Analogue Switch-off Dates

Switching off analogue television

In many European countries, planning for analogue switch-off is well underway with several countries having already completed the process.

It is expected that most European countries will have switch-off their analogue services by 2015, if not earlier. The European Commission recommends that its Member-States complete the process by 2012.

 

Announced digital switchover dates

Country	Launch date	Compression format	Completion of ASO
UK	1998	MPEG-2	2012
Sweden	1999	MPEG-2	Completed
Spain	2000/ 2005	MPEG-2	2010
Finland	2001	MPEG-2	Completed
Switzerland	2001	MPEG-2	Completed
Germany	2002	MPEG-2	Completed
Belgium (Flemish)	2002	MPEG-2	Completed
NL	2003	MPEG-2	Completed
Italy	2004	MPEG-2	2012
France	2005	MPEG-2/MPEG-4 AVC	2011
Czech Republic	2005	MPEG-2	2011
Denmark	2006	MPEG-2/MPEG-4 AVC	Completed
Estonia	2006	MPEG-4 AVC	2010
Austria	2006	MPEG-2	2010
Slovenia	2006	MPEG-4 AVC (TBC)	2011
Norway	2007	MPEG-4 AVC	Completed
Lithuania	2008	MPEG-4 AVC	2012
Hungary	2008	MPEG-4 AVC	2011
Ukraine	2008	MPEG-4 AVC	2014
Latvia	2009	MPEG-4 AVC	2010
Portugal	2009	MPEG-4 AVC	2012
Croatia	2009	MPEG-2	2011
Poland	2009	MPEG-4 AVC	2013
Slovakia	2009	MPEG-2	2012
Ireland	2010	MPEG-4 AVC	2012
Russia	TBC	MPEG-4 AVC	2015