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DTT
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TF1 and Daniel Kretinsky seek to build DTT presence in France
Twenty-five applications including two from Daniel Kretinsky’s CMI France and applications for two additional channels…
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Russian analogue broadcasters set for reprieve
Russia’s State Commission for Radio Frequencies (GKRCH) is set to allow local broadcasters to extend…
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Canal+ secures time-limited renewal of DTT presence
France’s Canal+ has agreed to renew the presence of its encrypted channel on France’s struggling…
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Canal+ reportedly seeking shorter commitment for DTT licence
French pay TV outfit Canal+ is looking to finalise a new licence to broadcast on…
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Xavier Niel to compete with TF1 and M6 for DTT frequency
French regulator ARCOM has announced that it received three bids for its recently advertised national…
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Former ITV chair argues that DTT is vital for “national resilience”
UK TV industry grandee Peter Bazalgette has warned that the role of content delivery via…
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ARCOM sets tight deadline for French DTT applications
French media regulator ARCOM has given companies until January 23 to submit an application for…
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Xavier Niel outfit asks for ‘more time’ to prepare DTT proposal
French telecom and media entrepreneur Xavier Niel’s NJJ Médias unit has asked media regulator ARCOM…
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Xavier Niel circles France’s DTT platform ahead of frequency renewals
Speculation is bubbling up in France around the possibility that telecom tycoon Xavier Niel, owner…
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EBU finds that 5G broadcast and DTT can share UHF band and broadcast infrastructure
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has concluded that 5G broadcast systems can be introduced alongside…
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Canal+ to stay on digital-terrestrial in France
French pay TV operator Canal+ has secured agreement from media regulator the Conseil Supérieur de…
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Canal+ apples for new DTT licence despite reservations
French pay TV operator Canal+ has applied to renew its digital-terrestrial licence when it expires…
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Canal+ may pull out of French digital-terrestrial platform at end of year
Canal+ may pull out of France’s digital-terrestrial TV platform when its licence expires at the…
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Portugal pushes back DTT migration
Portugal has pushed back the migration of digital-terrestrial TV services to clear the 700MHz spectrum…
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Portuguese regulator suspends 700MHz clearance on Coronavirus fears
Portuguese telecom regulator ANACOM has suspended the migration of the country’s digital-terrestrial network to make…
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Malaysia completes DTT switchover, launches myFreeview
Malaysia has completed its digital TV switchover. To facilitate this, the Malayssian Communications and Multimedia…
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Malaysia runs analogue switchover pilot in Langkawi
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), in collaboration with private broadcasters has run a…
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Finland’s DNA bows out of digital-terrestrial market with sale to Digita
Finnish service provider DNA has agreed to sell its digital-terrestrial pay TV business to rival…
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Spain approves €150m DTT migration
The Spanish government has approved an allocation of €150 million to aid in the country’s…
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Europa Way to launch Fly HD DTT platform in Italy
Italian broadcaster Europa Way has announced the launch of a new DTT platform. Fly HD…
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Italy watchdog OKs Mediaset-Sky deal but with conditions
Italy’s antitrust regulator has given the green light to Sky’s agreement with Mediaset on the…
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Finland’s DNA claims victory in DVB-T2 legal battle
Finnish service provider DNA has won a legal victory in its protracted dispute with public…
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TDF welcomes report on future of DTT
French transmission services provider TDF has welcomed plans for the modernisation of the country’s digital-terrestrial…
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Immediate Media taps Arqiva for hybrid delivery of channels
UK media services outfit Arqiva has launched a new hybrid TV service on the country’s…
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EBU: European DTT shut-downs not indicative of wider decline in platform
Recent moves by Belgium and Switzerland to shut down digital-terrestrial broadcast networks do not signal…
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TDF to expand digital-terrestrial UHD trial
French media regulator the CSA has authorised transmission services provider TDF to use a third…
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Mediaset agrees sale of digital-terrestrial operations unit
Mediaset has agreed the sale of 100% of R2, the company that controls the technical…
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DNA welcomes delay in DVB-T2 plan as dispute rumbles on
Finnish telecom operator, broadcaster and digital-terrestrial TV platform provider DNA has welcomed a delay by…
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SRG to shut down Swiss digital-terrestrial network
Swiss public broadcaster SRG is to shut down its digital-terrestrial TV service as part of…
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Finland’s DNA and Yle at loggerheads over DVB-T2 transition
Finnish service provider, broadcaster and digital-terrestrial transmission services provider DNA and the country’s public broadcaster…