DTT is not dead. It will go ahead. RTÉ will switch the free to air public service broadcasts of rte1, rte2, TV3 and TG4 to digital and switch off analogue. They are too far down the line to pull out now. They've spent a lot of money and have got a lot of the infrastructure in place. Whether the analogue switch-off will happen in 2012 as planned is less clear. Contrary to popular belief, 2012 is not a date that has been decreed by the European Commission. It has been voluntarily adopted by most European countries with the encouragement of the EC. There will be no penalties from the EC for delaying the switch off. The only fixed date is 2015, which is the date after which the EC will no longer guarantee non-interference with analogue signals. Countries carry on with analogue after that date at their own peril.
OneVision, the consortium that came second in the bidding for the commercial license, has been offered the license. It is unlikely they will accept it. Partly because the profit potential for commercial DTT is unclear and getting less clear all the time, partly because the three companies involved - eircom, TV3 and Setanta - all have significant problems of their own right now. If OneVision declines, it may then be offered to the third placed consortium which, strangely, includes RTÉ and TV3. But whatever happens, RTÉ will definitely be switching to digital.
Mark On 22 Apr 2009, at 00:47, Tony Sweeney wrote:
Hi All,Wonder if any of you have anny thoughts on the today's announcement that Boxer have opted out of DTT?You will find podcasts on Morning Ireland, News at 1 and am sure others.Would be good to hear from you on this! Is DTT now dead in the water? Tony =========================================================== The vicsireland mailing list To unsubscribe at any time send a mail to: vicsireland-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxwith the word "unsubscribe", without the quotes in the subject of the message.To contact the moderator send mail to: tim.j.culhane@xxxxxxxxx For mor information on the Visually Impaired Computer Society visit: http://www.vicsireland.org
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