<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
list	B-Application
of	I-Application
digital	I-Application
television	I-Application
deployments	I-Application
by	I-Application
country	I-Application
,	O
which	O
summarises	O
the	O
process	O
and	O
progress	O
of	O
transition	O
from	O
analogue	O
to	O
digital	O
broadcasting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
transition	O
to	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
is	O
a	O
process	O
that	O
is	O
happening	O
at	O
different	O
paces	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
digital	O
satellite	B-Application
television	O
is	O
now	O
commonplace	O
,	O
the	O
switch	O
to	O
digital	O
cable	O
and	O
terrestrial	O
television	O
has	O
taken	O
longer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
See	O
also	O
Digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
television	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
all	O
countries	O
are	O
compatible	O
within	O
each	O
standard	O
DVB-T	B-Application
,	O
ATSC	B-Device
(	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
,	O
DTMB	O
(	O
China	O
)	O
,	O
ISDB	B-Protocol
(	O
of	O
which	O
there	O
are	O
two	O
incompatible	O
variations	O
used	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
South	O
America	O
respectively	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Countries	O
that	O
have	O
adopted	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
recently	O
may	O
have	O
a	O
single	O
MPEG4	O
based	O
system	O
for	O
SD	O
and	O
HD	B-Device
,	O
while	O
countries	O
with	O
more	O
established	O
system	O
may	O
use	O
MPEG2	B-Algorithm
for	O
SD	O
and	O
MPEG4	O
for	O
HD	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Italy	O
,	O
Ireland	O
and	O
the	O
UK	O
are	O
all	O
DVB-T	B-Application
regions	O
,	O
but	O
Ireland	O
uses	O
"	O
MPEG4	O
+	O
MHEG5	O
+	O
DVB-T	B-Application
"	O
for	O
both	O
SD	O
and	O
HD	B-Device
transmissions	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
UK	O
uses	O
"	O
MPEG2	B-Algorithm
+	O
MHEG5	O
+	O
DVB-T	B-Application
"	O
for	O
SD	O
and	O
"	O
MPEG4	O
+	O
MHEG5	O
+	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
"	O
for	O
HDTV	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Italy	O
uses	O
MHP	O
rather	O
than	O
MHEG5	O
middleware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
all	O
MPEG4-capable	O
receivers	O
can	O
decode	O
the	O
MPEG2	B-Algorithm
codec	B-General_Concept
and	O
all	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
tuners	O
are	O
capable	O
of	O
tuning	O
DVB-T	B-Application
signals	O
,	O
UK	O
HD	B-Device
set-top	O
boxes	O
are	O
compatible	O
with	O
both	O
the	O
UK	O
SD	O
system	O
and	O
Irish	O
SD/HD	O
system	O
,	O
but	O
Irish	O
SD/HD	O
tuners	O
will	O
only	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
SD	O
system	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
cable	O
broadcast	O
tends	O
to	O
be	O
DVB-C	B-Device
or	O
very	O
similar	O
QAM	O
in	O
almost	O
all	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Broadband	O
on	O
cable	O
is	O
mostly	O
DOCSIS	O
which	O
is	O
DVB-C	B-Device
on	O
the	O
download	O
path	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Incompatible	O
retail	O
products	O
are	O
a	O
severe	O
problem	O
in	O
emerging	O
retail	O
digital	O
markets	O
where	O
a	O
neighbouring	O
country	O
has	O
an	O
older	O
standard	O
and	O
dominates	O
the	O
retail	O
trade	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
UK	O
Freeview	B-Device
(	O
rather	O
than	O
compatible	O
"	O
Freeview	B-Device
HD	B-Device
"	O
)	O
products	O
in	O
Ireland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Important	O
DVB-T	B-Application
standards	O
are	O
UK	O
D-book	B-Device
for	O
UK	O
Freeview	B-Device
and	O
Nordig	O
2.2	O
for	O
Scandinavia	O
and	O
Ireland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ISDB-T	B-Application
International	I-Application
is	O
adopted	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
country	O
in	O
Africa	O
on	O
February	O
26	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
evaluated	O
the	O
hierarchical	O
mode	O
of	O
operation	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
for	O
the	O
simultaneous	O
transmission	O
to	O
fixed	O
,	O
mobile	O
and	O
portable	O
receivers	O
from	O
a	O
single	O
transmitter	O
,	O
advantageous	O
over	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
earliest	O
form	O
of	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
in	O
Mozambique	O
began	O
in	O
1996	O
with	O
Southern	O
African	O
pay-TV	O
operator	O
DStv	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Channels	O
were	O
transmitted	O
and	O
received	O
via	O
satellites	B-Application
and	O
digital	O
decoders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
18	O
,	O
Mozambique	O
's	O
Ministry	O
of	O
Transport	O
and	O
Communications	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
country	O
would	O
be	O
adopting	O
the	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
system	O
for	O
transmission	O
of	O
terrestrial	O
television	O
channels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
National	O
Television	O
Company	O
in	O
Morocco	O
started	O
DVB-T	B-Application
based	O
digital	B-Application
TV	I-Application
deployment	O
in	O
February	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	B-Application
TV	I-Application
is	O
now	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
following	O
cities	O
and	O
their	O
regions	O
:	O
Casablanca	O
,	O
Benslimane	O
,	O
Settat	O
,	O
Nouaceur	O
,	O
Mediouna	O
,	O
Mohammedia	O
,	O
Rabat	O
,	O
Salé	O
,	O
Skhirat-Temara	O
,	O
Kenitra	O
,	O
Sidi	O
Kacem	O
,	O
Khemisset	O
,	O
Meknes	O
,	O
Fes	O
,	O
Oujda	O
,	O
Tanger	O
and	O
Marrakech	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Namibia	O
's	O
public	O
broadcasters	O
still	O
rely	O
on	O
analogue	O
transmission	O
and	O
have	O
not	O
announced	O
a	O
transition	O
date	O
to	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
,	O
the	O
pay-TV	O
operator	O
MultiChoice	O
already	O
operates	O
a	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
service	O
using	O
the	O
DVB-T	B-Application
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
implementation	O
in	O
South	O
Africa	O
was	O
a	O
satellite-based	O
system	O
launched	O
by	O
pay-TV	O
operator	O
MultiChoice	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
government	O
in	O
January	O
2011	O
announced	O
a	O
change	O
in	O
its	O
choice	O
of	O
technology	O
from	O
DVB-T	B-Application
to	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
with	O
the	O
analog	O
switch	O
off	O
date	O
postponed	O
to	O
December	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rollout	O
of	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
has	O
been	O
further	O
delayed	O
until	O
2017	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
to	O
2021	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
Africa	O
,	O
HD	B-Device
demonstration	O
content	O
was	O
received	O
via	O
satellite	B-Application
without	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
a	O
separate	O
external	O
receiver	O
or	O
decoder	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2021	O
Industry	O
Day	O
's	O
conference	O
in	O
Egypt	O
,	O
Cairo	O
broadcast	O
quality	O
HD	B-Device
content	O
(	O
with	O
a	O
resolution	O
of	O
pixels	O
at	O
50FPS	O
)	O
was	O
encoded	O
using	O
AVS	O
encoder	O
(	O
at	O
a	O
bit	O
rate	O
of	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Oqaab	B-Device
service	O
using	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
was	O
launched	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
trial	O
was	O
completed	O
on	O
November	O
9	O
,	O
2000	O
–	O
May	O
31	O
,	O
2001	O
and	O
was	O
officially	O
launched	O
on	O
November	O
9	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
by	O
TV5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2017	O
,	O
Phnom	O
Penh	O
Cable	O
Television	O
and	O
One	O
TV	O
offer	O
encrypted	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
pay	O
TV	O
services	O
,	O
viewable	O
only	O
with	O
a	O
subscription	O
and	O
set	O
top	O
box	O
with	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
and	O
September	O
2003	O
,	O
the	O
State	O
Administration	O
of	O
Radio	O
,	O
Film	O
,	O
and	O
Television	O
(	O
SARFT	O
)	O
selected	O
41	O
experimental	O
spots	O
for	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
trials	O
and	O
launched	O
the	O
trials	O
later	O
before	O
year	O
end	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
estimated	O
that	O
by	O
year	O
end	O
2007	O
,	O
China	O
would	O
have	O
over	O
27	O
million	O
digital	B-Application
TV	I-Application
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
debates	O
arose	O
about	O
whether	O
the	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
technology	O
by	O
Tsinghua	O
University	O
or	O
Shanghai	O
Jiao	O
Tong	O
University	O
should	O
be	O
adopted	O
as	O
the	O
national	O
standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
