Advanced Television

DTT/DSO

Velister selects Net Insight for IP DTT Network

Net Insight, a provider of scalable transport solutions for media, IP and broadcast networks, has delivered the Nimbra platform to Velister, the commercial DVB-T operator in Cyprus for a new all-IP DTT network. The DTT network carries three MUXes and consists of end-to-end provisioning, full-path protection architecture with multiple levels of redundancy from the head-end […]

December 2, 2011

Sky Italia quits DTT process

Sky Italia says the current Italian scheme to allocate new digital frequencies is flawed and biased in favour of the two major network incumbents, public broadcaster RAI and Silvio Berlusconi’s Mediaset. Sky Italia has now faced Italy’s new Prime Minister Mario Monti with having to make a decision whether to change the rules – and […]

December 1, 2011By Chris Forrester

Argentina delays DTT licence bids

Argentina has again postponed the bidding process for the 220 new digital terrestrial channels it wants to create.   This is the third time that Argentina’s Federal Audiovisual Communication Service  (FAC) has postponed the process, and this time it is for 90 days. Initially, the opening of bids was scheduled for last August, but was rescheduled […]

November 29, 2011By Chris Forrester

NZ Freeview hits 1m viewers

Free to air digital TV platform Freeview is now being watched by more than a million New Zealanders. Freeview’s latest sales figures show more than half a million of New Zealand‚s 1.6 million households were receiving Freeview free to air digital TV. As at the end of October 536,350 homes using Freeview for their television […]

November 29, 2011

Iran to launch 8 channels

The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) is planning to launch eight digital television channels with various types of programmes. IRIB chief Ezzatollah Zarghami announced the plan saying that the new channels will cover a wide range of entertainment, news, educational and scientific programmes. IRIB’s achievements and new plans were discussed during the 24th meeting […]

November 28, 2011By Chris Forrester

Pay-DTT from Sky and TVNZ

Sky Television and Television New Zealand (TVNZ) have formed a partnership to launch a new digital pay television service, delivering pay channels over Sky’s digital terrestrial spectrum. Sky has a 51 per cent shareholding and TVNZ a 49 per cent shareholding in the joint venture. The new service will provide paid-for and free content, including […]

November 24, 2011By Colin Mann

Spain trials DVB-T2

Spanish telco operator Abertis Telecom is trialling DTT tests using the European standard DVB-T2 in the city of Barcelona, north of Spain, for a six month period. The pilot test aims to assess the benefits of the new standard for broadcasting of services for the fixed and mobile reception through a single multiplex, one signal […]

November 22, 2011From David Del Valle in Madrid

Mediaset launches Premium Play ‘Everywhere’

After Premium OnDemand and Premium NetTV, Italian commercial broadcaster Mediaset on November 18 launched another flexible way of enjoying TV. Premium Play is a service available on all Mediaset Premium packages from €19 per month. Italian TV viewers can now choose when, how and where to enjoy selected programmes. The offer includes 2,000 content among […]

November 18, 2011From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Netgem for Netia hybrid IPTV

Netgem has announced that Netia will start rolling out its new TV service based on Netgem’s technologies in Poland, a telecom market that was previously operated as a monopoly and has just opened to competition. Netia is bundling subscriptions offering high-speed broadband access with unlimited calls and now, using Netgem services, the Polish operator will […]

November 9, 2011

Two new channels for Italian DTT

Two new DTT channels have been confirmed to launch in Italy this November. Radio Capital TV is a new music TV channel which is set to launch on November 11th on DTT in Italy. The channel, owned by the Espresso media group, will air music videos, with a special focus on “classics” from the 70s, […]

November 2, 2011From Branislav Pekic in Rome