Apr 18 2019
At CABSAT, the Egyptian National Media Authority (ENMA) has selected Rohde & Schwarz R&S THU9evo transmitters for a multi-million Dollar contract to support their DVB-T2 network. After extensive evaluation of DVB-T2 transmitters from all leading vendors, Egypt’s ENMA has selected an advanced system solution from Rohde & Schwarz. To be installed at nine sites across […]
Nov 22 2018
UKTV has addedYesterday+1 to the Freeview platform on channel 99 in the Entertainment section of the Freeview channel list overspills below the HD channels. The channelbroadcasts a range of historical and wildlife factual programming alongside prime-time entertainment output, including older comedy series and has been on Freeview since the launch of the free-to-air service in 2002. […]
Jun 26 2018
Last year Digitenne acquired the rights to continue broadcasting on terrestrial in the Netherlands, one condition was the switch to DVB-T2. This technique is also used in other countries and gives the possibility to transmit channels in HD quality. However, this means that Digitenne have to convert their transmitter masts, and that all customers will […]
Mar 1 2018
The timeshift version of Sky’s free-to-air channel Pick is now available on Freeview channel 97. Pick+1 is carried on Freeview multiplex COM7, which uses DVB-T2, you will need to have a Freeview HD compatible receiver or TV to receive the channel. Pick is carried on Freeview channel 11. A retune may be required to receive […]
Dec 6 2017
Quest Red+1 has changed Freeview multiplexes, allowing some viewers to access the timeshift channel on 24 hours a day. Quest Red+1 was previously only available for a few hours every morning, its main purpose to secure a Freeview channel number for when it was able to go full-time. The new frequency allows Quest Red+1 to […]
Nov 1 2017
All Italians will have to switch to the new DVB-T2 standard by 01 July 2022, according to the timetable included in the government’s latest budget law. The switchover date is in line with the European Union’s plans to free up frequency space in the 700 MHz band for 5G mobile communications by moving digital TV […]
Aug 21 2017
Dutch telecom operator KPN is preparing to switch its DTT network, Digitenne, over to the DVB-T2/HEVC (H.265) standard. The company has not yet announced an official switch-over date from the current DVB-T standard, though messages from KPN on its users forum indicate the the preparations will begin before the end of the year. All current […]
Jul 28 2017
French media regulator the CSA has opened a public consultation on the future of the country’s digital-terrestrial TV platform, introducing the idea of launching a new multi-city multiplex that could be used to launch UHD services. To improve quality and make space for new services including UHD, the consultation will also consider the possibility of […]
Apr 5 2017
Marco Pellegrinato, Director R&D & Innovation at Italy’s RTI – Mediaset Group, has suggested that the country could adopt an interim HD HDR phase between 2018 and 2022 over digital terrestrial television prior to moving to Ultra HD HDR. Speaking during a panel session on ‘Italy is Busy with Ultra HD’ in the Sony 4K […]
Jan 17 2017
Hindi movie channel Rishtey Cineplex is continuing its expansion plans with the launch of the channel on the digital terrestrial TV service Freeview. First launched in India in March 2016, a UK version of Rishtey Cineplex appeared on Sky at the end of September 2016. Now the channel is being distributed via Freeview, although reception […]
Jan 12 2017
More4+1 has returned to Freeview from today after being removed in 2006 to allow for the launch of Film4 on the terrestrial platform. More4+1 can be found on channel 86, it can only be viewed using DVB-T2 compatible Freeview devices and TVs, or on YouView, EE TV and Now TV boxes. Reception is subject to […]
UKTV stays on satellite until the end of the decade
CITV: Children’s TV channel will close in September
That’s TV secures licence for That’s Cinema
BBC Radio 4 begins information campaign to transition listeners from Long Wave
Sky News launches international audio service
ITVX Kids launching in Summer 2023
CNN launches new FAST channel in Europe
More organisations join crusade to protect terrestrial television and radio
Channel launches and updates on Freeview
ITV announces closure of CITV
Jun 28 2019
Italian homes not ready for DVB-T2
An estimated 17.8 million households in Italy, or 82.1 per cent of the total, are not ready for DVB-T2 transmissions in the future. The information comes from research carried out by the Ugo Bordoni Foundation (FUB) and Auditel-Ipsos, during November of 2018. Of the 21.6 million DTT households in Italy, just 25% can receive DVB-T […]
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By Expat • Italy • Tags: Digital Switch Over, DVB-T2