HDTV	B-Device
channel	O
in	O
China	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
broadcast	O
nationwide	O
later	O
,	O
began	O
to	O
air	O
in	O
Hangzhou	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
local	O
broadcasters	O
started	O
to	O
air	O
HDTV	B-Device
(	O
1920X1080i	O
)	O
using	O
Chinese	O
DTMB	O
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
12	O
HD	B-Device
channels	O
airing	O
24	O
hours	O
daily	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
India	O
there	O
are	O
over	O
600	O
Satellite	B-Application
television	O
channels	O
that	O
are	O
being	O
broadcast	O
as	O
of	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
India	O
has	O
adopted	O
DVB-T	B-Application
system	O
for	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
in	O
July	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
DVB-T	B-Application
transmission	O
was	O
started	O
on	O
26	O
January	O
2003	O
in	O
the	O
four	O
major	O
metropolitan	O
cities	O
by	O
Doordarshan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
is	O
also	O
available	O
through	O
Direct	O
To	O
Home	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
services	O
are	O
provided	O
using	O
locally	O
built	O
satellites	B-Application
from	O
ISRO	O
such	O
as	O
INSAT	O
4CR	O
,	O
INSAT	O
4A	O
,	O
INSAT-2E	O
,	O
INSAT-3C	O
and	O
INSAT-3E	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
private	O
satellites	B-Application
such	O
as	O
the	O
Dutch-based	O
SES	O
,	O
Global-owned	O
NSS	O
6	O
,	O
Thaicom-2	O
and	O
Telstar	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
are	O
Dish	O
TV	O
(	O
a	O
ZEE	O
TV	O
subsidiary	O
)	O
,	O
Tata	O
Sky	O
,	O
Sun	O
Network	O
owned	O
'	O
Sundirect	O
DTH	O
 '	O
,	O
Reliance	O
owned	O
BIG	O
TV	O
,	O
Bharti	O
Airtel	O
's	O
DTH	O
Service	O
'	O
Airtel	O
Digital	B-Application
TV	I-Application
 '	O
and	O
the	O
public	O
sector	O
DD	O
Direct	O
Plus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2010	O
,	O
India	O
has	O
the	O
most	O
competitive	O
Direct-broadcast	O
satellite	B-Application
market	O
with	O
seven	O
operators	O
vying	O
for	O
more	O
than	O
110	O
million	O
TV	O
homes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
India	O
overtook	O
USA	O
as	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
largest	O
Direct-broadcast	O
satellite	B-Application
market	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Indonesia	O
began	O
experimenting	O
with	O
digital	B-Application
TV	I-Application
broadcasting	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
August	O
2014	O
,	O
UHF	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
equipment	O
has	O
been	O
available	O
for	O
public	O
purchase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iran	O
started	O
the	O
transition	O
to	O
digital	B-Application
TV	I-Application
broadcasting	O
in	O
2009	O
using	O
DVB-T	B-Application
MPEG-4	O
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iran	O
plans	O
to	O
completely	O
switch	O
over	O
to	O
digital	B-Application
TV	I-Application
by	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
summer	O
of	O
2011	O
,	O
Iranian	O
digital	B-Application
TV	I-Application
broadcast	O
covered	O
40%	O
of	O
Iran	O
's	O
population	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Knesset	O
approved	O
the	O
law	O
regarding	O
DTT	B-Application
in	O
late	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DVB-T	B-Application
broadcasts	O
using	O
the	O
MPEG-4	B-Application
Part	I-Application
10	I-Application
,	O
H.264	B-Application
(	O
AVC	O
)	O
video	O
and	O
HE	O
AAC+	O
V2	O
audio	O
codecs	B-General_Concept
were	O
launched	O
in	O
mid-2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
channels	O
will	O
be	O
added	O
using	O
the	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
standard	O
already	O
testing	O
since	O
2014	O
in	O
central	O
Israel	O
,	O
showing	O
mainly	O
IBA-TV1	O
HD	B-Device
channel	O
and	O
various	O
tests	O
in	O
Dolby	O
Digital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japan	O
pioneered	O
HDTV	B-Device
with	O
an	O
analog	O
implementation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japanese	O
terrestrial	O
broadcasting	O
of	O
HD	B-Device
via	O
ISDB-T	B-Application
started	O
on	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
,	O
Osaka	O
,	O
and	O
Nagoya	O
metropolitan	O
areas	O
of	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
expanded	O
to	O
the	O
outer	O
areas	O
before	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
reported	O
that	O
31	O
million	O
HD	B-Device
receivers	O
have	O
been	O
sold	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
of	O
January	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
government	O
is	O
studying	O
the	O
implementation	O
of	O
some	O
improvements	O
on	O
the	O
standard	O
as	O
suggested	O
by	O
Brazilian	O
researchers	O
(	O
SBTVD	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
move	O
to	O
DTV	B-Application
by	O
consumers	O
is	O
relatively	O
slow	O
,	O
partly	O
because	O
high-definition	B-Device
televisions	I-Device
are	O
very	O
expensive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
20	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
Japanese	O
electronics	O
industry	O
association	O
set	O
the	O
rule	O
(	O
of	O
copy	O
control	O
)	O
for	O
DTT	B-Application
broadcasting	O
that	O
allows	O
consumers	O
up	O
10	O
times	O
more	O
dubbing	O
of	O
entire	O
TV	O
program	O
with	O
video	O
and	O
audio	O
into	O
DVD	O
recorder	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
manufacturers	O
for	O
the	O
DVD	O
and	O
associated	O
DTT	B-Application
recorders	O
will	O
make	O
the	O
units	O
conform	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
Dubbing	O
10	O
"	O
rule	O
and	O
some	O
manufacturers	O
might	O
release	O
the	O
downloading	O
subprograms	O
to	O
update	O
the	O
recorder	O
's	O
internal	O
software	O
for	O
existing	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
3	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
DPA	O
(	O
The	O
Association	O
for	O
Promotion	O
of	O
Digital	O
Broadcasting-Japan	O
)	O
announced	O
that	O
there	O
has	O
been	O
a	O
total	O
32.71	O
million	O
of	O
DTT	B-Application
(	O
ISDB-T	B-Application
)	O
receiving	O
television	O
sets	O
(	O
except	O
1seg	B-Device
receivers	O
)	O
installed	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
of	O
end	O
of	O
March	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DPA	O
also	O
announced	O
the	O
guideline	O
documentation	O
to	O
manufacturers	O
who	O
make	O
the	O
DTT	B-Application
receiver	O
,	O
recorder	O
and	O
replay	O
units	O
to	O
operate	O
with	O
the	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
on	O
April	O
8	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
add-on	O
unit	O
operates	O
on	O
USB	B-Protocol
or	O
PCI	B-Protocol
BUS	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
went	O
on	O
sale	O
in	O
May	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
long	O
controversy	O
between	O
the	O
government	O
and	O
broadcasters	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
,	O
ATSC	B-Device
was	O
chosen	O
over	O
DVB-T	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
a	O
satellite	B-Application
,	O
subscription-based	O
,	O
version	O
(	O
S-DMB	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
free	O
,	O
terrestrial	O
version	O
(	O
T-DMB	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Malaysia	O
started	O
DVB-T	B-Application
tests	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
DTTB	B-Application
services	O
were	O
rolled	O
out	O
in	O
a	O
few	O
areas	O
of	O
the	O
country	O
in	O
January	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
6	O
June	O
2017	O
,	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
officially	O
launched	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
with	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
MYTV	O
Broadcasting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
20	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Prime	O
Minister	O
Nawaz	O
Sharif	O
and	O
Chinese	O
President	O
Xi	O
Jinping	O
implemented	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
agreements	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
very	O
friendly	O
countries	O
which	O
included	O
Pakistani	O
adoption	O
of	O
the	O
Digital	B-Application
Terrestrial	I-Application
Multimedia	O
Broadcast	O
Chinese	O
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pakistani	O
side	O
had	O
previously	O
evaluated	O
the	O
other	O
competing	O
digital	O
standards	O
including	O
the	O
European	O
DVB-T	B-Application
and	O
Japanese	O
ISDB-T	B-Application
before	O
rejecting	O
them	O
infavour	O
of	O
the	O
Chinese	O
technology	O
which	O
extremely	O
impressed	O
the	O
Pakistani	O
government	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
was	O
selected	O
by	O
the	O
Chinese	O
government	O
to	O
roll	O
out	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
