(Jul 25, 2013) THE NATIONAL broadcasting watchdog announced yesterday that the first 30 digital terrestrial TV channels, 24 commercial and six for public service, would take to airwaves on December |5. Meanwhile, details on the country’s first auction of commercial digital TV licences and the planned “beauty contest” for public television licences became more concrete.
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DTT boom extends beyond Europe
24 July, 2013 – Covering 97 countries, the number of homes receiving DTT signals will more than double between 2013 and 2018 – by reaching 553 million, according to a new report from Digital TV Research. The Digital Terrestrial TV Forecasts report expects the number of primary DTT homes (those not subscribing to cable, IPTV or satellite TV and using DTT on their main set) will also double over the same period – to 380 million in 2018.
Therefore, 173 million homes (31% of the DTT total) will only watch DTT signals on secondary sets (in the bedroom or the kitchen, for example) by 2018; up from 64 million (30% of the DTT total) at end-2012.
More than a third of the world’s TV households will receive DTT signals by 2018; up from only 15% at end-2012. From this total, nearly a quarter will be primary DTT homes by 2018; up from a tenth in 2012.
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(Jul 24, 2013) The Bureau of Telecommunications Regulations (DSRT) said 14 public antenna companies have agreed to cooperate with Cable TV to relay the broadcaster’s TV signals.
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Jul 24, 2013) As we predicted last month, Facebook is getting serious about social TV. After all, rival Twitter has become the dominate player in the space, taking credit for driving ratings, partnering with Nielsen to create a new metric, and capturing an increasing share of TV advertising dollars. Limited by the private nature of its data, Facebook has been frustrated that it hasn’t been part of the conversation despite it’s superior reach.
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(Jul 23, 2013) Getting the first four India ‘metros’ to convert their analogue cable systems to digital was always going to be a tough demand. But there’s now considerable evidence that Kolkata has failed dismally to convert with consumers and MSOs being slow to fill in the necessary paperwork confirming that conversion has happened.
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(Jul 22, 2013) Australian adults spend on average four hours per day doing sedentary leisure activities such as watching TV compared with only half an hour of physical activity, according to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
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(Jul 22, 2013) Following the completion of the country’s digital switchover, Australian free-to-air television is planning its next technological evolution combining broadcasting and the Internet.
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(Jul 20, 2013) Dedicated ultra-high-definition programming will go live in South Korea six months ahead of schedule.
The biggest argument against buying a new UHD TV — there’s no native content available — is no more, well in South Korea anyway.
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(Jul 18, 2013) On Thursday, the online streaming network Netflix, best known until recently for rerunning other companies’ old shows and films, officially joined its cable and broadcast counterparts in the race for television’s most prestigious prizes, picking up more than a dozen nominations, including a best drama nod for its political thriller “House of Cards.”
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(Jul 17, 2013) A federal appeals judge warned Tuesday that the revenue streams that finance free television were being undermined by court rulings permitting a startup company to offer live television broadcasts over the Internet without paying fees to broadcasters.
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