<s>
Digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
television	I-Application
(	O
DTTV	B-Application
or	O
DTT	O
,	O
or	O
DTTB	B-Application
with	O
"	O
broadcasting	O
"	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
technology	O
for	O
terrestrial	O
television	O
in	O
which	O
land-based	O
(	O
terrestrial	O
)	O
television	O
stations	O
broadcast	O
television	O
content	O
by	O
radio	O
waves	O
to	O
televisions	O
in	O
consumers	O
 '	O
residences	O
in	O
a	O
digital	B-Application
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DTTV	B-Application
is	O
a	O
major	O
technological	O
advance	O
over	O
the	O
previous	O
analog	O
television	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
largely	O
replaced	O
analog	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
in	O
common	O
use	O
since	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
the	O
20th	O
century	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Test	O
broadcasts	O
began	O
in	O
1998	O
with	O
the	O
changeover	B-Device
to	I-Device
DTTV	I-Device
(	O
aka	O
Analog	O
Switchoff	O
(	O
ASO	O
)	O
,	O
or	O
Digital	B-Device
Switchover	I-Device
(	O
DSO	O
)	O
)	O
beginning	O
in	O
2006	O
and	O
is	O
now	O
complete	O
in	O
many	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
advantages	O
of	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
television	I-Application
are	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
obtained	O
by	O
digitising	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
cable	O
TV	B-Operating_System
,	O
satellite	O
,	O
and	O
telecommunications	O
:	O
more	O
efficient	O
use	O
of	O
limited	O
radio	B-Algorithm
spectrum	I-Algorithm
bandwidth	O
,	O
provision	O
of	O
more	O
television	O
channels	O
than	O
analog	O
,	O
better	O
quality	O
images	O
,	O
and	O
potentially	O
lower	O
operating	O
costs	O
for	O
broadcasters	O
(	O
after	O
the	O
initial	O
upgrade	O
costs	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Different	O
countries	O
have	O
adopted	O
different	O
digital	B-Application
broadcasting	O
standards	O
;	O
the	O
major	O
ones	O
are	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
DTT	O
is	O
transmitted	O
using	O
radio	O
frequencies	O
through	O
terrestrial	O
space	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
way	O
as	O
the	O
former	O
analog	O
television	O
systems	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
primary	O
difference	O
being	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
multiplex	B-Device
transmitters	O
to	O
allow	O
reception	O
of	O
multiple	O
services	O
(	O
TV	B-Operating_System
,	O
radio	O
stations	O
or	O
data	O
)	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
frequency	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
UHF	O
or	O
VHF	B-Algorithm
channel	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
amount	O
of	O
data	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
transmitted	O
(	O
and	O
therefore	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
channels	O
)	O
is	O
directly	O
affected	O
by	O
channel	O
capacity	O
and	O
the	O
modulation	B-Application
method	O
of	O
the	O
transmission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
North	O
America	O
and	O
South	O
Korea	O
uses	O
the	O
ATSC	B-Device
standard	I-Device
with	O
8VSB	B-Device
modulation	B-Application
,	O
which	O
has	O
similar	O
characteristics	O
to	O
the	O
vestigial	O
sideband	O
modulation	B-Application
used	O
for	O
analog	O
television	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
provides	O
considerably	O
more	O
immunity	O
to	O
interference	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
not	O
immune	O
to	O
multipath	O
distortion	O
and	O
also	O
does	O
not	O
provide	O
for	O
single-frequency	B-Device
network	I-Device
operation	O
(	O
which	O
is	O
in	O
any	O
case	O
not	O
a	O
requirement	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
modulation	B-Application
method	O
in	O
DVB-T	O
is	O
COFDM	B-Protocol
with	O
either	O
64	O
or	O
16-state	O
Quadrature	B-Device
Amplitude	I-Device
Modulation	I-Device
(	O
QAM	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
general	O
,	O
64QAM	B-Device
is	O
capable	O
of	O
transmitting	O
a	O
greater	O
bit	O
rate	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
more	O
susceptible	O
to	O
interference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
16	O
and	O
64QAM	B-Device
constellations	O
can	O
be	O
combined	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
multiplex	B-Device
,	O
providing	O
a	O
controllable	O
degradation	O
for	O
more	O
important	O
program	O
streams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
called	O
hierarchical	B-Protocol
modulation	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
DVB-T	O
(	O
and	O
even	O
more	O
so	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
)	O
are	O
tolerant	O
of	O
multipath	O
distortion	O
and	O
are	O
designed	O
to	O
work	O
in	O
single	B-Device
frequency	I-Device
networks	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developments	O
in	O
video	O
compression	O
have	O
resulted	O
in	O
improvements	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
discrete	B-General_Concept
cosine	I-General_Concept
transform	I-General_Concept
(	O
DCT	B-General_Concept
)	O
based	O
H.262	B-Algorithm
MPEG-2	B-Algorithm
video	I-Algorithm
coding	O
format	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
surpassed	O
by	O
H.264/MPEG	B-Application
-4	I-Application
AVC	I-Application
and	O
more	O
recently	O
H.265	B-Algorithm
HEVC	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
H.264	B-Application
enables	O
three	O
high-definition	B-Device
television	I-Device
services	O
to	O
be	O
coded	O
into	O
a	O
24Mbit/s	O
DVB-T	O
European	O
terrestrial	O
transmission	O
channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
increases	O
this	O
channel	O
capacity	O
to	O
typically	O
40Mbit/s	O
,	O
allowing	O
even	O
more	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DTTV	B-Application
is	O
received	O
either	O
via	O
a	O
digital	B-Application
set-top	O
box	O
(	O
STB	O
)	O
,	O
TV	B-Device
gateway	I-Device
or	O
more	O
usually	O
now	O
an	O
integrated	O
tuner	B-Device
included	O
with	O
television	O
sets	O
,	O
that	O
decodes	O
the	O
signal	O
received	O
via	O
a	O
standard	O
television	O
antenna	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
devices	O
often	O
now	O
include	O
digital	B-Application
video	I-Application
recorder	I-Application
(	O
DVR	O
)	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
frequency	O
planning	O
issues	O
,	O
an	O
aerial	O
capable	O
of	O
receiving	O
a	O
different	O
channel	O
group	O
(	O
usually	O
a	O
wideband	O
)	O
may	O
be	O
required	O
if	O
the	O
DTTV	B-Application
multiplexes	B-Device
lie	O
outside	O
the	O
reception	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
originally	O
installed	O
aerial	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Afghanistan	O
officially	O
launched	O
digital	B-Application
transmissions	O
in	O
Kabul	O
using	O
DVB-T2/MPEG	O
-4	O
on	O
Sunday	O
,	O
31	O
August	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bangladesh	O
had	O
its	O
first	O
DTT	O
service	O
DVB-T2/MPEG	O
-4	O
on	O
28	O
April	O
2016	O
launched	O
by	O
the	O
GS	O
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GS	O
Group	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
supplier	O
and	O
integrator	O
of	O
its	O
in-house	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
solutions	O
for	O
the	O
operator	O
's	O
functioning	O
in	O
accordance	O
with	O
the	O
modern	O
standards	O
of	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
RealVu	O
provides	O
more	O
than	O
100	O
TV	B-Operating_System
channels	O
in	O
SD	B-Device
and	O
HD	B-Device
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
digital	B-Application
TV	I-Application
set-top	O
boxes	O
developed	O
by	O
GS	O
Group	O
offer	O
such	O
functions	O
as	O
PVR	O
and	O
time-shift	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
an	O
EPG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
India	O
adopted	O
DVB-T	O
system	O
for	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
in	O
July	O
1999.News	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
the	O
terrestrial	O
transmission	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
both	O
digital	B-Application
and	O
analog	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
4	O
high	O
power	O
DVB-T	O
transmitters	O
were	O
set	O
up	O
in	O
the	O
top	O
4	O
cities	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
later	O
upgraded	O
to	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
+	O
MPEG4	B-Algorithm
and	O
DVB-H	B-Protocol
standards	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
additional	O
190	O
high	O
power	O
,	O
and	O
400	O
low	O
power	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
transmitters	O
have	O
been	O
approved	O
for	O
Tier	O
I	O
,	O
II	O
and	O
III	O
cities	O
of	O
the	O
country	O
by	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
PDF	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
government	O
's	O
broadcasting	O
organisation	O
Doordarshan	O
had	O
started	O
the	O
free	O
TV	B-Operating_System
service	O
over	O
DVB	O
-	O
T2	O
to	O
the	O
mobile	O
phone	O
users	O
from	O
25	O
February	O
onwards	O
and	O
extended	O
to	O
cover	O
16	O
cities	O
including	O
the	O
four	O
metros	O
from	O
5	O
April	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Israel	O
started	O
digital	B-Application
transmissions	O
in	O
MPEG-4	B-Algorithm
on	O
Sunday	O
,	O
2	O
August	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
analogue	O
transmissions	O
ended	O
on	O
31	O
March	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Israel	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
nation	O
in	O
the	O
Middle	O
East	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
non-European	O
nation	O
to	O
shut	O
down	O
its	O
analogue	O
TV	B-Operating_System
distribution	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
service	O
which	O
is	O
operated	O
by	O
The	O
Second	O
Authority	O
for	O
Television	O
and	O
Radio	O
in	O
Israel	O
currently	O
offers	O
6	O
SD	B-Device
TV	B-Operating_System
channels	O
and	O
30	O
national	O
and	O
regional	O
(	O
private	O
)	O
radio	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
government	O
decisions	O
,	O
the	O
system	O
will	O
expand	O
to	O
include	O
two	O
additional	O
multiplexes	B-Device
that	O
will	O
carry	O
new	O
channels	O
and	O
HD	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
the	O
existing	O
channels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
a	O
proposition	O
by	O
the	O
Ministry	O
of	O
Finance	O
to	O
run	O
a	O
tender	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
hand	O
over	O
the	O
maintenance	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
to	O
a	O
private	O
company	O
that	O
,	O
in	O
return	O
,	O
will	O
receive	O
an	O
extended	O
license	O
and	O
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
offer	O
pay	O
TV	B-Operating_System
channels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
20	O
March	O
2013	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Thomson	O
Broadcast	O
had	O
won	O
a	O
major	O
contract	O
with	O
The	O
Second	O
Authority	O
for	O
Television	O
and	O
Radio	O
for	O
the	O
extension	O
of	O
its	O
nationwide	O
DVB-T/DVB	O
-T2	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Second	O
Authority	O
's	O
order	O
for	O
new	O
infrastructure	O
includes	O
two	O
new	O
multiplexes	B-Device
on	O
thirty	O
sites	O
including	O
three	O
single	O
frequency	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sixty-three	O
high	O
-	O
and	O
medium	O
-	O
power	O
transmitters	O
from	O
Thomson	O
's	O
GreenPower	O
range	O
have	O
