Citizendia

This is a list of digital television deployments by country, which summarises the process and progress of transition from analogue to digital broadcasting. Digital television (DTV is the sending and receiving of moving images and sound by discrete ( digital) signals in contrast to the analog signals used by Analog (or analogue) television encodes Television picture and sound information and transmits it as an Analog signal: one in which the It is current as of December 2007. December 2007 is the twelfth month of that year It began on a Saturday and 31 days later ended on a Monday

The transition to digital television is a process that follows different paces around the world. Although digital satellite television is now commonplace, the switch to digital cable and terrestrial television has taken longer. Satellite television is Television delivered by the means of Communications satellites as compared to conventional Terrestrial television and Cable Terrestrial television is a term which refers to modes of television broadcasting which do not involve satellite transmission See also Digital terrestrial television. Digital Terrestrial Television ( DTTV or DTT) is an implementation of digital technology to provide a greater number of channels and/or better quality of picture and

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Africa

Namibia

While Namibia's public broadcasters still rely on analogue transmission and have not announced a transition date to digital television, the pay-TV operator Multichoice already operates a digital television service using the DVB-T standard. Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa on the Atlantic coast MultiChoice is a South African company which operates the DStv Satellite television service the main satellite TV service in Sub-Saharan DVB-T is an abbreviation for Digital Video Broadcasting – Terrestrial; it is the DVB European-based consortium standard for the broadcast transmission of

South Africa

The first digital television implementation in South Africa was a satellite-based system launched by pay-TV operator Multichoice in 1995. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa MultiChoice is a South African company which operates the DStv Satellite television service the main satellite TV service in Sub-Saharan On 22 February 2007 the South African government announced that the country's public TV operators would be broadcasting in digital by 1 November 2008, followed by a three year dual-illumination period which would end on 1 November 2011. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi 2011 ( MMXI) will be a Common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar.

Morocco

National Television Company in Morocco started DVB-T based digital TV deployment on February 2007[1]. Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa DVB-T is an abbreviation for Digital Video Broadcasting – Terrestrial; it is the DVB European-based consortium standard for the broadcast transmission of

Digital TV is now available in the following cities and their regions[2]: Casablanca, Benslimane, Settat, Nouaceur, Mediouna, Mohammedia, Rabat, Salé, Skhirat-Temara, Kenitra, Sidi Kacem, Khemisset, Meknes, Fes, Oujda, Tanger and Marrakech.

Asia

China

Main article: Digital television in China

In June and September of 2003, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television of China (SARFT) selected 41 experimental spots for digital television trials and launched the trials later before year end 2003. The PRC government has announced the standard to be given final approval on August 1, 2007. [3] Later, according to the Tenth Five Year Plan and 2010 long-range plan for radio, film and television, SARFT drafted a switch-off timetable for different levels of Chinese cities, towns and counties, in which it was commanded that by 2010 digital broadcasting be implemented overall and by 2015 analog televisions be phased out completely. The Five-Year Plans of China were a series of Economic development initiatives [4] It was estimated that by year end 2007, China would have over 27 million digital TV users. [5]

In 2004, debates arose about whether the digital television technology by Tsinghua University or Shanghai Jiaotong University should be adopted as the national standards. Tsinghua University ( THU;) is a University in Beijing, People's Republic of China. Shanghai Jiao Tong University ( abbreviated Jiao Da (交大 or SJTU) located in Shanghai, is one of the oldest and most influential universities Finally, in late July of 2007, China announced the final version of standards as a combined one and Tsinghua succeeded in this battle as 95% of its technology has been adopted. [6]

On September 1st, 2005, the first HDTV channel in China, which would be broadcast nation-wide later, began to air in Hangzhou. High-definition television (HDTV is a Digital television Broadcasting system with higher resolution than traditional television systems (standard-definition ( Postal map spelling: Hangchow) is a Sub-provincial city located in the Yangtze River Delta in the People's Republic of China, [7][8]

Hong Kong

On Dec 31, 2007, local broadcasters started to air HD TV (1920X1080i) using Chinese DMB-T standard (similar to DVB-T). High-definition television (HDTV is a Digital television Broadcasting system with higher resolution than traditional television systems (standard-definition Currently, there are 2 HD channels with one airing 24 hours daily. The mainland Chinese government will likely want to be able to jam TV signals from Hong Kong, so that Chinese citizens near the border cannot receive uncensored content from Hong Kong. Power within the Government of the People's Republic of China is divided among three bodies the Communist Party of China, the state and the People's Censorship is the suppression of speech or deletion of communicative material which may be considered objectionable harmful or sensitive as determined by a censor By the same token, Hong Kong broadcasters are keen to use whichever standard China adopts, since doing so would allow them to transmit into the lucrative Southern China market, and would lessen the need for costly format conversion. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES

Israel

The Knesset (the Israeli parliament) approved the law regarding DTT in late 2007. The Second Authority for Radio and Television will be responsible for the deployment of the system. The package will consist of 5 channels: IBA1, IBA33, Channel 2, Channel 10 and The Knesset Channel. Transmissions will be in MPEG-4 and are expected to launch before the end of 2008 nation-wide. There are proceedings in the Knesset to add Channel 23 (a culture channel) to the system as well.

Japan

Japan pioneered HDTV for decades with an analogue implementation. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. High-definition television (HDTV is a Digital television Broadcasting system with higher resolution than traditional television systems (standard-definition The old system is not compatible with the new digital standards. Japanese terrestrial broadcasting of HD via ISDB-T started in December 1, 2003 in the Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya metropolitan areas of Japan. Terrestrial television is a term which refers to modes of television broadcasting which do not involve satellite transmission Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting (ISDB is a Japanese standard for Digital television (DTV and Digital radio used by the country's radio officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. is a city in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshū is the third-largest incorporated city and the fourth most populous urban area in Japan. It has been reported that 31 million HD receivers have been sold in Japan as of January 2008. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common [9]

The Japanese government is studying the implementation of some improvements on the standard as suggested by Brazilian researchers (SBTVD). |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld SBTVD, short for Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão Digital (Brazilian Digital Television System or SBTVD-T (Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão Digital Terrestre These new features are unlikely to be adopted in Japan due to incompatibility problems, but are being considered for use in future implementations in other countries, including Brazil itself. [10]

The move to DTV by consumers is relatively slow, partly because HD TVs are very expensive. Additionally there have been issues with the B-CAS system and Digital Rights Management in respect to the home recording of broadcasts. B-CAS (BS Conditional Access Systems Co Ltd is a vendor and operator of the ISDB CAS system in Japan. Digital rights management ( DRM) is a generic term that refers to Access control technologies used by hardware manufacturers publishers and Copyright holders

