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 […]

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 […]

The Digital Television Group (DTG) has announced the release of D-Book 12.9, the latest version of the UK’s universally-deployed technical standard for digital television. Developed in collaboration with industry, D-Book 12.9 introduces critical updates that reflect the fast-changing landscape of the TV market, ensuring the UK remains a leader in digital television innovation. Key updates […]

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 […]

The economic viability and the very existence of DTT channel Chérie 25 would be impacted by the non-renewal of sister channel NRJ 12’s authorisation, according to French TV and radio NRJ Group. In July 2024, regulator Arcom decided against the renewal of the NRJ 12 DTT frequency, which will expire at the end of February […]

The Spanish Administration is set to approve a Royal Decree with a new DTT Technical plan that will pave the way for a new nationwide DTT channel and for an Ultra HD migration of all TV channels. The favourite candidate for the new DTT channel is the media group Prisa, which is the publisher of […]

Fransat, the Eutelsat Group subsidiary operating a DTH platform of DTT channels for the French market, has showcased at IBC a miniature set-top box designed to further simplify satellite DTT DTH reception. The Fransat TV Stick is a conditional access module (CAM) that uses the new CI Plus 2.0 standard to integrate the decrypting and […]

Bosnia and Herzegovina has entrusted Croatian company Odašiljači i veze (OiV) to finally complete the long-delayed rollout of Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT). The project has been stalled for nearly a decade, leaving Bosnia and Herzegovina as the only European country still using analogue broadcasting technology. It is estimated that at least 60 per cent of […]

Media Broadcast has officially launched the distribution of television programmes via 5G broadcast as part of a pilot project in Halle, Germany. The pilot project is based on a tender from the Media Authority of Saxony-Anhalt, in which DTT capacities were awarded to Media Broadcast for testing the distribution of programmes in the 5G broadcast […]

The president of Portugal’s public broadcaster, RTP, has called for a review of the company’s channel structure. In a parliamentary hearing, Nicolau Santos questioned the viability of RTP’s current eight television and seven radio channels in today’s rapidly changing media landscape. Santos emphasised the need to align RTP with modern audience preferences, which have shifted […]