services	O
in	O
Pakistan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
transition	O
in	O
the	O
Philippines	O
started	O
its	O
planning	O
stage	O
in	O
2006	O
after	O
the	O
National	O
Telecommunications	O
Commission	O
released	O
a	O
memorandum	O
on	O
what	O
DTV	B-Application
broadcast	O
standard	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
adopted	O
for	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
commission	O
opted	O
not	O
to	O
choose	O
the	O
ATSC	B-Device
standard	I-Device
,	O
although	O
the	O
Philippines	O
uses	O
the	O
NTSC-M	O
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
the	O
country	O
started	O
test	O
trials	O
of	O
two	O
different	O
standards	O
,	O
those	O
being	O
the	O
DVB	B-Application
of	O
Europe	O
and	O
ISDB	B-Protocol
of	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
broadcasters	O
agreed	O
to	O
adopt	O
the	O
Japanese	O
ISDB	B-Protocol
but	O
some	O
opted	O
for	O
the	O
European	O
DVB	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
11	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
National	O
Telecommunications	O
Commission	O
of	O
the	O
Philippines	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
country	O
would	O
adopt	O
the	O
ISDB	B-Protocol
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
fully	O
operational	O
digital	B-Application
TV	I-Application
channel	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
is	O
GEM-TV49	O
of	O
the	O
religious	O
group	O
Iglesia	O
ni	O
Cristo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Japanese	O
ISDB-T	B-Application
standard	O
was	O
adopted	O
for	O
terrestrial	B-Application
digital	I-Application
TV	I-Application
transmission	O
,	O
digital	O
cable	O
and	O
satellite	B-Application
TV	O
providers	O
in	O
the	O
Philippines	O
such	O
as	O
SkyCable	O
and	O
Cignal	O
use	O
the	O
European	O
DVB	B-Application
system	O
for	O
service	O
distribution	O
to	O
carry	O
some	O
channels	O
based	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
Taiwan	O
,	O
Malaysia	O
,	O
and	O
Singapore	O
(	O
which	O
are	O
using	O
DVB	B-Application
)	O
through	O
country-specific	O
feed	O
of	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
internet	O
user	O
had	O
created	O
an	O
online	O
petition	O
urging	O
NTC	O
to	O
adopt	O
ATSC	B-Device
or	O
ATSC	B-Device
3.0	I-Device
together	O
with	O
or	O
replace	O
the	O
currently	O
existing	O
ISDB-T	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
phase	O
of	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
television	I-Application
(	O
DTT	B-Application
)	O
transmission	O
in	O
Saudi	O
Arabia	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
the	O
11	O
June	O
2006	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
cities	O
of	O
Riyadh	O
,	O
Jeddah	O
and	O
Dammam	O
,	O
the	O
ArabNews	O
reports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
the	O
DTT	B-Application
system	O
will	O
cover	O
not	O
less	O
than	O
23	O
cities	O
and	O
that	O
accounts	O
for	O
more	O
than	O
70	O
percent	O
of	O
the	O
population	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
said	O
the	O
DTT	B-Application
technology	O
would	O
allow	O
people	O
to	O
receive	O
all	O
the	O
four	O
Saudi	O
channels	O
(	O
Channel	O
One	O
,	O
Channel	O
Two	O
,	O
Arriyadiah	O
and	O
Al	O
Ekhbariya	O
)	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Saudi	O
radio	O
programmes	O
(	O
General	O
Programme	O
,	O
Radio	O
Qur’an	O
,	O
Second	O
Programme	O
and	O
European	O
Programme	O
)	O
with	O
better	O
clarity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
modern	O
technology	O
for	O
broadcasting	O
TV	O
channels	O
within	O
the	O
borders	O
of	O
the	O
state	O
of	O
Kuwait	O
and	O
broadcasts	O
are	O
received	O
through	O
receivers	O
(	O
receivers	O
)	O
that	O
are	O
connected	O
to	O
television	O
sets	O
if	O
the	O
devices	O
are	O
not	O
supported	O
by	O
this	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
the	O
channels	O
covered	O
by	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
TV	I-Application
broadcasting	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
countries	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
have	O
the	O
technology	O
of	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
television	I-Application
broadcasting	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Singapore	O
's	O
digital	B-Application
TV	I-Application
(	O
DTV	B-Application
)	O
journey	O
started	O
in	O
2012	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
nation	O
's	O
free-to-air	O
TV	O
channels	O
will	O
go	O
fully	O
digital	O
using	O
the	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
(	O
Digital	B-Application
Video	I-Application
Broadcasting	I-Application
–	O
Second	O
Generation	O
Terrestrial	O
)	O
broadcasting	O
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
6	O
November	O
2017	O
,	O
MDA	O
announced	O
that	O
analogue	O
television	O
would	O
cease	O
to	O
broadcast	O
entirely	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2018	O
,	O
up	O
from	O
the	O
intended	O
19	O
February	O
2018	O
,	O
to	O
facilitate	O
more	O
time	O
for	O
majority	O
of	O
Singaporeans	O
to	O
switch	O
to	O
DTV	B-Application
as	O
soon	O
as	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
adoption	O
of	O
the	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
standard	O
was	O
decided	O
after	O
a	O
successful	O
trial	O
that	O
was	O
conducted	O
with	O
free-to-air	O
broadcaster	O
Mediacorp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
trial	O
,	O
which	O
involved	O
some	O
500	O
households	O
in	O
Ang	O
Mo	O
Kio	O
and	O
Bedok	O
estates	O
,	O
showed	O
that	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
was	O
suitable	O
for	O
deployment	O
in	O
Singapore	O
's	O
urbanised	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
also	O
offers	O
higher	O
efficiency	O
,	O
robustness	O
and	O
flexibility	O
,	O
enabling	O
efficient	O
use	O
of	O
valuable	O
terrestrial	O
spectrum	O
for	O
the	O
delivery	O
of	O
audio	O
,	O
video	O
and	O
data	O
services	O
to	O
fixed	O
,	O
portable	O
and	O
mobile	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
Satellite	B-Application
networks	O
and	O
pay	O
per	O
view	O
television	O
networks	O
in	O
Sri	O
Lanka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
launched	O
terrestrially	O
in	O
Taiwan	O
on	O
July	O
2	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
simulcasts	O
of	O
analogue	O
and	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taiwan	O
plans	O
to	O
replace	O
an	O
American	O
analogue	O
broadcasting	O
system	O
NTSC	O
with	O
a	O
European	O
digital	B-Application
TV	I-Application
system	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
by	O
2012	O
using	O
6	O
MHz	O
channel	O
bandwidth	O
just	O
like	O
in	O
Colombia	O
,	O
Panama	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
Trinidad	O
and	O
Tobago	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
assist	O
lower-income	O
families	O
with	O
the	O
switch	O
to	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
,	O
the	O
government	O
plans	O
to	O
provide	O
NT$300	O
million	O
in	O
aid	O
to	O
purchase	O
converters	O
or	O
for	O
the	O
purchase	O
of	O
new	O
digital	B-Application
televisions	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
service	O
in	O
Thailand	O
was	O
launched	O
by	O
satellite	B-Application
based	O
pay-TV	O
operator	O
IBC	O
in	O
1996	O
using	O
the	O
DVB-S	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
from	O
December	O
2000	O
,	O
the	O
Thai	O
national	O
broadcaster	O
Modernine	O
TV	O
began	O
its	O
trial	O
Digital	B-Application
Terrestrial	I-Application
Digital	B-Application
Television	I-Application
(	O
DDTV	O
)	O
service	O
for	O
six	O
months	O
to	O
2000	O
selected	O
households	O
in	O
the	O
capital	O
city	O
of	O
Bangkok	O
and	O
surrounding	O
areas	O
on	O
UHF	O
Band	O
658MHz	O
and	O
674MHz	O
(	O
or	O
Channel	O
44	O
and	O
46	O
)	O
using	O
the	O
DVB-T	B-Application
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
provided	O
under	O
the	O
service	O
are	O
seven	O
FM	O
radio	O
stations	O
in	O
digital	O
audio	O
and	O
interactive	B-General_Concept
services	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
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
the	O
above	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
services	O
are	O
in	O
standard	B-Device
definition	I-Device
and	O
MCOT	O
would	O
have	O
initiated	O
HDTV	B-Device
trials	O
by	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vietnam	O
tested	O
DVB-T	B-Application
in	O
2003	O
from	O
a	O
national	O
school	O
in	O
Ho	O
Chi	O
Minh	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
DVB-T	B-Application
channel	O
is	O
launching	O
in	O
2001	O
by	O
VTC	O
Digital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
many	O
digital	O
satellite	B-Application
TV	O
services	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
these	O
are	O
,	O
Foxtel	O
,	O
Austar	O
,	O
Selectv	O
,	O
Optus	O
,	O
TransACT	O