December 20, 2007, Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association set the rule (of copy control) for DTT broadcasting allows consumers up to 10 time of dubbing of entire TV program with video and audio into DVD recorder and etc. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The is a Japanese trade organization for the electronics and IT industries In Sound recording, dubbing is the transfer or copying of previously recorded audio material from one medium to another of the same or a different type A DVD recorder (also known as a DVDR mainly outside of the UK and Ireland is an Optical disc recorder that records video onto blank writeable DVD media by naming "Dubbing 10"(ja:ダビング10) (actually up to 9 times of copy then 1 time or last time of move) and is pposed to start the broadcasting with "Dubbing 10" on about June 2, 4:00 a.m. 2008, but postponed[11] that settled after long talks with Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers. Events in June Madaraka Day June 1 to commemorate when Kenya gained internal self-rule 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common often referred to as the is a Japanese copyright collection society. The manufacture for DVD recorder and associated DTT recorder will make unit conforming "Dubbing 10" rule and some manufacture shall release the down loading subprogram to up date recorder's internal software for existing user.

April 3, 2008, Dpa (The Association for Promotion of Digital Broadcasting-Japan) announced that total 32. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 71 million of DTT (ISDB-T) receiving TV sets (except 1seg receiver) are installed in Japan as of end of March 2008. Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting (ISDB is a Japanese standard for Digital television (DTV and Digital radio used by the country's radio Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic is a mobile terrestrial digital audio/video and data broadcasting service in Japan and Brazil For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Events in March American Red Cross Month Fire Prevention month ( The Philippines) Women's History Month ( United 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Dpa also announced the guide line documentation to manufacture who make the DTT receive, recod and replay unit to operate with Personal computer on April 8, 2008 . A personal computer ( PC) is any Computer whose original sales price size and capabilities make it useful for individuals and which is intended to be operated Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common This add-on unit operates on USB or PCI BUS, and on sale from mid. The Peripheral Component Interconnect, or PCI Standard (commonly PCI) specifies a Computer bus for attaching peripheral devices to a Computer In Computer architecture, a bus is a subsystem that transfers data between computer components inside a Computer or between computers May 2008. MAY ( also known as: Mei メイ 메이 is a Korean singer well known in South Korea for singing the song "Miracle" 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

South Korea (Republic of Korea)

After a long controversy between the government and broadcasters in South Korea, ATSC was chosen over DVB-T. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː DVB-T is an abbreviation for Digital Video Broadcasting – Terrestrial; it is the DVB European-based consortium standard for the broadcast transmission of Since 2005, digital services have been available across the entire country.

Malaysia

The first digital television service in Malaysia was launched by satellite based pay-TV operator ASTRO in 1996. For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and Astro is a Subscription -based Direct broadcast satellite (DBS or Direct-to-home Satellite television and radio service Starting from September 2006, the Malaysian national broadcaster RTM began its trial Digital Terrestrial Digital Television (DDTV) service for six months to 2000 selected households in the capital city of Kuala Lumpur and surrounding areas. Radio Televisyen Malaysia or RTM is a Malaysian government-owned public broadcaster which owns and operates a number of radio and Television stations Kuala Lumpur (ˈkwɑːləlʊmˈpʊər Malay /kwɑlɑlʊmpʊ/ and locally /kwɑləlʊmpɔ/ or even /kɔlɔmpɔ/ or often abbreviated as K

The trial DDTV service will offer the current 2 analogue TV channels (i. e. RTM1 and RTM2) in digital, and 2 new digital-only channels, namely RTMi (covering drama, music, news/current affairs and sports) and Music Active (all music). Radio Televisyen Malaysia 1 or RTM1 (formerly TV1) is a Television station in Malaysia that is owned by the Malaysian Government RTM2 is a Television station in Malaysia that is owned by the Malaysian Government through Radio Televisyen Malaysia. RTMI ( Radio Telefono Mobile Integrato) was the first mobile communication service in Italy, started in 1973 Drama is the specific mode of Fiction represented in Performance. Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. News is any new information or information on Current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or Word of mouth Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively RTMi will be broadcasting from 7pm to midnight daily while Music Active will be from 9am to midnight. Also provided under the service are seven FM radio stations in digital audio and interactive services. See also Frequency modulation, FM band FM broadcasting is a broadcast Technology invented by Edwin Howard Armstrong that Digital audio uses Digital signals for Sound reproduction. This includes analog-to-digital conversion, digital-to-analog conversion, storage Nationwide implementation is planned to begin by the year 2007 or 2008. All the above digital television services are in standard definition and RTM will initiate HDTV trials by 2009. [12] Currently there are no announced plans by either ASTRO or Media Prima for HDTV services. Media Prima Berhad ( is a media corporation in Malaysia. Through its subsidiaries it controls several Television networks Newspapers

Philippines

Philippine television broadcasting giant ABS-CBN has recently applied for the digital television-terrestrial service (DTT) license to the National Telecommunications Commission of the Philippines, that will switch off its analogue broadcast (Channel 2 Manila) as early as 2010[13]. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation ( (ABS-CBN " A lto B roadcasting S ystem- C hronicle B roadcasting N etwork" History The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC is the government agency created under Executive Order No ABS-CBN has recently been experimenting the transmission of digital signals on Channel 51. Channel 51 refers to several television stations Channel 51 (band

The Associated Broadcasting Company (ABC-5) have also expressed their intention of switching their current analogue television broadcast set-up (DWET-TV 5). For the former ITV company in the United Kingdom, see Associated British Corporation. They are testing DVB-H on Channel 47. DVB-H ( Digital Video Broadcasting - Handheld) is one of three prevalent mobile TV formats Channel 47 refers to several television stations

Eventually, the Philippines will use and adopt the European standard DVB-T for terrestrial transmissions. DVB-T is an abbreviation for Digital Video Broadcasting – Terrestrial; it is the DVB European-based consortium standard for the broadcast transmission of After the shutdown of analogue television (which is scheduled by the end of 2015), the European standard for digital will replace the current (U.S.) standard for analog, NTSC. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the NTSC ( National Television System Committee) is the Analog television system used in the United States, Canada, Japan, Mexico [14]

Another big media outfit, GMA Network also plans to test DVB-H in Manila, as demand for content on mobile phones increases. For the band see Broadcast (band Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and/or Video signals which transmit Global Media Arts (GMA Network Incorporated ( a Philippine multi-media conglomerate is a Television network in the Philippines. DVB-H ( Digital Video Broadcasting - Handheld) is one of three prevalent mobile TV formats The City of Manila

