Regulation News

TRAI takes steps to facilitate faster growth of IPTV service
Jun 13, 2008 – The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has held discussions with pay TV broadcasters regarding the rates and packaging of channels for Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) in order to facilitate faster growth of IPTV services in the country.
News categories: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Digital TV, India, IPTV, Regulation, Satellite

Ofcom: Delivering the digital dividend
Jun 6, 2008 – Ofcom has set out detailed proposals for how it will release the valuable spectrum that will be freed up as a result of the switchover to digital television.
News categories: Ofcom, Broadband, Digital TV, Mobile, Regulation, Terrestrial, UK

France - CSA announces services for DVB-H platform
May 27, 2008 – The CSA has announced the 13 television services which will receive licenses to broadcast on the DVB-H platform.
News categories: Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel, Digital TV, France, Mobile, Regulation

UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority Announces Consultation Process on Licensing Broadcast Mobile TV
May 27, 2008 – Committed to transparency and innovation, the UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) is launching a consultation process on the licensing of the Broadcast of Mobile TV in the UAE.
News categories: Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, Digital TV, Mobile, Regulation, UAE

France - Call for Proposals for a pay channel in HD: Canal+ declared eligible
May 19, 2008 – In response to the call for applications launched by the CSA on January 29, 2008 for broadcasting a pay TV channel in high definition, the submission of Canal+ SA (Euronext Paris: VIV), the only candidate to have replied, has been declared eligible.
News categories: Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel, Digital TV, France, Regulation, Terrestrial

China - SARFT Issues Parts 6 and 7 of CMMB
May 19, 2008 – The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) has issued Part 6 - Conditional Access - and Part 7 - Technical Requirements for Receiving and Decoding Terminals - of the China Mobile Multimedia Broadcasting (CMMB) industry standard.
News categories: SARFT, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Mobile, Regulation

Ofcom awards spectrum licence to Qualcomm UK Spectrum Ltd
May 16, 2008 – Ofcom has announced the outcome of its fifth auction of radio spectrum. This auction was for spectrum in the 1452-1492 MHz band. A licence to use the spectrum has been awarded to a subsidiary of Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) - Qualcomm UK Spectrum Ltd.
News categories: Ofcom, Qualcomm, Digital TV, Mobile, Regulation, Smart TV, UK

AT&T U-verse TV Becomes First Early Adopter of EPA ENERGY STAR Requirements for Set-Top Boxes
May 14, 2008 – As an ENERGY STAR participant AT&T (NYSE:T) will provide U-verse TV customers with Motorola (NYSE: MOT) and Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) receivers that meet the new ENERGY STAR efficiency criteria well in advance of Jan. 1, 2009 when thay go into effect.
News categories: ENERGY STAR, AT&T U-verse, Motorola, Cisco Systems, Digital TV, IPTV, Regulation, Set Top Box, USA

Hungary - Four bidders are competing for the operating rights of digital broadcasting networks
May 13, 2008 – All applicants that have submitted bids to the invitation to tender for the operating rights of the terrestrial digital television and terrestrial digital radio networks have met the formal requirements of the tender.
News categories: National Communications Authority of Hungary, Digital TV, Hungary, Regulation, Terrestrial