Latest Letters
:: April 2008
The ‘E-Book’ is the colloquial name
given to the IEC standard 62216 for Digital Terrestrial receivers for
the DVB-T system. This standard defines the basic requirements for
every DTT receiver in Europe today.
Work on the E-Book began in 1999 when the consumer electronics group
EACEM (now EICTA) developed the document starting from the DTT specification
used in the United Kingdom, the D-Book, and early DTT developments
in Sweden.
:: March 2008
The DTT process has been re-launched in Portugal. The communications regulator ANACOM and the Government have respectively invited candidates to tender for a FTA and a Pay TV DTT operation license by 23 April. The process is expected to be concluded during the summer, which will allow for the launch of DTT services by the beginning of 2009. Viewers will be able to access new services, including more standard-definition services, HDTV and interactive services.
:: February 2008
Update on DTT in the Czech Republic
The digital terrestrial television platform (DTT) received a boost in the Czech Republic following the new amendments added to the existing media legislative framework. The president, Vaclav Klaus, signed several amendments that will allow for the launch of new television programme services on the DTT platform.
:: January 2008
Plans are underway to provide viewers in Denmark with new television services on the terrestrial platform. The broadcast regulator, the Danish Radio and Television Board, has formally invited candidates to tender for the operation of four available DTT multiplexes that will be available following analogue switch-off. Candidates have until 4 February to submit their application with the final decision on the license allocation expected on 28 March 2008.