Digital-television launched many Cable TV companies such as SkyCable, Global Destiny Cable, Cablelink and some major cable TV companies in the Provinces, such as Negros Province, Cebu, Iloilo, Palawan, CALABARZON, Central Luzon, Ilocos Province, Davao, Misamis Province and Zamboanga, will announced by 2008 or 2009. SkyCable is a direct-to-home Cable TV and subscription service established by the Lopez Group of Companies and Central CATV Group Of Companies Global Destiny Cable is a direct-to-home Cable TV subscription service Negros is an island of the Philippines located in the Visayas, at. Cebu is one of the Provinces of the Philippines. It lies to the east of Negros Island; to the west of Leyte and to the southeast is Bohol Iloilo is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Palawan is an Island province of the Philippines located in the MIMAROPA region. CALABARZON is one of the regions of the Philippines. It is also designated as Region IV-A and its regional capital is Calamba City in Central Luzon (or " Gitnang Luzon " in Filipino), also known as Region III (or Region 3) is an administrative division Ilocos collectively refers to two provinces in the Philippines: Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur. Davao Region, designated as Region XI, is one of the regions of the Philippines, located on the southeastern portion of Mindanao. Misamis is the name of two provinces in the Philippines: Misamis Occidental Misamis Oriental

Singapore

On Wednesday, May 31, 2006, Singapore officially began HDTV trials. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Singapore High-definition television (HDTV is a Digital television Broadcasting system with higher resolution than traditional television systems (standard-definition Two Singaporean broadcasters were involved, Mediacorp (broadcasting HD in DVB-T) and Starhub CableVision (DVB-C). MediaCorp ( is a state-owned group of commercial media companies in Singapore specialising primarily in Television and Radio Broadcasting DVB-T is an abbreviation for Digital Video Broadcasting – Terrestrial; it is the DVB European-based consortium standard for the broadcast transmission of DVB-C stands for Digital Video Broadcasting - Cable and it is the DVB European consortium standard for the broadcast transmission of Digital television Both broadcast in 1080i, but at 50 Hz, in line with the traditional PAL frequency Singapore uses. PAL, short for Phase Alternating Line, is a colour -encoding system used in Broadcast television systems in large parts of the world

Taiwan (Republic of China)

Digital television launched terrestrially throughout Taiwan on July 2, 2004. Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Currently, there are simulcasts of analogue and digital television. Simulcast is a Portmanteau of " simul taneous broad' cast' " and refers to programs or events broadcast across more than one Taiwan plans to replace analogue broadcasting with a digital system by 2008. To assist lower-income families with the switch to digital television, the government plans to provide NT$300 million in aid to purchase converters or for the purchase of new digital televisions. The New Taiwan dollar ( ( Currency code TWD and common abbreviation NT$) or simply Taiwan dollar, is the official Currency of the [15]

Saudi Arabia

The first phase of digital terrestrial television (DTT) transmission in Saudi Arabia was launched on the 11 June in the main cities of Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam, the Arab News reports. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi Riyadh ( الرياض Ar-Riyāḍ) is the Capital of Saudi Arabia and its largest city Jeddah (also spelled Jiddah, Jidda, or Jedda; جدّة Ǧiddah) is a Saudi Arabian city located on the coast of the Dammam (Also Ad Dammām) (الدمام is the Capital of the Eastern Province in Saudi Arabia. ArabNews is a leading English language source of news presented from an Arab perspective Assistant Deputy Minister of Culture and Information for Engineering Affairs, Riyadh Najm, said: "The southern city of Abha and the central city of Buraidah will also have the facility within this month. Abha (أبها is the capital of Asir province in Saudi Arabia. Buraydah (Arabic burayda 'بريدة' or Buraidah is the capital of Al-Qassim Province in northcentral Saudi Arabia in the heart of the Arabian peninsula " He added, "By February next year the DTT system will cover not less than 23 cities and that accounts for more than 70 percent of the population". He also said the DTT technology would allow people to receive all the four Saudi channels (Channel One, Channel Two, Arriyadiah and Al-Ekhbaria) as well as the Saudi radio programmes (General Programme, Radio Qur’an, Second Programme and European Programme) with better clarity. Al Ekhbariya is a News Television station in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, run by the Ministry of Culture and Information [16]

Australia

Main article: Digital terrestrial television in Australia

Europe

Main article: Digital television in Europe

Croatia

Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) started to transmit DVB-S programmes in 1997. Digital terrestrial television in Australia commenced on 1 January 2001 in the country's five most populous cities Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide Refer to individual countries wikis for more information Croatian Radiotelevision (Hrvatska radiotelevizija HRT is a Croatian Public broadcasting company DVB-S is the original Digital Video Broadcasting forward error coding and modulation standard for Satellite television and dates from 1995 It transmits all three state-owned TV channels (HRT 1, HRT 2, HRT 3, later replaced by HRT Plus), and three radio stations (HR 1, HR 2 and HR 3). Croatian Radiotelevision (Hrvatska radiotelevizija HRT is a Croatian Public broadcasting company

Croatia started to test DVB-T transmission early in 2001. Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between DVB-T is an abbreviation for Digital Video Broadcasting – Terrestrial; it is the DVB European-based consortium standard for the broadcast transmission of It transmits 4 national TV channels (HRT 1, HRT 2, RTL Televizija, Nova TV). RTL Televizija is a Croatian commercial Television network that was launched on April 30, 2004 and is 65 For the Bulgarian television network see Nova Television. For the Czech television network see TV Nova. Odašiljači i veze built a network of 9 transmitters, completed in 2007 and covering about 70% of the country. It plans to close down analogue broadcasting in 2010.

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom now has five major forms of broadcast digital television, direct-to-home satellite services provided by British Sky Broadcasting (commonly known as Sky) and FreeSat, digital cable television services provided by Virgin Media and WightCable, and a free-to-air digital terrestrial service called Freeview. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located This article is about artificial satellites For natural satellites also known as moons see Natural satellite. British Sky Broadcasting ( BSkyB — Sky Television and BSB) is a company that operates Sky Digital, a subscription television service in the Virgin Media Inc (formerly known as ntlTelewest, after a merger of NTL Incorporated with Telewest Global Inc Wight Cable 2005 Ltd is the only provider of commercial and residential Cable television services on the Isle of Wight. In addition an IPTV system known as BT Vision is provided by BT. IPTV ( Internet Protocol Television) is a system where a Digital television service is delivered using Internet Protocol over a network infrastructure which BT Vision is a service provided in the United Kingdom supplied by BT Retail. BT Group plc (formerly British Telecommunications plc) which trades as BT (ˌbiːˈtiː bee tee) (previously known as British Telecom and still Individual access methods vary throughout the country. For most UK viewers, FreeSat, Sky or Virgin Media cable are the only sources of HDTV broadcast available in their area and the latter two come at a price over and above their standard TV packages.

