Mexican DF Government is authorized to operate a DTT channel
As a result of the Mexican Federal Telecommunications Commission’s passing the relevant license technical documentation report, the Mexican Federal District Government will be able to start broadcasting DTT Capital 21 channel. “After five years, public television is finally achieved in … >More
Mexican CFC says Televisa-Iusacell merger affects the TV market
The Mexican Federal Competition Commission has disclosed its grounds after ruling against the merger between Televisa and mobile operator Iusacell (TV Azteca). By means of such document, the aforementioned agency stated that the operation was rejected with the purpose of … >More
GPS fitted with ISDB-T OneSeg sales grow in Brazil
6 of the 50 most popular products offered through the main Brazilian online sale site, MercadoLivre.com (e-Bay subsidiary), are automobile GPS devices fitted with Digital TV OneSeg ISDB-T receiver and 4.3″, 5″ and 7″ inch screen. More than the 90% … >More
Mexico ends up without the third free-to-air TV
Although the Mexican Federal Telecommunications Commission President Mony de Swaan had encouraged a process aimed at granting a third free-to-air TV network that would compete against Televisa and TV Azteca, the four members in charge of running the commission gathered … >More
Cofetel does not move forward with the third free-to-air TV chain in Mexico
Last Wednesday, the Mexican Federal Telecommunications Commission (Cofetel as per its Spanish abreviation) did not manage to move forward in the bid of new free-to-air TV licenses. It seems that such issue will be defined after national elections to be … >More
Venezuela will manufacture TV sets and ISDB-T STBs jointly with Argentine companies
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has passed the project aimed at manufacturing, in such country, tablets, TV sets and STBs fitted with ISDB-T receivers proposed by the Argentine Minister of Infrastructure Julio de Vido as part of a cooperation agreement between … >More
Uruguayan Canal 10 releases interactive TV show through webcam
Uruguayan Canal 10 presented its new program “We are all connected”, an interactivity-based TV show, where viewers participate by connecting themselves through a webcam from any location in the world. The Argentine Damián Kirzner is in charge of its production. … >More
Brazil draws up measures aimed at increasing DTT deployment
The Brazilian Government is drawing up a set of measures aimed at both increasing digital TV and complying with the schedule set for 2016 analog blackout. Some of such measures include the inclusion of Ginga middleware in TV sets manufactured … >More
Argentina tests a new 3D compression technology successfully
Last December, a group of Argentine professionals carried out successfully the first international 1080p-3D quality video broadcasting in DTT, by utilizing the bandwidth where 1080i-2D is usually broadcasted. Such breakthrough was achieved thanks to a compression catalyzer developed by the … >More
Antik is interested in participating in the Argentine DTT project
The company Antik Technology -jointly with its local partner Axor Corporation- is willing to cooperate with the Argentine State-owned DTT Project through developments aimed at supporting ISDB-T and Ginga. Antik’s participation will occur through the manufacturing of the so-called Juice … >More
