List of countries with DVB-T operation

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This list includes a list of different countries with DVB-T or DVB-T2 as a terrestrial, digital television transmission method. DVB-T , the abbreviation stands for English. “ D igital V ideo B roadcasting - T errestrial”; in German, for example: "Digital, terrestrial television" and its successor DVB-T2 denote variants of DVB that are used for the radio transmission of digital radio and television signals via terrestrial (earth-bound) paths.

DVB-T was specified in 1997 by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) in the EN 300 744 standard. This was followed in 2009 by the successor DVB-T2 in the standard EN 302 755 .

Overview table DVB-T

Changeover from analog to digital by country
Distribution area Start of changeover Analog shutdown Multiplexes
Australia 2001, test operation since 1998 2010 (VIC) - 2013 (WA) uses DVB-T, also for HDTV (in MPEG2)
Belgium 2003–2007, test operation since 2002 Flanders: shut down on November 3, 2008; Wallonia: March 1st, 2010 0–15 stations and radio depending on the region
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2014
Bulgaria June 2008 2013 3 national and 12, later 15 regional multiplexes in MPEG4
Denmark April 1, 2006 October 31, 2009 5, including 3 pay TV
Germany List of DVB-T channels in Germany
Estonia December 23, 2003 July 1, 2010 4 (Muxe 1–3 since December 2006 MPEG-4, Mux 7 DVB-T2 since around the end of 2009), a total of up to 30 programs free and pay TV; Muxe 4/6 planned (Mux 5 abandoned as "digital dividend")
Finland August 27, 2001 September 1, 2007 4th
France January 17, 2005 November 29, 2011 6 (19 free TV, 4 of them also in HDTV, 11 pay TV, 1 of which in HDTV)
Greece January 16, 2006 2013 14 national and 24 regional TV channels. 7 of the national channels broadcast in MPEG-4, all others in MPEG-2
Great Britain November 15, 1998 as ONDigital (Pay-TV) and October 30, 2002 as "Freeview" (free to air) 2008 to October 23, 2012 6, also radio
Italy April 11, 2004, test run since 2003 4th July 2012 18 national (future 21) and numerous regional muxes, also radio, SD in MPEG2, HD in MPEG4 (currently the programs of RAI and Mediaset , in South Tyrol also Das Erste HD, ZDF HD, SF1 HD, SF2 HD, ORF eins HD and ORF 2 HD ), net data transmission rates of the muxes are between approx. 20–24.882 Mbit / s
Colombia In 2006 the decision was made to introduce a terrestrial digital television standard. On August 28, 2008, the responsible national television commission (CNTV) decided in favor of the European standard for digital terrestrial television DVB-T.
Croatia January 2010, test run earlier, partly HDTV, coverage 98% (status: 2010) Late 2010 5 (including 3 in DVB-T / MPEG 2 and 2 encrypted in DVB-T2 / MPEG4)

HRT 1, HRT2, HRT3 & HRT4, NovaTV , DomaTV, RTL , RTL2 Nationwide regionalized MUX D pay TV via DVB-T2 (evotv) in operation.

Lithuania June 2006 October 29, 2012 3
Luxembourg June 1, 2006 September 1, 2006 3
Morocco DVB-T broadcasts take place in some inland cities, for example in Fez , Ouarzazate and Zagora . Two muxes are broadcast on each of the lower eight UHF-IV channels, the assignment of which is always the same:
  • Mux 1: Al Aoula ( SNRT 1), Arrabia (SNRT 4), Arriadia (SNRT 3), Assadissa (SNRT 6), TV 2M
  • Mux 2: Aflam.TV (SNRT 7), Amazighia (SNRT 8)

All channels are read in as encrypted, but are unencrypted. It is broadcast in an aspect ratio of 4: 3 in MPEG-2.

