News from the world of Digital Television en-gb http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/ Copyright 2007 Digital TV Group Limited Ofcom Chief Executive Ed Richards has set out a pro-investment framework for next generation, super-fast broadband networks and invited industry leaders to commit with Ofcom to help implement its rollout across Britain.http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?id=3038http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?id=3038Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:56:27 +0100 Freeview has announced their digital TV recording service - Freeview Playback has been rebranded as Freeview +.http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?id=3037http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?id=3037Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:40:55 +0100 Arqiva has secured the management of French broadcaster Multi7's multiplex platform delivering a new Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) service announced by French regulator CSA in March.http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?id=3035http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?id=3035Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:50:44 +0100 Digital UK has announced the dates for digital switchover in the West Country in 2009. In North Devon the switchover will begin on 1 July and be completed on 29 July.http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?id=3034http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?id=3034Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:02:13 +0100 Phil Laven has been elected as Chairman of the DVB project, the DVB steering board has announced.http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?id=3033http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?id=3033Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:48:53 +0100 The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has referred Project Kangaroo, the proposed video on demand (VOD) joint venture between BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4 - to the Competition Commission (CC) for further inquiry.http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?id=3032http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?id=3032Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:17:32 +0100 Subscriptions to mobile phone companies will increase from 3.9 billion this year to 5.6. billion in 2013, according to a report by Strategy Analytics.http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?id=3031http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?id=3031Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:53:47 +0100 The BBC has begun DVB-T2 test transmissions from the Guildford transmitter southwest of London, in preparation for HD on Freeview. The transmission facilities are provided by National Grid Wireless and Arqiva as part of their support for the DVB standardisation process and the UK project for the launch of DVB-T2 services.http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?id=3030http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?id=3030Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:31:04 +0100 A new pre-school programme produced by both Al Jazeera Children's Channel and S4C has been shot using HD cameras and camera VTR's supplied by Arqiva.http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?id=3029http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?id=3029Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:45:06 +0100 Ofcom has announced that David Currie will step down as Chairman of the Ofcom Board after Easter 2009. Currie was named as the inaugural Chairman of the regulator in July 2002.http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?id=3028http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?id=3028Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:22:39 +0100 The BBC has previewed the second generation of iPlayer which allows viewers to watch both TV and radio programmes on one platform.http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?id=3027http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?id=3027Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:58:15 +0100 ITV Worldwide has showcased a new entertainment channel for distribution across Asia. The channel, which will initially be launched on a preview basis, is based on Granada International's UKTV channel distributed in the Middle East. ITV plan a rebrand and re-launch of UKTV followed by a full channel launch later this year.http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?id=3026http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?id=3026Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:29:00 +0100 The BBC has submitted its response to communication regulator Ofcom's consultation on the future of public service broadcasting (PSB).http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?id=3025http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?id=3025Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:38:52 +0100 Arqiva has been awarded a contract by the Services Sound & Vision Corporation (SSVC) to increase the number of BFBS (British Forces Broadcasting Service) television channels being broadcast to UK armed forces personnel stationed overseas.http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?id=3024http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?id=3024Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:26:57 +0100 Video views on ITV.com and ITV Local grew by 21% month-on-month for the last five months, with 12 million video views in May alone according to new figures released by the broadcaster.http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?id=3023http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?id=3023Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:45:04 +0100