Terrestrial

Main article: Digital terrestrial television in the United Kingdom
Main article: Digital switchover in the United Kingdom

The initial attempt at launching a digital terrestrial broadcasting service, ONdigital (later called ITV Digital), was unsuccessful and the company went into liquidation. Digital terrestrial television in the United Kingdom is made up of over fifty primarily free-to-air television channels (including all the national analogue stations Digital terrestrial television in the United Kingdom is made up of over fifty primarily free-to-air television channels (including all the national analogue stations ITV Digital was a British Digital terrestrial television broadcaster, which launched a pay-TV service on the world's first digital terrestrial television network ITV Digital was a British Digital terrestrial television broadcaster, which launched a pay-TV service on the world's first digital terrestrial television network

ITV Digital was replaced in late 2002 by Freeview, which uses the same DVB-T technology, but with higher levels of error correction and more robust (but lower-capacity) modulation on the "Public Service" multiplexes in an attempt to counter the reception problems which dogged its predecessor. DVB-T is an abbreviation for Digital Video Broadcasting – Terrestrial; it is the DVB European-based consortium standard for the broadcast transmission of In Mathematics, Computer science, Telecommunication, and Information theory, error detection and correction has great practical importance in Rather than concentrating on Pay TV services, Freeview uses the available capacity to provide a free-to-air service that includes all the existing five free-to-air analogue terrestrial channels and about twenty new digital channels. Free-to-air (FTA Television (TV and Radio broadcasts are sent unencrypted and may be received via any suitable receiver Free-to-view All services are transmitted in SDTV mode.

March 31, 2004 saw the return of a limited pay-television offering to the digital terrestrial platform with the launch of Top Up TV. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Top Up TV is a digital Terrestrial Pay TV service offering content from 23 subscription Channels such as Living, G This new service is designed to appeal to those who do not want to pay the high subscription fees that Sky Television and the Cable networks demand. The service carries a restricted hours service of some of the UK’s most watched channels including the Discovery Channel, UKTV Gold, Discovery Real Time, British Eurosport and Cartoon Network, sharing just three different slots. Discovery Channel is an American Satellite and Cable TV channel (also delivered via IPTV, Terrestrial television and Discovery Real Time is a male oriented factual television channel produced by Discovery Networks Europe. Eurosport is the largest European sports Satellite and cable network available in 54 countries and broadcasting in 20 different languages In October 2006, Top Up TV renamed itself Top Up TV Anytime, taking advantage of the increase in the popularity of Digital Video Recorders, and its limited channel space. Top Up TV is a digital Terrestrial Pay TV service offering content from 23 subscription Channels such as Living, G A digital video recorder ( DVR) or personal video recorder ( PVR) is a device that records video in a digital format to a Disk drive or other Now over 100 programs (not channels) are broadcast overnight and added to the box's hard drive, and may be watched at any time. Channels that provide content for the overnight service include MTV, Nickelodeon and Hallmark Channel. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. Nickelodeon (commonly referred to as Nick) is an American Cable television network owned by Viacom International, founded in 1977 as Pinwheel The Hallmark Channel is a Cable television network that broadcasts in over 100 countries

2005 saw the first areas of the United Kingdom losing their analogue signal in a pilot test. The residents of Ferryside and Llansteffan in Carmarthenshire, Wales who had not already upgraded to digital television were given a free set-top box to receive the Freeview television service, which includes Channel 4 (previously unavailable terrestrially from transmitters in Wales) and S4C~2, which broadcasts sessions of the National Assembly for Wales. Ferryside ( Glan y Fferi) is a seaside village in Carmarthenshire, Wales. Llansteffan ( English: church of Stephen) is a village in Carmarthenshire, Wales. Geography The county is bounded to the north by Ceredigion, to the east by Powys, Neath Port Talbot and Swansea, to the south by the Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began S4C (Sianel Pedwar Cymru meaning Channel Four Wales) is a television channel in Wales The National Assembly for Wales (Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru is a devolved assembly with power to make legislation in Wales. Digital transmissions for this pilot commenced in December 2004, at which time a message was added to the analogue picture advising viewers that the analogue services would end in February 2005.

2005 also saw the announcement by the regulator Ofcom about the proposed analogue switch off plans for the UK. The Office of Communications (Y Swyddfa Gyfathrebiadau or as it is more often known Ofcom is the independent regulator and competition authority for the Communication It is proposed that the switch off will progress on an ITV region by region basis starting in 2008 with the Border Television region, and ending in the Channel Television region in 2012. Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent Border Television (now legally known as ITV Border is the ITV franchisee for the border region between England and Scotland (including the south of Scotland much of Cumbria Channel Television is a British television station which has served as an Independent Television (ITV contractor to the Channel Islands since 1962 The coverage of the 3 public service broadcasting multiplexes will be the same as that enjoyed by the current analogue TV stations (98. 5% of the population), while the 3 commercial multiplexes will eventually cover 90% of the population.

Freeview HD

The BBC already produces some programmes (documentaries and drama) in HD for a service on digital satellite,[17] and foreign markets, such as the USA and Japan. The corporation intends to produce all its programmes in HD by the year 2010, and to broadcast all of its channels in HD "as soon as practical". [18]

There are no immediate launch plans for HDTV versions of the Freeview and Top Up TV digital terrestrial television services, because there is no spare bandwidth available nationally. This may change after the UK's analogue television signals are switched off. However, no special provision is being made by Ofcom for HDTV, and broadcasters will have to bid against other uses for the frequencies during the Digital Dividend Review. Digital terrestrial television in the United Kingdom is made up of over fifty primarily free-to-air television channels (including all the national analogue stations

The BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Five ran terrestrial HDTV trials involving 450 homes in the London area during June-December 2006 on locally unused frequencies. Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. [19] As part of this trial, the BBC is already broadcasting BBC HD which is free to air but cannot be received by any set-top boxes currently commercially available. BBC HD is a High-definition television channel provided by the BBC. It can however be received and played back by a PC equipped with a DVB-T card that is within range (as the broadcast is not encrypted) using a software h264 decoder. A personal computer ( PC) is any Computer whose original sales price size and capabilities make it useful for individuals and which is intended to be operated DVB-T is an abbreviation for Digital Video Broadcasting – Terrestrial; it is the DVB European-based consortium standard for the broadcast transmission of H264 is a standard for Video compression. It is also known as MPEG-4 Part 10, or MPEG-4 AVC (for Advanced Video Coding) For the drum and bass musician see Decoder (artist A decoder is a device which does the reverse of an Encoder, undoing the

Cable

Trials of the UK's first HDTV service began on 2 December 2005. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Telewest, a cable TV company now known as Virgin Media, distributed HDTV programmes to 400 customers in the south London area. Virgin Media Inc (formerly known as ntlTelewest, after a merger of NTL Incorporated with Telewest Global Inc Virgin Media Inc (formerly known as ntlTelewest, after a merger of NTL Incorporated with Telewest Global Inc London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. On 10 March 2006 NTL confirmed that HDTV was available nationally in the former Telewest areas. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The service is provided via a personal video recorder, branded as TV Drive, and costs GBP 10 per month on top of Telewest's top TV package, or GBP 15 per month on top of lower tiers. A digital video recorder ( DVR) or personal video recorder ( PVR) is a device that records video in a digital format to a Disk drive or other V+ (previously known as TV Drive) is a product from Virgin Media which provides Personal Video Recording (PVR and The Pound Sterling ( symbol £; ISO code: GBP) subdivided into 100 pence (singular penny) is the Currency WightCable also provide cable television to the residents of the Isle of Wight. Wight Cable 2005 Ltd is the only provider of commercial and residential Cable television services on the Isle of Wight. The Isle of Wight is an English Island and county in the English Channel between three and five miles (8 km from the south coast of the

Satellite

BBC satellite regions
BBC satellite regions

On November 1, 2005 ITV turned off encryption on all of its satellite based signals, following the lead from the BBC. Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent VideoGuard (sometimes referred to simply as NDS) produced by NDS, is a digital Encryption system for use with Conditional access television These transmissions are on a limited spotbeam which is aimed primarily towards the United Kingdom, via the Astra 2D satellite located at 28. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located See Also Astra 2A co-located satellite Astra 2B co-located satellite Astra 2C co-located satellite 2 degrees east. This theoretically limits reception to the UK, Republic of Ireland and Iceland, allowing ITV to fulfill licensing agreements with content producers. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland ( However, many people report successful reception of these signals from across Europe by using larger dishes.

Sky HD is offered by BSkyB in both the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland as an add-on to their existing Sky Digital subscription service. British Sky Broadcasting ( BSkyB — Sky Television and BSB) is a company that operates Sky Digital, a subscription television service in the Sky Digital is the brand name for British Sky Broadcasting 's digital Satellite television service transmitted from SES Astra satellites located at 28 The BBC is broadcasting BBC HD as a free to air channel from the Astra 2D satellite, and the channel can be viewed for free with suitable satellite reception equipment. BBC HD is a High-definition television channel provided by the BBC. Free-to-air (FTA Television (TV and Radio broadcasts are sent unencrypted and may be received via any suitable receiver Free-to-view See Also Astra 2A co-located satellite Astra 2B co-located satellite Astra 2C co-located satellite There are additional equipment and subscription charges for HD from Sky TV but they are broadcasting an increasing number of channels in the HD format. Sky also offers a free-to-air version of its regular Sky Digital service known as Freesat from Sky. Sky Digital is the brand name for British Sky Broadcasting 's digital Satellite television service transmitted from SES Astra satellites located at 28 Freesat from Sky is a British Satellite television service from BSkyB which gives viewers access to over 200 Free-to-air channels some Freesat from Sky provides a non-subscription card for public service broadcast channels Channel 4 and Five, however Film4, Film4+1 are free-to-air. Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began Film4 is a free digital Television channel in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, owned and operated by Channel 4, that screens

On 12 July 2006, the BBC and ITV announced a free-to-air satellite service as a competitor to Freesat from Sky, to be called Freesat. Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Freesat is a British Free-to-air digital Satellite television service developed by the BBC [20] The service was officially launched on 6 May 2008 [21] and covers all BBC and ITV digital TV channels, plus interactive services, radio channels, and other channels. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common It is being touted as the satellite equivalent to Freeview (United Kingdom), especially for areas unable to receive the Freeview DTT service. Freeview is an operator of free Digital terrestrial television in the United Kingdom, using the DVB-T standard Digital Terrestrial Television ( DTTV or DTT) is an implementation of digital technology to provide a greater number of channels and/or better quality of picture and [22]

Romania

Main article: Digital terrestrial television in Romania

Republic of Ireland

Main article: Digital terrestrial television in Ireland

In the Republic of Ireland, digital television is confined to Sky Ireland which is operated by the BSkyB satellite service (available nationwide), and UPC's digital-cable service. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Sky Digital is the brand name for British Sky Broadcasting 's digital Satellite television service transmitted from SES Astra satellites located at 28 British Sky Broadcasting ( BSkyB — Sky Television and BSB) is a company that operates Sky Digital, a subscription television service in the Digital Television is also available by IPTV provider HomeVision.

New Zealand

In New Zealand, there are four forms of broadcast digital television. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Sky's satellite service (available nationwide), Freeview's satellite service (available nationwide), Freeview's terrestrial service (available in main centres) and TelstraClear's cable service (available in Wellington and Christchurch)

Satellite

Sky TV launched New Zealand's first nationwide digital TV service in December 1998 and had a monopoly on digital satellite TV until the launch of Freeview's nationwide digital Satellite service in May 2007. SKY Network Television Limited () often trading as SKY is a New Zealand pay Television service Freeview is a Non-profit organization providing Free-to-air Digital television and Digital radio to New Zealand. Freeview is a Non-profit organization providing Free-to-air Digital television and Digital radio to New Zealand. TelstraClear is New Zealand 's second largest telecommunications company and is a fully owned subsidiary of Telstra Corporation (Australia Wellington (ˈwælɪŋtən is the Capital of New Zealand, the country's second largest urban area, the Christchurch (Ōtautahi The largest City in the South Island, it is also the second largest city and third largest urban area of New Zealand SKY Network Television Limited () often trading as SKY is a New Zealand pay Television service Freeview is a Non-profit organization providing Free-to-air Digital television and Digital radio to New Zealand.

