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Another Broadcaster Begins -T2 Testing

by Tom Allen

Westdeutscher Rundfunk, a German public broadcaster, is to begin trialing DVB-T2 in August. The tests will offer HD content in the Bonn/Cologne region.

Tags:Broadcast| DVB-T & T2| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 11

DVB-T2 with HEVC Trialled in Czech Republic (Again)

by Tom Allen

Czech broadcast network operator Ceske Radiokomunikace has begun a second test of DVB-T2 with HEVC, following a trial last year (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 28). This test is expected to last until February …

Tags:Czech Republic| DVB-T & T2| HEVC (H.265)| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 10

DVB Establishes Terrestrial Discussion Group

by Tom Allen

The Digital Video Broadcast group has set up a new DVB-T team, which will begin discussions about the short- and mid-term future of terrestrial broadcasting. The new group is currently preparing a paper on …

Tags:DVB| DVB-T & T2| Europe| Large Display Monitor| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 22 - Issue 10

Croatia Agrees DVB-T2 Switch

by Tom Allen

Pay-TV viewers in Croatia should be prepared to upgrade their equipment again, in order to continue receiving terrestrial TV. The country is planning to move to the DVB-T2 platform by 2020, to re-distribute part …

Tags:DVB-T & T2| Europe| Large Display Monitor| TV Reception| Vol 22 - Issue 09

Germany Makes Way for 2017 DVB-T2

by Tom Allen

A helicopter installs a DVB-T antenna in MunichGermany’s federal cabinet has agreed to re-allocate frequencies in the 700MHz band, setting a time period for the introduction of DVB-T2. The new platform will be rolled …

Tags:DVB-T & T2| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Spectrum Allocation| Vol 22 - Issue 08

Media Broadcast Applies for -T2 Platform

by Tom Allen

Media Broadcast was the sole applicant to operate a future DVB-T2 platform in Germany. ZAK, the media authorities’ licensing commission, will now examine whether the framework conditions set in the tender have been met and the capacities …

Tags:Broadcast| DVB-T & T2| Germany| Large Display Monitor| TV Reception| Vol 22 - Issue 06

DVB-T Rises in Poland at Expense of DTH

by Tom Allen

Nielsen estimates that, between July 2014 and January 2015, the number of TV households in Poland rose 0.6%, or 77,000 homes, to 13.05 million. Satellite households fell 1% (53,000) to 4.6 million and viewers …

Tags:Cable| DVB-T & T2| Large Display Monitor| Poland| Satellite| TV Reception| Vol 22 - Issue 05

Russia Completes DVB-T2 transition

by Tom Allen

Russia’s Television and Radio Broadcasting Network (RTRS) has completed its DVB-T2 transition, which it began in March 2012. RTRS added that the main DTT multiplex it runs reaches 85.3% of Russia’s population (121.8 million people), …

Tags:DVB-T & T2| Large Display Monitor| Russia| Vol 22 - Issue 05

Digitag Predicts 8k by 2023

by Tom Allen

A roadmap by Digitag shows that 8k TV could be in place on Europe’s DTT platforms by 2023. The ‘Roadmap for the Evolution of DTT’ report (http://tinyurl.com/o42y8xf) predicts that consumers will see a transition …

Tags:4k| Broadcast| DVB-T & T2| HEVC (H.265)| Large Display Monitor| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 22 - Issue 06

Russia Consolidates Hold on Crimea…With TV

by Tom Allen

Russia is to spend RUB10 million ($162,500) to set up a DVB-T2 network in Crimea, which it annexed from Ukraine last year. According to TV-Digest, the Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network (RTRS) has …

Tags:DVB-T & T2| Large Display Monitor| Russia

DVB-T2 Plans Outlined in Germany

by Raverstead

At a Media Broadcast event in Germany regarding DVB-T2, it was said that private broadcasters in the country plan to launch services using the platform in mid-2016. DVB-T broadcasts could be turned off in …

Tags:DVB-T & T2| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 21 - Issue 46

EBU Issues Frequency Reports

by Raverstead

The EBU has issued two new reports. The first deals with DVB-T2 frequency and network planning (http://tinyurl.com/p5hjbbe), while the second is concerned with Single Frequency Networks (http://tinyurl.com/oaymv77).

Tags:DVB-T & T2| Large Display Monitor| Single Frequency Networks (SFN)| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 21 - Issue 47