The National Communications Commission (NCC) began its nationwide digital television switchover operations this week by shutting down analogue wireless television signals in the Dajia district of Taichung City, central Taiwan. NCC Chairperson Su Herng announced that Dajia had become the first district in the country to completely switch to digital TV. A ceremony was held […]
According to research by RNCOS, the global consumer electronics industry is set for phenomenal growth in the near future with rising demand for digital products. The digital technology revolution has enabled the industry to earn profit from the growing interaction of digital applications, such as, camcorders, DVD player/recorder, digital camera, etc. On the back of […]
A joint delegation of digital TV standards consortium DVB and European Union representatives has met with The Philippines’ National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to present the technical superiority of DVB-T2 over what it describes as the ‘dated’ Japanese ISDB-T system. The economic advantages and the benefits of the economies of scale were also set out. The […]
Media services company Arqiva has confirmed the completion of the Digital TV Switchover process for the Black Hill transmitter group. This serves central Scotland, including parts of Edinburgh and Glasgow. Subsequently, all terrestrial TV across Scotland is now fully digital – covering 14 main transmitter groups and 186 relay stations. Across the UK as a […]
Italy’s plans to raise $3.5 billion by selling off its analogue TV spectrum are in chaos. There are more than one hundred local TV channels involved who say they will not release their spectrum unless they receive better compensation terms. Worse, Italy’s cellular phone operators, the likely buyers of the spectrum, say they will not […]
Some 338 million digital homes were added around the world between 2006 and 2010, according to a new report from Digital TV Research (DTVR). The Digital TV World Databook estimates that this took the digital TV household total for the 73 countries covered to 576 million. Digital penetration climbed from 18.9 per cent at end-2006 […]
Dates for the switchover to digital television in New Zealand have been finalised, with Broadcasting Minister Jonathan Coleman releasing the details. It will occur in four stages: – Hawke’s Bay and the West Coast at 2am on Sunday 30 September, 2012. – Rest of the South Island at 2am on Sunday 28 April, 2013. – […]
Despite the recent social and political turmoil, rapid conversion to digital TV continues in the Middle East and Africa, according to a new report from Digital TV Research (DTVR). Digital TV penetration for the 18 countries covered in the research firm’s Digital TV Middle East & Africa report is already approaching two-thirds of the total. […]
Eastern Europe still has plenty of room for digital TV growth according to Digital TV Research. Two-thirds of homes (76 million) were still receiving analogue signals at end-2010 but rapid conversion to digital TV means that nearly 67 million digital homes will be added by 2016. The Digital TV Eastern Europe report forecasts that the […]
According to new market data from ABI Research, 11.3 million pay-TV subscribers were added at the end of first quarter of 2011. “By the end of 2011, the total number of pay-TV subscriptions is expected to exceed 759 million,” says practice director Jason Blackwell of ABI Research. Cable TV still maintains the largest market share; […]