) has joined the patent pool for ARIB Standards making its essential patents license available through ULDAGE Inc.
News categories: Digital TV, ISDB-T, Japan, Licensing, Patent

NXP introduces DVB-T silicon tuner for SD/HD set-top boxes
Mar 5, 2007 – NXP has introduced a new generation of high-definition digital terrestrial silicon tuner, the TDA18211HD, which raises the performance and lowers the costs of set-top box applications.
News categories: ATSC 3, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Mediaset planning to launch 8 pay-TV digital channels
Mar 5, 2007 – Mediaset SpA is planning to launch eight pay-TV broadcast channels in digital terrestial mode, said Corriere della Sera in an unsourced report on Saturday. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Italy, Terrestrial

CableLabs to Create Specifications for Receiving Off-Air Digital Broadcasts
Mar 3, 2007 – CableLabs®, the cable television industry’s technology development consortium, announced that it is working on an initiative to develop cable interface specifications for receipt of off-air digital broadcast signals. More …
News categories: ATSC 3, Cable TV, Digital TV, USA

Belgium - Flemish Analogue Switch-Off Set For 2008
Mar 3, 2007 – The Flemish-speaking community in Belgium has announced that it will switch-off its analogue terrestrial television services at the end of 2008. More …
News categories: Belgium, Digital TV, Terrestrial

Morocco - Further extension of trial DTT services
Mar 3, 2007 – With DTT trial services proven to be successful, the coverage area of the services will be extended. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Morocco, Terrestrial

Ocean Blue Multi-Mode software to handle digital and analogue TV
Mar 3, 2007 – Ocean Blue Software has released a single software suite to handle both digital and analogue TV. The new multi-mode software provides a single solution for CE manufacturers, reducing development time and software costs. More …
News categories: Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Satellite, Terrestrial, UK

Spain - Launch of local DTT services in Basque region in 2008
Mar 1, 2007 – In the Basque region of Spain local authorities have announced that they will invite broadcasters to tender for local DTT licenses at the end of 2007 with services expected to be available by the end of 2008. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Spain, Terrestrial