been	O
ordered	O
together	O
with	O
installation	O
and	O
commissioning	O
services	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
deal	O
which	O
follows	O
on	O
from	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
earlier	O
deployment	O
of	O
DVB-T	O
multiplexes	B-Device
over	O
thirty	O
transmission	O
and	O
sixty-two	O
repeater	O
sites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Equipped	O
with	O
dualcast-ready	O
digital	B-Application
exciters	O
,	O
the	O
GreenPower	O
range	O
offers	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
smoothly	O
migrate	O
from	O
DVB-T	O
to	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
and	O
to	O
easily	O
offer	O
additional	O
HDTV	B-Device
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
thumb|130px|Two	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
television	I-Application
receiving	O
antenna	O
on	O
the	O
roof	O
,	O
upper	O
antenna	O
facing	O
Tokyo	O
Tower	O
and	O
lower	O
one	O
to	O
another	O
Local	O
Television	O
Stations	O
in	O
Kantō	O
Plain	O
of	O
Japan	O
until	O
Tokyo	O
Skytree	O
operates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
Ministry	O
of	O
Internal	O
Affairs	O
and	O
Communications	O
and	O
DPA	O
(	O
The	O
Association	O
for	O
Promotion	O
of	O
Digital	B-Application
Broadcasting-Japan	O
)	O
jointly	O
set	O
the	O
specification	O
and	O
announced	O
a	O
guideline	O
for	O
"	O
simplified	O
DTT	O
tuners	B-Device
"	O
with	O
price	O
under	O
5,000	O
Japanese	O
yen	O
on	O
25	O
December	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MIAC	O
is	O
estimating	O
that	O
14	O
million	O
,	O
at	O
maximum	O
,	O
traditional	O
non-digital	O
TV	B-Operating_System
sets	O
remain	O
and	O
need	O
the	O
"	O
simplified	O
DTT	O
tuner	B-Device
"	O
to	O
be	O
adapted	O
even	O
after	O
complete	O
transition	O
to	O
DTT	O
after	O
July	O
2011	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
aiming	O
to	O
avoid	O
the	O
disposal	O
of	O
large	O
numbers	O
of	O
useless	O
TV	B-Operating_System
sets	O
without	O
such	O
a	O
tuner	B-Device
at	O
one	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
20	O
December	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
Japan	O
Electronics	O
and	O
Information	O
Technology	O
Industries	O
Association	O
published	O
rules	O
for	O
Digital	B-Application
Rights	O
Management	O
for	O
DTT	O
broadcasting	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Dubbing	O
10	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
name	O
,	O
consumers	O
were	O
allowed	O
to	O
use	O
Blu-ray	O
Disc	O
and	O
other	O
recorders	O
to	O
"	O
dub	O
"	O
or	O
copy	O
the	O
video	O
and	O
audio	O
of	O
entire	O
TV	B-Operating_System
programs	O
up	O
to	O
9	O
times	O
,	O
with	O
1	O
final	O
"	O
move	O
"	O
permitted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
3	O
April	O
2008	O
,	O
DPA	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
32.71	O
million	O
of	O
DTT	O
(	O
ISDB-T	B-Protocol
)	O
TV	B-Operating_System
sets	O
capable	O
of	O
DTT	O
reception	O
(	O
excepting	O
1seg	B-Device
receivers	B-Device
)	O
had	O
been	O
installed	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
of	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
March	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
add-on	O
units	O
operate	O
on	O
USB	B-Protocol
or	O
PCI	B-Protocol
BUS	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
went	O
on	O
sale	O
on	O
a	O
reservation	O
basis	O
from	O
late	O
April	O
,	O
appearing	O
in	O
retail	O
store	O
in	O
mid-May	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
8	O
May	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
Ministry	O
of	O
Internal	O
Affairs	O
and	O
Communications	O
announced	O
that	O
43.7	O
%	O
of	O
homes	O
had	O
DTT	O
(	O
ISDB-T	B-Protocol
)	O
capable	O
TVs	B-Operating_System
and/or	O
tuners	B-Device
with	O
DVD	O
recorder	O
by	O
end	O
of	O
March	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
3	O
September	O
2009	O
,	O
Ministry	O
of	O
Internal	O
Affairs	O
and	O
Communications	O
announced	O
the	O
procurement	O
by	O
tender	O
of	O
5,000	O
-8	O
,	O
000	O
sets	O
of	O
"	O
simplified	O
DTT	O
tuners	B-Device
"	O
with	O
remote	B-Protocol
control	I-Protocol
for	O
the	O
citywide	O
test	O
transition	O
from	O
analogue	O
to	O
digital	B-Application
in	O
Suzu	O
,	O
Ishikawa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
this	O
rehearsal	O
plan	O
,	O
analog	O
TV	B-Operating_System
transmission	O
was	O
interrupted	O
in	O
Suzu	O
and	O
parts	O
of	O
Noto	O
for	O
48	O
hours	O
,	O
between	O
noon	O
on	O
2010/01/22	O
and	O
noon	O
on	O
2010/01/24.アナログ停波実験	O
問い合わせ相次ぐ	O
(	O
lit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
4	O
September	O
2009	O
,	O
ÆON	O
announced	O
the	O
low	O
cost	O
"	O
simplified	O
DTT	O
tuners	B-Device
"	O
with	O
remote	B-Protocol
control	I-Protocol
for	O
ISDB-T	B-Protocol
to	O
sell	O
at	O
JUSCO	O
from	O
19	O
September	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tuner	B-Device
is	O
produced	O
by	O
Pixela	O
Corporation	O
,	O
and	O
met	O
the	O
retail	O
price	O
of	O
under	O
5,000	O
Japanese	O
yen	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
target	O
price	O
to	O
industry	O
by	O
Dpa	O
(	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tuner	B-Device
connects	O
to	O
an	O
old	O
fashioned	O
TV	B-Operating_System
though	O
an	O
RCA	B-Protocol
connector	I-Protocol
with	O
SDTV	B-Device
quality	O
and	O
some	O
other	O
minimal	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
7	O
September	O
2009	O
,	O
Ministry	O
of	O
Internal	O
Affairs	O
and	O
Communications	O
appointed	O
two	O
manufacturers	O
I-O	O
Data	O
and	O
Melco	O
among	O
12	O
bids	O
for	O
minimal	O
functioning	O
"	O
simplified	O
DTT	O
tuners	B-Device
"	O
with	O
remote	B-Protocol
control	I-Protocol
for	O
ISDB-T	B-Protocol
of	O
free	O
supply	O
to	O
Japanese	O
Temporary	O
Assistance	O
for	O
Needy	O
Families	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tuner	B-Device
connects	O
to	O
old	O
fashion	O
TV	B-Operating_System
though	O
RCA	B-Protocol
connector	I-Protocol
with	O
SDTV	B-Device
quality	O
and	O
some	O
other	O
minimal	O
function	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
24	O
July	O
2010	O
,	O
at	O
noon	O
,	O
analog	O
TV	B-Operating_System
transmission	O
officially	O
stopped	O
in	O
Suzu	O
and	O
parts	O
of	O
Noto	O
(	O
approximately	O
8,800	O
homes	O
)	O
as	O
the	O
rehearsal	O
plan	O
that	O
took	O
place	O
one	O
year	O
ahead	O
of	O
the	O
nationwide	O
shutdown	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
scheduled	O
on	O
24	O
July	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
television	O
stations	O
broadcast	O
a	O
blue	O
information	O
screen	O
that	O
displayed	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
telephone	O
numbers	O
for	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
inquiries	O
on	O
the	O
day	O
of	O
the	O
shutdown	O
until	O
the	O
transmitters	O
shut	O
off	O
at	O
midnight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
20	O
April	O
2011	O
,	O
Ministry	O
of	O
Internal	O
Affairs	O
and	O
Communications	O
confirmed	O
,	O
and	O
made	O
the	O
resolution	O
by	O
the	O
House	O
of	O
Councillors	O
on	O
8	O
June	O
2011	O
,	O
that	O
the	O
analog	O
terrestrial	O
TV	B-Operating_System
close	O
down	O
schedule	O
on	O
24	O
July	O
2011	O
will	O
be	O
unchanged	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
being	O
the	O
close	O
down	O
having	O
to	O
be	O
postponed	O
by	O
a	O
maximum	O
one	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
in	O
Malaysia	O
was	O
first	O
rolled	O
out	O
in	O
January	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
June	O
2015	O
,	O
free	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
was	O
provided	O
by	O
MYTV	O
Broadcasting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
first	O
phase	O
,	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
around	O
15	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
stations	O
nationwide	O
with	O
further	O
stations	O
will	O
be	O
added	O
in	O
the	O
next	O
phase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Malaysia	O
government	O
officiated	O
the	O
launching	O
of	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
in	O
the	O
country	O
on	O
6	O
June	O
2017	O
with	O
an	O
estimate	O
of	O
4.2	O
million	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
decoders	O
freely	O
distributed	O
to	O
the	O
country	O
citizens	O
,	O
including	O
recipients	O
of	O
the	O
government	O
aid	O
of	O
1Malaysia	O
People	O
's	O
Aid	O
(	O
BR1M	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
government	O
has	O
planned	O
for	O
a	O
full	O
shutdown	O
of	O
analogue	O
television	O
broadcasting	O
by	O
September	O
2019	O
with	O
a	O
full	O
introduction	O
of	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
will	O
be	O
available	O
to	O
public	O
by	O
October	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Maldives	O
has	O
chosen	O
the	O
Japanese-Brazilian	O
standard	O
ISDB-Tb	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
11	O
June	O
2010	O
,	O
National	O
Telecommunications	O
Commission	O
of	O
the	O
Philippines	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
country	O
will	O
use	O
the	O
Japanese	O
ISDB-T	B-Application
International	I-Application
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
fully	O
operational	O
digital	B-Application
TV	I-Application
channel	O
is	O
Channel	O
49	O
of	O
the	O
religious	O
group	O
Iglesia	O
ni	O
Cristo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
October	O
2012	O
,	O
DZCE-TV	O
(	O
which	O
occupies	O
the	O
channel	O
)	O
reopened	O
the	O
analog	O
signal	O
to	O
relaunch	O
as	O
INC	O
TV	B-Operating_System
;	O
therefore	O
,	O
channel	O
49	O
can	O
only	O
transmit	O
digitally	O
during	O
off-air	O
hours	O
of	O
the	O
analog	O
channel	O
49	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
11	O
February	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
major	O
TV	B-Operating_System
network	O
ABS-CBN	O
commercially	O
launched	O
the	O
digital	B-Application
TV	I-Application
box	O
called	O
ABS-CBN	O
TV	B-Operating_System
Plus	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Mahiwagang	O
Blackbox	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seven	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
commercial	O
launch	O
,	O
the	O
network	O
initially	O
applied	O
for	O
a	O
license	O
from	O
NTC	O
on	O
digital	B-Application
free	O
TV	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
digital	B-Application
TV	I-Application
box	O
was	O
given	O
away	O
as	O
a	O
prize	O
for	O
the	O
loyal	O
viewers	O
and	O
listeners	O
of	O
ABS-CBN	O
channel	O
2	O
,	O
DZMM	O
(	O
AM	O
radio	O
station	O
of	O
ABS-CBN	O
)	O
and	O
DZMM	O
TeleRadyo	O
(	O
TV-radio	O
cable	O
channel	O
of	O
ABS-CBN	O
)	O
after	O
the	O
initial	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
transition	O
began	O
on	O
28	O
February	O
2017	O
,	O
with	O
ZOE	O
Broadcasting	O
Network	O
's	O
DZOZ-TV	O
as	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
first	O
station	O
to	O
permanently	O
shut	O
down	O
analog	O
terrestrial	O
transmissions	O
without	O
any	O
test	O
simulcast	O
with	O
its	O
digital	B-Application
signal	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
finished	O
by	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
25	O
May	O
2018	O
,	O
Solar	O
Entertainment	O
Corp	O
began	O
a	O
new	O
digital	B-Application
TV	I-Application
service	O
called	O
Easy	O
TV	B-Operating_System
where	O
most	O
of	O
its	O
channels	O
are	O
offered	O
to	O
consumers	O
through	O
Easy	O
TV	B-Operating_System
's	O
proprietary	O
set-top	O
box	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2020	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
70th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
