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St Petersburg and Kazan to continue with DVB-T broadcasts for now
The Russian cities of St Petersburg and Kazan have decided to continue broadcasting using the…
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France names six new HD channels for DTT network
French regulator the CSA has unveiled six new channels on the country’s digital terrestrial television…
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DNA increases cable subs, plans DTT expansion
Finish telco and cable operator DNA ended 2011 with 602,000 cable TV subscribers, up slightly…
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RTÉ looks to new models for catch-up and VOD
Irish public broadcaster RTÉ could look to develop pay services and international services as it…
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Finland faces challenges in DVB-T2 migration
Finland’s planned migration of its digital-terrestrial platform to the DVB-T2 standard and the more efficient…
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CNN to launch on DTT in Finland
International news broadcaster CNN is to launch via digital terrestrial television (DTT) in Finland after…
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Kenya to ban importation of analogue TVs
Kenya is to ban the importation of analogue TV sets by June this year in…
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South Africa approves framework for DTT subsidies
The South African government has approved the general framework of a scheme to subsidies the…
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European pay DTT revenues will top US$2 billion in five years
Cumulative revenues from Western Europe’s pay digital terrestrial TV services will top US$2 billion (€1.5…
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One million DVB-T2 boxes in Russia
About one million DVB-T2 set-top boxes have been delivered in Russia to date, according to…
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RTÉ to use Ka-Sat for new Saorsat platform
Ireland’s national broadcaster, RTÉ, has selected Eutelsat’s Ka-Sat to deliver a satellite-based version of its…
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T-VIPS aids local insertion for SFN DTT networks
TV technology company T-VIPS has launched the CP330 T2 Bridge, which it says enables efficient…
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Alticast launches Windmill for hybrid TV
MHP middleware specialist Alticast has launched Windmill, which is described as an end-to-end digital interactive…
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Two French DTT candidates drop out
Two of the candidates for the six new HD digital-terrestrial slots on offer in France…
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DTG unveils next-generation Freeview features
The UK’s Digital Television Group (DTG) has unveiled next-generation features for the Freeview digital-terrestrial platform….
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Humax to make boxes in Russia for DVB-T2 rollout
Russian state broadcasting organization RTRS has signed a deal with set-top manufacturer Humax to provide…
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Nagra teams with Abertis for cloud-based TV platform
TV technology company Nagra has teamed up with Spain’s Abertis Telecom to launch a cloud-based…
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Conax signs Contego to Malivision
Malian DTT operator Malivision has upgraded its Conax conditional access system from CAS7 to Conax…
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Portugal on track for switchover
Portugal is on track to meet its targeted digital switchover date of April 26, according…
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Belarus will be ready for DSO by 2015, says minister
Belarus will likely be ready to complete digital switchover by July 2015, despite slow take…
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Use of digital TV spectrum for mobile on agenda for WRC-15
The possible allocation of spectrum in the 700MHz band, used for digital broadcasting in Europe,…
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TV Numeric mulls options as French pay DTT stumbles
The future of pay TV on the French digital-terrestrial platform has been thrown into further…
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Freeview HD passes 4.4 million devices
UK digital-terrestrial service Freeview has reported fourth-quarter sales of 1.3 million Freeview HD TVs and…
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RTRS to broadcast DVB-T2 in five cities in second quarter
Russian state-owned broadcaster RTRS has confirmed that it will start broadcasting in the DVB-T2 format…
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Teracom reports successful 2011
Scandinavian transmission services company and broadcaster Teracom reported an operating profit of SEK376 million (€43…
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T-VIPS launches DVB-T/T2 monitor
TV transport technology specialist T-VIPS has launched the TNS547 DTT monitor for DVB-T and DVB-T2…
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City TV hires Canis to advise on Birmingham bid
The UK’s City TV Broadcasting has appointed Canis Media as broadcast consultants to support its…
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BBC and Thomson complete Freeview fifth HD channel trial
UK public broadcaster the BBC is set to broadcast a fifth HD Freeview channel on…
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ARCEP to launch consultation on DTT transmission business
French telecom regulator ARCEP is to launch a public consultation on its analysis of the…
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French watchdog unhappy with Canal Plus TPS Star move
France’s competition authority has reportedly expressed strong reservations about pay TV operator Canal Plus’s recent…