Advanced Television

DTT/DSO

Telco gains boost pay-TV growth

The global pay-TV market continues to grow in the first two quarters of 2013, adding 23 million new subscribers for a 3 per cent increase, according to ABI Research. In particular, telco TV and satellite TV growth was robust while cable and terrestrial pay-TV services experienced virtually flat growth. “ABI Research expects that worldwide pay-TV […]

September 5, 2013

VuTV pay-TV for Freeview HD

A new pay-TV service is set to become available on the UK’s DTT platform for Freeview HD viewers with the launch this autumn of VuTV. VuTV will air on Freeview channel 238 and allow subscribers to enjoy a range of premium channels from established brands. A+E Networks, Viacom International Media Networks and Turner Broadcasting are […]

August 29, 2013By Colin Mann

Digital success plan for Thailand

Thailand says that by the fourth year of its 4-year plan, some 95 per cent of the nation will be able to receive a full portfolio of digital channels. Thailand’s National Broadcasting & Telecoms Commission (NBTC) is requiring upcoming digital broadcasters to boost their signals beyond their current 50 per cent plan for Year 1to […]

August 29, 2013By Chris Forrester

TalkTalk TV surpasses 500,000 customers

TalkTalk says that it is the UK’s fastest-growing pay-TV service, after revealing that it has signed the 500,000th customer to its YouView-powered offering. The telco launched its budget TV service less than 12 months ago. “Reaching this milestone in less than a year is a great achievement, but it’s just the beginning,” said Dido Harding, […]

August 28, 2013

ATSC receives 10 next-gen TV proposals

US digital TV standards body the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) has received 10 initial proposals from 19 organisations for the Physical Layer of the new ‘ATSC 3.0’ broadcast television standard. With higher capacity to deliver Ultra High-Definition services, robust reception on mobile devices and improved efficiency, the new ATSC 3.0 standard is expected to […]

August 28, 2013

RTP seeks two more DTT channels in Portugal

Portuguese public broadcaster RTP is considering adding two TV channels, currently available only on pay-TV platforms, to its existing DTT offer. The two channels are RTP Informação and RTP Memória and, according to local reports, the broadcaster has already submitted a request to the Regulatory Authority for the Media (ERC) to add the content. However, […]

August 23, 2013From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Comux unveils ‘Local TV’

Comux UK, the community-owned business selected by Ofcom to build and operate the local television broadcasting platform, has released details of ‘Local TV’, the brand that will be the public face of the UK’s local television service. Local TV will be responsible for maximising awareness and providing information about local television stations and programming through […]

August 22, 2013

Thailand unveils DTT auction process

Thailand will announce the complete terms of its upcoming auction for DTT frequencies on August 27. An “invitation” tender document will be issued by the government’s Broadcasting agency, and initial expressions of interest (along with a fee of 1 million Thai Bhat, – about $31,000) on an auction document which will be available by September […]

August 22, 2013By Chris Forrester

Ateme expands DTV coverage in Brazil

Ateme, a global player in advanced video compression solutions for the broadcast industry, today announced that Brazilian broadcaster, Rede Record, has used its encoders to expand the commercial deployment of digital television in multiple regions across Brazil, including Bauru and São José do Rio Preto in the state of São Paulo, João Pessoa in the […]

August 21, 2013

HbbTV extends logo licensing to consumer devices

The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing an open standard for the delivery of broadcast and broadband services through connected TVs and set-top boxes, is to license the HbbTV Logo to consumer electronics manufacturers. Any vendor selling an HbbTV device is now able to use the Logo on their device to indicate compatibility […]

August 20, 2013