Regulation News

Ireland - BCI issues decision on DTT Multiplex contracts
Jul 21, 2008 – The Broadcasting Commission of Ireland has considered the applications for three national Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) multiplexes and has awarded the contract in principle to Boxer DTT Limited.
News categories: Broadcasting Commission of Ireland, Boxer DTT, Digital TV, Ireland, Regulation, Terrestrial

TRAI releases draft Recommendations on Restructuring of Cable TV Sector
Jul 15, 2008 – The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued draft recommendations on the 'Restructuring of Cable TV Services'.
News categories: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Cable TV, Digital TV, India, Regulation

Poland - Second multiplex competition
Jul 4, 2008 – UKE and KRRiT have commenced preparation of the documentation for a second multiplex competition. Market expectations toward HD MPEG-4 will be taken into consideration in the competition, which will be held in the second half of 2008.
News categories: Urząd Komunikacji Elektronicznej, KRRiT, Digital TV, Poland, Regulation, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Slovakia - MPEG-4 AVC for DTT platform
Jul 3, 2008 – The Slovak Telecom Office (TU SR) has recommended the use of the MPEG-4 AVC compression format for the DTT platform.
News categories: TÚ SR, Digital TV, Regulation, Slovakia, Terrestrial

Preliminary decision awards victory in Portugal DTT contest
Jun 30, 2008 – Portugal Telecom (Lisbon: PTC; NYSE: PT) has announced that a preliminary decision of the Public Tender Committee has awarded PT the victory in the Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) pay-TV (Muxes B to F) public tender.
News categories: Portugal Telecom, Digital TV, Portugal, Regulation, Terrestrial

Korea - IPTV Broadcast to Start in Fall
Jun 27, 2008 – The Korea Communications Commission (KCC) fixed its guideline for new TV broadcasting channels to be delivered via broadband Internet, paving the way for private firms to start this service around this fall.
News categories: Korea Communications Commission, Digital TV, IPTV, Korea, Regulation

Spain - Government preparing law on mobile TV
Jun 24, 2008 – The Spanish government has announced that it is preparing a law to allow for the introduction of mobile television services.
News categories: Digital TV, Mobile, Regulation, Spain

CableCARD Deployment and Support
Jun 23, 2008 – According to the NCTA, there have been over 372,000 CableCARDs deployed for use in Unidirectional Digital Cable Ready Product (UDCP) models by the ten largest incumbent cable operators who serve approximately 90% of the cable subscribers in the U.S.
News categories: National Cable & Telecommunications Association, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Regulation, Set Top Box, Smart TV, USA

Ireland - ComReg consults on Spectrum for Mobile TV
Jun 18, 2008 – Ireland's Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) has announced its public consultation on the award of UHF spectrum initially in the five urban areas of Cork, Dublin, Galway, Limerick and Waterford.
News categories: ComReg, Digital TV, Ireland, Mobile, Regulation