subject: European Terrestrial Digital Television Into The New Development Stage (lower) - Terrestrial Digital [print this page] Author: Zhang Jimin Connected to the article: The European terrestrial digital television into a new stage of development (I)
1.2 new markets have emerged DTT
2005, the addition to its launch DTT in France and Spain, in addition, Switzerland, Greece and Malta also begin broadcasting a digital terrestrial TV . Denmark at the end of March 2006 begin broadcasting terrestrial digital television, using a Multiplexer The future will soon be increased to four. Denmark plans in 2009 to end analog television. Further, after Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Austria, Ireland, Luxembourg, etc. also begin broadcasting during the period 2006 to 2007 terrestrial digital TV. The end of 2010, with the exception of Cyprus, all EU countries will provide digital terrestrial television Service .
Norway Norges Television (NTV) TV station Said it would begin broadcasting in the fall of 2006 the Norwegian digital terrestrial television, plans to provide DTT / VOD Mixed service. Alleged that the DTT platform is the most advanced European technology platforms, using M PE G-4 compression technology, from the beginning to provide high-definition television (HDTV) services. The company said "We intend to deploy DTT and IPTV STB In this case, IPTV on demand for the VOD service provider to return the path. "
Portuguese Government hopes to begin broadcasting in early 2007, terrestrial digital television, television regulatory body Anacom is planning to free and paid based on terrestrial digital television services.
For this hybrid business model and the channel number has not yet made a decision likely will have three state multiplexer, each multiplexer may send 6 channels. A multiplexer will be used for free Broadcasting The other two will be used for pay-TV. Three regional multiplexer is also under consideration, the analog TV off the air after it three multiplexer can provide 18 channels. Anacom plans to make mandatory use of MPEG-4 DTT platform technology, which makes the introduction of more channels and services possible. If the use of MPEG-4, the platform will become Europe's most advanced DTT platform.
Ireland announced last year Cloth Terrestrial Digital TV pilot project in late 2006 began testing program is expected to begin broadcasting in 2007.
1.3 DTT in some countries in Western Europe has become a major push to digital conversion factor
In Europe, the prospects for terrestrial digital TV is different, such as Belgium, the Netherlands, is a highly wired technology, in the conversion to digital, terrestrial digital television will not achieve any important role. In France, Italy, Spain and the UK Cable television Penetration is lower, terrestrial digital TV to become a major push to digital conversion factor.
N, according to French media advisory PA Conseil predicts that by 2011, the terrestrial digital television will become the largest digital TV platform in France. By then, the terrestrial digital TV subscribers will reach 14.9 million, satellite digital TV subscribers reached 4.5 million, 2.1 million cable digital TV users, TV-over-DSL TV 2 million. These figures Table Ming, DTT in France, the conversion to digital will be the how important role.
The end of 2005, the UK digital TV subscribers reached 17.4747 million, accounting for 25.18 million television households of 69.4%. Among Satellite TV 7.666 million users, accounting for digital TV users 43.8%; Freeview terrestrial digital TV users 6.4578 million, accounting for 36.9% of digital TV users; cable digital TV subscribers 2,716,000, accounting for digital TV users 10.6%; IPTV digital TV users 4 million, representing 0.16% of digital TV users.
Freeview terrestrial digital television launch in the UK the process of conversion to digital television plays an important role in promoting. Freeview service launched in late 2002 after the user has maintained rapid growth, the end of 2003 reached 2.9967 million; by the end of 2004 rose to 4.3 million; by the end of 2005 reached 6.4578 million. So that the United Kingdom from 2003 to 2005 digital TV penetration rate of 10% annual growth (see Table 1)
2 Central / Eastern European terrestrial digital television into its launch phase
Recent years, Central / Eastern European countries has been engaged in terrestrial digital television experiment is now entering Business Of its launch phase. According to Informa Telecoms & Media market research company expects 2006 to 2007, there may be 6 to 7 Central / Eastern Europe ushered in the first wave of stocks begin broadcasting digital terrestrial television (Table 2).
EU proposes to its members off the air analog TV in 2012 as the target date. Some signs that this prompted the members to start seriously planning the conversion to digital has a positive effect, some countries begin broadcasting on digital terrestrial television has taken specific measures.
But the Central / Eastern Europe the development prospects of terrestrial digital TV is different, Russia, Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic may be in the region DTT market leader, they will begin during the period 2006 to 2007 terrestrial digital television operators complete .
In Russia, after 13 months of experimentation, TelecomMedium company in July 2002 in St. Petersburg began commercial terrestrial digital television test operation, the official operation in February 2003, making Russia a Chinese / East Europe section the start of commercial operation of the national terrestrial digital TV. However, because TeleMedium company paid business model to compete with Russia's dominant free broadcast TV service, which had to be suspended earlier in 2004, broadcast, and wait for the industrial development of viable commercial options.
Poland's two major commercial broadcasters Polsat and TVN in early 2005 jointly formed a joint venture POT, in order to begin broadcasting the first Polish national terrestrial digital TV platform. Public broadcasting Agencies and commercial broadcasters to receive a multiplexer.
POT company later in 2005 in Warsaw and Lodz to test its launch in 2006 to prepare a full DTT service. It is understood the company plans to launch DTT services in the first half of 2006, covering Poland, 35 to 40% of the population. Allegedly, at least begin broadcasting 8 channels, may use MPEG-4 advanced compression technology.
TVP companies also built their own content channels, which announced its launch in mid 2006, six DTT channels dedicated to sports, Education , Games, Film Children / youth programs.
In Hungary, the national transmission company AntennaHungarin in October 2004 in Budapest and near Lake Barton Experimental begin broadcasting digital terrestrial television service, using the two multiplexer. Allegedly, this is a test of DTT