and	O
UBI	O
World	O
TV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
satellite	B-Application
television	O
is	O
popular	O
with	O
Foxtel	O
and	O
Austar	O
alone	O
reaching	O
over	O
one	O
quarter	O
of	O
the	O
nation	O
's	O
population	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
television	I-Application
in	O
Australia	O
commenced	O
on	O
1	O
January	O
2001	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
five	O
most	O
populous	O
cities	O
,	O
Sydney	O
,	O
Melbourne	O
,	O
Brisbane	O
,	O
Adelaide	O
and	O
Perth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
services	O
using	O
DVB-T	B-Application
standards	O
are	O
available	O
nationwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
Island	O
of	O
Aitutaki	O
-	O
ArauraTV	O
&	O
Radio	O
Ltd	O
have	O
commenced	O
broadcasting	O
in	O
the	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
format	O
-	O
leapfrogging	O
the	O
technology	O
being	O
used	O
by	O
most	O
terrestrial	O
broadcasters	O
elsewhere	O
in	O
the	O
Pacific	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
New	O
Zealand	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
several	O
forms	O
of	O
broadcast	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sky	O
's	O
Pay	O
TV	O
satellite	B-Application
service	O
(	O
available	O
nationwide	O
)	O
,	O
Freeview	B-Device
's	O
free-to-air	O
satellite	B-Application
service	O
(	O
available	O
nationwide	O
)	O
,	O
Freeview	B-Device
's	O
free-to-air	O
terrestrial	O
service	O
and	O
multiple	O
IPTV	O
service	O
providers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sky	O
TV	O
launched	O
New	O
Zealand	O
's	O
first	O
nationwide	O
digital	O
Pay	O
TV	O
service	O
in	O
December	O
1998	O
and	O
had	O
a	O
monopoly	O
on	O
digital	O
satellite	B-Application
TV	O
until	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Freeview	B-Device
's	O
nationwide	O
digital	O
Satellite	B-Application
service	O
in	O
May	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Freeview	B-Device
terrestrial	O
service	O
is	O
a	O
high	B-Device
definition	I-Device
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
television	I-Application
service	O
using	O
AVCHD	O
,	O
launched	O
on	O
April	O
14	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Albania	O
has	O
three	O
major	O
forms	O
of	O
broadcast	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Terrestrial	O
(	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
)	O
using	O
MPEG4	O
,	O
Cable	O
(	O
DVB-C	B-Device
)	O
using	O
MPEG4	O
and	O
MPEG2	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
Satellite	B-Application
(	O
DVB-S	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Belgium	O
now	O
has	O
three	O
major	O
forms	O
of	O
broadcast	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
:	O
Terrestrial	O
(	O
DVB-T/DVB	O
-H	O
)	O
,	O
Cable	O
(	O
DVB-C	B-Device
)	O
,	O
and	O
Satellite	B-Application
(	O
DVB-S	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Belgium	O
,	O
all	O
the	O
regions	O
have	O
completed	O
the	O
analog	O
switchover	O
(	O
DVB-T	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Croatian	O
Radiotelevision	O
(	O
HRT	O
)	O
started	O
to	O
transmit	O
DVB-S	O
programmes	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Croatia	O
started	O
to	O
test	O
DVB-T	B-Application
transmission	O
early	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Entire	O
Croatia	O
is	O
covered	O
with	O
DVB-T	B-Application
in	O
from	O
5	O
October	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
analogue	O
switch-off	O
process	O
took	O
place	O
region	O
by	O
region	O
,	O
starting	O
from	O
January	O
2010	O
in	O
Istria	O
and	O
Rijeka	O
region	O
and	O
completing	O
the	O
switch-off	O
on	O
5	O
October	O
2010	O
when	O
the	O
final	O
region	O
(	O
Zagreb	O
)	O
was	O
converted	O
fully	O
to	O
DVB-T	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
MPEG-2/SDTV	O
is	O
selected	O
as	O
a	O
platform	O
for	O
free-to-air	O
channels	O
,	O
initially	O
with	O
two	O
MUX	O
channels	O
covering	O
,	O
where	O
MUX	O
A	O
would	O
be	O
used	O
by	O
public	O
TV	O
Croatian	O
Radiotelevision	O
(	O
HRT	O
)	O
and	O
MUX	O
B	O
used	O
by	O
commercial	O
TV	O
stations	O
,	O
while	O
later	O
MUX	O
C	O
and	O
MUX	O
D	O
will	O
be	O
populated	O
by	O
HD	B-Device
and	O
regional	O
channels	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Croatia	O
has	O
started	O
transition	O
in	O
2019	O
to	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
HVEC	O
for	O
national	O
broadcast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Czech	O
Republic	O
launched	O
first	O
experimental	O
DVB-T	B-Application
broadcast	O
in	O
May	O
2000	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
then	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
in	O
October	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
November	O
2019	O
,	O
Czech	O
Republic	O
started	O
the	O
transition	O
to	O
the	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
transition	O
will	O
be	O
finished	O
on	O
24	O
June	O
2020	O
,	O
when	O
DVB-T	B-Application
broadcast	O
will	O
be	O
terminated	O
nationwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
pay-TV	O
channels	O
switched	O
to	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
in	O
May	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Ireland	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
providers	O
of	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	B-Application
Television	I-Application
is	O
also	O
available	O
by	O
IPTV	O
provider	O
Magnet	O
Networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
Boxer	O
TV	O
were	O
awarded	O
the	O
position	O
to	O
operate	O
Ireland	O
's	O
Digital	B-Application
Terrestrial	I-Application
Television	I-Application
platform	O
which	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
rolled	O
with	O
RTÉ	O
NL	O
over	O
the	O
next	O
5	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
9	O
May	O
2009	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
OneVision	O
were	O
then	O
likely	O
to	O
operate	O
the	O
pay	O
DTT	B-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
11	O
May	O
2009	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
Onevision	O
would	O
operate	O
the	O
pay	O
DTT	B-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
setbacks	O
were	O
announced	O
on	O
9	O
July	O
2009	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
confirmed	O
by	O
Ireland	O
's	O
national	O
broadcaster	O
that	O
RTÉ	O
would	O
not	O
launch	O
its	O
DTT	B-Application
service	O
until	O
other	O
media	O
partners	O
were	O
ready	O
to	O
launch	O
their	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Latvia	O
now	O
has	O
three	O
major	O
forms	O
of	O
broadcast	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Terrestrial	O
(	O
DVB-T	B-Application
)	O
using	O
MPEG4	O
and	O
MPEG2	B-Algorithm
,	O
Cable	O
(	O
DVB-C	B-Device
)	O
using	O
MPEG4	O
and	O
MPEG2	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
Satellite	B-Application
(	O
DVB-S	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lithuania	O
now	O
has	O
three	O
major	O
forms	O
of	O
broadcast	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Terrestrial	O
(	O
DVB-T	B-Application
)	O
using	O
MPEG-4	O
,	O
Cable	O
(	O
DVB-C	B-Device
)	O
,	O
and	O
Satellite	B-Application
(	O
DVB-S	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Netherlands	O
now	O
has	O
three	O
major	O
forms	O
of	O
broadcast	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
:	O
Terrestrial	O
(	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
Cable	O
(	O
DVB-C	B-Device
)	O
,	O
and	O
Satellite	B-Application
(	O
DVB-S2	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Terrestrial	O
broadcasting	O
switched	O
to	O
the	O
digital	O
standard	O
(	O
DVB-T	B-Application
)	O
in	O
2007	O
and	O
to	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Satellite	B-Application
broadcasting	O
switched	O
to	O
the	O
digital	O
standard	O
(	O
DVB-S	O
)	O
in	O
1996	O
and	O
to	O
DVB-S2	O
around	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
DVB-S	O
channels	O
were	O
shut	O
down	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DVB-H	B-Protocol
was	O
only	O
available	O
for	O
a	O
brief	O
period	O
between	O
2008	O
and	O
2011	O
in	O
the	O
bigger	O
cities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lack	O
of	O
interest	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
shutdown	O
of	O
DVB-H	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Portugal	O
started	O
its	O
first	O
digital	O
broadcast	O
with	O
TVCabo	O
Satélite	O
(	O
nowadays	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
NOS	O
TV	O
Satélite	O
"	O
)	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
later	O
,	O
in	O
2001	O
,	O
implementation	O
of	O
Interactive	B-General_Concept
services	O
brought	O
digital	B-Application
TV	I-Application
to	O
the	O
wired	O
cable	O
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Satellite	B-Application
branch	O
