Regulation News

UEC set-top boxes for Eastern Australia satellite TV in-fill service
Apr 14, 2010 – The Australian Government has announced that VAST, a Southern Cross Media and Imparja joint venture, will provide digital TV services to viewers in eastern Australia who cannot receive DTT. Altech UEC will be the initial supplier of set top boxes.
News categories: Southern Cross Media, Imparja, Altech UEC, Australia, Digital TV, Regulation, Satellite, Set Top Box

CSA authorises 16 DVB-H channels for France
Apr 9, 2010 – France's CSA has issued broadcasting licences to 13 private channels that it has selected following a call for applications to provide mobile TV (TMP). It has also granted licences to three public channels selected by the Government.
News categories: Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel, Digital TV, France, Mobile, Regulation

NGB Collaborates With Local Ghanaian Channels On DTT Platform
Mar 31, 2010 – Next Generation Broadcasting (NGB) Ghana Ltd is planning to launch a Digital Terrestrial Pay TV service in Ghana branded SMART TV. SMART TV will provide customer with both free to air and pay TV channels.
News categories: Next Generation Broadcasting AB, Digital TV, Ghana, Regulation, Terrestrial

CNTV obtains China's first Internet TV operating licence
Mar 25, 2010 – China Network Television (CNTV), a service of China Central Television (CCTV), has obtained from China's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) the country's first internet TV operating licence.
News categories: SARFT, China Network Television, China, Digital TV, Regulation, Streaming

Indonesia targets 2018 for analogue switch-off
Mar 25, 2010 – The Indonesian government is putting plans in place with the country's TV operators for switch-over to digital TV. The deadline for completion is to be set at 2018.
News categories: Departemen Komunikasi dan Informatika, Digital TV, Indonesia, Regulation, Terrestrial

Switzerland consults on digital terrestrial television
Mar 23, 2010 – In order to be able to evaluate the requirements of those interested in broadcasting their TV programmes using DVB-T transmission, Switzerland's Federal Office of Communications (BAKOM) has launched a public consultation.
News categories: BAKOM, Digital TV, Regulation, Switzerland, Terrestrial

Claro receives DTH licence for Panama
Mar 23, 2010 – Panama's Autoridad Nacional de los Servicios Públicos has granted a licence to América Móvil's Claro to launch a DTH satellite TV service in the country. The licence is for 25 years, and the service must begin within three years.
News categories: América Móvil, Autoridad Nacional de los Servicios Públicos, Digital TV, Panama, Regulation, Satellite

FCC approves COSHIP CA-integrated cable boxes
Mar 18, 2010 – COSHIP Electronics (Shenzhen:002052) has received approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a waiver of the ban on cable set-top boxes (STBs) with integrated conditional access.
News categories: COSHIP, FCC, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Regulation, Set Top Box, USA

Satellite Service to Deliver Digital TV Australia-wide
Mar 18, 2010 – Australia's Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Senator Stephen Conroy has said that legislation has been introduced to ensure all Australians will be able to receive the full suite of digital television channels.
News categories: Australia, Regulation, Satellite