GMA	O
Network	O
released	O
their	O
newest	O
product	O
GMA	O
Affordabox	O
,	O
a	O
digital	B-Application
TV	I-Application
box	O
to	O
engage	O
audience	O
to	O
switch	O
to	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
viewing	O
while	O
watching	O
GMA	O
and	O
GMA	O
News	O
TV	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
said	O
TV	B-Operating_System
box	O
,	O
the	O
network	O
released	O
two	O
new	O
sub-channels	O
,	O
the	O
Heart	O
of	O
Asia	O
Channel	O
(	O
launched	O
in	O
June	O
2020	O
featuring	O
GMA	O
's	O
acquired	O
Asian	O
dramas	O
and	O
locally-produced	O
dramas	O
)	O
and	O
Hallypop	O
(	O
which	O
airs	O
acquired	O
programs	O
from	O
Jungo	O
TV	B-Operating_System
featuring	O
Asian	O
pop	O
culture	O
and	O
international	O
music	O
events	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Singapore	O
adopted	O
the	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
standard	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
with	O
monopoly	O
Free-to-air	O
broadcaster	O
Mediacorp	O
offering	O
all	O
seven	O
of	O
its	O
services	O
via	O
DTT	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sri	O
Lanka	O
has	O
chosen	O
the	O
Japanese-Brazilian	O
standard	O
ISDB-Tb	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
the	O
Ministry	O
of	O
Information	O
announced	O
their	O
plan	O
to	O
digitalise	O
nationwide	O
free-to-air	O
TV	B-Operating_System
broadcasts	O
led	O
by	O
MCOT	O
Public	O
Company	O
Limited	O
(	O
MCOT	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
household	O
,	O
once	O
equipped	O
with	O
the	O
necessary	O
equipment	O
(	O
set-top	O
box	O
or	O
iDTV	B-Device
set	O
)	O
is	O
expected	O
to	O
receive	O
up	O
to	O
19	O
channels	O
,	O
seven	O
of	O
which	O
fall	O
under	O
MCOT	O
and	O
the	O
rest	O
for	O
private	O
broadcasters	O
such	O
as	O
BEC-TERO	O
which	O
owns	O
its	O
channels	O
such	O
as	O
TV3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
far	O
,	O
besides	O
simulcasting	O
Modernine	O
TV	B-Operating_System
and	O
Television	O
of	O
Thailand	O
,	O
MCOT	O
is	O
test-airing	O
MCOT	O
1	O
,	O
MCOT	O
2	O
and	O
MCOT	O
3	O
exclusively	O
on	O
the	O
digital	B-Application
TV	I-Application
platform	O
,	O
transmitted	O
at	O
UHF	O
channel	O
44	O
,	O
modulated	B-Application
at	O
64QAM	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2008	O
,	O
participants	O
of	O
the	O
6th	O
ASEAN	O
Digital	B-Application
Broadcast	O
Meeting	O
from	O
seven	O
south-east	O
Asian	O
countries	O
(	O
including	O
Thailand	O
)	O
agreed	O
to	O
finalise	O
the	O
specifications	O
of	O
the	O
DTV	O
set-top	O
box	O
for	O
use	O
within	O
ASEAN	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
set	O
up	O
an	O
ASEAN	O
HD	B-Device
Centre	O
to	O
provide	O
training	O
on	O
HDTV	B-Device
content	O
to	O
broadcasters	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
though	O
MCOT	O
's	O
trial	O
was	O
a	O
success	O
,	O
the	O
future	O
of	O
the	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
television	I-Application
transition	O
has	O
become	O
uncertain	O
,	O
especially	O
after	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Somchai	O
Wongsawat	O
's	O
tenure	O
as	O
the	O
prime	O
minister	O
and	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
successor	O
Abhisit	O
Vejjajiva	O
's	O
reign	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
his	O
concept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2011	O
,	O
MCOT	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
also	O
possible	O
that	O
MCOT	O
may	O
be	O
planning	O
to	O
switch	O
to	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
some	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
to	O
replace	O
DVB-T	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
transition	O
to	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
and	O
the	O
phaseout	O
of	O
analogue	O
television	O
was	O
completed	O
on	O
10	O
December	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
total	O
TV	B-Operating_System
viewership	O
market	O
shares	O
were	O
5.7	O
%	O
,	O
2.3	O
%	O
and	O
3.5	O
%	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
TV-viewers	O
TV-equipment	O
in	O
Europe	O
might	O
experience	O
TV-interference	O
and	O
blocking	O
because	O
of	O
800	B-Algorithm
MHz	I-Algorithm
broadband	I-Algorithm
usage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2018	O
,	O
DTT	O
is	O
the	O
main	O
TV	B-Operating_System
reception	O
for	O
27.7	O
percent	O
of	O
the	O
EU27	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Croatia	O
,	O
Greece	O
,	O
Italy	O
and	O
Spain	O
all	O
have	O
DTT	O
penetration	O
over	O
50	O
percent	O
of	O
total	O
TV	B-Operating_System
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Standards	O
chosen	O
are	O
DVB-T	O
and	O
MPEG4	B-Algorithm
AVC/H.264	B-Application
compression	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
will	O
not	O
be	O
used	O
at	O
this	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
licence	O
tender	O
for	O
the	O
operation	O
of	O
3	O
DTT	O
multiplexes	B-Device
was	O
open	O
until	O
27	O
May	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
closing	O
of	O
this	O
process	O
,	O
Hannu	O
Pro	O
,	O
part	O
of	O
Silicon	O
Group	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
Baltic	O
Operations	O
has	O
secured	O
the	O
license	O
to	O
operate	O
three	O
DTT	O
multiplexes	B-Device
in	O
Bulgaria	O
by	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
Communications	O
Regulatory	O
Commission	O
(	O
CRC	O
)	O
Bulgaria	O
officially	O
completed	O
the	O
transition	O
to	O
digital	B-Application
broadcasting	O
on	O
Monday	O
,	O
30	O
September	O
2013.Аналоговият	O
ТВ	O
сигнал	O
спрян	O
окончателно	O
,	O
100	O
000	O
са	O
без	O
телевизия	O
-	O
Днес.dir.bg	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VRT	O
cited	O
that	O
only	O
1	O
percent	O
of	O
Flemish	O
households	O
made	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
terrestrial	O
signal	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
worth	O
the	O
€1	O
million	O
to	O
upgrade	O
to	O
DVB-T2.https://www.a516digital.com/2018/12/free	O
-to-air-terrestrial-tv-ends-in.html	O
After	O
some	O
outcry	O
over	O
the	O
loss	O
of	O
terrestrial	O
coverage	O
,	O
VRT	O
's	O
channels	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
TV	B-Operating_System
Vlaanderen	O
's	O
subscription	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
package	O
called	O
Antenne	O
TV	B-Operating_System
alongside	O
all	O
major	O
Dutch-language	O
commercial	O
channels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
June	O
2020	O
,	O
five	O
national	O
multiplexes	B-Device
are	O
available	O
,	O
broadcasting	O
several	O
channels	O
in	O
both	O
SD	B-Device
and	O
HD	B-Device
via	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
,	O
all	O
using	O
the	O
MPEG-4	B-Algorithm
codec	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MUX	O
1	O
is	O
Free-to-air	O
and	O
operated	O
by	O
I/S	O
DIGI-TV	O
,	O
a	O
joint-venture	O
between	O
DR	O
and	O
TV	B-Operating_System
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
nationwide	O
multiplexes	B-Device
are	O
granted	O
to	O
DNA	O
and	O
Anvia	O
for	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
for	O
High	O
Definition	O
and	O
Standard	B-Device
Definition	I-Device
channel	O
(	O
MPEG4	B-Algorithm
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
12	O
December	O
2012	O
,	O
TNT	O
has	O
delivered	O
ten	O
free	O
HD	B-Device
channels	O
(	O
TF1	O
HD	B-Device
,	O
France2	O
HD	B-Device
,	O
M6	O
HD	B-Device
,	O
Arte	O
HD	B-Device
,	O
HD1	O
,	O
L'Équipe	O
21	O
,	O
6ter	O
,	O
Numéro	O
23	O
,	O
RMC	O
Découverte	O
HD	B-Device
,	O
Chérie	O
25	O
)	O
and	O
one	O
pay	O
TNT	O
HD	B-Device
channel	O
(	O
Canal+	O
HD	B-Device
)	O
using	O
the	O
MPEG4	B-Algorithm
AVC/H.264	B-Application
compression	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
free	O
TNT-HD	O
and	O
pay	O
TNT-HD	O
are	O
broadcast	O
1920×1080	O
(	O
1080i50	O
)	O
MPEG4	B-Algorithm
AVC/H.264	B-Application
with	O
a	O
VBR	O
of	O
7.6	O
Mbits	O
(	O
3	O
to	O
max	O
15M	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
previously	O
broadcast	O
at	O
the	O
lower	O
definition	O
of	O
1440×1080	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
analogue	O
broadcasts	O
were	O
planned	O
to	O
cease	O
soon	O
after	O
digital	B-Application
transmissions	O
are	O
started	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Berlin	O
became	O
completely	O
digital	B-Application
on	O
4	O
August	O
2003	O
with	O
other	O
regions	O
completing	O
between	O
then	O
and	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	B-Device
switchover	I-Device
has	O
been	O
completed	O
throughout	O
Germany	O
as	O
of	O
2	O
December	O
2008	O
and	O
services	O
are	O
now	O
available	O
to	O
100%	O
of	O
the	O
population	O
following	O
the	O
update	O
of	O
infill	O
for	O
the	O
remaining	O
10%	O
of	O
transmitters	O
by	O
Media	O
Broadcast	O
who	O
set	O
up	O
broadcast	O
antennas	O
at	O
79	O
transmission	O
sites	O
and	O
installed	O
283	O
new	O
transmitter	O
stations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
16	O
January	O
2006	O
:	O
Started	O
its	O
first	O
pilot	O
DTT	O
broadcasts	O
of	O
1st	O
DTT	O
package	O
using	O
five	O
transmitters	O
in	O
Attica	O
(	O
Hymettus	O
,	O
Parnitha	O
,	O
Aegina	O
)	O
:	O
48	O
UHF	O
,	O
Central	O
Macedonia	O
(	O
Chortiatis	O
)	O
:	O
56	O
UHF	O
and	O
Thessaly	O
(	O
Pelion	O
)	O
:	O
53	O
UHF	O
to	O
distribute	O
the	O
stations	O
Prisma+	O
,	O
Cine+	O
,	O
Sport+	O
and	O
RIK	O
Sat	O
via	O
its	O
ERT	O
Digital	B-Application
subsidiary	O
,	O
transmitting	O
digitally	O
terrestrial	O
for	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
Greece	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
26	O
April	O
2011	O
:	O
1st	O
DTT	O
package	O
consists	O
from	O
now	O
on	O
with	O
television	O
stations	O
Vouli	O
Tileorasi	O
,	O
Prisma+	O
,	O
CineSport+	O
continuing	O
Sport+	O
created	O
from	O
the	O
merge	O
of	O
Cine+	O
and	O
Sport+	O
stations	O
and	O
RIK	O
Sat	O
,	O
all	O
stations	O
with	O
temporarily	O
MPEG-2	B-Algorithm
Compression	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2nd	O
DTT	O
package	O
consists	O
from	O
now	O
on	O
with	O
television	O
stations	O
ET1	O
,	O
NET	O
,	O
ET3	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
Full	O
High	B-Device
Definition	I-Device
television	I-Device
station	O
ERT	O
HD	B-Device
,	O
all	O
stations	O
with	O
H.264/MPEG	B-Application
-4	I-Application
AVC	I-Application
Compression	O
along	O
with	O
radio	O
stations	O
NET	O
,	O
Deftero	O
,	O
Trito	O
,	O
ERA	O
Sport	O
,	O
KOSMOS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
27	O
April	O
2011	O
:	O
ERT	O
HD	B-Device
started	O
pilot	O
High	O
Definition	O
transmissions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
17	O
August	O
2012	O
:	O
Analogue	O
TV	B-Operating_System
was	O
switched	O
off	O
in	O
Athens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
24	O
September	O
2009:The	O
first	O
digital	B-Application
broadcasting	O
of	O
Digea	O
consisting	O
of	O
television	O
stations	O
Alpha	O
TV	B-Operating_System
,	O
Alter	O
Channel	O
,	O
ANT1	O
,	O
Makedonia	O
TV	B-Operating_System
,	O
Mega	O
Channel	O
,	O
Skai	O
TV	B-Operating_System
and	O
Star	O
Channel	O
was	O
carried	O
out	O
in	O
the	O
Gulf	O
of	O
Corinth	O
from	O
the	O
transmitting	O
site	O
of	O
Xylokastro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
14	O
January	O
2010	O
:	O
Digital	B-Application
broadcasting	O
began	O
in	O
Thessaloniki	O
-	O
Central	O
Macedonia	O
from	O
the	O
transmitting	O
sites	O
of	O
Chortiatis	O
and	O
Philippion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
18	O
June	O
2010	O
:	O
Digital	B-Application
broadcasting	O
began	O
in	O
Athens	O
-	O
Attica	O
from	O
the	O
transmitting	O
sites	O
of	O
Hymettus	O