was	O
(	O
and	O
still	O
is	O
)	O
popular	O
in	O
areas	O
where	O
the	O
Cable	O
branch	O
is	O
not	O
available	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
remote	O
areas	O
and	O
villages	O
)	O
,	O
iTV	O
never	O
became	O
successful	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
discontinued	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
pay-TV	O
provider	O
offers	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
DTT	B-Application
started	O
on	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
for	O
Lisbon	O
and	O
Castelo	O
Branco	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
April	O
26	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
for	O
80%	O
of	O
the	O
country	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
government	O
plans	O
to	O
cover	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
country	O
until	O
2010-2011	O
New	O
Year	O
's	O
Eve	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Analog	O
will	O
then	O
be	O
switched	O
off	O
6	O
months	O
after	O
TDT	O
covers	O
87%	O
of	O
the	O
country	O
via	O
terrestrial	O
transmitters	O
and	O
13%	O
via	O
satellite	B-Application
complementary	O
coverage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Russia	O
uses	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
standard	O
for	O
digital	O
broadcasting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
transition	O
to	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
TV	I-Application
broadcasting	O
was	O
initiated	O
in	O
Russia	O
in	O
2009	O
and	O
took	O
almost	O
10	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
transition	O
to	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
in	O
Serbia	O
started	O
on	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
finished	O
on	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slovenia	O
completed	O
its	O
switch	O
to	O
DVB-T	B-Application
(	O
MPEG-4	O
)	O
on	O
the	O
1st	O
December	O
2010	O
with	O
the	O
termination	O
of	O
all	O
analogue	O
transmissions	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
television	I-Application
was	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
failure	O
of	O
ITV	O
Digital	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
television	I-Application
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
by	O
the	O
pay	O
per	O
view	O
platform	O
Quiero	O
Television	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2002	O
,	O
statewide	O
operators	O
were	O
required	O
to	O
start	O
broadcasting	O
in	O
DVB-T	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
30	O
November	O
2005	O
,	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
television	I-Application
was	O
relaunched	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
service	O
with	O
20	O
channels	O
and	O
14	O
radio	O
stations	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
23	O
regional	O
-	O
and	O
local-language	O
channels	O
in	O
their	O
respective	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
multiplex	O
has	O
a	O
minimum	O
of	O
4	O
SD	O
channels	O
each	O
or	O
one	O
HD	B-Device
channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
now	O
has	O
five	O
major	O
forms	O
of	O
broadcast	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
,	O
direct-to-home	B-Application
satellite	I-Application
services	O
provided	O
by	O
British	O
Sky	O
Broadcasting	O
(	O
branded	O
as	O
Sky	O
)	O
and	O
Freesat	O
,	O
digital	O
cable	O
television	O
services	O
provided	O
by	O
Virgin	O
Media	O
and	O
WightFibre	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
free-to-air	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
service	O
called	O
Freeview	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
attempt	O
at	O
launching	O
a	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
broadcasting	O
service	O
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
ONdigital	O
(	O
later	O
called	O
ITV	O
Digital	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
unsuccessful	O
and	O
the	O
company	O
went	O
into	O
liquidation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ITV	O
Digital	O
was	O
replaced	O
in	O
late	O
2002	O
by	O
Freeview	B-Device
,	O
which	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
DVB-T	B-Application
technology	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
higher	O
levels	O
of	O
error	B-Error_Name
correction	I-Error_Name
and	O
more	O
robust	O
(	O
but	O
lower-capacity	O
)	O
modulation	O
on	O
the	O
"	O
Public	O
Service	O
"	O
multiplexes	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
counter	O
the	O
reception	O
problems	O
which	O
dogged	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
concentrating	O
on	O
Pay	O
TV	O
services	O
,	O
Freeview	B-Device
uses	O
the	O
available	O
capacity	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
free-to-air	O
service	O
that	O
includes	O
all	O
the	O
existing	O
five	O
free-to-air	O
analogue	O
terrestrial	O
channels	O
and	O
about	O
twenty	O
new	O
digital	O
channels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
services	O
are	O
transmitted	O
in	O
SDTV	B-Device
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
March	O
31	O
,	O
2004	O
saw	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
a	O
limited	O
pay-television	O
offering	O
to	O
the	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
platform	O
with	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Top	O
Up	O
TV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2006	O
,	O
Top	O
Up	O
TV	O
renamed	O
itself	O
Top	O
Up	O
TV	O
Anytime	O
,	O
taking	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
increase	O
in	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
digital	B-Application
video	I-Application
recorders	I-Application
,	O
and	O
its	O
limited	O
channel	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
residents	O
of	O
Ferryside	O
and	O
Llansteffan	O
in	O
Carmarthenshire	O
,	O
Wales	O
who	O
had	O
not	O
already	O
upgraded	O
to	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
were	O
given	O
a	O
free	O
set-top	O
box	O
to	O
receive	O
the	O
Freeview	B-Device
television	O
service	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
Channel	O
4	O
(	O
previously	O
unavailable	O
terrestrially	O
from	O
transmitters	O
in	O
Wales	O
)	O
and	O
S4C2	O
,	O
which	O
broadcasts	O
sessions	O
of	O
the	O
National	O
Assembly	O
for	O
Wales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BBC	O
,	O
ITV	O
,	O
Channel	O
4	O
and	O
Channel	O
5	O
ran	O
terrestrial	O
HDTV	B-Device
trials	O
involving	O
450	O
homes	O
in	O
the	O
London	O
area	O
during	O
June	O
–	O
December	O
2006	O
on	O
locally	O
unused	O
frequencies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
this	O
trial	O
,	O
the	O
BBC	O
broadcast	O
BBC	O
HD	B-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
free	O
to	O
air	O
but	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
received	O
by	O
any	O
set-top	O
boxes	O
commercially	O
available	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
could	O
however	O
be	O
received	O
and	O
played	O
back	O
by	O
any	O
PC	B-Device
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
DVB-T	B-Application
card	O
using	O
a	O
software	O
H.264	B-Application
decoder	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
two	O
channels	O
(	O
BBC	O
HD	B-Device
and	O
ITV	O
HD	B-Device
)	O
,	O
Freeview	B-Device
HD	B-Device
completed	O
a	O
"	O
technical	O
launch	O
"	O
on	O
2	O
December	O
2009	O
from	O
the	O
Crystal	O
Palace	O
and	O
Winter	O
Hill	O
transmitters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
time	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
H.264	B-Application
being	O
used	O
as	O
the	O
codec	B-General_Concept
,	O
the	O
broadcast	O
utilised	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
rather	O
than	O
the	O
DVB-T	B-Application
used	O
by	O
standard	O
Freeview	B-Device
and	O
the	O
earlier	O
test	O
broadcasts	O
,	O
thus	O
requiring	O
users	O
to	O
purchase	O
new	O
reception	O
equipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Freeview	B-Device
HD	B-Device
was	O
the	O
first	O
operational	O
TV	O
service	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Freeview	B-Device
HD	B-Device
set-top	O
boxes	O
and	O
televisions	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
at	O
the	O
consumer	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
service	O
in	O
early	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
qualify	O
for	O
the	O
Freeview	B-Device
HD	B-Device
logo	O
,	O
receivers	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
IPTV-capable	O
and	O
display	O
Freeview	B-Device
branding	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
logo	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
electronic	B-Device
programme	I-Device
guide	I-Device
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
25	O
March	O
2010	O
Channel	O
4	O
HD	B-Device
was	O
added	O
to	O
Freeview	B-Device