Macedonia 1st June 2013 8th
Netherlands April 2003 to 2006 December 11, 2006 5 (4 free TV, 19 pay TV, 17 radio)
Norway September 2007 December 2009 3, later 5 (TV and radio), tw. in HDTV (MPEG4) and with AAC sound
Austria
Poland after January 1, 2010, test operation since 2006 23rd July 2013 3 (22 free TVs, 2 of them also in HDTV, MPEG4)
Romania 2014
Sweden April 1999 October 29, 2007 1 to 5
Switzerland
Serbia March 14, 2012 17th June 2015 10 free TV
Slovakia September 2007 December 31, 2012 1
Slovenia 2007 December 2010 2 nationwide (Mux A, 4 TVs in MPEG4, 2 of them in HD and Mux C with several private channels), some regional (1 each in MPEG4 with partially AAC sound), already regional tests in DVB-T2 by 2013
Spain 2000 (Pay TV, discontinued) / 2005 (general) April 2, 2010 11 to 13
South Africa Test operation since 11/2008 November 2011 MPEG4
Czech Republic October 2004 September 2010 3 (TV + radio), in Prague 4; 12 TVs in total, 16 TVs in Prague
Ukraine June 2006, test operation since 2002 2013 MPEG4
Hungary October 12, 2004 October 31, 2013 3, after the change from 2014 5, since December 1, 2008 only MPEG4
Belarus July 1, 2005 1 August 2013 As of April 1, 2011, 94 percent of the population was covered by the DVB-T standard.

Overview table DVB-T2

Germany

The specification and logo for Germany were introduced on June 8, 2015. Its use requires compatibility with the H.265 codec and a decoding interface for the encrypted offers from private broadcasters . From spring 2017, set-top boxes will be required in Germany in order to be able to receive terrestrial television with non-DVB-T2 compatible devices. [obsolete] The definition of the H.265 codec is a special way in a European comparison. In most European countries, DVB-T2 is broadcast with H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC coding. Accordingly, many set-top boxes and TV sets are not compatible with the H.265 codec used in Germany and must be specially adapted for the German market. In comparison, the more efficient codec H.265 can receive programs with either 20% more or higher resolution.

France

In February 2012, the media authority CSA recommended switching to DVB-T2 with HEVC compression by 2020. On April 5, 2016, all multiplexes will be converted to MPEG-4 (HDTV 1080i) with DVB-T, as the majority of televisions and set-top boxes support DVB-T with H.264.

Finland

A technical test of DVB-T2 in connection with MPEG-4 AVC and HDTV in the Lahti area went into regular operation for two multiplexes of the pay operator DANN Oy. At the end of 2010, 40 percent of households in the Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, Turku, Lahti, Hämeenlinna and Tampere areas were covered by VHF transmitters; at the end of 2011, 60 percent. The official start of broadcasting was on January 1, 2011. In mid-2012, coverage reached 85 percent. In September 2011, the network operator Digita received approval for services with DVB-T2 Lite. This is intended to replace mobile television with DVB-H.

Croatia

Shortly after the switch to DVB-T was completed, the first DVB-T2 projects began. In 2012, the multiplexes C and E will start broadcasting. The network operator is Odasiljaci i Veze (OiV). The aim of the expansion is a coverage of 95 percent of the country.

Austria

The official introduction of DVB-T in Austria took place on October 26, 2006. After 10 years, at the end of 2016, operation with DVB-T in Austria was discontinued in favor of the successor standard DVB-T2. For the introduction of DVB-T2, trial operations were carried out at various locations from 2010 to 2012. In April 2013, comprehensive but encrypted DVB-T2 with H.264 was introduced under the name SimpliTV . The changeover phase for the unencrypted programs also with H.264 took place between 2016 and 2017.

Romania

The broadcasting operations for five national multiplexes (one via VHF) were put out to tender in May 2014. A multiplex for free-to-air programs is to be expanded for 80% of the population by 2016. The other muxes are to be expanded for 36 locations (by the ASO date 2015).

Russia

In May 2011, tests began in the pilot areas of Moscow, Sochi, Kazan, Vladivostok, Khabarovsk, Kaliningrad, Kursk and St Petersburg. In September 2011 a government commission selected DVB-T2 for the further expansion of terrestrial networks. Regular operations will start in St. Petersburg in the 2nd quarter of 2012. 54 million euros, originally earmarked for the DVB-H expansion, were reallocated for DVB-T2 (H.264). The changeover began in 2012. In January 2015, Moscow and the surrounding area, Kursk and Kaliningrad were the last regions to change over with the two RTRS multiplexes.