and	O
Aegina	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
September	O
2010	O
:	O
Digital	B-Application
broadcasting	O
of	O
regional	O
scale	O
channels	O
0-6	O
TV	B-Operating_System
,	O
ATTICA	O
TV	B-Operating_System
,	O
Extra	O
3	O
,	O
High	O
TV	B-Operating_System
,	O
MAD	O
TV	B-Operating_System
,	O
MTV	O
Greece	O
,	O
Nickelodeon	O
(	O
Greece	O
)	O
and	O
SPORT	O
TV	B-Operating_System
added	O
in	O
Athens	O
-	O
Attica	O
from	O
the	O
transmitting	O
site	O
of	O
Aegina	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
8	O
February	O
2011	O
:	O
Digital	B-Application
broadcasting	O
of	O
regional	O
scale	O
channels	O
BLUE	O
SKY	O
,	O
CHANNEL	O
9	O
,	O
KONTRA	O
Channel	O
and	O
TELEASTY	O
added	O
in	O
Athens	O
-	O
Attica	O
from	O
the	O
transmitting	O
site	O
of	O
Aegina	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
25	O
February	O
2011	O
:	O
Digital	B-Application
broadcasting	O
began	O
in	O
Rhodes	O
(	O
city	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
19	O
March	O
2011	O
:	O
Digital	B-Application
broadcasting	O
began	O
in	O
Alexandroupoli	O
-	O
South	O
West	O
Thrace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
9	O
December	O
2011	O
:	O
Digital	B-Application
broadcasting	O
began	O
in	O
Aitoloakarnania	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3	O
February	O
2012	O
:	O
Digital	B-Application
broadcasting	O
began	O
in	O
Patra	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
20	O
July	O
2012	O
:	O
Analogue	O
TV	B-Operating_System
signals	O
were	O
switched	O
off	O
in	O
Athens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
14	O
December	O
2012	O
:	O
Analogue	O
TV	B-Operating_System
signals	O
were	O
switched	O
off	O
in	O
Thessaloniki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
26	O
June	O
2013	O
:	O
Digital	B-Application
broadcasting	O
began	O
in	O
Crete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
27	O
June	O
2014	O
:	O
Analogue	O
TV	B-Operating_System
signals	O
were	O
switched	O
off	O
in	O
Peloponnisos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
August	O
2014	O
:	O
Analogue	O
TV	B-Operating_System
signals	O
were	O
switched	O
off	O
in	O
Attica	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
5	O
September	O
2014	O
:	O
Analogue	O
TV	B-Operating_System
signals	O
were	O
switched	O
off	O
in	O
East	O
Macedonia	O
and	O
Thrace	O
,	O
Lemnos	O
and	O
Lesbos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
21	O
November	O
2014	O
:	O
Analogue	O
TV	B-Operating_System
signals	O
were	O
switched	O
off	O
in	O
Central	O
Macedonia	O
,	O
Thessaly	O
and	O
Central	O
Greece	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
19	O
December	O
2014	O
:	O
Analogue	O
TV	B-Operating_System
signals	O
were	O
switched	O
off	O
in	O
West	O
Macedonia	O
,	O
Epirus	O
,	O
Western	O
Greece	O
,	O
Corfu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
6	O
February	O
2015	O
:	O
Analogue	O
TV	B-Operating_System
signals	O
were	O
switched	O
off	O
in	O
Crete	O
,	O
Samos	O
,	O
Icaria	O
and	O
Dodecanese	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	B-Application
Union	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
27	O
March	O
2010	O
:	O
The	O
first	O
digital	B-Application
broadcasting	O
of	O
Digital	B-Application
Union	O
consisting	O
of	O
Regional	O
television	O
stations	O
Time	O
Channel	O
,	O
TV	B-Operating_System
Thessaloniki	O
,	O
TV	B-Operating_System
Chalkidiki	O
,	O
in	O
Thessaloniki	O
/	O
Central	O
Macedonia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
27	O
August	O
2010	O
:	O
Digital	B-Application
transmission	O
of	O
Regional	O
television	O
stations	O
New	O
Televisionof	O
Chania	O
and	O
4	O
U	O
TV	B-Operating_System
,	O
in	O
Iraklion	O
-	O
Crete	O
Isl	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
6	O
November	O
2010	O
:	O
Digital	B-Application
broadcasting	O
began	O
in	O
Patra	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Regional	O
Channels	O
Lepanto	O
TV	B-Operating_System
,	O
Best	O
TV	B-Operating_System
,	O
ORT	O
and	O
Ionian	O
TV	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
19	O
March	O
2011	O
:	O
Digital	B-Application
broadcasting	O
began	O
in	O
Alexandroupoli	O
-	O
South	O
West	O
Thrace	O
from	O
the	O
transmitting	O
site	O
of	O
Plaka	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Regional	O
Channels	O
Thraki	O
NET	O
,	O
Delta	O
TV	B-Operating_System
,	O
Home	O
Shop	O
and	O
Rodopi	O
TV	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
27	O
May	O
2011	O
:	O
Digital	B-Application
broadcasting	O
began	O
in	O
Central	O
Thessaly	O
from	O
the	O
transmitting	O
site	O
of	O
Dovroutsi	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Regional	O
Channels	O
Thessalia	O
TV	B-Operating_System
,	O
Trikala	O
TV	B-Operating_System
10	O
,	O
TRT	O
and	O
Astra	O
TV	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
ERT	O
-	O
NOVA	O
(	O
pay	O
TV	B-Operating_System
platform	O
)	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
6	O
February	O
2015	O
,	O
Greece	O
has	O
completed	O
its	O
transition	O
to	O
digital	B-Application
TV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
M1	O
,	O
M2	O
,	O
Duna	O
TV	B-Operating_System
,	O
Duna	O
World	O
,	O
RTL	O
Klub	O
,	O
TV2	O
and	O
Euronews	O
are	O
available	O
as	O
free-view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
M1	O
,	O
M2	O
and	O
Duna	O
TV	B-Operating_System
are	O
also	O
available	O
in	O
HD	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Ireland	B-Device
DTT	O
has	O
been	O
somewhat	O
problematic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
company	O
trading	O
as	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
TV	B-Operating_System
"	O
was	O
the	O
sole	O
applicant	O
for	O
a	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
television	I-Application
license	O
under	O
the	O
provisions	O
of	O
the	O
Irish	O
Broadcasting	O
Act	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
TV	B-Operating_System
"	O
proposed	O
a	O
triple	O
play	O
deployment	O
with	O
Broadband	O
,	O
TV	B-Operating_System
and	O
Digital	B-Application
Radio	O
services	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
on	O
air	O
return	O
channel	O
(	O
DVB-RCT	O
system	O
)	O
for	O
"	O
interactive	O
"	O
use	O
while	O
tens	O
of	O
Mbps	O
per	O
mast	O
,	O
would	O
per	O
user	O
only	O
have	O
been	O
300	O
to	O
2400bit/s	O
at	O
peak	O
times	O
,	O
they	O
never	O
got	O
approval	O
to	O
run	O
an	O
Internet	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
It	O
's	O
TV	B-Operating_System
"	O
plans	O
raise	O
the	O
necessary	O
funding	O
failed	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
approval	O
for	O
Internet	O
aspect	O
and	O
infeasible	O
Internet	O
access	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
It	O
's	O
TV	B-Operating_System
"	O
failed	O
to	O
get	O
its	O
license	O
conditions	O
varied	O
or	O
to	O
get	O
a	O
time	O
extension	O
for	O
securing	O
funding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BAI	O
advertised	O
and	O
invited	O
multiplex	B-Device
submissions	O
by	O
2	O
May	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RTÉ	O
Networks	O
was	O
required	O
to	O
broadcast	O
in	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
TV	I-Application
(	O
aerial	O
TV	B-Operating_System
)	O
and	O
received	O
an	O
automatic	O
license	O
through	O
the	O
RTÉ	O
Authority	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
expanded	O
and	O
upgraded	O
its	O
transmission	O
network	O
to	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
during	O
2009	O
which	O
culminated	O
in	O
98%	O
coverage	O
by	O
31	O
December	O
2011	O
with	O
analog	O
switchover	O
beginning	O
in	O
Summer	O
2012	O
in	O
concert	O
with	O
Northern	O
Ireland	B-Device
,	O
under	O
the	O
MOU	O
signed	O
with	O
the	O
UK	O
and	O
Irish	O
Governments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
planned	O
on	O
making	O
this	O
network	O
available	O
to	O
the	O
commercial	O
multiplex	B-Device
winner	O
for	O
rental	O
of	O
capacity	O
once	O
negotiations	O
had	O
concluded	O
,	O
rental	O
agreed	O
and	O
a	O
security	O
bond	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
testing	O
the	O
BAI	O
multiplexes	B-Device
from	O
November	O
2009	O
across	O
the	O
network	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
publicly	O
receivable	O
with	O
the	O
correct	O
DTT	O
receivers	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
three	O
multiplexes	B-Device
would	O
have	O
had	O
between	O
90%	O
and	O
92%	O
population	O
coverage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Analogue	O
Switchover	O
one	O
additional	O
PSB	O
mux	O
and	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
commercial	O
muxes	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
DTT	O
,	O
mobile	B-Application
television	I-Application
,	O
broadband	O
and	O
other	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
29	O
April	O
2010	O
the	O
contract	O
was	O
offered	O
to	O
the	O
only	O
remaining	O
applicant	O
,	O
Easy	O
TV	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Easy	O
TV	B-Operating_System
consortium	O
informed	O
the	O
BAI	O
on	O
12	O
May	O
2010	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
declining	O
their	O
offer	O
to	O
pursue	O
negotiations	O
regarding	O
the	O
Commercial	O
DTT	O
Multiplex	B-Device
Licence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Broadcasting	O
Authority	O
of	O
Ireland	B-Device
replaced	O
the	O
Broadcasting	O
Complaints	O
Commission	O
,	O
the	O
Broadcasting	O
Commission	O
of	O
Ireland	B-Device
and	O
the	O
RTÉ	O
Authority	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
legislation	O
dissolved	O
the	O
BCI	O
,	O
vesting	O
it	O
and	O
new	O
responsibilities	O
,	O
assets	O
and	O
liabilities	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
Broadcasting	O
Authority	O
of	O
Ireland	B-Device
on	O
1	O
October	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
30	O
October	O
2010	O
FTA	O
DTT	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
known	O
as	O
Saorview	O
,	O
was	O
launched	O
following	O
a	O
direction	O
from	O
the	O
Minister	O
for	O
Communications	O
,	O
Energy	O
&	O
Natural	O
Resources	O
,	O
to	O
RTÉ	O
and	O
the	O
signing	O
of	O
the	O
RTÉ	O
(	O
National	O
Television	O
Multiplex	B-Device
)	O
Order	O
2010	O
(	O
S.I.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
1	O
July	O
2010	O
RTÉ	O
announced	O
that	O
Mary	O
Curtis	O
,	O
RTÉ	O
's	O
deputy	O
head	O
of	O
TV	B-Operating_System
programming	O
,	O
would	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Director	O
of	O
Digital	B-Device
Switchover	I-Device
(	O
DSO	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
date	O
was	O
chosen	O
in	O
consultation	O
with	O
the	O
UK	O
on	O
its	O
Northern	O
Ireland	B-Device
analogue	O
switchover	O
date	O
so	O
that	O
both	O
jurisdictions	O
on	O
the	O
island	O
would	O
switch	O
over	O
at	O
roughly	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
24	O
October	O
2012	O
all	O
analogue	O
television	O
transmission	O
in	O
Ireland	B-Device
ended	O
,	O
leaving	O
Saorview	O
as	O
the	O
primary	O
source	O
of	O
broadcast	O
television	O
in	O
Ireland	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
selected	O
broadcasting	O
standard	O
is	O
DVB-T	O
with	O
MPEG2	B-Algorithm
video	I-Algorithm
for	O
SD	B-Device
and	O
H.264	B-Application
video	O
for	O
HD	B-Device
,	O
audio	O
is	O
usually	O
MPEG1	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
whole	O
frequency	O
spectrum	O
has	O
been	O
allocated	O
with	O
SFN	B-Device
in	O
mind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
the	O
original	O
analog	O
free	O
to	O
air	O
channels	O
that	O
switched	O
to	O
digital	B-Application
,	O
a	O
few	O
new	O
pay	O
per	O
view	O
platforms	O
came	O
around	O
with	O
the	O
advent	O
of	O
