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Freenet TV Expects Over 1 Million Customers For DVB-T2

by Alan Spencer

Freenet, the German media company, is expecting its DVB-T2 platform to reach more than one million paying customers by the end of 2018. This was announced at the Freenet Capital Market Day 2017 on …

Mediaset Suggests UHD Interim Solution in Italy

by Bob Raikes

Advanced Television reports that Marco Pellegrinato, head of R&D and Innovation at the RTI Mediaset group in Italy said in a panel session at the MIPTV event in Cannes that there might be an …

Bosnia Ministry Issues New DTT Tender

by Alan Spencer

The communications and transport ministry in Bosnia, has released an international tender for the supply of digital microwave links for the second phase of public broadcasting digitisation for the country. Suppliers have 40 days …

Tags:Broadcast| Large Display Monitor| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 24 - Issue 11

Sony Invests in DTT in Italy

by Bob Raikes

Sony is not giving up on DTT and Sony Pictures Television Networks said it has agreed to buy two FTA channels, Neko TV and Capri Gourmet, which started in 2011, to get an entry …

Tags:Italy| Large Display Monitor| sony| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 24 - Issue 08

HbbTV Service Launched on DVB-T2 by Media Broadcast

by Alan Spencer

A HbbTV service on DVB-T2 will be launched on 29th March 2017, by German transmitter network operator Media Broadcast. The service will be called Freenet TV Connect, and at the same time Media Broadcast …

Tags:Germany| HbbTV| Large Display Monitor| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 24 - Issue 08

DTT Problem in Poland

by Bob Raikes

There are reports that there have been problems with DTT broadcast of some channels of public broadcaster TVP in Poland. The national transmission company, Emitel, said that there were problems in 11 of the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Poland| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 23 - Issue 50

Spain Planning for 700MHz Release

by Bob Raikes

The Spanish government is working with interested parties to develop plans for the release of the 700MHz band from DTT by 2020 or 2022. The country continues to roll out broadband connectivity and 98% …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Spain| Spectrum Allocation| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 23 - Issue 49

Italy Stops Harmful Transmissions

by Yvette Raikes

Since 2005, Italian TV transmissions on 61 frequencies have been causing harmful interference in neighbouring countries – Slovenia and Croatia in particular have complained. The Italian government has made all broadcasters on these frequencies …

Tags:Broadcast| Italy| Large Display Monitor| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 23 - Issue 48

EU Backs DTT Future

by Bob Raikes

The industry committee of the European Parliament has decided to leave the spectrum space below 700MHz (470-694 MHz) for DTT until at least 2030. The 700MHz band will be moved to be used for …

Tags:Europe| Large Display Monitor| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 23 - Issue 45

Pay-TV Grows in Portugal

by Bob Raikes

A report from APIT in Portugal, detailed on Advanced Television.com said that pay TV is gaining in popularity and reaching 42% in 2015. The majority of viewers (56%) still rely on FTA DTT content. …

D-Book 9 Here in the UK

by Bob Raikes

The UK’s DTG said that it has launched the latest version of its D-Book, D-Book 9. The aim of the new version is to improve the operation of FTA hybrid TV services and builds …

ATSC 3.0 Tested in Cleveland

by Bob Raikes

The first live ATSC 3.0 broadcast of a major professional sporting event – Major League Baseball’s World Series – has taken place in Cleveland. The experimental station is simulcasting network and local programming from …