HD	B-Device
on	O
channel	O
52	O
with	O
a	O
placeholding	O
caption	O
;	O
it	O
launched	O
on	O
30	O
March	O
2010	O
,	O
coinciding	O
with	O
the	O
commercial	O
launch	O
of	O
Freeview	B-Device
HD	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
S4C	O
Clirlun	O
launched	O
in	O
April	O
2010	O
in	O
Wales	O
,	O
where	O
Channel	O
4	O
HD	B-Device
is	O
not	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BBC	O
One	O
HD	B-Device
was	O
also	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
service	O
on	O
3	O
November	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virgin	O
Media	O
(	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
NTL:Telewest	O
,	O
after	O
a	O
merger	O
of	O
NTL	O
Incorporated	O
with	O
Telewest	O
Global	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
)	O
,	O
became	O
in	O
2006	O
the	O
first	O
"	O
quadruple-play	B-Device
"	O
media	O
company	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
bringing	O
together	O
a	O
service	O
consisting	O
of	O
television	O
,	O
broadband	O
internet	O
,	O
mobile	O
phone	O
and	O
fixed-line	O
telephone	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trials	O
of	O
the	O
UK	O
's	O
first	O
HDTV	B-Device
service	O
,	O
the	O
TVDrive	O
PVR	B-Application
from	O
Telewest	O
,	O
began	O
on	O
1	O
December	O
2005	O
on	O
a	O
commercial	O
pilot	O
basis	O
before	O
a	O
full	O
launch	O
in	O
March	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2007	O
,	O
NTL:Telewest	O
began	O
renting	O
the	O
STB	O
nationwide	O
and	O
since	O
the	O
acquisition	O
of	O
the	O
Virgin	O
Media	O
name	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
now	O
officially	O
available	O
in	O
all	O
areas	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
V+	B-Device
branding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
October	O
2009	O
,	O
Virgin	O
Media	O
are	O
broadcasting	O
seven	O
HD	B-Device
channels	O
with	O
plans	O
for	O
further	O
new	O
HD	B-Device
channels	O
during	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
1	O
November	O
2005	O
ITV	O
turned	O
off	O
encryption	B-Device
on	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
satellite-based	O
signals	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
lead	O
from	O
the	O
BBC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
transmissions	O
are	O
on	O
a	O
limited	O
spotbeam	O
which	O
is	O
aimed	O
primarily	O
towards	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
via	O
the	O
Astra	O
2D	O
satellite	B-Application
located	O
at	O
28.2	O
degrees	O
east	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sky+	O
HD	B-Device
is	O
offered	O
by	O
BSkyB	O
in	O
both	O
Ireland	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
as	O
an	O
add-on	O
to	O
their	O
existing	O
Sky	O
subscription	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BBC	O
is	O
broadcasting	O
BBC	O
HD	B-Device
as	O
a	O
free-to-air	O
channel	O
from	O
the	O
Astra	O
2D	O
satellite	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
channel	O
can	O
be	O
viewed	O
for	O
free	O
with	O
suitable	O
satellite	B-Application
reception	O
equipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
additional	O
equipment	O
and	O
subscription	O
charges	O
for	O
HD	B-Device
from	O
Sky	O
TV	O
but	O
they	O
are	O
broadcasting	O
over	O
30	O
channels	O
in	O
the	O
HD	B-Device
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sky	O
also	O
offers	O
a	O
free-to-air	O
version	O
of	O
its	O
regular	O
Sky	O
service	O
known	O
as	O
Freesat	B-Application
from	I-Application
Sky	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Freesat	B-Application
from	I-Application
Sky	I-Application
provides	O
a	O
non-subscription	O
card	O
for	O
public	O
service	O
broadcast	O
channels	O
Channel	O
4	O
and	O
Channel	O
5	O
,	O
however	O
Film4	O
,	O
Film4+1	O
are	O
free-to-air	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
12	O
July	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
BBC	O
and	O
ITV	O
announced	O
a	O
free-to-air	O
satellite	B-Application
service	O
as	O
a	O
competitor	O
to	O
Freesat	B-Application
from	I-Application
Sky	I-Application
,	O
to	O
be	O
called	O
Freesat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
was	O
officially	O
launched	O
on	O
6	O
May	O
2008	O
and	O
covers	O
all	O
BBC	O
and	O
ITV	O
digital	B-Application
TV	I-Application
channels	O
,	O
plus	O
interactive	B-General_Concept
services	O
,	O
radio	O
channels	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
channels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
being	O
touted	O
as	O
the	O
satellite	B-Application
equivalent	O
to	O
Freeview	B-Device
,	O
especially	O
for	O
areas	O
unable	O
to	O
receive	O
the	O
Freeview	B-Device
DTT	B-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Canadian	O
Radio-television	O
and	O
Telecommunications	O
Commission	O
(	O
CRTC	O
)	O
has	O
adopted	O
the	O
same	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
standard	O
for	O
stations	O
in	O
Canada	O
as	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Mexico	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CITY-TV	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Canadian	O
station	O
to	O
provide	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
this	O
does	O
not	O
include	O
digital	O
or	O
high	B-Device
definition	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
specialty	O
channels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
22	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
CBC	O
had	O
their	O
first	O
broadcast	O
in	O
HD	B-Device
,	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
the	O
Heritage	O
Classic	O
outdoor	O
NHL	O
game	O
between	O
the	O
Edmonton	O
Oilers	O
and	O
the	O
Montreal	O
Canadiens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bell	O
Satellite	B-Application
TV	O
,	O
a	O
Canadian	O
satellite	B-Application
company	O
,	O
Rogers	O
Cable	O
and	O
Vidéotron	O
provide	O
somewhat	O
more	O
than	O
21	O
HDTV	B-Device
channels	O
to	O
their	O
subscribers	O
including	O
TSN	O
HD	B-Device
,	O
Rogers	O
Sportsnet	O
HD	B-Device
,	O
Discovery	O
HD	B-Device
(	O
Canadian	O
Edition	O
)	O
,	O
The	O
Movie	O
Network	O
HD	B-Device
,	O
and	O
several	O
U.S.	O
stations	O
plus	O
some	O
PBS	O
feeds	O
and	O
a	O
couple	O
of	O
pay-TV	O
movie	O
channels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CTV	O
Toronto	O
broadcast	O
in	O
HD	B-Device
along	O
with	O
its	O
western	O
counterpart	O
,	O
BC	O
CTV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
broadcast	O
a	O
terrestrial	O
HD	B-Device
digital	O
ATSC	B-Device
signal	O
in	O
Canada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
networks	O
are	O
continuing	O
to	O
announce	O
availability	O
of	O
HD	B-Device
signals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CHUM	O
Limited	O
's	O
Citytv	O
in	O
Toronto	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
HDTV	B-Device
broadcaster	O
in	O
Canada	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
now	O
most	O
cable	O
and	O
satellite	B-Application
subscribers	O
across	O
Canada	O
can	O
access	O
multiple	O
channels	O
in	O
HDTV	B-Device
with	O
major	O
American	O
and	O
Canadian	O
affiliate	O
stations	O
broadcasting	O
HDTV	B-Device
signals	O
with	O
no	O
CANCON	O
overlay	O
for	O
advertising	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Typically	O
these	O
channels	O
are	O
NBC	O
HD	B-Device
,	O
ABC	O
HD	B-Device
,	O
CBS	O
HD	B-Device
,	O
Fox	O
HD	B-Device
,	O
TSN	O
HD	B-Device
,	O
Sportsnet	O
HD	B-Device
,	O
CBC	O
HD	B-Device
,	O
etc.	O
,	O
as	O
of	O
summer	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CBC	O
HD	B-Device
officially	O
launched	O
their	O
HDTV	B-Device
programming	O
on	O
March	O
5	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CBC	O
HD	B-Device
broadcasts	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
of	O
their	O
Hockey	O
Night	O
in	O
Canada	O
Saturday	O
double	O
header	O
in	O
HDTV	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2006	O
Stanley	O
Cup	O
playoffs	O
games	O
have	O
seen	O
an	O
increased	O
amount	O
of	O
HDTV	B-Device
coverage	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mexican	O
television	O
broadcaster	O
Televisa	O
made	O
experimental	O
HDTV	B-Device
broadcasts	O
in	O
the	O
early-1990s	O
,	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Japan	O
's	O
NHK	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
country	O
moved	O
to	O
implement	O
the	O
ATSC	B-Device
standard	I-Device
like	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
continent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Today	O
,	O
the	O
vast	O
majority	O
of	O
events	O
and	O
programs	O
are	O
broadcast	O
in	O
high	B-Device
definition	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
almost	O
all	O
the	O
cable	O
providers	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
SKY	O
the	O
major	O
DTH	O
provider	O
offer	O
HD	B-Device
channels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