DTT	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worth	O
mentioning	O
is	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
an	O
experimental	O
free	O
to	O
air	O
HD	B-Device
1080i	O
channel	O
from	O
RAI	O
which	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
broadcast	O
important	O
sport	O
events	O
like	O
the	O
Olympic	B-Application
Games	I-Application
or	O
the	O
FIFA	O
World	O
Cup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luxe	O
TV	B-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
niche	O
theme	O
based	O
station	O
,	O
soon	O
began	O
broadcasting	O
on	O
the	O
Luxembourg	O
DTT	O
platform	O
,	O
transmitted	O
from	O
the	O
Dudelange	O
transmitter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
KPN	O
started	O
to	O
switch	O
its	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
television	I-Application
platform	O
Digitenne	O
to	O
the	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
HEVC	B-Algorithm
standard	O
in	O
October	O
2018	O
,	O
this	O
transition	O
completed	O
on	O
9	O
July	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regulatory	O
disagreements	O
delayed	O
its	O
tender	O
and	O
approach	O
until	O
resolved	O
and	O
the	O
multiplexes	B-Device
available	O
for	O
DTT	O
were	O
reduced	O
to	O
3	O
and	O
the	O
2nd	O
was	O
licensed	O
in	O
the	O
Autumn	O
of	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reduction	O
from	O
5	O
to	O
3	O
enabled	O
mobile	B-Application
TV	I-Application
and	O
broadband	O
to	O
get	O
more	O
spectrum	O
allocation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polsat	O
,	O
TVN	O
,	O
TV4	O
and	O
TV	B-Operating_System
Puls	O
have	O
officially	O
applied	O
to	O
reserve	O
space	O
on	O
the	O
countries	O
first	O
multiplex	B-Device
set	O
to	O
start	O
in	O
September	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
public	O
broadcaster	O
's	O
three	O
main	O
channels	O
TVP1	O
,	O
TVP2	O
and	O
TVP	O
Info	O
had	O
already	O
been	O
allocated	O
capacity	O
on	O
the	O
multiplex	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mobile	B-Application
TV	I-Application
license	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
awarded	O
in	O
Poland	O
to	O
Info	O
TV	B-Operating_System
FM	O
to	O
use	O
DVB-H	O
standard.News	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Airplus	O
TV	B-Operating_System
Portugal	O
that	O
was	O
set	O
up	O
to	O
compete	O
for	O
a	O
licence	O
to	O
manage	O
Portugal	O
's	O
pay-TV	O
DTT	O
multiplexes	B-Device
,	O
dissolved	O
as	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
get	O
the	O
license	O
and	O
a	O
Portuguese	O
court	O
ruled	O
not	O
to	O
suspend	O
the	O
process	O
for	O
the	O
awarding	O
of	O
a	O
licence	O
to	O
Portugal	O
Telecom	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
complaint	O
submitted	O
by	O
Airplus	O
TV	B-Operating_System
Portugal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Airplus	O
TV	B-Operating_System
Portugal	O
was	O
dissolved	O
,	O
Portugal	O
Telecom	O
informed	O
that	O
will	O
not	O
honour	O
the	O
pay-TV	O
DTT	O
multiplexes	B-Device
licence	O
obligations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DTT	O
services	O
were	O
launched	O
in	O
December	O
2009	O
using	O
the	O
MPEG-4	B-Algorithm
(	O
H.264	B-Application
AVC	I-Application
)	O
compression	O
format	O
following	O
the	O
Ministry	O
of	O
Communications	O
publication	O
of	O
a	O
strategic	O
plan	O
for	O
the	O
transition	O
to	O
digital	B-Application
broadcasting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Media	O
Express	O
,	O
it	O
envisaged	O
a	O
maximum	O
of	O
five	O
national	O
UHF	O
multiplexes	B-Device
,	O
a	O
national	O
VHF	B-Algorithm
multiplex	B-Device
and	O
a	O
multiplex	B-Device
allocated	O
to	O
regional	O
and	O
local	O
services	O
,	O
all	O
in	O
accordance	O
with	O
the	O
ITU	O
Geneva	O
Conference	O
RRC-06	O
reports	O
BroadbandTVNews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ministry	O
of	O
Communications	O
(	O
MCSI	O
)	O
estimated	O
that	O
49%	O
of	O
Romania	O
's	O
7.5	O
million	O
households	O
got	O
TV	B-Operating_System
from	O
cable	O
and	O
27%	O
from	O
DTH	O
services	O
in	O
Romania	O
while	O
terrestrial	O
TV	B-Operating_System
was	O
used	O
by	O
18%	O
of	O
the	O
TV	B-Operating_System
households	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
6%	O
are	O
reported	O
as	O
not	O
able	O
to	O
receive	O
TV	B-Operating_System
transmissions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
the	O
National	O
Audiovisual	O
Council	O
,	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
the	O
public	O
service	O
broadcasting	O
sector	O
has	O
awarded	O
digital	B-Application
licences	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
channels	O
TVR1	O
and	O
TVR2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Media	O
Express	O
,	O
this	O
followed	O
a	O
short	O
debate	O
at	O
the	O
National	O
Audiovisual	O
Council	O
(	O
CNA	O
)	O
about	O
whether	O
to	O
also	O
award	O
licences	O
to	O
the	O
nine	O
remaining	O
public	O
channels	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
which	O
transmits	O
in	O
HD	B-Device
and	O
five	O
are	O
regional	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
Romanian	O
Government	O
issued	O
a	O
Strategy	O
to	O
shift	O
from	O
analogue	O
terrestrial	O
to	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
that	O
pushes	O
ahead	O
the	O
until	O
the	O
date	O
stopped	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
Strategy	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
planned	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
multiplexes	B-Device
will	O
be	O
de	O
facto	O
granted	O
to	O
Radiocom	O
,	O
the	O
state	O
company	O
involved	O
in	O
terrestrial	O
carrying	O
the	O
public	O
television	O
signals	O
,	O
way	O
before	O
a	O
selection	O
for	O
the	O
muxes	O
operators	O
will	O
be	O
organized	O
by	O
ANCOM	O
,	O
selection	O
with	O
the	O
deadline	O
of	O
17	O
June	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Government	O
is	O
describing	O
the	O
Radiocom	O
multiplex	B-Device
with	O
the	O
terms	O
"	O
pilot	O
project	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
experiment	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
minimum	O
technical	O
requirements	O
for	O
this	O
project	O
are	O
:	O
broadcast	O
standard	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
,	O
ensuring	O
the	O
coverage	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
40%	O
of	O
the	O
population	O
until	O
1	O
July	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
70%	O
of	O
the	O
population	O
up	O
to	O
17	O
June	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
using	O
the	O
broadcasting	O
premises	O
that	O
belongs	O
to	O
Radiocom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
17	O
June	O
2015	O
,	O
Romania	O
shut	O
down	O
analog	O
broadcasting	O
,	O
and	O
started	O
broadcasting	O
with	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
technology	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
very	O
low	O
coverage	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
very	O
reduced	O
number	O
of	O
broadcasts	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
low	O
coverage	O
,	O
Romania	O
stopped	O
broadcasting	O
TVR	O
1	O
in	O
analog	O
format	O
on	O
VHF	B-Algorithm
on	O
31	O
December	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
since	O
the	O
analog	O
shut	O
down	O
,	O
many	O
people	O
who	O
were	O
receiving	O
TV	B-Operating_System
on	O
terrestrial	O
changed	O
to	O
a	O
cable	O
or	O
DTH	O
provider	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Romania	O
has	O
successfully	O
switched	O
to	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
channels	O
received	O
on	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
continued	O
getting	O
lower	O
and	O
lower	O
after	O
people	O
switched	O
to	O
cable	O
or	O
satellite	O
since	O
DVB-T	O
was	O
delayed	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
times	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
people	O
still	O
use	O
terrestrial	O
TV	B-Operating_System
for	O
foreign	O
channels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
many	O
TV	B-Operating_System
sellers	O
are	O
marking	O
their	O
TV	B-Operating_System
as	O
being	O
compatible	O
with	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
television	I-Application
in	O
Romania	O
,	O
by	O
highlighting	O
this	O
feature	O
with	O
a	O
sticker	O
on	O
the	O
TV	B-Operating_System
,	O
buyers	O
are	O
mainly	O
interested	O
if	O
the	O
TV	B-Operating_System
has	O
DVB-C	O
or	O
DVB-C	O
,	O
however	O
TV	B-Operating_System
sets	O
without	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
continue	O
to	O
be	O
sold	O
with	O
only	O
DVB-T/C	O
and	O
sometimes	O
S2	O
,	O
as	O
cable	O
and	O
satellite	O
compatibility	O
presents	O
most	O
of	O
interest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Spain	O
most	O
multiplexes	B-Device
closed	O
after	O
the	O
failure	O
of	O
Quiero	O
TV	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
original	O
pay	O
DTT	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DTT	O
was	O
relaunched	O
on	O
30	O
November	O
2005	O
,	O
with	O
20	O
free-to-air	O
national	O
TV	B-Operating_System
services	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
numerous	O
regional	O
and	O
local	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nearly	O
11	O
million	O
DTT	O
receivers	B-Device
had	O
been	O
sold	O
as	O
of	O
July	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
leading	O
Spanish	O
media	O
players	O
including	O
Sogecable	O
,	O
Telefónica	O
,	O
Ono	O
,	O
Orange	O
and	O
Vodafone	O
have	O
apparently	O
criticised	O
that	O
as	O
according	O
to	O
Prisa	O
,	O
Sogecable	O
's	O
owner	O
,	O
"	O
it	O
caps	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
policy	O
changes	O
that	O
benefits	O
only	O
a	O
few	O
audiovisual	O
operators	O
,	O
those	O
of	O
terrestrial	O
TV	B-Operating_System
,	O
to	O
the	O
detriment	O
of	O
satellite	O
operators	O
,	O
cable	O
and	O
DSL.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Switch-off	O
of	O
the	O
analogue	O
TV	B-Operating_System
service	O
started	O
on	O
19	O
September	O
2005	O
and	O
finished	O
on	O
29	O
October	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boxer	O
began	O
the	O
deployment	O
of	O
MPEG-4	B-Algorithm
receivers	B-Device
to	O
new	O
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
the	O
next	O
six	O
years	O
from	O
2008	O
Sweden	O
will	O
gradually	O
migrate	O
from	O
MPEG-2	B-Algorithm
visual	O
coding	O
to	O
using	O
MPEG-4	B-Algorithm
,	O
H.264	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Swedish	O
Radio	O
and	O
TV	B-Operating_System
Authority	O
(	O
RTVV	O
)	O
recently	O
announced	O
eight	O
new	O
national	O
channels	O
that	O
will	O
broadcast	O
in	O
the	O
MPEG-4	B-Algorithm
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
1	O
April	O
2008	O
Boxer	O
is	O
also	O
responsible	O
for	O
approving	O
devices	O
to	O
use	O
on	O
the	O
network	O
,	O
will	O
no	O
longer	O
accept	O
MPEG-2	B-Algorithm
receivers	B-Device
for	O
test	O
and	O
approval	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
Top	O
Boxes	O
must	O
be	O
backward	O
compatible	O
so	O
that	O
they	O
can	O
decode	O
both	O
MPEG-2	B-Algorithm
and	O
MPEG-4	B-Algorithm
coded	O
transmissions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
MPEG-2	B-Algorithm
for	O
4K	O
UHD	O
and	O
MPEG-4	B-Algorithm
for	O
HD	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Russia	O
,	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
summer	O
of	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
multiplex	B-Device
consisted	O
of	O
the	O
following	O
channels	O
:	O
Channel	O
One	O
Russia	O
,	O
Russia-1	O
,	O
Russia-2	O
(	O
now	O
Match-TV	O
)	O
,	O
NTV	O
,	O
Petersburg	O
5th	O
