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Portuguese regulators consult on future of DTT
Portuguese telecom regulator ANACOM and media regulator the ERC have launched a public consultation on…
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Al Jazeera launches in Sweden
Al Jazeera has launched in Sweden as part of the Teracom-backed Boxer digital-terrestrial TV platform. …
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TF6 closure signals further decline of pay DTT
In another blow for digital-terrestrial pay TV in France, commercial broadcasters TF1 and M6 have…
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Comux switches on new transmitters for local TV
Comux, the infrastructure joint venture set up to support the launch of local digital-terrestrial TV…
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MultiChoice expands Sub-Sahara Africa DTT with Intelsat deal
African DTT operator MultiChoice is expanding the reach of its TV offering in Sub-Saharan Africa…
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DTT taking off in Latin America
Digital terrestrial television is booming in Latin America and will be in 94.5% of homes…
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Cyfrowy Polsat to sell DVB-T-enabled smartphones
Polish pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat is to launch a series of mobile phones with…
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EBU slams mobile industry spectrum claims
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has criticised claims made by the mobile telecom industry regarding…
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Belarus DTT coverage reaches 97.4%
Roughly 97.4% of households in the Belarus now have access to digital terrestrial TV, according…
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EBU sounds alarm on Swedish 700MHz move
The EBU has expressed concern following last week’s decision by the Swedish government to open…
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South Africa will not use CA to cut off non-payers, says minister
The South African government has no intention of using conditional access in digital-terrestrial set-top boxes…
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Arqiva acquires Capablue
UK media and communications infrastructure supplier Arqiva has acquired connected TV, video-on-demand and content solution…
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DNA combines all TV units under Welho brand
Finnish telecom operator DNA is combining all its TV and fixed-network broadband services in a…
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Ghanaian win for Digital TV Labs
Ghana’s National Communications Authority has appointed the UK’s Digital TV Labs as an accredited test…
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GOtv launches in Rwanda
South African pay TV operator MultiChoice’s digital-terrestrial pay TV service GOtv has launched in Rwanda….
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At800 scales back UK DTT service disruption efforts
At800, the UK body set up to test for interference from 4G networks on DTT…
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Teo sees IPTV growth but DTT numbers slide
Lithuanian service provider Teo’s base of IPTV subscribers grew by 12.2% last year to 172,300,…
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Pay TV subscribers expected to exceed 1.1 billion by 2019
The global base of pay TV subscribers will exceed 1.1 billion by 2019, with IPTV…
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Digital UK stresses DTT value ahead of spectrum shakeup
The UK’s Freeview DTT platform returns almost £80 billion (€97 billion) to the economy and…
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DNA begins airing HD versions of Yle channels
Finnish telecom and TV operator DNA is to begin broadcasting HD versions of public channels…
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Sub-Saharan pay TV numbers to double
The number of pay TV subscribers in Sub-Saharan Africa will more than double to reach…
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Russian government scales back digital TV promo funding
The Russian government has decided to withdraw RUB600 million (€13 million) of funding that had…
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Two new channels for Arqiva’s Freeview OTT platform
Communications infrastructure and media services company, Arqiva, is adding two channels to Connect TV, its…
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South Africa decides against mandatory access control
The South African government has decided not to make use of access control a mandatory…
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DNA moves to harmonise Finnish DTT platforms
DNA-owned Finnish digital-terrestrial pay TV service PlusTV has made HD channels available to its subscribers,…
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Ofcom awards new local TV licences
UK regulator Ofcom has awarded two more local TV licences following the launch of the…
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TV3 and Dozhd compete for vacant Russian DTT slot
Russian channels TV3 and Dozhd will compete for the slot in the country’s second digital-terrestrial…
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UK digital TV comes of age
Digital TV delivered through the home aerial marks its 15-year birthday today, but new digital…
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African DTT migration facing “multiple challenges”
Digital-terrestrial TV migration in Africa faces multiple challenges, with little sign that deadlines will be…
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Ofcom awards new local TV network licences
UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has awarded local TV licences for digital terrestrial channels in Cambridge…