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Pixelworks Powers AirTV’s Recently Launched DVR Features

by Andrew Fenn

Pixelworks transcoding technology is powering AirTV’s new Local Channels DVR, which allows users to watch live and recorded local channels in and out of the home, with no subscription required to access recorded local …

KPN’s Digitenne Starts DVB-T2 transition

by Bob Raikes

KPN in the Netherlands has said that it has started the transition of its DTT service to support DVB-T2 which will maintain the number of channels, but will move from SD to HD by …

Switzerland Abandons DTT Transmission

by Bob Raikes

SRG in Switzerland, which has been operating DTT in the country, has been granted a new broadcasting concession that allows it to switch off its 200+ DVB-T terrestrial transmitters and discontinue the DTT service …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Switzerland| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 25 - Issue 34

Italy to Switch Over from MPEG-2 Format to MPEG-4 from 2020

by Andrew Fenn

Italy will switch from MPEG-2 coding to MPEG-4 on the DVB-T standard from January 1st, 2020 as part of its plan to free up the 700MHz frequency band for high-speed mobile internet. Following a …

Russian Ministry of Communications Discussing DTH Changes

by Andrew Fenn

Russia’s Ministry of Communications may soon approve a legal clause that dictates that satellite operators must provide access to the country’s 20 main TV channels for free, apart from a one-off payment to access …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Russia| Satellite| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 25 - Issue 29

Italy Looking to DTT Future

by Bob Raikes

Advanced TV reported that Italy is looking at a plan ((PNAF 2018) to create 10 national UHF band multiplexes and four local ones as well as a VHF regional multiplex. The aim is to …

Tags:Italy| Large Display Monitor| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 25 - Issue 28

Portugal DTT Frequency Change to Finish by June 2020

by Andrew Fenn

Portugal’s National Communications Authority has said that the country’s DTT frequency change — taking place all over Europe over the next two years, to free up the currently occupied 700MHz frequency band for 5G …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Portugal| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 25 - Issue 26

Spain DTT Migration to Conclude Three Months Ahead of Schedule

by Andrew Fenn

According to Advanced Television, the Spanish government has confirmed that the country’s DTT migration will be completed by March 2020, three months before the EU deadline. The migration is taking place throughout the region …

ATSC 3.0 Business Plans Showcase Annual Conference

by Aldo Cugnini

The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) held its 2018 Next-Gen TV Conference last month in Washington, D.C. Speakers at the two-day event reported on its status and provided a forecast on the various business …

Tags:ATSC| Korea| Terrestrial (DTT)| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 24

French Broadcasters Collaborating on New OTT Platform

by Andrew Fenn

France Télévisions, M6 and TF1 have announced they are joining forces to build SALTO, a new OTT platform for the French TV market. The trio says that, through SALTO, they intend to deliver a …

Freeview to receive £125m investment to go ‘fully hybrid’

by Andrew Fenn

The BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and network operator Arqiva — the four shareholders of Digital UK — have signed a new five-year agreement to accelerate Freeview’s transition to a fully hybrid platform, providing free-to-view …

MaxLinear and Pixelworks Selected by Nuvyyo for New OTA DVR

by Andrew Fenn

Nuvyyo has selected MaxLinear’s MxL69x ATSC receiver for its new Tablo Dual Lite OTA DVR product that streams live HDTV and recorded OTA content to any internet-connected TV, streaming media player, gaming system, computer …