channel	O
,	O
Russia-Culture	O
,	O
Russia-24	O
,	O
Bibigon	O
(	O
later	O
-	O
Carousel	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
spring	O
of	O
2013	O
,	O
two	O
more	O
channels	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
multiplex	B-Device
:	O
OTR	O
and	O
TV-Center	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
19	O
March	O
2012	O
,	O
DVB-T	O
was	O
replaced	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
14	O
December	O
2012	O
,	O
a	O
second	O
DTV	O
multiplex	B-Device
begun	O
airing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
REN	O
TV	B-Operating_System
,	O
TV	B-Operating_System
Center	O
(	O
from	O
2013	O
-	O
Spas	O
)	O
,	O
STS	O
,	O
Domashniy	O
,	O
Sport	O
(	O
from	O
2013	O
-	O
TV-3	O
)	O
,	O
NTV	O
Plus	O
Sport	O
Plus	O
(	O
from	O
2015	O
onwards	O
-	O
Pyatnica	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
)	O
,	O
Zvezda	O
,	O
Mir	O
,	O
TNT	O
and	O
Muz-TV	O
were	O
in	O
that	O
multiplex	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
third	O
and	O
fourth	O
multiplex	B-Device
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
Crimea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
3	O
December	O
2018	O
,	O
first	O
region	O
completed	O
its	O
switch	O
from	O
analogue	O
broadcasting	O
to	O
digital	B-Application
broadcasting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
14	O
October	O
2019	O
,	O
Russia	O
has	O
entirely	O
switched	O
from	O
analog	O
television	O
to	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
channels	O
are	O
still	O
being	O
aired	O
as	O
analog	O
TV	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
22	O
October	O
2020	O
,	O
aired	O
channel	O
list	O
on	O
the	O
second	O
multiplex	B-Device
was	O
changed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Channels	O
aired	O
in	O
the	O
multiplex	B-Device
now	O
are	O
Che	O
,	O
STS	O
Love	O
,	O
STS	O
Kids	O
,	O
TNT4	O
,	O
TNT	O
Music	O
,	O
2x2	O
,	O
Super	O
,	O
U	O
,	O
Channel	O
Disney	O
,	O
and	O
Match	O
Strana	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DTT	O
was	O
trialed	O
in	O
Turkey	O
in	O
2006	O
using	O
DVB-T	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
public	O
rollout	O
did	O
not	O
occur	O
,	O
only	O
the	O
analogue	O
transmission	O
was	O
switched	O
off	O
in	O
favour	O
of	O
HD	B-Device
satellite	O
broadcast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
uncertainty	O
led	O
to	O
reluctance	O
of	O
broadcasters	O
to	O
invest	O
in	O
a	O
DTT	O
network	O
,	O
particularly	O
with	O
satellite	O
TV	B-Operating_System
having	O
a	O
dominant	O
penetration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Test	O
broadcasts	O
commenced	O
with	O
the	O
opening	O
of	O
Küçük	O
Çamlıca	O
TV	B-Operating_System
Radio	O
Tower	O
and	O
Çanakkale	O
TV	B-Operating_System
Tower	O
,	O
before	O
an	O
official	O
DTT	O
launch	O
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ONdigital	O
soon	O
ran	O
into	O
financial	O
difficulties	O
with	O
subscriber	O
numbers	O
below	O
expectations	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
attempt	O
to	O
reverse	O
their	O
fortunes	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
decided	O
that	O
the	O
ITV	O
and	O
ONdigital	O
brands	O
should	O
align	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
service	O
was	O
rebranded	O
ITV	O
Digital	B-Application
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
an	O
expensive	O
advertising	O
campaign	O
,	O
ITV	O
Digital	B-Application
struggled	O
to	O
attract	O
sufficient	O
new	O
subscribers	O
and	O
in	O
2002	O
closed	O
the	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
commercial	O
failure	O
of	O
the	O
Pay	O
TV	B-Operating_System
proposition	O
it	O
was	O
relaunched	O
as	O
the	O
free-to-air	O
Freeview	B-Device
platform	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Top	O
Up	O
TV	B-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
lite	O
pay	O
DTT	O
service	O
,	O
became	O
available	O
in	O
2004	O
when	O
Inview	B-Device
launched	O
the	O
first	O
DTT	O
(	O
Freeview	B-Device
)	O
EPG	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
30	O
March	O
2005	O
,	O
the	O
older	O
analogue	O
signals	O
began	O
to	O
be	O
phased	O
out	O
on	O
a	O
region-by-region	O
basis	O
(	O
a	O
process	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Digital	B-Device
switchover	I-Device
,	O
or	O
DSO	O
)	O
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
a	O
technical	O
trial	O
at	O
the	O
Ferryside	O
television	O
relay	O
station	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
full	O
transmitter	O
to	O
switch	O
to	O
digital-only	O
transmission	O
was	O
the	O
Whitehaven	O
transmitter	O
in	O
Cumbria	O
,	O
which	O
completed	O
its	O
transition	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
17	O
October	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
switchover	O
to	O
digital-only	O
broadcasting	O
was	O
completed	O
on	O
24	O
October	O
2012	O
when	O
the	O
transmitters	O
in	O
Northern	O
Ireland	B-Device
turned	O
off	O
their	O
analogue	O
broadcasts	O
(	O
which	O
coincided	O
with	O
the	O
transition	O
in	O
the	O
Republic	O
of	O
Ireland	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
additional	O
transmission	O
frequencies	O
freed	O
up	O
by	O
the	O
shutdown	O
of	O
analogue	O
signals	O
have	O
(	O
among	O
other	O
things	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
4G	B-Architecture
mobile	I-Architecture
internet	O
)	O
allowed	O
for	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
a	O
single	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
multiplex	B-Device
used	O
to	O
carry	O
high-definition	O
programming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
14	O
December	O
2011	O
,	O
national	O
public	O
broadcaster	O
ZNS-TV	O
announced	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
upgrading	O
to	O
ATSC	B-Device
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
with	O
mobile	B-Application
DTV	I-Application
capabilities	O
,	O
in	O
line	O
with	O
its	O
neighbours	O
,	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Puerto	O
Rico.Bahamas	O
national	O
TV	B-Operating_System
to	O
get	O
multi-million	O
dollar	O
digital	B-Application
upgrade	O
–	O
video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bermuda	O
has	O
plans	O
to	O
convert	O
its	O
three	O
broadcast	O
stations	O
to	O
ATSC	B-Device
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
television	I-Application
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
network	O
stations	O
are	O
already	O
broadcasting	O
high-definition	O
digital	B-Application
signals	O
in	O
Toronto	O
,	O
Ottawa	O
,	O
Montreal	O
,	O
Calgary	O
,	O
Edmonton	O
,	O
Winnipeg	O
,	O
Regina	O
,	O
and	O
Vancouver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
networks	O
had	O
been	O
concerned	O
about	O
the	O
August	O
2011	O
deadline	O
as	O
not	O
all	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
country	O
were	O
equipped	O
to	O
receive	O
DTTV	B-Application
by	O
the	O
scheduled	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Mexico	O
,	O
the	O
digital	B-Application
transition	O
is	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	B-Application
signals	O
are	O
available	O
in	O
all	O
cities	O
,	O
thus	O
providing	O
national	O
coverage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
Tijuana-San	O
Diego	O
area	O
,	O
channel	O
2.1	O
'	O
s	O
signal	O
comes	O
from	O
KCBS-TV	O
,	O
a	O
CBS	O
owned-and-operated	O
station	O
in	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
affect	O
television	O
users	O
in	O
portions	O
of	O
San	O
Diego	O
County	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
12	O
June	O
2009	O
,	O
all	O
full-power	O
U.S.	O
television	O
broadcasts	O
became	O
exclusively	O
digital	B-Application
,	O
under	O
the	O
Digital	B-Application
Television	I-Application
and	O
Public	O
Safety	O
Act	O
of	O
2005.Title	O
III	O
of	O
the	O
Deficit	O
Reduction	O
Act	O
of	O
2005	O
,	O
Pub	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bill	O
was	O
signed	O
11	O
February	O
2009	O
Furthermore	O
,	O
since	O
1	O
March	O
2007	O
,	O
new	O
television	O
sets	O
that	O
receive	O
signals	O
over	O
the	O
air	O
,	O
including	O
pocket-sized	O
portable	O
televisions	O
,	O
include	O
ATSC	B-Device
digital	B-Application
tuners	B-Device
for	O
digital	B-Application
broadcasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
12	O
June	O
2009	O
,	O
most	O
U.S.	O
broadcasters	O
were	O
transmitting	O
in	O
both	O
analog	O
and	O
digital	B-Application
formats	O
;	O
a	O
few	O
were	O
digital	B-Application
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
U.S.	O
stations	O
were	O
not	O
permitted	O
to	O
shut	O
down	O
their	O
analog	O
transmissions	O
prior	O
to	O
16	O
February	O
2009	O
unless	O
doing	O
so	O
was	O
required	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
complete	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
station	O
's	O
permanent	O
digital	B-Application
facilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
analog	O
switch-off	O
rendered	O
all	O
non-digital	O
television	O
sets	O
unable	O
to	O
receive	O
most	O
over-the-air	O
television	O
channels	O
without	O
an	O
external	O
setbox	O
receiver	B-Device
;	O
however	O
,	O
low-power	O
television	O
stations	O
and	O
cable	O
TV	B-Operating_System
systems	O
were	O
not	O
required	O
to	O
convert	O
to	O
digital	B-Application
until	O
1	O
September	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
1	O
January	O
2008	O
,	O
consumers	O
could	O
request	O
coupons	O
to	O
help	O
cover	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
these	O
converters	O
by	O
calling	O
a	O
toll-free	O
number	O
or	O
via	O
a	O
website.http://www.dtv2009.gov	O
Digital	B-Application
Transition	O
website	O
accessdate	O
=	O
31	O
December	O
2007	O
Some	O
television	O
stations	O
had	O
also	O
been	O
licensed	O
to	O
operate	O
"	O
nightlights	O
"	O
,	O
analog	O
signals	O
which	O
consisted	O
only	O
of	O
a	O
brief	O
repeated	O
announcement	O
advising	O
remaining	O
analog	O
viewers	O
how	O
to	O
switch	O
to	O
digital	B-Application
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cuba	O
announced	O
on	O
19	O
March	O
2013	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
prepared	O
"	O
to	O
perform	O
a	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
test	O
using	O
the	O
Chinese	O
DTMB	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
El	O
Salvador	O
has	O
chosen	O
the	O
Japanese	O
/	O
Brazilian	O
standard	O
ISDB-Tb	B-Application
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Digital	B-Device
Switchover	I-Device
began	O
on	O
21	O
December	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
2022	O
it	O
will	O
be	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guatemala	O
has	O
chosen	O
the	O
Japanese-Brazilian	O
standard	O
ISDB-Tb	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Honduras	O
has	O
chosen	O
the	O
Japanese-Brazilian	O
standard	O
ISDB-Tb	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jamaica	O
chose	O
ATSC	B-Device
standards	I-Device
for	O
DTT	O
in	O
December	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nicaragua	O
has	O
chosen	O
the	O
Japanese-Brazilian	O
standard	O
ISDB-Tb	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Panama	B-Algorithm
chose	O
the	O
European	O
DVB-T	O
standard	O
on	O
12	O
May	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trinidad	O
and	O
Tobago	O
chose	O
ATSC	B-Device
standards	I-Device
for	O
DTT	O
on	O
18	O
January	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Argentine	O
President	O
Cristina	O
Fernández	O
signed	O
on	O
28	O
August	O
2009	O
an	O
agreement	O
to	O
adopt	O
the	O
ISDB-Tb	B-Application
system	O
,	O
joining	O
Brazil	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
already	O
