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ASO Begins in Serbia

by Tom Allen

Serbia has begun its analogue switch-off, starting in the town of Vrsac. The country’s DTT network currently reaches 93.6% of the population; the head of the national broadcast operator Emisiona Tehnika i Veze believes …

Tags:ASO (Analogue Switch Off)| Large Display Monitor| Serbia| Vol 22 - Issue 13

Greece Completes ASO

by Tom Allen

Greece has completed its analogue switch-off. The DTT platform is now available to more than 96% of the country’s population.

Tags:ASO (Analogue Switch Off)| Greece| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 11

Mexico Prepares to Open Digital Receiver Tender

by Tom Allen

Mexico is to open a tender for the provision of 10.4 million DTT receivers. The sets must comply with the Ministry of Communications and Transport’s (SCT) specifications. They will be distributed to low-income households …

Tags:ASO (Analogue Switch Off)| Large Display Monitor| LATAM| LCD TVs| TV Reception| Vol 22 - Issue 11

Serbia is Not Prepared for ASO

by Tom Allen

Delegates at a roundtable discussion on digitisation and cable TV in Serbia have been told that as many as 43% of the population are still unable to receive digital TV signals. 100,000 digital receivers …

Tags:ASO (Analogue Switch Off)| Large Display Monitor| Serbia| Vol 22 - Issue 11

Spain Extends DSO Deadline

by Bob Raikes

The Spanish government has extended the deadline for digital migration to the 31st March 2015. Originally the switch was set for the 31st December 2014, but the government bowed to pressure from industry stakeholders. …

Tags:ASO (Analogue Switch Off)| Large Display Monitor| Spain| Vol 22 - Issue 01

European Bank Loans Serbia €24 Million for Switchover

by Bob Raikes

Serbian public company Emsiona Tehnika i Veze has been loaned €24 million by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, to complete the digital switchover. The full amount is unlikely to be spent, as …

Tags:ASO (Analogue Switch Off)| Large Display Monitor| Serbia| Vol 22 - Issue 01

Ukrainian Group Publishes ASO Recommendations

by Bob Raikes

A working group has recommended that Ukraine’s digital switchover be undertaken in four stages. The first (analogue switch-off in 10 locations, including Kiev) should be completed by 15th June 2015. Five more locations would …

Tags:ASO (Analogue Switch Off)| Large Display Monitor| Ukraine| Vol 21 - Issue 50

Analogue Remains On In Uganda

by Bob Raikes

Uganda has abandoned its plan to switch off analogue TV services on 31st December. The country is still working towards the June 2015 ASO deadline, but according to local media, this will be difficult …

Tags:ASO (Analogue Switch Off)| Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 21 - Issue 50

Belarus Makes Progress to Digital

by Raverstead

Analogue services continue to be switched off in Belarus. Analogue transmissions were turned off in the agglomerations of Liozno in the Vitebsk region and Krichev in the Mogilyov region from 1st November. Further shut-downs …

Tags:ASO (Analogue Switch Off)| Europe| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 46

At Least’ Half of ATU Members Will Not Meet ASO Deadline

by Raverstead

‘At least’ half of the members of the The Africa Telecommunications Union (ATU) will not meet the June 2015 analogue switch-off date, the organisation has said. Reasons for the delays include public resistance, lack …

Tags:ASO (Analogue Switch Off)| Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Vol 21 - Issue 49

DTT Hits Three Year Delay in Kazakhstan

by Raverstead

Kazakhstan will not introduce DTT services next year, as originally planned. Instead the roll-out has been postponed until 2018, due to technical issues, according to local media.

Tags:ASO (Analogue Switch Off)| Kazakhstan| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 48

Spanish Government Urged to Move DTT Deadline

by Raverstead

Spanish trade bodies have urged the government to extend its DTT migration deadline (currently 31st December) by three months. The associations (Uteca, FORTA, Installers Federation Fenitel, the Consumers Association and Abertis Telecom) say that …

Tags:ASO (Analogue Switch Off)| Large Display Monitor| Spain| Vol 21 - Issue 49