European Developments: DigiTAG-Analysis Mason Report (Jan 2015)
A joint Digital Television Action Group (DigiTAG) and Analysis Mason report provides a current overview of the drivers and developments of DTTB services in Europe.21
Although most DTTB content provided in the countries studied in the report is in SD format, an increasing number of channels are already available in HD as shown in the table below (Figure 6 from the report). The transition from DVB-T to DVB-T2 has facilitated the drive to increased HD services in a number of jurisdictions. Some countries have been showcasing UHD during special events such as the FIFA World Cup, Wimbledon and the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
The figures below show the hybrid situation in Europe with a mix of deployed encoding technologies (MPEG-2 and MPEG-4) and transmission standards (DVB-T and DVB-T2); some countries are part-way through an evolution to an all-MPEG-4/all-DVB-T2 environment. Serbia directly launched into MPEG-4 / DVB-T2 transmissions. In January 2015, Russia completed the transition to DVB-T2 in 16 regionals where DVB-T services had been launched prior to adoption of the newer standard.22
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