Terrestrial

The Freeview terrestrial service, named Freeview|HD is a high definition digital terrestrial television service launched on April 14, 2008. Freeview is a Non-profit organization providing Free-to-air Digital television and Digital radio to New Zealand. High-definition television (HDTV is a Digital television Broadcasting system with higher resolution than traditional television systems (standard-definition Digital Terrestrial Television ( DTTV or DTT) is an implementation of digital technology to provide a greater number of channels and/or better quality of picture and Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The service currently serves areas surrounding Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga, Napier-Hastings, Palmerston North, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin. The Auckland metropolitan area or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country for the electorate see Tauranga (NZ electorate Tauranga (population 114500 2007 estimate after status was lost after 1989 Local Napier ( Ahuriri in Māori) is a port city in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. Hastings is a town on the coast of East Sussex in England; it is also the administrative centre for the Borough of the same name Palmerston North (Te Papa-i-oea is the main city of the Manawatu-Wanganui region of the North Island of New Zealand. Wellington (ˈwælɪŋtən is the Capital of New Zealand, the country's second largest urban area, the Christchurch (Ōtautahi The largest City in the South Island, it is also the second largest city and third largest urban area of New Zealand Dunedin (dəˈneɪdɪn) Ōtepoti in Maori is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the region of

Cable

Digital cable television currently operates in Wellington and Christchurch on TelstraClear's cable TV system. Wellington (ˈwælɪŋtən is the Capital of New Zealand, the country's second largest urban area, the Christchurch (Ōtautahi The largest City in the South Island, it is also the second largest city and third largest urban area of New Zealand TelstraClear is New Zealand 's second largest telecommunications company and is a fully owned subsidiary of Telstra Corporation (Australia

North America

Canada

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has adopted the same digital television standard for stations in Canada as the United States. CRTC may also stand for Cathode Ray Tube Controller. Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission ( CRTC, in French Conseil Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The CRTC initially decided not to enforce a single date for transitioning to digital broadcasts, opting to let the economy decide when the switchover will occur. However, a later decision settled on the date of August 31, 2011. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne 2011 ( MMXI) will be a Common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. [23]

CITY-TV was the first Canadian station to provide digital terrestrial service. This article is about the Citytv station in Toronto Ontario For the television system see Citytv CITY-TV is a Television station based As of 2007, other digital stations on-air include the CBC and Radio-Canada stations in Toronto and Montreal, as well as CTV's CFTO and CIVT, and CKXT (SUN TV). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. CBC Television is a Canadian English language Television network. Télévision de Radio-Canada is a Canadian French language Television network. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec CTV is a Canadian English language Television network. It is Canada's largest privately owned network the main television asset of CTVglobemedia CFTO-TV (now identifying as CTV Toronto) is a Canadian Television station, licensed to and serving Toronto, Ontario, and surrounding CIVT-TV (also known as CTV British Columbia, CTV Vancouver or CTV 9) is a Television station in Vancouver, British Columbia CKXT-TV (known on air as SUN TV) is an independent broadcast Television station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This list is not necessarily exhaustive and other station launches are completed or pending, although most are in the largest markets of Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Also, this does not include digital or high definition versions of specialty services. High-definition television (HDTV is a Digital television Broadcasting system with higher resolution than traditional television systems (standard-definition A specialty channel (or speciality channel) is a Television channel which consists of Programming focused on a single type or targeted at a specific

On November 22, 2003, CBC had their first broadcast in HD, in the form of the Heritage Classic outdoor NHL game between the Edmonton Oilers and the Montreal Canadiens. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Heritage Classic was an outdoor Ice hockey game played on November 22, 2003 in Edmonton Alberta, Canada between the The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The Edmonton Oilers are a professional Ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The Montreal Canadiens (Les Canadiens de Montréal are a professional Ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Bell ExpressVu, a Canadian satellite company, Rogers Cable and Videotron provide somewhat more than 21 HDTV channels to their subscribers including TSN HD, Rogers SportsNet HD, Discovery HD (Canadian Edition),The Movie Network HD, and several U. This article is about artificial satellites For natural satellites also known as moons see Natural satellite. Rogers Cable Inc, a subsidiary of Rogers Communications Inc is Canada 's largest Cable television service provider with about 2 Vidéotron Limited is an integrated Telecommunications company active in Cable television, Interactive Multimedia development The Sports Network (commonly known as TSN) is a Canadian English language Cable television Specialty channel and is Canada's leading Rogers Sportsnet (often referred to only as Sportsnet) is a Canadian English language Cable television Sports Specialty channel Discovery HD is the international name of the high-definition Television channels from Discovery Communications. The Movie Network (TMN is a Canadian English language Premium television service S. stations plus some PBS feeds and a couple of pay-TV movie channels. The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the CTV Toronto broadcast in HD along with its western counterpart, BC CTV. CTV is a Canadian English language Television network. It is Canada's largest privately owned network the main television asset of CTVglobemedia CIVT-TV (also known as CTV British Columbia, CTV Vancouver or CTV 9) is a Television station in Vancouver, British Columbia They were also the first to broadcast a terrestrial HD digital ATSC signal in Canada. Global joined the crowd in late 2004. Global Television Network (more commonly called Global TV or just Global) is a Canadian English language privately owned Television network Other networks are continuing to announce availability of HD signals. CHUM Limited's Citytv in Toronto was the first HDTV broadcaster in Canada; however, now most cable and satellite subscribers across Canada can access multiple channels in HDTV with major American and Canadian affiliate stations broadcasting HDTV signals with no CANCON overlay for advertising. CHUM Limited was a media company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from 1945-2007 This article is about the Citytv station in Toronto Ontario For the television system see Citytv CITY-TV is a Television station based Canadian content (abbreviated cancon or can-con) refers to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission requirements that Radio Typically these channels are NBC HD, ABC HD, CBS HD, FOX HD, TSN HD, Sportsnet HD, CBC HD etc as of summer 2006. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. CBC HD officially launched their HDTV programming on March 5 2005. CBC HD broadcasts the first game of their Hockey Night In Canada Saturday double header in HDTV. The 2006 NHL Playoffs games have seen an increased amount of HDTV coverage as well. The 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs for the National Hockey League began on April 21, 2006, following the 2005–06 regular season. Star Choice, another Canadian satellite provider, currently offers its subscribers 14 HDTV channels at no extra cost. Star Choice is a Direct broadcast satellite Television distributor in Canada which is majority-owned by Cable TV operator Shaw Communications Shaw Cable has found limited success with HDTV implementation since the cost of a HD PVR is near the $750 CAD mark. Shaw Communications is a Canadian Telecommunications company that provides telephone internet and television services A digital video recorder ( DVR) or personal video recorder ( PVR) is a device that records video in a digital format to a Disk drive or other Monthly rentals for this equipment are not available; however, they do offer financing on 36-month terms through a third-party credit company.