third	O
quarter	O
of	O
2005	O
,	O
HDTV	B-Device
transmissions	O
from	O
TV	O
Azteca	O
were	O
available	O
in	O
Mexico	O
's	O
largest	O
markets	O
:	O
Mexico	O
City	O
,	O
Guadalajara	O
and	O
Monterrey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phase	O
Two	O
of	O
TV	O
Azteca	O
's	O
national	O
roll-out	O
brought	O
HDTV	B-Device
services	O
to	O
six	O
cities	O
along	O
the	O
Mexico-U.S.	O
border	O
(	O
Matamoros	O
,	O
Reynosa	O
,	O
Nuevo	O
Laredo	O
,	O
Ciudad	O
Juárez	O
,	O
Mexicali	O
,	O
and	O
Tijuana	O
)	O
by	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
of	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
roll-out	O
took	O
advantage	O
of	O
HDTV	B-Device
receivers	O
already	O
in	O
place	O
thanks	O
to	O
an	O
earlier	O
HDTV	B-Device
roll-out	O
by	O
stations	O
on	O
the	O
American	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
border	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TV	O
Azteca	O
has	O
also	O
broadcast	O
the	O
Mexican	O
football	O
tournament	O
in	O
HDTV	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
XETV	O
in	O
Tijuana	O
,	O
Baja	O
California	O
,	O
is	O
on	O
the	O
air	O
in	O
HDTV	B-Device
using	O
720p	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2006	O
,	O
Televisa	O
's	O
XEFB-TV	O
and	O
Multimedios	O
 '	O
XHAW-TV	O
in	O
Monterrey	O
began	O
HDTV	B-Device
transmissions	O
on	O
UHF	O
channels	O
48	O
and	O
50	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2006	O
,	O
Televisa	O
's	O
XHUAA	O
in	O
Tijuana	O
began	O
its	O
HDTV	B-Device
transmissions	O
on	O
channel	O
20	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unfortunately	O
they	O
have	O
no	O
HDTV	B-Device
programs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Free-to-air	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
television	I-Application
using	O
DVB-T	B-Application
is	O
now	O
covering	O
all	O
cities	O
in	O
Greenland	O
,	O
broadcasting	O
TV	O
and	O
Radio	O
stations	O
from	O
the	O
Greenlandic	O
and	O
Danish	O
broadcasting	O
corporations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subscription	O
based	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
television	I-Application
is	O
currently	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
capital	O
Nuuk	O
,	O
Qaqortoq	O
,	O
Ilulissat	O
and	O
Qasigiannguit	O
through	O
Nuuk	O
TV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
United	O
States	O
has	O
adopted	O
ATSC	B-Device
standards	I-Device
for	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
broadcasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
standards	O
include	O
standard	B-Device
definition	I-Device
,	O
enhanced	O
definition	O
,	O
and	O
high	B-Device
definition	I-Device
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
8	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
Federal	O
Communications	O
Commission	O
Chairman	O
Kevin	O
J	O
.	O
Martin	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
agency	O
would	O
test	O
run	O
the	O
transition	O
to	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
in	O
Wilmington	O
,	O
North	O
Carolina	O
beginning	O
September	O
8	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
television	O
sets	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
use	O
analog	O
NTSC	O
tuners	O
if	O
connected	O
to	O
an	O
analog	O
cable	O
system	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
converter	O
box	O
(	O
which	O
may	O
receive	O
digital	O
signals	O
over	O
the	O
air	O
,	O
from	O
a	O
cable	O
system	O
,	O
or	O
from	O
a	O
satellite	B-Application
system	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Costa	O
Rica	O
chose	O
Japanese	O
-	O
Brazilian	O
standard	O
ISDB-T	B-Application
as	O
7th	O
country	O
on	O
25	O
May	O
2010	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
year	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
Government	O
of	O
El	O
Salvador	O
adopted	O
the	O
Japanese	O
ISDB-T	B-Application
Platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Honduras	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
country	O
in	O
Central	O
America	O
to	O
adopt	O
a	O
Digital	B-Application
TV	I-Application
standard	O
,	O
ATSC	B-Device
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
there	O
are	O
three	O
digital	O
channels	O
broadcasting	O
:	O
"	O
TEN	O
Canal	O
10	O
"	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
digital	B-Application
TV	I-Application
station	O
in	O
Honduras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
began	O
broadcasting	O
in	O
2007	O
in	O
SDTV	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
CampusTv	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
high	B-Device
definition	I-Device
TV	I-Device
station	O
in	O
Central	O
America	O
,	O
CampusTv	O
was	O
founded	O
by	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
San	O
Pedro	O
Sula	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Panama	B-Algorithm
approved	O
the	O
adoption	O
of	O
the	O
European	O
standard	O
DVB-T	B-Application
to	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
on	O
the	O
2010	O
World	O
Cup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
bumpy	O
ride	O
of	O
back	O
and	O
forths	O
,	O
Argentina	O
officially	O
selected	O
the	O
Japanese-Brazilian	O
standard	O
ISDB-T	B-Application
International	I-Application
on	O
August	O
28	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
agreed	O
with	O
Japan	O
to	O
cooperate	O
for	O
resource	O
exchange	O
and	O
technical	O
transfer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
HDTV-ready	O
TV	O
sales	O
are	O
increasing	O
in	O
Argentina	O
,	O
no	O
single	O
HD	B-Device
feed	O
is	O
currently	O
available	O
by	O
terrestrial	O
television	O
as	O
of	O
mid-2009	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
standard	O
selection	O
process	O
was	O
n't	O
officialized	O
until	O
August	O
28	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
this	O
date	O
only	O
a	O
few	O
are	O
available	O
by	O
cable	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
unregulated	O
and	O
use	O
ATSC	B-Device
set	O
top	O
boxes	O
installed	O
at	O
the	O
customers	O
 '	O
premises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subscription	O
TV	O
provider	O
Antina	O
uses	O
the	O
DVB	B-Application
standard	O
to	O
deliver	O
an	O
alternative	O
service	O
to	O
cable	O
TV	O
,	O
using	O
standard	B-Device
definition	I-Device
analog	O
outputs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
expected	O
that	O
the	O
public	O
TV	O
stations	O
begin	O
transition	O
to	O
ISDB-T	B-Application
that	O
the	O
standard	O
for	O
Over-the-air	O
transmissions	O
has	O
been	O
set	O
,	O
and	O
On	O
air	O
service	O
started	O
from	O
28	O
April	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
includes	O
most	O
of	O
local	O
football	O
matches	O
and	O
a	O
TV	O
show	O
hosted	O
by	O
Sergio	O
Goycochea	O
(	O
former	O
goalkeeper	O
of	O
Argentina	O
's	O
national	O
football	O
team	O
)	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
them	O
on	O
"	O
TV	O
Pública	O
HD	B-Device
"	O
;	O
and	O
also	O
soap	O
operas	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
El	O
Hombre	O
de	O
Tu	O
Vida	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Cuando	O
Me	O
Sonreís	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Supertorpe	O
"	O
,	O
on	O
Telefe	O
HD	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bolivia	O
chose	O
Japanese	O
-	O
Brazilian	O
standard	O
ISDB-T	B-Application
International	I-Application
on	O
5	O
July	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SBTVD	B-Application
standard	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
standard	O
ISDB-T	B-Application
)	O
was	O
adopted	O
29	O
June	O
2006	O
and	O
launched	O
on	O
2	O
November	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
4	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
October	O
22	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Goiânia	O
and	O
Curitiba	O
began	O
to	O
receive	O
DTV	B-Application
signal	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
interactive	B-General_Concept
platform	O
called	O
Ginga	B-Application
consists	O
entirely	O
of	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
and	O
received	O
high	O
publicity	O
for	O
being	O
considered	O
the	O
main	O
appeal	O
for	O
the	O
change	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
SBT	O
)	O
broadcast	O
in	O
HDTV	B-Device
signal	O
(	O
1080i	O
)	O
,	O
SDTV	B-Device
480i	O
and	O
1seg	B-Device
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TVN	O
has	O
made	O
HDTV	B-Device
tests	O
in	O
1999	O
,	O
Canal	O
13	O
is	O
now	O
broadcasting	O
,	O
in	O
Santiago	O
only	O
,	O
a	O
test	O
transmission	O
in	O
the	O
three	O
HDTV	B-Device
formats	O
(	O
ATSC	B-Device
,	O
DVB	B-Application
and	O
ISDB	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Valparaíso	O
,	O
UCV	O
made	O
ATSC	B-Device
broadcast	I-Device
tests	O
for	O
the	O
Valparaiso	O
area	O
,	O
and	O
Canal	O
13	O
