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Romania concludes DTT multiplex auction
Jun 10, 2014 – Following an auction by Romania's National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM), three multiplexes were awarded to the National Broadcasting Company S.A., for a €1,020,002 licence fee.
News categories: ANCOM, RADIOCOM, Content Distribution, Romania, Terrestrial

First ever UHDTV 4K transmission with DVB-S2X
Jun 10, 2014 – Newtec and MEASAT are to deliver a world premier at the CommunicAsia show (17-20 June 2014) with satellite transmission of 4K UHDTV video distributed using the new DVB-S2X transmission standard.
News categories: Newtec, MEASAT, Raj Malik, Steven Soenens, Mario Querner, BroadcastAsia, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVB-S2, Malaysia, Satellite, Singapore

NTT to release H.265/HEVC decoder for 4K TV
Jun 10, 2014 – NTT Advanced Technology has announced that it will launch in August 2014 its 'H.265/HEVC Decoder Appliance' ready for the 4K 'Range Extensions' Profile (4:2:2 sampling and 10-bit video).
News categories: NTT, Content Distribution, Worldwide

Grand River Mutual signs with Skitter TV for IPTV
Jun 9, 2014 – Skitter TV has announced that Grand River Mutual Telephone Corporation (GRM Networks) has selected Skitter TV's digital video services platform to deliver IPTV services to customers of GRM Networks in Princeton and Bethany, MO and Leon, IA.
News categories: Skitter TV, GRM Networks, Robert Saunders, Ron Hinds, Content Distribution, IPTV, USA

BBC R&D announces Ultra-High Definition trials
Jun 5, 2014 – BBC R&D has announced that it will work with Arqiva, major consumer electronics vendors and technology providers to explore the delivery of live Ultra-High Definition (UHD) content over broadcast and broadband networks.
News categories: BBC, Arqiva, Matthew Postgate, Steve Holebrook, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Streaming, Terrestrial, UK

NEC to implement digital TV transmitters for Thailand's PBS
Jun 5, 2014 – NEC (NEC; TSE: 6701) has announced that it will be implementing digital TV transmitters nationwide for the Thai Public Broadcasting Service (Thai PBS) for all of its 44 locations across the Kingdom of Thailand.
News categories: NEC Corp, Thai PBS, Mongkon Leelatum, Hiroshi Sato, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Terrestrial, Thailand

ENENSYS provides DVB-T2 system for Thailand's TV 5
Jun 3, 2014 – ENENSYS has announced that it has supplied its OneBeam solution to Thai TV5 for digital terrestrial TV. The DVB-T2 network has launched with transmitters in the cities of Bangkok, Nakhon Ratchasima, Chiang Mai and Songkhla.
News categories: ENENSYS, TV 5, Yosapon Meeprom, Colin Prior, Content Distribution, DVB-T2, Terrestrial, Thailand

MEDIA BROADCAST to develop DVB-T2 platform for Germany
Jun 3, 2014 – MEDIA BROADCAST has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland to develop a DVB-T2 platform, allowing terrestrial broadcasters to distribute more channels and to broadcast in HD.
News categories: MEDIA BROADCAST GmbH, Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, Wolfgang Breuer, Andre Prahl, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Germany, Terrestrial

OTT and multiscreen TV drive spending on broadcast and streaming video equipment
Jun 3, 2014 – According to Infonetics, the broadcast and streaming video equipment market grew 5.6% worldwide in 2013, as spending on CDNs increased while spending on contribution encoders and VOD playout servers decreased.
News categories: Infonetics Research, Jeff Heynen, Content Distribution, Market Research, Worldwide