Analogue Switch-off - Digital dividend & TV services

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. International overview for switch-off methods

• 2.1. France
  • 2.1.1. General switch-off framework
  • 2.1.2. Attendant measures for switch-off
  • 2.1.3. Solutions for shadow regions?
  • 2.1.4. Pre-emption of future channels released for television services
• 2.2. Germany
  • 2.2.1. General switch-off framework
  • 2.2.2. Attendant measures for switch-off
  • 2.2.3. Solutions for shadow regions?
  • 2.2.4. Pre-emption of future channels released for television services
• 2.3. United Kingdom
  • 2.3.1. General switch-off framework
  • 2.3.2. Attendant measures for switch-off
  • 2.3.3. Solutions for shadow regions?
  • 2.3.4. OFCOM remains neutral on digital dividend use
• 2.4. Italy
  • 2.4.1. General switch-off framework
  • 2.4.2. Attendant measures for switch-off
  • 2.4.3. Solutions for shadow regions?
  • 2.4.4. For AGCOM, spectrum management should promote diversity in television services
• 2.5. Spain
  • 2.5.1. General switch-off framework
  • 2.5.2. Attendant measures for switch-off
  • 2.5.3. Solutions for shadow regions?
  • 2.5.4. Post-switch-off spectrum reorganisation
• 2.6. United States
  • 2.6.1. General switch-off framework
  • 2.6.2. Attendant measures for switch-off
  • 2.6.3. Primary switch-off beneficiaries: telecommunications and emergency services
• 2.7. Japan
  • 2.7.1. General switch-off framework
  • 2.7.2. Attendant measures for switch-off
  • 2.7.3. Solutions for shadow regions?
  • 2.7.4. Spectrum management favourable to mobile telecommunications
• 2.8. Switch-off calendar for other European countries
• 2.9. Overview
  • 2.9.1. Switch-off schedule
  • 2.9.2. Switch-off problems

3. Key questions about switch-off

• 3.1. Towards all-digital?
  • 3.1.1. Five key factors that will determine switch-off success
  • 3.1.2. Post-switch-off situation
• 3.2. The Digital Dividend: for whom and why?
  • 3.2.1. Services selected for reusing frequencies
  • 3.2.2. Legal framework
  • 3.2.3. The main operators position
  • 3.2.4. The question of technological neutrality
  • 3.2.5. The countries' attitude
  • 3.2.6. Consequences of payment for access to spectrum by television channels
  • 3.2.7. Long-term view: to a second switch-off?
• 3.3. Switch-off impact on principle operators
  • 3.3.1. The consumer, big winner in switch-off
  • 3.3.2. Advantages for audiovisual operators
  • 3.3.3. Audiovisual transmission operators threatened?

4. Appendix List of channels available on DTT

• 4.1. France
• 4.2. Germany
• 4.3. United Kingdom
• 4.4. Italy
• 4.5. Spain

List of Tables and Figures

Tables

• Table 1: Landmarks in French DTT
• Table 2: DTT deployment schedule in France
• Table 3: Landmarks in German DTT
• Table 4: Date DTT started in the first block in each German land
• Table 5: Landmarks in British DTT
• Table 6: Switch-off Schedule for the United Kingdom
• Table 7: Landmarks in Italian DTT
• Table 8: Landmarks in Spanish DTT
• Table 9: Spain' s DTT coverage phases defined in the National Technical Plan
• Table 10: Landmarks in Japanese DTT
• Table 11: Analogue television cut-off dates in other European countries
• Table 12: Switch-off schedule
• Table 13: Overview of switch-off problems in the countries studied
• Table 14: DTT over satellite offer in major European countries
• Table 15: Analogue terrestrial households and DTT equipment in European homes
• Table 16: Key factors in switch-off success in the large European countries
• Table 17: Forecast of Television Reception Modes in 2010
• Table 18: Distribution of households that will not migrate to DTT between other broadcast networks
• Table 19: Examples of approaches to the digital dividend
• Table 20: List of channels available on French DTT
• Table 21: List of channels available on German DTT
• Table 22: List of channels available on British DTT
• Table 23: List of channels available on Italian DTT
• Table 24: List of channels available on Spanish DTT

Figures

• Figure 1: French DTT equipped homes as of March 31, 2007
• Figure 2: Logo created by the DVB-T Task Force
• Figure 3: Territorial division of the British switch-off phases
• Figure 4: Purchases of DTT receivers in Italy between February 2004 and February 2007
• Figure 5: DGTVi certification logo
• Figure 6: Purchases of DTT receivers in Spain between March 2003 and February 2007
• Figure 7: Detail of the advertising campaign poster launched by Impulsa TDT for Christmas 2006
• Figure 8: A guide to Digital Transition published by the FCC
• Figure 9: NHK' s publicity banner for Digital TV
• Figure 10: Stickers used to differentiate digital televisions from analogue ones
• Figure 11: Key switch-off factors
• Figure 12: Broadcast network presence by type of area
• Figure 13: Estimate of the change in network TV market share between 2006 and 2010