implemented	O
the	O
standard	O
in	O
its	O
big	O
cities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
5	O
July	O
2010	O
the	O
Bolivian	O
chancellor	O
signed	O
an	O
agreement	O
with	O
the	O
Japanese	O
ambassador	O
to	O
Bolivia	O
,	O
choosing	O
the	O
Japanese	O
system	O
with	O
the	O
Brazilian	O
modifications	O
ISDB-T	B-Protocol
(	O
Integrated	B-Protocol
Services	I-Protocol
Digital	I-Protocol
Broadcasting	I-Protocol
Terrestrial	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Brazil	O
,	O
the	O
government	O
chose	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
ISDB-T	B-Protocol
standard	O
,	O
called	O
ISDB-Tb	B-Application
(	O
or	O
SBTVD	B-Application
)	O
in	O
June	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	B-Application
broadcasts	O
started	O
on	O
2	O
December	O
2007	O
in	O
São	O
Paulo	O
and	O
now	O
it	O
is	O
under	O
expansion	O
all	O
over	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
15	O
September	O
2009	O
,	O
metro	O
areas	O
of	O
São	O
Paulo	O
,	O
Rio	O
de	O
Janeiro	O
,	O
Belo	O
Horizonte	O
,	O
Brasília	O
,	O
Goiânia	O
,	O
Curitiba	O
,	O
Porto	O
Alegre	O
,	O
Salvador	O
,	O
Campinas	O
,	O
Vitória	O
,	O
Florianópolis	O
,	O
Uberlândia	O
,	O
São	O
José	O
do	O
Rio	O
Preto	O
,	O
Teresina	O
,	O
Santos	O
,	O
Campo	O
Grande	O
,	O
Fortaleza	O
,	O
Recife	O
,	O
João	O
Pessoa	O
,	O
Sorocaba	O
,	O
Manaus	O
,	O
Belém	O
,	O
Aracaju	O
,	O
Ribeirão	O
Preto	O
,	O
Boa	O
Vista	O
,	O
Macapá	O
,	O
Porto	O
Velho	O
,	O
Rio	O
Branco	O
,	O
São	O
Carlos	O
,	O
São	O
José	O
do	O
Rio	O
Preto	O
,	O
São	O
Luís	O
,	O
Pirassununga	O
,	O
São	O
José	O
dos	O
Campos	O
,	O
Taubaté	O
,	O
Ituiutaba	O
,	O
Araraquara	O
,	O
Feira	O
de	O
Santana	O
,	O
Itapetininga	O
,	O
Sorocaba	O
,	O
Presidente	O
Prudente	O
,	O
Bauru	O
,	O
Campos	O
dos	O
Goytacazes	O
,	O
Londrina	O
,	O
Juiz	O
de	O
Fora	O
,	O
Campina	O
Grande	O
,	O
Caxias	O
do	O
Sul	O
,	O
Franca	O
,	O
Rio	O
Claro	O
and	O
Cuiabá	O
have	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
broadcasting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2013	O
the	O
digital	B-Application
signal	O
was	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
whole	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
14	O
September	O
2009	O
,	O
president	O
Michelle	O
Bachelet	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
government	O
had	O
finally	O
decided	O
on	O
a	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chile	O
adopted	O
the	O
ISDB-T	B-Protocol
Japanese	O
standard	O
(	O
with	O
the	O
custom	O
modifications	O
made	O
by	O
Brazil	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
Colombia	O
adopted	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
as	O
the	O
national	O
standard	O
for	O
terrestrial	O
television	O
,	O
replacing	O
DVB-T	O
,	O
the	O
previously	O
selected	O
standard	O
for	O
digital	B-Application
TV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
28	O
December	O
2010	O
,	O
private	O
networks	O
Caracol	O
TV	B-Operating_System
and	O
RCN	O
TV	B-Operating_System
officially	O
started	O
digital	B-Application
broadcasts	O
for	O
Bogotá	O
,	O
Medellín	O
and	O
surrounding	O
areas	O
on	O
channels	O
14	O
and	O
15	O
UHF	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
State-run	O
Señal	O
Colombia	O
and	O
Canal	O
Institucional	O
had	O
started	O
test	O
digital	B-Application
broadcasts	O
earlier	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
current	O
coverage	O
of	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
can	O
be	O
consulted	O
on	O
the	O
website	O
of	O
the	O
organization	O
"	O
Tdt	O
para	O
Todos	O
"	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
entity	O
responsible	O
for	O
facilitating	O
its	O
adoption	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paraguay	O
chose	O
Japanese-Brazilian	O
standard	O
ISDB-T	B-Protocol
on	O
1	O
June	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
23	O
April	O
2009	O
,	O
Peru	O
chose	O
the	O
Brazilian	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
standard	O
ISDB-T	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
network	O
to	O
be	O
launched	O
on	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
television	I-Application
was	O
TV	B-Operating_System
Perú	O
on	O
30	O
March	O
2010	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
ISDB-Tb	B-Application
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ATV	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
television	O
channel	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
to	O
do	O
digital	B-Application
test	O
broadcasts	O
on	O
June	O
19	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
using	O
either	O
ATSC	B-Device
,	O
DVB-T	O
and	O
ISDB-T	B-Protocol
in	O
order	O
to	O
see	O
which	O
of	O
them	O
was	O
better	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
ATV	O
chose	O
ISDB-Tb	B-Application
,	O
officially	O
started	O
broadcasting	O
in	O
HD	B-Device
;	O
its	O
first	O
live	O
TV	B-Operating_System
show	O
to	O
be	O
aired	O
in	O
high-definition	O
was	O
Magaly	O
TV	B-Operating_System
on	O
30	O
August	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suriname	O
is	O
currently	O
transitioning	O
from	O
analogue	O
NTSC	O
broadcasts	O
to	O
digital	B-Application
ATSC	B-Device
and	O
DVB-T	O
broadcasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Channel	O
ATV	O
started	O
with	O
ATSC	B-Device
broadcasts	I-Device
in	O
the	O
Paramaribo	O
area	O
in	O
June	O
2014	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
ATSC	B-Device
broadcasts	I-Device
from	O
stations	O
in	O
Brokopondo	O
,	O
Wageningen	O
and	O
Albina	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Telecommunication	O
Authority	O
of	O
Suriname	O
was	O
originally	O
aiming	O
at	O
a	O
full	O
digital	B-Application
transition	O
by	O
June	O
2015	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
was	O
criticized	O
by	O
broadcasters	O
as	O
being	O
unfeasible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
ITU	O
has	O
documented	O
both	O
DVB-T	O
and	O
ATSC	B-Device
are	O
in	O
use ]	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uruguay	O
chose	O
the	O
European	O
DVB-T	O
standard	O
in	O
August	O
2007	O
,	O
however	O
disproved	O
it	O
and	O
decided	O
to	O
adopt	O
ISDB-T	B-Protocol
on	O
27	O
December	O
2010	O
to	O
follow	O
neighbouring	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
6	O
October	O
2009	O
,	O
Venezuela	O
has	O
officially	O
adopted	O
ISDB-T	B-Protocol
with	O
Brazilian	O
modifications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2012	O
,	O
Venezuela	O
signed	O
a	O
$50M	O
agreement	O
to	O
purchase	O
300,000	O
decoders	O
from	O
Argentina	O
to	O
implement	O
TDT	O
in	O
Caracas	O
and	O
later	O
this	O
year	O
in	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
cities	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
in	O
the	O
Government	O
controlled	O
TV	B-Operating_System
Stations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2019	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
Venezuelan	O
crisis	O
,	O
the	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
transition	O
is	O
paralysed	O
and	O
DTT	O
development	O
has	O
been	O
frozen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
majority	O
of	O
countries	O
in	O
Africa	O
have	O
adopted	O
the	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
standard	O
,	O
including	O
Algeria	O
,	O
Angola	O
,	O
Democratic	O
Republic	O
of	O
the	O
Congo	O
,	O
Ethiopia	O
,	O
Ghana	O
,	O
Kenya	O
,	O
Lesotho	O
,	O
Madagascar	O
,	O
Malawi	O
,	O
Mali	O
,	O
Mauritius	O
,	O
Mozambique	O
,	O
Namibia	O
,	O
Nigeria	O
,	O
Seychelles	O
,	O
South	O
Africa	O
,	O
Swaziland	O
,	O
Tanzania	O
,	O
Togo	O
,	O
Uganda	O
,	O
Zambia	O
and	O
Zimbabwe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Angola	O
has	O
chosen	O
the	O
Japanese-Brazilian	O
standard	O
ISDB-Tb	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Botswana	O
has	O
chosen	O
the	O
Japanese-Brazilian	O
standard	O
ISDB-Tb	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2015	O
Inview	B-Device
Technology	I-Device
(	O
a	O
UK	O
digital	B-Application
switch-off	O
company	O
based	O
in	O
Cheshire	O
and	O
with	O
local	O
operations	O
in	O
Nigeria	O
)	O
was	O
appointed	O
by	O
Nigeria	O
's	O
government	O
run	O
National	O
Broadcasting	O
Commission	O
(	O
NBC	O
)	O
to	O
enable	O
digital	B-Device
switchover	I-Device
from	O
analogue	O
throughout	O
the	O
country	O
and	O
provide	O
a	O
Conditional	O
Access	O
System	O
,	O
set-top	O
box	O
software	O
and	O
services	O
including	O
full	O
EPG	O
,	O
Push	O
Video-On-Demand	O
,	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
broadcasting	O
applications	O
such	O
as	O
news	O
,	O
public	O
service	O
information	O
and	O
audience	O
measurement	O
services	O
over	O
the	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
and	O
satellite	O
networks	O
in	O
Nigeria	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inview	B-Device
Nigeria	O
and	O
NCB	O
will	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
fund	O
subsidies	O
and	O
digital	B-Application
infrastructure	O
costs	O
through	O
the	O
sale	O
of	O
spectrum	O
and	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
a	O
BBC	O
style	O
licence	O
fee	O
(	O
called	O
'	O
digital	B-Application
access	O
fee	O
 '	O
)	O
of	O
N1000	O
( $5	O
)	O
pa	O
which	O
is	O
payable	O
on	O
all	O
digital	B-Application
STBs	O
including	O
pay	O
TV	B-Operating_System
operators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nigerian	O
Government	O
will	O
receive	O
a	O
digital	B-Application
dividend	O
of	O
c.	O
$1	O
billion	O
from	O
the	O
sale	O
of	O
spectrum	O
,	O
ensuring	O
that	O
the	O
whole	O
DSO	O
programme	O
is	O
self-funding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FreeTV	O
will	O
carry	O
up	O
to	O
30	O
free	O
channels	O
:	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
Nigeria	O
TV	B-Operating_System
and	O
international	O
channels	O
across	O
news	O
,	O
movies	O
,	O
kids	O
,	O
music	O
and	O
general	O
entertainment	O
genres''	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
national	O
standard	O
set	O
top	O
box	O
specification	O
has	O
been	O
set	O
which	O
incorporates	O
a	O
common	O
operating	O
system	O
created	O
by	O
Inview	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
March	O
2016	O
,	O
FreeTV	O
is	O
being	O
operated	O
by	O
Inview	B-Device
and	O
is	O
an	O
open	O
platform	O
which	O
enables	O
any	O
content	O
or	O
pay	O
TV	B-Operating_System
provider	O
to	O
broadcast	O
their	O
content	O
so	O
that	O
Nigerian	O
consumers	O
only	O
have	O
to	O
buy	O
one	O
box	O
to	O
view	O
all	O
the	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
manufacturers	O
licensed	O
in	O
Nigeria	O
will	O
receive	O
the	O
Inview	B-Device
operating	O
system	O
required	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
channels	O
and	O
services	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
protect	O
domestic	O
manufacturers	O
and	O
consumers	O
from	O
illegal	O
grey	O
imports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
follow	O
the	O
transition	O
from	O
analog	O
to	O
digital	B-Application
in	O
the	O
field	O
of	O
terrestrial	O
television	O
broadcasting	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
keep	O
pace	O
with	O
these	O
technological	O
international	O
innovations	O
,	O
Tunisia	O
through	O
the	O
Office	O
of	O
National	O
Broadcasting	O
has	O
planned	O
the	O
following	O
phases	O
to	O
digitize	O
its	O
terrestrial	O
broadcasting	O
networks	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
phase	O
:	O
Deployment	O
,	O
since	O
2001	O
,	O
of	O
an	O
experimental	O
digital	B-Application
TV	I-Application
broadcasting	O
unit	O
using	O
DVB-T	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
MPEG-2	B-Algorithm
