Spanish telco Telefónica is considering bidding for the new nationwide free-to-air DTT channel to be awarded by public tender in the last quarter of 2025. According to El Economista, Telefónica is negotiating with a group of media group Prisa shareholders who would be interested in the new TV channel, unlike Prisa – which has ruled […]
Arabsat-owned Hellas Sat says it has been granted a licence to establish and operate a DTT network in Cyprus, marking a major step forward in the country’s broadcasting landscape. The authorisation, issued by the director of the deputy ministry of research’s electronic communications department, will be valid from December 1st 2025 to November 9th 2040. […]
French media regulator Arcom has adopted a new numbering of national television channels broadcast on digital terrestrial television (DTT), in particular to take into account the upcoming arrival of the new CMI TV and OFTV services, authorised on December 11th, and the decision of Canal+ to stop its broadcast on TNT. Arcom has ensured the […]
A new nationwide TV channel, Squirrel, has launched on Spain’s DTT, replacing Disney Channel which closed down on January 6th. Owned by Squirrel Media Group, Squirrel is a cinema and TV series channel offering classic and just released movies with at least ten film titles airing every day. Squirrel Media Group also operates BOM Cine […]
French TV regulator Arcom has confirmed the names of the next round of DTT FTA channels to broadcast from March 1st 2025, confirming the exclusion of Vivendi’s C8 and NRJ’s NRJ12. Both will be replaced by newcomers CMI TV, the TV arm of billionaire Daniel Kretinsky, and OFTV, owned by regional press group Ouest France. […]
Canal+ has announced that it will soon withdraw its four pay-TV channel, Canal+, Canal+ Cinéma, Canal+ Sport and Planète+, from DTT in France. The French broadcaster said it “continues to suffer tax and regulatory decisions that penalise its operations in France”, such as an increase in tax paid to the CNC (The French National Centre […]
South Africa Minister of Communications Solly Malatsi has confirmed that the Ministry of Communications and Digital Technologies has secured cabinet’s support for an extension of the deadline for the analogue switch-off from December 31st 2024 to March 31st 2025, suggesting that the extension will ensure that as many indigent households as possible will enjoy their […]
On November 21st, TV companies worldwide will unite to celebrate World Television Day, a reminder of the powerful role multiplatform TV plays in society. Established by the United Nations, this annual occasion emphasises television as a vital medium for information, communication, and entertainment. Each year, egta, the international trade body of multiplatform TV and audio […]
Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) in Portugal has been a “costly failure”, currently being used by less than 3 per cent of the country’s population and costing RTP €8 million annually. Speaking before a Parliamentary Committee on Culture, Pedro Duarte, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, admitted that DTT is a project “that did not take off”, describing […]
Campaigners are calling on the UK Government to commit to the long-term future of traditional terrestrial broadcast TV, as consultancy firm EY has published research revealing the risks and costs of delivering all TV over only the internet. Free-to-air, terrestrial broadcast TV, which millions watch every day, is only secure until the early 2030s, when […]