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Ofcom reveals local TV options, post-2012 coverage
Published Tuesday, Feb 13 2007, 14:25 GMT | By Joanne Oatts
Ofcom has published research into the technical options for terrestrial digital local television services.
The report builds upon Ofcom's earlier work on digital local options for the future of local video content and interactive services, and gives a detailed assessment of the alternative technical approaches to providing local digital television services on the terrestrial platform.
Separately, Ofcom is also making available predictions of the coverage expected to be achieved by the public service broadcasting (PSB) and commercial multiplexes post-switchover.
In December 2006, Ofcom made a statement on the coverage that must be achieved by these digital television services by 2012.
Ofcom confirmed that it would include conditions in the licences of the PSBs to ensure that their terrestrial digital services substantially match the coverage achieved by analogue television services.
In the same statement, Ofcom also confirmed that the post-switchover coverage of the three commercial multiplexes should at least match that which they currently achieve.
Full details can be viewed at http://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv/ifi/tech/dttcoverage/
The report builds upon Ofcom's earlier work on digital local options for the future of local video content and interactive services, and gives a detailed assessment of the alternative technical approaches to providing local digital television services on the terrestrial platform.
Separately, Ofcom is also making available predictions of the coverage expected to be achieved by the public service broadcasting (PSB) and commercial multiplexes post-switchover.
In December 2006, Ofcom made a statement on the coverage that must be achieved by these digital television services by 2012.
Ofcom confirmed that it would include conditions in the licences of the PSBs to ensure that their terrestrial digital services substantially match the coverage achieved by analogue television services.
In the same statement, Ofcom also confirmed that the post-switchover coverage of the three commercial multiplexes should at least match that which they currently achieve.
Full details can be viewed at http://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv/ifi/tech/dttcoverage/
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