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

Honduras - ATSC selected for the DTT platform
Jan 19, 2007 – The telecommunications regulator Conatel has announced that Honduras will adopt the ATSC standard for its digital terrestrial television platform.
News categories: Conatel, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Honduras, Terrestrial

France - over 6.8 million DTT receivers in homes
Jan 16, 2007 – Latest figures show that over 6.8 million DTT receivers have been sold or rented in France by the end of 2006.
News categories: Digital TV, France, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Austria - Initial results following DTT launch in October 2006
Jan 16, 2007 – Following the launch of DTT services in Austria last October, it is estimated that 100,000 DVB-T receivers have been sold. Of these, viewers have purchased 35,000 MHP-enabled receivers using a subsidy offered by the government.
News categories: Austria, Digital TV, DVB-MHP, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

India - Digital TV to be all-pervasive in 11th Plan period
Jan 16, 2007 – All television homes in India may turn digital in the next few years with the government planning to switch over to digital terrestrial television (DTT) in the 11th Plan period (2007-2012).
News categories: Digital TV, India, Terrestrial

Slovenia - Telco Regulator Selects MPEG-4 for Digital TV
Jan 16, 2007 – The Agency for Post and Electronic Communications (APEK) has decided to select the MPEG-4 standard for digital terrestrial TV broadcasts as it started handing out the first digital TV radio frequencies.
News categories: APEK, Digital TV, Regulation, Slovenia, Terrestrial

Spain - TVC to offer HD services on its terrestrial platform
Jan 12, 2007 – The regional broadcaster in Catalonia, Televisio de Catalunya (TVC), has announced plans to launch high-defintion television services (HDTV) on its DTT platform.
News categories: Digital TV, Spain, Terrestrial

Portugal to launch digital TV tender this year - govt
Jan 10, 2007 – The Portuguese government will likely launch this year a tender for terrestrial digital TV, aiming to start broadcasts in 2008, said August Santos Silva, minister for parliamentary matters.
News categories: Digital TV, Portugal, Terrestrial

NEOTION reveals plans on revolutionary HD-module for Standard DVB television sets
Jan 10, 2007 – NEOTION, a French high-tech company specialized in the digital television, reveals plans to launch a module based HD decoder that can be fitted into any DVB Common Interface slot.
News categories: NEOTION, Digital TV, Smart TV, Sweden, Terrestrial

Magnum Semi and Genesis Microchip Create Digital PVR-TV Platform
Jan 9, 2007 – In private suites at the Consumer Electronics Show, Magnum Semiconductor and Genesis Microchip (Nasdaq: GNSS) have begun demonstrating their jointly developed reference design for putting PVR features directly into new flat-panel TVs.
News categories: Magnum Semiconductor, Genesis Microchip, ATSC 3, CES2025, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Smart TV