Switzerland

In Switzerland, an upgrade to DVB-T2 was not planned as of 2017. At this point in time, DVB-T served only as a basic service ( public service ) and “as a safeguard in the event that reception via satellite or cable networks should be impossible for technical, legal or political reasons”. Every service going beyond the basic service had to be covered by other offers (DVB-C, DVB-S, IPTV). Finally, an optimization was carried out in order to minimize the transmission costs. On June 3, 2019, DVB-T was discontinued in Switzerland. Since DVB-T is no longer part of the public service, there is no successor either, DVB-T2 was never set up or even put into operation.

Serbia

After DVB-T tests in May 2005, DVB-T2 with MPEG-4 (H.264) was adapted as the standard in May 2009. The envisaged transmission parameters (256QAM, 32k FFT, Guard Interval 1/8, code rate 3/4 - results in 40.38 Mbps net bit rate) allow to work with only 12 transmission locations. After the construction of three further multiplexes, the switchover is to be completed in June 2015 when the expansion status is 98 percent. Mux 1 with 95% coverage (target) transports 7 national and other regional programs, another multiplex is designed locally. 30 regional and 94 local programs are planned.

Czech Republic

The network operator Ceske Radiokomunikace (Cra) wants to switch to DVB-T2 in order to enable HDTV programs with MPEG-4 compression. A test ran from 2010 in Prague (Kanal 25, 40.2 Mbit / sec, with CT HD, Nova HD, Prima HD and Barrandov HD) and later in Ceske Budejovice until the end of 2011. Another test over 18 months began in April 2012 in Prague, Brno, Ostrava and Plzen. Network operator is again Cra. In 2016 it was decided that the switch to DVB-T2 with H.264 should take place within 6 years. In May 2016 Cra announced a 7 month test in Prague a test with UltraHD broadcasts on Prague Channel 50.

Turkey

Network operator Anten started a DVB-T2 technology test in Ankara in March 2013 with a 27 Mbps Mux and 2 HD and 5 SD programs. Regular operation will start in November 2013. The expansion will take place on a regional basis with six-month multicast. The completion of the introduction is planned for 2015, then 7 muxes in 16 cities will be portable indoor available. The transmission parameters mentioned are 64 QAM, FEC 2/3, guard interval 19/256, FFT with 32K and pilot pattern PP4 with 27 Mbps.

Other countries

  • The BBC began DVB-T2 test broadcasts on June 27, 2008 from the Guildford broadcasting site, southwest of London. On December 2, 2009, the regular broadcasting of the DVB-T2 standard began in Great Britain.
  • Italy: Between 2010 and summer 2014, the pay-TV provider Europa 7 was broadcast almost nationwide on VHF Kanal 8. The encrypted offer was predominantly in HD .
  • In Sweden , free and pay TV is available in this standard.
  • In Denmark , broadcasting via DVB-T2 began on November 1, 2009. Private TV (Boxer) could be received on MUX 3 to 5 as well as the new state program DR-HD on MUX 2. The other state and local TV programs on MUX 1 initially continued to broadcast on DVB-T, but were then broadcast on January 11, 2012 also switched to DVB-T2.
  • In Kenya there are currently also DVB-T2 packages from KBC, together with pay TV.
  • In Namibia , GOtv was the first country in southern Africa to start a DVB-T2 service at the beginning of July 2012 .
  • In Switzerland there is still a DVB-T regional transmitter, a DVB-T2 relay to Austria and soon a DVB-T2 antenna for Grand Geneva .

Individual evidence

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  8. ↑ Digitv.fi
  9. ↑ Freeview, in the English language Wikipedia , radio reception: What about radio reception via DVB-T? ( Memento of the original from June 20, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.dvb-t-portal.de
  10. ↑ BBC News Northern Ireland completes UK digital TV switchover, October 23, 2012
  11. ↑ CNTV ::.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.cntv.org.co  
  12. ↑ RTL ( Memento of the original from March 28, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.rtl.lu
  13. ↑ kpn digitenne
  14. ↑ Marksänd digital tv i Sverige
  15. ↑ RTS
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