US broadcast majors commit to ATSC 3.0
At the 2018 NAB Show New York, executives from FOX Television Stations; NBC and Telemundo Owned Stations Group; Univision; TEGNA (for Pearl TV), and Nexstar Media Group (for SpectrumCo) announced…
Study: Growing US interest in next-gen TV
In an update to a 2017 national research study, consumers continue to show exceptionally strong interest in the US Next-Gen Television service (also known as ATSC 3.0) that will offer…
Italian broadcasters oppose new DTT plan
Four Italian broadcasters have requested that the Lazio Regional Administrative Court annuls the resolution by which regulator AgCom has approved the new DTT frequency plan. The changes in the TV…
Spain: Small DTTs want carriage compensation
Spain’s small DTT channels are demanding compensation for the “abusive profit” made by Cellnex, the domestic broadcasting agency, which has a monopoly on carrying their signals. The channels DKiss, Trece…
DTT and DTH lose ground in Italy
The 15th annual Censis report on the state of the communications sector in Italy has confirmed that traditional TV is increasingly losing ground to new distribution platforms. DTT and DTH…
Switzerland to cease DVB-T broadcasting in 2019
Switzerland will abandon DTT broadcasts during 2019 opting instead for more widespread technologies such as cable, Internet and satellite, which also offer the possibility of reception of HD channels. This…
Spain’s public consultation on DTT
Spanish regulator CNMC has launched a public consultation on the carriage of DTT signals in an attempt to introduce more competition in the market. Broadcasting company Cellnex, the former Abertis…
Portuguese DTT tender criticised
The tender for two new DTT channels in Portugal has received criticism from both public and private broadcasters. The CEO of Grupo Impresa, owner of national commercial channel SIC, Francisco…
Ghana DTT row escalates
Rarely does a parliamentary discussion over TV distribution result in near-blows being exchanged between members of parliament. But that happened on September 27th in Ghana as the Chairman of the…
DTT transmission battle in Ghana
StarTimes Group, the China-backed digital broadcaster in Africa, is looking to operate Ghana’s digital terrestrial service, but has hit a major stumbling block from a consortium of the country’s broadcasters.…