The final UK airwaves needed for the launch of high-speed mobile broadband in the 800MHz band will be cleared this week, according to Digital UK, the body which led the implementation of digital TV switchover from 2008-2012 and during 2013 oversaw the clearance of terrestrial TV services from the spectrum band. In February 2012, Freeview […]
Getting the first four India ‘metros’ to convert their analogue cable systems to digital was always going to be a tough demand. But there’s now considerable evidence that Kolkata has failed dismally to convert with consumers and MSOs being slow to fill in the necessary paperwork confirming that conversion has happened. Now India’s Telecom Regulatory […]
Following the completion of the country’s digital switchover, Australian free-to-air television is planning its next technological evolution combining broadcasting and the Internet. Freeview Australia – the industry grouping comprising free-to-air licensees Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Special Broadcasting Service, Seven Network, Nine Network, Network Ten, Prime Media Group and Southern Cross Broadcasting – is working with the […]
UK comms regulator Ofcom is to proceed with an award of the 600 MHz spectrum band (550 to 606 MHz) to digital terrestrial TV (DTT) transmission company Arqiva, on an interim basis. The new capacity could triple the number of High Definition (HD) channels currently available on DTT, creating the opportunity for TV viewers to […]
Hungary will complete its transition to digital TV on July 31st. Hungary’s telecoms authority NMHH said all 14 Hungarian counties were on target to complete their digital switchover off by July 31st. Antenna Hungaria is managing the digital multiplexes, and are already fully on air. NMHH is urging consumers to get their converter boxes by […]
China’s StarTimes Group has been awarded a contract to convert Sierre Leone’s public broadcaster (SLBC) from analogue to digital. A contract was signed at a ceremony last Friday, June 21st. Star Communication Network Technology (StarTimes) and the SLBC signed the agreement that is expected to pave the way for the two organizations to form a […]
David Scott, Chief Executive of Digital UK, has been awarded a knighthood for services to digital switchover in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Saying he was “honoured” to receive the recognition, Scott added that delivering switchover required the collaboration of many individuals and organisations, all of whom deserved to share in the credit. Before becoming Chief […]
South Africa’s communications minister Dina Pule has kicked off the nation’s efforts to educate and inform the population about the upcoming changes to network broadcasting. South Africa is in the process of migrating from analogue broadcasting to digital in a move that will generate extra TV channels. But the process is well behind schedule, and […]
Mexico’s US border cities of Mexical, Monterrey, Ciudad Juarez and Reynosa, will not see their analogue TV signals switched off this year. Mexico’s government says that it doesn’t have the resources to convert the border regions to digital TV, and says that it still has to find $130 million – $150million to make the necessary […]
SES, one of the world’s largest commercial satellite operators, suffered a decline in earnings in the first quarter after last year’s switch-off of analogue transmissions to Germany. However the company retained its full-year outlook SES, which sells transmission capacity to the likes of BSkyB and India’s Dish TV, said core profit (EBITDA) dropped 4.8 per […]