DVB-T2

CSA authorises DVB-T2 trial

France’s media regulator the CSA has authorised Image & Réseaux to begin trial transmissions in the DVB-T2 format in the Rennes region. The company is… Read more

Khakassia begins migration to DVB-T2

The Republic of Khakassia in south-central Siberia has begun to migrate from DVB-T to DVB-T2-based digital-terrestrial broadcasting, according to local reports. Khakassia has already begun… Read more

Russia scraps DVB-H plans

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Russia’s communications ministry is scrapping plans to develop DVB-H mobile TV services in the country and will redirect RUB2.1 billion (€54 million) earmarked for the… Read more

St Petersburg begins DVB-T2 broadcasts

Russia’s second city St Petersburg is launching test broadcasts using the DVB-T2 standard today.  St Petersburg will test the new standard via broadcasts on Channel… Read more

Altai regions moves forward with DVB-T2 plan

Russia’s Altai region in southern Siberia will launch DVB-T2 digital-terrestrial services this year, according to local reports. The Altai government decided to adopt DVB-T2 as… Read more

BBC and Thomson complete Freeview fifth HD channel trial

UK public broadcaster the BBC is set to broadcast a fifth HD Freeview channel on the country’s DTT Multiplex B using Thomson Video Networks’ ViBE… Read more

Russia moves ahead with DVB-T2 migration

Russia is moving ahead with the deployment of a DVB-T2-based digital-terrestrial TV infrastructure following a decision by the government to switch to the DVB-T2 standard… Read more

Czech Republic first in CEE to complete switchover

The Czech Republic has become the first country in central and eastern Europe to complete digital switchover following the implementation of digital broadcasting at the… Read more

French government abandons bonus channels plan

The French government has abandoned plans to award so-called bonus channels on the digital-terrestrial platform to the country’s commercial broadcasters as part of its plan… Read more

M-Net and e.tv in dispute over DTT set-top plans

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A dispute has blown up in South Africa between Naspers-owned pay TV service M-Net and free-to-air commercial channel e.tv over the future of digital-terrestrial TV,… Read more