Mexico

Mexican television company Televisa made experimental HDTV broadcasts in the early-1990s, in collaboration with Japan's NHK. Televisa is a Mexican multimedia company and is the largest media company in the Spanish -speaking world and a major player in the international entertainment or Japan Broadcasting Corporation, is Japan 's Public broadcaster. Some events are now broadcast in high definition. During the first half of 2005, at least one cable provider in Mexico City, Cablevision, has begun to offer 5 HDTV channels to subscribers purchasing a digital video recorder (DVR). Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico

By the third quarter of 2005, HDTV transmissions from TV Azteca were available in Mexico's largest markets: Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey. Phase Two of TV Azteca's national roll-out brought HDTV services to six cities along the Mexico-U. S. border (Matamoros, Reynosa, Nuevo Laredo, Ciudad Juarez, Mexicali, and Tijuana) by the first half of 2006. Reynosa is a city in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. It is located at, across the Rio Grande (Río Bravo from McAllen ( Hidalgo Nuevo Laredo is a city located in the Municipality of Nuevo Laredo in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. Ciudad Juárez, also known as just Juárez, is a city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua formerly known as El Paso del Norte. Mexicali, is the capital of the Mexican state of Baja California. Tijuana (ˌtiːəˈwɑːnə Spanish, ti'xwana|ti'ʍana is the largest city of the Mexican state of Baja California, situated on the U This roll-out took advantage of HDTV receivers already in place thanks to an earlier HDTV roll-out by stations on the American side of the border. TV Azteca has also broadcast the Mexican football tournament in HDTV. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered

XETV in Tijuana, Baja California, is on the air in HDTV using 720p format. XETV, channel 6 is a television station licensed to Tijuana Baja California, Mexico, serving as the CW Television Network affiliate for the Tijuana (ˌtiːəˈwɑːnə Spanish, ti'xwana|ti'ʍana is the largest city of the Mexican state of Baja California, situated on the U This affiliate of the American Fox Network is on UHF channel 23 broadcasting from Mt. San Antonio in Tijuana, with 403,000 watts, directed primarily northward at San Diego. In January 2006, Televisa's XEFB-TV and Multimedios' XHAW-TV in Monterrey began HDTV transmissions on UHF channels 48 and 50, respectively. In February 2006, Televisa's XHUAA in Tijuana began its HDTV transmissions on channel 20. Unfortunately they have no HDTV programs. Channel 20 broadcasts an upconverted version of the programs of XHUAA's analog signal on channel 57.

Official plan for Mexican DTT

Currently there are 36 digital channels in Mexico. They are:

The transition calls for 6 triannual periods and started on July 5, 2004 just three days after they adopted ATSC. Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The analog signal will be cut off no later than January 1, 2022. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC 2022 ( MMXXII) will be a Common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. [24] The analog signal can be turned off in a region once COFETEL determines that there is a high enough presence of digital TVs, defined as:

Phase I

Phase I was from July 5, 2004 to December 31, 2006. Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Digital presence of at least 2 commercial signals in the following cities:

Phase II

Phase II is in progress, and began on January 1, 2007, completing on December 31, 2009. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories.

Phase III

January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2012

Phase IV

January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2015

Phase V

January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2018

Phase VI

January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2021

El Salvador

Guatemala

Honduras

United States

Main articles: Digital television in the United States and High-definition television in the United States

The United States has adopted ATSC standards for digital terrestrial broadcasts and digital cable services. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC 2019 ( MMXIX) will be a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. 2021 ( MMXXI) will be a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. See Digital television for more technical details or DTV transition in the United States for specific information related to the analog-to-digital switchover The FCC has notified US television broadcasters that the standard for transmitting TV over-the-air shall change from analog to Digital. These standards include standard definition, enhanced definition, and high definition formats. Enhanced-definition television, extended-definition television, or EDTV is a CEA marketing shorthand term for certain Digital television High-definition television (HDTV is a Digital television Broadcasting system with higher resolution than traditional television systems (standard-definition On May 8, 2008, the Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin J. Martin announced that the agency will test run the transition to digital television in Wilmington, North Carolina beginning September 8, 2008. This is in order to work out any kinks which may not be foreseen before most of the country's broadcasters stop transmitting traditional analog signals and upgrade to digital-only programming. Full-power terrestrial broadcasts using the analogue NTSC standard will be required by law to cease by February 17, 2009. NTSC ( National Television System Committee) is the Analog television system used in the United States, Canada, Japan, Mexico Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories. [25] Some television sets will continue to use analog NTSC tuners if connected to an analogue cable system, or a converter box (which may receive digital signals over the air, from a cable system, or from a satellite system). Low-power broadcasts, as well as some Canadian or Mexican border signals, may remain available in analogue form to some US viewers after the shutdown of US-based full-power NTSC broadcasts. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America.

South America

Argentina

Argentina selected the ATSC standard in 1998 (Res. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. 2387/98), and has been conducting experimental broadcasts since 1999 but the government later overruled the decision. The current government in Argentina appears to be reconsidering its earlier decision. ATSC and DVB-T are apparently both being considered, but there appears to be no interest in ISDB-T. DVB-T is an abbreviation for Digital Video Broadcasting – Terrestrial; it is the DVB European-based consortium standard for the broadcast transmission of Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting (ISDB is a Japanese standard for Digital television (DTV and Digital radio used by the country's radio

While HDTV-ready TV sales are increasing in Argentina, no single HD feed is currently available. Major TV broadcasters, namely Canal 13 and Telefe, started to show some HDTV samples in electronic shows. Due to lack of clear directives, consumer electronic market offers LCD and Plasma equipment without digital tuners, only NTSC/PAL analog ones are included as of May 2007).

Brazil

Main article: SBTVD

The SBTVD standard (based on ISDB-T) was adopted and launched in 2 November 2007. SBTVD, short for Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão Digital (Brazilian Digital Television System or SBTVD-T (Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão Digital Terrestre SBTVD, short for Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão Digital (Brazilian Digital Television System or SBTVD-T (Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão Digital Terrestre Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting (ISDB is a Japanese standard for Digital television (DTV and Digital radio used by the country's radio Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. In 2007, only greater São Paulo metropolitan area can receive the signal. São Paulo ( is the largest city in Brazil, with its metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world Belo Horizonte and Rio de Janeiro began to receive free-to-air digital signal in April 7 and April 8, 2008, respectively[26]. Belo Horizonte ( Portuguese for "beautiful horizon", (bɛloɾiˈzõtʃi) is the capital of Minas Gerais state located in the Rio de Janeiro ("River of January" ˈhiw dʒi ʒʌˈnejɾu in Brazilian Portuguese, /ˈriːoʊ di ʒəˈnɛroʊ/ in English is the second largest city of Brazil Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Government estimated 7 years for complete signal expansion for all over the territory. The analog television is set to be shut down in 2016, but it can be delayed if needed. 2016 ( MMXVI) will be a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar.

