Japan Times said Terrestrial DTV Debuts in Japan December 1 . According to the article, the first transmissions will begin in some areas of Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya on Dec. 1. All major cities should have DTV by the end of 2006 and analog broadcasting is due to end in July 2011. Reading the article, the transition to

The BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel Five in the United Kingdom plan to jointly test a terrestrial HD service in London this summer and the broadcasters are currently seeking up to 450 households with "HD Ready" receivers to take part in the trial. The DTT (digital direct television) testing will employ a frequency not

The Prague Post announced that digital TV broadcasting arrived in Czechoslovakia Oct. 21. The article Digital Broadcasting Launched - Digital network will beat EU's deadline requirement said that up to two million people in an around Prague can receive a digital signal from Czech Television (CTV) channels CT1, CT2 an

An article in Japan Times said broadcasters in Japan will start blocking "attempts by viewers to illicitly duplicate digital television programs for commercial purposes. The article, NHK, TV Broadcasters to block digital copying said special antiduplication signals will be combined with the conventional digital sig

by Eizo Shimbun ~ April 25, 2006 On April 1, 2006, 22 broadcasters in Japan began "1-Segment Broadcasting," or "1-Seg" for short, a terrestrial broadcast service that transmits digital television to mobile devices, including cell phones and in-car navigation systems. 1-Seg service is available in Tokyo, Osaka,

Free TV stations in Thailand can broadcast in HD on a trial basis for a six-month term

Here are some recent news items regarding the DTV transition around the world. DVB has an article on a study, "Digital Terrestrial TV: Prospects in the Enlarged EU' by Juniper Research. The article, EU Digital Terrestrial TV Households to hit 55 million by 2009 , says this 55 million represents 55 percent of all dig

Two-year tests of T-DMB commence