compression	O
,	O
implemented	O
in	O
Boukornine	O
site	O
,	O
to	O
insure	O
the	O
coverage	O
of	O
Great	O
Tunis	O
(	O
25%	O
of	O
population	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
experimental	O
project	O
highlighted	O
the	O
benefits	O
of	O
digitization	O
which	O
are	O
:	O
-Better	O
quality	O
of	O
Video	O
and	O
audio	O
signals	O
,	O
-Increasing	O
the	O
capacity	O
of	O
distribution	O
networks	O
through	O
the	O
transmission	O
of	O
a	O
digital	B-Application
TV	I-Application
package	O
(	O
bouquet	O
)	O
:	O
a	O
layer	O
of	O
digital	B-Application
distribution	O
network	O
enables	O
the	O
transmission	O
of	O
4	O
to	O
6	O
programs	O
TV	B-Operating_System
instead	O
of	O
a	O
single	O
TV	B-Operating_System
program	O
in	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
an	O
analog	O
network	O
-The	O
economics	O
of	O
radio	B-Algorithm
spectrum	I-Algorithm
and	O
the	O
energy	O
consumption	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
preparatory	O
phase	O
,	O
ONT	O
has	O
prepared	O
the	O
frequency	B-Algorithm
plan	I-Algorithm
for	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
TV	I-Application
networks	O
of	O
and	O
has	O
signed	O
the	O
final	O
acts	O
of	O
the	O
Regional	O
Radio	O
Communication	O
Conference	O
2006	O
in	O
Geneva	O
organized	O
by	O
the	O
International	O
Telecommunication	O
Union	O
,	O
which	O
recommends	O
to	O
switch	O
off	O
analog	O
broadcasting	O
services	O
around	O
2015	O
and	O
their	O
replacement	O
by	O
digital	B-Application
broadcasting	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
step	O
represents	O
the	O
first	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Digital	B-Application
Terrestrial	I-Application
TV	I-Application
network	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
deployment	O
is	O
completed	O
during	O
the	O
period	O
2008	O
–	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
-	O
Second	O
part	O
:	O
National	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
TV	I-Application
broadcasting	O
Network	O
to	O
viewers	O
,	O
which	O
consists	O
of	O
17	O
DTTV	B-Application
stations	O
spread	O
throughout	O
the	O
country	O
and	O
will	O
be	O
conducted	O
under	O
a	O
contract	O
including	O
a	O
vendor	O
financing	O
agreement	O
with	O
the	O
Thomson	O
Grass	O
Valley	O
(	O
France	O
)	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
broadcasting	O
of	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
transmissions	O
has	O
led	O
to	O
many	O
countries	O
planning	O
to	O
phase	O
out	O
existing	O
analogue	O
broadcasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
launch	O
:	O
The	O
official	O
launch	O
date	O
of	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
television	I-Application
in	O
the	O
country	O
,	O
not	O
the	O
start	O
for	O
trial	O
broadcasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
System	O
:	O
Transmission	O
system	O
,	O
e	O
.	O
g	O
.	O
DVB-T	O
,	O
ATSC	B-Device
or	O
ISDB-T	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interactive	O
:	O
System	O
used	O
for	O
interactive	O
services	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
MHP	B-Device
and	O
MHEG-5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compression	O
:	O
Video	B-Algorithm
compression	I-Algorithm
standard	I-Algorithm
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
systems	O
use	O
MPEG-2	B-Algorithm
,	O
but	O
the	O
more	O
efficient	O
H.264/MPEG	B-Application
-4	I-Application
AVC	I-Application
has	O
become	O
increasingly	O
popular	O
among	O
networks	O
launching	O
later	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
countries	O
use	O
both	O
MPEG-2	B-Algorithm
and	O
H.264	B-Application
,	O
for	O
example	O
France	O
which	O
uses	O
MPEG-2	B-Algorithm
for	O
standard	B-Device
definition	I-Device
free	O
content	O
but	O
MPEG-4	B-Algorithm
for	O
HD	B-Device
broadcasts	O
and	O
pay	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CountryOfficially	O
launchedAnalog	O
closedowncommencedAnalog	O
closedowncompletedDTT	O
transmissionInteractionAV	O
standardMay	O
2014DVB-T2NoneH.26415	O
July	O
20041	O
October	O
2019DVB-TH.262200810	O
November	O
2014DVB-T25	O
September	O
2007DVB-TNone	O
(	O
MHP	B-Device
abandoned	O
)	O
H.262	B-Algorithm
(	O
details	B-Device
)	O
28	O
April	O
20102021ISDB-TbGingaH.264	O
(	O
details	B-Device
)	O
1	O
January	O
200130	O
June	O
2010	O
(	O
Mildura	O
and	O
Sunraysia	O
)	O
10	O
December	O
2013	O
(	O
Melbourne	O
)	O
DVB-T	O
(	O
7	O
MHz	O
channels	O
6	O
~	O
12	O
VHF	B-Algorithm
and	O
28	O
~	O
69	O
UHF	O
)	O
MHEG-5	O
(	O
EPG	O
only	O
)	O
H.26226	O
October	O
20065	O
March	O
20032	O
September	O
2010DVB-TNone	O
(	O
MHP	B-Device
abandoned	O
)	O
H.26220023	O
November	O
2008	O
(	O
Flemish	O
Community	O
)	O
2010	O
(	O
Francophone	O
Community	O
)	O
DVB-TNoneH.26226	O
February	O
20132020	O
(	O
small	O
areas	O
)	O
2024	O
(	O
all	O
other	O
areas	O
)	O
ISDB-TbBMLH.2643	O
December	O
200715	O
February	O
2016	O
(	O
Rio	O
Verde	O
)	O
2020	O
(	O
major	O
areas	O
)	O
2023	O
(	O
all	O
other	O
areas	O
)	O
ISDB-TbGingaH.264201431	O
July	O
2017	O
(	O
in	O
Belait	O
and	O
Tutong	O
Districts	O
)	O
31	O
December	O
2017DVB-T2MHEG-5H.264November	O
2004March	O
201330	O
September	O
2013DVB-TMHPH.264News	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrieved	O
on	O
23	O
June	O
2014.4	O
February	O
201320152023DVB-T2MHPH.264	O
(	O
details	B-Device
)	O
January	O
200331	O
August	O
20112022ATSCH.262	O
,	O
H.264	B-Application
HD	B-Device
(	O
ATSC	B-Device
2.0	O
)	O
2006201431	O
March	O
2021DMB-T/HAVS	O
+28	O
August	O
200820162021DVB-T	O
(	O
6	O
MHz	O
)	O
MHPH.2644	O
May	O
2010201815	O
August	O
2019ISDB-TbGingaH.2649	O
July	O
20021	O
January	O
2011DVB-TH.262	O
,	O
H.26421	O
October	O
200530	O
June	O
2012DVB-TMHPH.26231	O
March	O
20061	O
February	O
20091	O
November	O
2009DVB-TMHPH.262	O
,	O
H.264	B-Application
(	O
details	B-Device
)	O
22	O
April	O
200921	O
December	O
20182022ISDB-TbH.262	O
,	O
H.26415	O
December	O
200631	O
March	O
2008	O
(	O
Ruhnu	O
island	O
)	O
1	O
July	O
2010DVB-TMHP	O
(	O
planned	O
)	O
H.264	B-Application
(	O
details	B-Device
)	O
December	O
2002December	O
20022003DVB-TNoneH.262	O
(	O
details	B-Device
)	O
27	O
August	O
20011	O
September	O
20071	O
September	O
2007DVB-TNone	O
(	O
MHP	B-Device
abandoned	O
)	O
H.26231	O
March	O
2005	O
(	O
FTA	O
)	O
1	O
March	O
2006	O
Pay	O
DTT4	O
February	O
20092011	O
(	O
before	O
30	O
November	O
)	O
DVB-T2MHPH.262	O
,	O
H.264	B-Application
(	O
details	B-Device
)	O
March	O
2003March	O
2003	O
(	O
Regional	O
rollout	O
)	O
2	O
December	O
2008	O
(	O
completed	O
)	O
DVB-TH.262	O
/	O
H.264	B-Application
(	O
Stuttgart	O
for	O
non	O
public	O
channels	O
)	O
(	O
details	B-Device
)	O
16	O
January	O
2006	O
(	O
tests	O
)	O
1	O
November	O
20086	O
February	O
2015DVB-TH.262	O
(	O
ERT	O
)	O
H.264	B-Application
(	O
ERT	O
,	O
DIGEA	O
)	O
(	O
details	B-Device
)	O
OFTA(4 June 2007 )	O
,	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
Technical	O
Standard	O
for	O
Digital	B-Application
Terrestrial	I-Application
Television	I-Application
Broadcasting	I-Application
,	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
31	O
December	O
20071	O
December	O
2020DMB-T/HMHEG	O
-5	O
(	O
TVB	O
)	O
H.2641	O
December	O
200831	O
July	O
201331	O
October	O
2013DVB-TH.264	O
(	O
details	B-Device
)	O
13	O
August	O
2008	O
(	O
trial	O
)	O
20	O
May	O
2009	O
(	O
official	O
)	O
5	O
September	O
2022	O
(	O
Jakarta	O
and	O
surrounding	O
areas	O
)	O
2	O
November	O
2022	O
(	O
All	O
services	O
areas	O
in	O
Indonesia	O
)	O
DVB-T2MHEG-5H.2642009Unknown	O
DVB-TDVB-T2H.264H.265	O
(	O
HEVC	B-Algorithm
)	O
1999	O
–	O
2002	O
(	O
Licensing	O
abandoned	O
)	O
;	O
2006	O
–	O
2008	O
(	O
trial	O
)	O
;	O
31	O
October	O
2010	O
(	O
90%	O
)	O
26	O
May	O
2011	O
(	O
DTT	O
launch	O
)	O
,	O
December	O
2011	O
(	O
98%	O
)	O
Network	O
testing	O
,	O
publicly	O
receivable24	O
October	O
2012	O
with	O
NI24	O
October	O
2012	O
with	O
NIDVB-TRCT	O
abandoned	O
,	O
MHEG5	O
,	O
H.2642	O
August	O
2009June	O
2011DVB-TH.264	O
,	O
AAC+	O
V2	O
(	O
details	B-Device
)	O
1	O
January	O
200415	O
October	O
20084	O
July	O
2012DVB-TMHPH.262	O
,	O
H.264	B-Application
(	O
details	B-Device
)	O
ISDB-T	B-Protocol
,	O
Application	O
,	O
Present	O
and	O
Future	O
,	O
PDF	B-Application
File1	O
December	O
200324	O
September	O
2010	O
(	O
northeastern	O
areas	O
of	O
Ishikawa	O
)	O
24	O
July	O
2011	O
(	O
all	O
cities	O
except	O
Morioka	O
,	O
Sendai	O
,	O
and	O
Fukushima	O
)	O
31	O
March	O
2012	O
in	O
Iwate	O
,	O
Miyagi	O
and	O
FukushimaISDB-TBMLH.26220062009	O
(	O
Now	O
expanded	O
nationwide	O
)	O
29	O
October	O
2012DVB-TH.2644	O
April	O
20064	O
April	O
20061	O
September	O
2006DVB-TNoneH.26215	O
July	O
2008	O
DMB-T/HH.264	O
(	O
details	B-Device
)	O
4	O
May	O
20041	O
January	O
2010June	O
2013DVB-TMHPH.264	O
(	O
details	B-Device
)	O
6	O
June	O
201721	O
July	O
2019	O
(	O
in	O
Langkawi	O
)	O
14	O
October	O
2019	O
(	O
in	O
West	O
Malaysia	O
)	O
31	O
October	O
2019	O
(	O
in	O
Sabah	O
and	O
Sarawak	O
)	O
DVB-T2MHEG-5H.264	O
(	O
details	B-Device
)	O
2	O
July	O
200418	O
July	O
2013	O
(	O
Tijuana	O
)	O
31	O
December	O
2015ATSCH.262	O
,	O
H.264	B-Application
HD	B-Device
(	O
ATSC	B-Device
2.0	O
)	O
1	O
July	O
201420152015DVB-T21	O
June	O
20075	O
March	O
20072015	O
(	O
UHF	O
)	O
2020	O
(	O
VHF	B-Algorithm
)	O
DVB-TOctober	O
2013Digital	O
TV	B-Operating_System
broadcasting	O
to	O
begin	O
in	O
Myanmar	O
this	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrieved	O
on	O
23	O
June	O
2014.2016December	O
2020DVB-T2MHEG-5H.264	O
(	O
details	B-Device
)	O
18	O
June	O
1996	O
(	O
test	O
)	O
December	O
200311	O
December	O
2006DVB-TH.262April	O
200830	O
September	O
20121	O
December	O
2013DVB-TMHEG-5	O
(	O
EPG	O
only	O
)	O
H.264/HE	O
-AAC	O
20122012DVB-T2	O
(	O
details	B-Device
)	O
September	O
2007March	O
20081	O
December	O
2009DVB-TMHPH.26430	O
March	O
201020201	O
March	O
2023ISDB-TbGingaH.264	O
(	O
details	B-Device
)	O
October	O
2008	O
(	O
trials	O
)	O
14	O
February	O
2017	O
(	O
DTT	O
launch	O
)	O
28	O
February	O
20172023ISDB-TBMLH.262	O
,	O
H.264	B-Application
(	O
details	B-Device
)	O
9	O
November	O
2001	O
(	O
test	O
)	O
2004	O
(	O
trials	O
)	O
20	O
September	O
2009	O
(	O
DTT	O
launch	O
)	O
May	O
201123	O
July	O
2013DVB-TH.264	O
(	O
details	B-Device
)	O
29	O
April	O
2009201126	O
April	O
2012DVB-TH.26411	O
December	O
201313	O
February	O
2015DVB-T2H.2641	O
December	O
200517	O
June	O
2015	O
(	O
planned	O
)	O
1	O
May	O
2018	O
(	O
completion	O
)	O
DVB-T2H.26424	O
June	O
20093	O
December	O
201814	O
October	O
2019DVB-T2H.26411	O
June	O
200613	O
February	O
2015DVB-T/DVB	O
-T2H.264	O
(	O
details	B-Device
)	O
22	O
December	O
200616	O
December	O
20132	O
January	O
2019DVB-T2H.2641999	O
–	O
2004	O
,	O
2005	O
–	O
2009201031	O
December	O
2012DVB-TMHEG-5H.262	O
,	O
H.26420071	O
December	O
201030	O
June	O
2011DVB-TH.264	O
(	O
details	B-Device
)	O
March	O
200628	O
October	O
2016July	O
2020DVB-T2MHEG-5	O
(	O
Future	O
use	O
planned	O
)	O
H.264	B-Application
(	O
details	B-Device
)	O
20011	O
September	O
2010	O
14:00	O
(	O
Uljin	O
)	O
31	O
December	O
2012ATSCH.262	O
,	O
H.264	B-Application
HD	B-Device
(	O
ATSC	B-Device
2.0	O
)	O
(	O
details	B-Device
)	O
2000	O
–	O
2005	O
(	O
Previous	O
and	O
relaunch	O
)	O
20093	O
April	O
2010DVB-TNone	O
(	O
MHP	B-Device
abandoned	O
)	O
H.262	B-Algorithm
SD	B-Device
,	O
H.264	B-Application
HD7	O
September	O
20141	O
January	O
20152020ISDB-TBMLH.264	O
HD	B-Device
(	O
details	B-Device
)	O
1	O
April	O
199919	O
September	O
200529	O
October	O
2007DVB-T	O
,	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
(	O
HD	B-Device
)	O
MHPH.262	O
SD	B-Device
,	O
H.264	B-Application
HDAs	O
of	O
June	O
2007	O
,	O
H.264	B-Application
is	O
only	O
used	O
for	O
HDTV	B-Device
in	O
the	O
Mälaren	O
Valley	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