The interactive platform called Ginga [27] consists entirely on free software and received highly publicity being considered the main appeal for the change. Interactive television (generally known as iTV describes a number of techniques that allow viewers to interact with Television content as they view it Free software or software libre is Software that can be used studied and modified without restriction and which can be copied and redistributed in modified or unmodified The government promised WiMax as return channel for the system, set to be implanted in the next years. WiMAX, an approximate acronym of Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, is a Telecommunications technology that provides for the wireless transmission In Communications systems that use star topologies, the return channel (also reverse channel, back channel or return link) is [28]

All 5 major TV networks (Band, Rede Globo, Rede Record, RedeTV! and SBT) broadcasts in HDTV signal (1080i), SDTV 480i and 1seg as well. Rede Globo ( English: Globo Network, better known as TV Globo, Globo TV or simply Globo) is a Brazilian television network Rede Record (in English, Record Network) is a Brazilian Television network. RedeTV! or TV Ômega Ltda (Portuguese for TV!Network) is a Brazilian television network hosted in São Paulo High-definition television (HDTV is a Digital television Broadcasting system with higher resolution than traditional television systems (standard-definition 480i is the shorthand name for a video mode The i, which is sometimes uppercase stands for Interlaced, the 480 for a vertical frame resolution is a mobile terrestrial digital audio/video and data broadcasting service in Japan and Brazil

Uruguay

On August 27, 2007, the Uruguayan government issued a decree stating that the DVB-T and DVB-H standards will be adopted. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Uruguay.(official full name in República Oriental del Uruguay;, Oriental Republic of Uruguay) is a country located in the southeastern part of South America DVB-T is an abbreviation for Digital Video Broadcasting – Terrestrial; it is the DVB European-based consortium standard for the broadcast transmission of DVB-H ( Digital Video Broadcasting - Handheld) is one of three prevalent mobile TV formats [29] While HDTV-ready TV sets are available at the country, a few factors seem to constrain the development of the new technology in the near term:

Chile

HDTV-ready TVs are available in Chile. TVN has made HDTV tests in 1999, Canal 13 is now broadcasting, in Santiago only, a test transmission in the three HDTV formats (ATSC, DVB and ISDB). Santiago ( (litteraly in spanish Saint James) is the Capital of Chile, and the center of its largest Conurbation ( Greater Santiago In Valparaiso, UCV is making ATSC broadcast tests for the Valparaiso area, and Canal 13 also has made tests in DVB format in April 2007 for the Valparaiso area. Valparaíso (literally in Spanish: Valle Paraíso (Paradise Valley and also called "Valpo" locally is a major city in Chile The final decision is announced for the government in March 2008. [30]

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  4. ^ The digital television switch-off timetable in China. The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (2004-09-13). "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Retrieved on 2008-02-11. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu.
  5. ^ China will have over 27 million digital TV users by 2007. CCID consulting (2007-12-22). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Retrieved on 2008-02-11. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu.
  6. ^ 95% of the Tsinghua scheme was adopted. ChinaByte (2007-07-18). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Retrieved on 2008-02-11. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu.
  7. ^ China's first HDTV channel aired in Hangzhou. Sina Tech (2005-09-01). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Retrieved on 2008-02-11. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu.
  8. ^ China planned to air HDTV in four cities. Xinhuanet (2005-08-15). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Retrieved on 2008-02-11. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu.
  9. ^ JEITA / 統計データ
  10. ^ Brasil fecha acordo com padrão japonês de TV Digital. Retrieved on [[2006-06-26]]. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire.
  11. ^ Due to the business political issue still not resolved among concerning parties.
  12. ^ Syed Azwan Syed Ali. "September Trial Programme For Digital TV", Bernama. BERNAMA (from Berita Nasional Malaysia or Malaysian National News Agency is an authorised body set up by an Act of Parliament in 1967 and started work on 26 May 1968  
  13. ^ ABS-CBN to end analog TV service
  14. ^ NTC gives TV stations 9 years to convert to digital tech. Retrieved on 2007-11-30. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats
  15. ^ Cabinet launches move to digital TV. Retrieved on 2007-11-30. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats
  16. ^ Saudi Arabia Latest. Retrieved on 2007-11-30. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats
  17. ^ Listings for BBC HD. Retrieved on 2007-11-30. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats
  18. ^ BBC to trial high-definition TV. Retrieved on 2007-11-30. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats
  19. ^ BBC to trial High Definition broadcasts in 2006. Retrieved on 2007-11-30. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats
  20. ^ BBC and ITV to start Sky TV rival. Retrieved on 2007-11-30. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats
  21. ^ "Free satellite TV service begins", BBC News, bbc.co.uk, 2008-04-06. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Retrieved on 2008-05-07. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses  
  22. ^ Q&A: Freesat. Retrieved on 2007-11-30. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats
  23. ^ Canadian TV to go all-digital in 2011. Wikinews, 2007-05-17 http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Canadian_TV_to_go_all-digital_in_2011
  24. ^ Televisión Digital Terrestre (TDT). Retrieved on 2007-11-30. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats (in Spanish)
  25. ^ 47 USC 309(j)(14)(A) [1] as amended by section 3002 of S. The United States Code ( USC) is a compilation and Codification of the general and permanent federal Law of the United States. 1932 signed into law February 8, 2006. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
  26. ^ INFO Online - Rede TV! estréia sinal digital no Rio e BH - (07/04/2008)
  27. ^ Middleware Ginga - TV Interativa se faz com Ginga!
  28. ^ CPqD - WiMAX poderá ser o canal de retorno da TV digital. Testes começam em setembro
  29. ^ Uruguay. Retrieved on 2007-11-30. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats
  30. ^ Chile puts off digital television decision to March (Reuters). Retrieved on 2007-12-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the 
19.   http://www.protv.ro/stiri/divertisment/pro-tv-singurul-post-din-europa-de-est-care-transmite-in-format.html

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