also	O
has	O
made	O
tests	O
in	O
DVB	B-Application
format	O
in	O
April	O
2007	O
for	O
the	O
Valparaiso	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
rescheduling	O
the	O
date	O
for	O
a	O
final	O
decision	O
on	O
DTV	B-Application
formats	O
several	O
times	O
,	O
The	O
government	O
has	O
stopped	O
offering	O
dates	O
for	O
such	O
an	O
announcement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
14	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
president	O
Michelle	O
Bachelet	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
government	O
had	O
finally	O
decided	O
,	O
after	O
prolonged	O
delays	O
,	O
on	O
a	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chile	O
will	O
be	O
adopting	O
the	O
ISDB-T	B-Application
Japanese	O
standard	O
(	O
with	O
the	O
custom	O
modifications	O
made	O
by	O
Brazil	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TVN	O
and	O
Chilevisión	O
tested	O
3D	O
TV	O
on	O
free	O
ISDB-T	B-Application
channels	O
30	O
and	O
33	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
28	O
,	O
2008	O
Colombia	O
adopted	O
the	O
European	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
television	I-Application
standard	O
,	O
DVB-T	B-Application
.	O
but	O
on	O
the	O
9th	O
January	O
2012	O
changed	O
this	O
to	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
transmissions	O
now	O
use	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
(	O
6MHz	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Señal	O
Colombia	O
—	O
Colombia	O
's	O
state-owned	O
channel	O
—	O
has	O
made	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
television	I-Application
broadcast	O
tests	O
since	O
2006	O
,	O
in	O
northwest	O
Bogotá	O
and	O
downtown	O
Cartagena	O
,	O
transmitting	O
into	O
the	O
three	O
DTV	B-Application
formats	O
ATSC	B-Device
,	O
DVB-T	B-Application
and	O
ISDB-T	B-Application
.	O
Also	O
,	O
the	O
Chinese	O
standard	O
DMB-T/H	O
,	O
was	O
considered	O
,	O
but	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
tested	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HDTV-ready	O
television	O
sets	O
(	O
DVB-T	B-Application
)	O
have	O
been	O
available	O
in	O
Colombia	O
since	O
2003	O
,	O
but	O
cable	O
companies	O
have	O
not	O
broadcast	O
HD	B-Device
content	O
to	O
their	O
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Satellite	B-Application
television	O
DirecTV	O
Colombia	O
offer	O
HD	B-Device
channels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Preparations	O
were	O
made	O
to	O
launch	O
DVB-T	B-Application
services	O
in	O
(	O
tentatively	O
)	O
May	O
2009	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
first	O
DTV	B-Application
transmitter	O
was	O
to	O
go	O
live	O
(	O
probably	O
at	O
Manjui	O
hill	O
in	O
Facatativá	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
launch	O
was	O
to	O
initially	O
allow	O
11	O
million	O
households	O
in	O
the	O
regions	O
of	O
Bogotá	O
D.C.	O
,	O
Boyaca	O
,	O
Cundinamarca	O
,	O
north	O
of	O
Huila	O
,	O
Tolima	O
,	O
western	O
Meta	O
,	O
and	O
probably	O
Caldas	O
and	O
Risaralda	O
to	O
watch	O
DTV	B-Device
services	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Spanish	O
Impulsa	O
TDT	O
,	O
the	O
association	O
for	O
the	O
implementation	O
of	O
digital-terrestrial	O
television	O
and	O
the	O
Colombian	O
government	O
have	O
signed	O
an	O
official	O
agreement	O
under	O
which	O
Spain	O
will	O
help	O
the	O
country	O
implement	O
DVB-T	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ecuador	O
chose	O
Japanese	O
-	O
Brazilian	O
standard	O
ISDB-T	B-Application
as	O
6th	O
country	O
on	O
26	O
March	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paraguay	O
chose	O
Japanese	O
-	O
Brazilian	O
standard	O
ISDB-T	B-Application
on	O
1	O
June	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chosen	O
the	O
Brazilian	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
standard	O
ISDB-T	B-Application
on	O
23	O
April	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1seg	B-Device
is	O
one	O
of	O
attractive	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Achieved	O
first	O
HD	B-Device
live	O
demonstration	O
and	O
test	O
program	O
transmission	O
using	O
OB	O
Van	O
in	O
aiming	O
nationwide	O
deployment	O
with	O
the	O
Japanese	O
cooperation	O
in	O
Trujillo	O
for	O
3	O
days	O
from	O
28	O
January	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
27	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
Uruguayan	O
government	O
issued	O
a	O
decree	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
DVB-T	B-Application
and	O
DVB-H	B-Protocol
standards	I-Protocol
will	O
be	O
adopted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
HDTV-ready	O
TV	O
sets	O
are	O
available	O
at	O
the	O
country	O
,	O
a	O
few	O
factors	O
seem	O
to	O
constrain	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
technology	O
in	O
the	O
near	O
term	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
have	O
been	O
few	O
examples	O
,	O
if	O
any	O
,	O
of	O
CRT-based	O
HDTV	B-Device
sets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Cable	O
has	O
started	O
rolling	O
out	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
initial	O
100%	O
increase	O
of	O
monthly	O
cost	O
for	O
the	O
SD	B-Device
digital	I-Device
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
High	O
prices	O
for	O
HDTV	B-Device
sets	O
do	O
not	O
help	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
cable	O
companies	O
for	O
the	O
largest	O
markets	O
are	O
also	O
owned	O
by	O
the	O
largest	O
local	O
TV	O
content	O
providers	O
,	O
which	O
as	O
of	O
2006	O
have	O
not	O
started	O
broadcasting	O
any	O
HDTV	B-Device
content	O
since	O
there	O
has	O
not	O
been	O
an	O
approval	O
of	O
which	O
standard	O
is	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
government	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DirecTV	O
might	O
be	O
in	O
a	O
better	O
position	O
to	O
provide	O
HDTV	B-Device
content	O
,	O
given	O
that	O
they	O
have	O
experience	O
and	O
content	O
from	O
the	O
US	O
and	O
given	O
that	O
they	O
serve	O
the	O
whole	O
continent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
DirecTV	O
's	O
policy	O
in	O
Uruguay	O
has	O
been	O
that	O
of	O
providing	O
"	O
leftover	O
"	O
equipment	O
from	O
Argentina	O
to	O
its	O
customers	O
in	O
Uruguay	O
(	O
i.e.	O
,	O
first-generation	O
RCA	O
receivers	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
do	O
not	O
yet	O
support	O
HDTV	B-Device
content	O
or	O
Dolby	O
AC-3	O
Sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uruguay	O
hoped	O
for	O
neighboring	O
countries	O
reaching	O
an	O
agreement	O
on	O
an	O
HDTV	B-Device
standard	O
,	O
but	O
so	O
far	O
that	O
does	O
not	O
seem	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
case	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brazil	O
has	O
adopted	O
the	O
ISDB	B-Protocol
system	O
,	O
while	O
Argentina	O
and	O
Uruguay	O
have	O
historically	O
used	O
TV	O
systems	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
European	O
standard	O
(	O
PAL-N	O
625/50Hz	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Argentina	O
seemed	O
to	O
be	O
settling	O
on	O
the	O
ATSC	B-Device
standard	I-Device
before	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
Uruguayan	O
URSEC	O
authorities	O
have	O
provided	O
no	O
information	O
on	O
which	O
road	O
they	O
will	O
go	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
27	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
URSEC	O
settled	O
on	O
DVB-T	B-Application
and	O
DVB-H	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TV	O
sets	O
being	O
sold	O
in	O
Uruguay	O
seem	O
to	O
be	O
closer	O
to	O
ATSC	B-Device
HDTV-based	O
standards	O
(	O
60Hz	O
systems	O
,	O
with	O
ATSC	B-Device
tuners	O
in	O
some	O
cases	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Authorities	O
are	O
not	O
asking	O
retailers	O
to	O
identify	O
which	O
standard	O
the	O
HDTV	B-Device
sets	O
sold	O
adhere	O
to	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uruguayan	O
government	O
decided	O
to	O
adopt	O
ISDB-T	B-Application
for	O
geopolitical	O
reasons	O
and	O
to	O
be	O
consistent	O
relations	O
with	O
Argentina	O
and	O
Brazil	O
on	O
December	O
27	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Uruguayans	O
will	O
start	O
receiving	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
signals	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
scheduling	O
analog	O
signals	O
blackout	O
will	O
be	O
in	O
2014	O
–	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
6	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Venezuela	O
has	O
officially	O
adopted	O
ISDB-T	B-Application
with	O
Brazilian	O
modifications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
seven	O
stages	O
of	O
Set-top	O
box	O
manufacturing	O
,	O
testing	O
and	O
implement	O
schedule	O
is	O
well	O
proceeding	O
and	O
will	O
start	O
to	O
deploy	O
DTT	B-Application
from	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
