digital terrestrial television transition and digital dividend in the
TRANSCRIPT
Digital Terrestrial Television Transition
and
Digital Dividend
in the Republic of Serbia
- current status -
ITU Regional Initiative of Digital Broadcasting for Europe, Digital Terrestrial Televison Transition and Digital Dividend Budapest, Hungary, January 2014.
Milan Janković, PhDEE
Director
ITU Regional Initiative of Digital Broadcasting for Europe, Digital Terrestrial Televison Transition and Digital Dividend Budapest, Hungary, January 2014.
REPUBLIC OF SERBIA: CURRENT SITUATION (1) • The entire territory of Serbia has:
- 8 allotments for digital television covering the entire territory
1 DVB-Т allotment in VHF band
7 DVB-Т allotments in UHF band
- 2 Т-DAB allotments in VHF band
• Belgrade metropolitan area with additional 6 DVB-Т allotments in UHF band
• Southeast part of the territory with 1-2 additional DVB-Т allotments
ITU Regional Initiative of Digital Broadcasting for Europe, Digital Terrestrial Televison Transition and Digital Dividend Budapest, Hungary, January 2014.
Source: RRC-06 results, Geneva 2006 Agreement
REPUBLIC OF SERBIA: CURRENT SITUATION (2)
• In line with the technological development at the time:
– In one television channel, instead of one analogue programme there is a multiplex with 4-6 studio quality programmes, that is 32-48 TV programmes with national coverage (compared with seven incomplete at the moment)
– One frequency block in Т-DAB provides for 6-8 CD quality stereo programmes, that is 12-16 radio programmes with national coverage (compared with eight incomplete at the moment)
– Belgrade metropolitan area to be covered with 56-84 ТV programmes (including national)
ITU Regional Initiative of Digital Broadcasting for Europe, Digital Terrestrial Televison Transition and Digital Dividend
Budapest, Hungary, January 2014.
Source: RRC-06 results, Geneva 2006 Agreement
ALLOTMENTS FOR DIGITAL TELEVISION
DVB-T, IN VHF AND UHF BAND
ITU Regional Initiative of Digital Broadcasting for Europe, Digital Terrestrial Televison Transition and Digital Dividend - Budapest, Hungary, January 2014.
TRANSITIONAL PERIOD
• Transitional period until:
17.06.2015, 00.01 h (UTC)
• This is the date of the analogue broadcasting switch-off
and the switchover to all-digital
ITU Regional Initiative of Digital Broadcasting for Europe, Digital Terrestrial Televison Transition and Digital Dividend Budapest, Hungary, January 2014.
Source: RRC-06 results, Geneva 2006 Agreement
BROADCASTINGBROADCASTING
Pursuant to the public competition carried out by the Republic
Broadcasting Agency (RBA), in the period 2006-2013
broadcasting permits were issued to:
• 5 (4) TV and 5 radio networks (257 (218) transmitters) with national coverage,
• 6 (3) TV networks and 18 (18) radio stations for Belgrade city area,
• 1 (0)TV and 1 radio network for the territory of Vojvodina,
• 27 (23) TV and 27 radio stations with regional coverage,
• 115 (76) TV and 296 (263) radio stations with local coverage,
• 1 extended initial network for digital broadcasting (DVB- T2, MPEG-4, 35 transmitters)
ITU Regional Initiative of Digital Broadcasting for Europe, Digital Terrestrial Televison Transition and Digital Dividend Budapest, Hungary, January 2014.
Proportion of TV signal receipt platforms in
the Republic of Serbia
Source: RATEL 31.12.2012
ITU Regional Initiative of Digital Broadcasting for Europe, Digital Terrestrial Televison Transition and Digital Dividend Budapest, Hungary, January 2014.
Terrestrial
KDS
DTH
IPTV
42%
40.3%
8% 9.7%
RELEVANT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
FOR ANALOGUE TO DIGITAL TV SIGNAL
BROADCASTING SWITCHOVER
- Law on Electronic Communications („Official Gazette of RS”, No. 44/10, 60/13-CC);
- Strategy for Switchover from Analogue to Digital Radio and Television Programme
Broadcasting in the Republic of Serbia („Official Gazette of RS”, No. 52/09, 18/12, 26/13);
- Rulebook on Switchover from Analogue to Digital Television Programme Broadcasting
(„Official Gazette of RS”, No. 55/12);
- video signal compression standard ITU-T H.264/АVC (MPEG-4 ver. 10).
- digital terrestrial television signal broadcasting standard DVB-T2
- Plan for Analogue to Digital Broadcasting Switchover (under preparation);
ITU Regional Initiative of Digital Broadcasting for Europe, Digital Terrestrial Televison Transition and Digital Dividend Budapest, Hungary, January 2014.
DIGITAL BROADCASTING OF
THE TELEVISION SIGNAL
IN SERBIA (1)
(thanks to the EU accession funds)
- Initial network for digital signal testing
was built – on 21.03.2012,
- 15 DVB-T2 transmitters were switched
on (according to data provided by ETV
Public Company, coverage is provided
for about 40% of the population)
ITU Regional Initiative of Digital Broadcasting for Europe, Digital Terrestrial Televison Transition and Digital Dividend Budapest, Hungary, January 2014.
DIGITAL BROADCASTING OF
THE TELEVISION SIGNAL
IN SERBIA (2)
(thanks to the EU accession funds)
-The initial network was extended – on
14.11.2013,
- 35 DVB-T2 transmitters were
switched on (according to data provided
by ETV Public Company, coverage is
provided for about 70% of the
population)
ITU Regional Initiative of Digital Broadcasting for Europe, Digital Terrestrial Televison Transition and Digital Dividend Budapest, Hungary, January 2014.
MEDIA REGULATION
Media Strategy (The Strategy for the Development of the Mass
Communication System in the Republic of Serbia until 2016 – the
Government of the Republic of Serbia) stipulates adoption of the
following laws, as well:
• Law on Electronic Media;
• Law on Public Media Services;
• Law on Mass Communication.
•Planned adoption by the Parliament of the Republic of Serbia - Q1/ 2014.
ITU Regional Initiative of Digital Broadcasting for Europe, Digital Terrestrial Televison Transition and Digital Dividend Budapest, Hungary, January 2014.
DIGITAL DIVIDEND
USAGE PROSPECTIVES
IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA
ITU Regional Initiative of Digital Broadcasting for Europe, Digital Terrestrial Televison Transition and Digital Dividend Budapest, Hungary, January 2014.
PLANNED ACTIVITIES:
- STUDY ON THE POTENTIAL FOR DIGITAL DIVIDEND USAGE
IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA WAS ADOPTED
(HTTP://MTT.GOV.RS/VESTI/STUDIJA-O-MOGUCNOSTIMA-ISKORISTENJA- DD) - ALLOTMENT PLAN (PLANNED FOR Q2/2014)
- PUBLIC COMPETITION (DEPENDING ON ASO - PLANNED BY THE END OF 2014)
ITU Regional Initiative of Digital Broadcasting for Europe, Digital Terrestrial Televison Transition and Digital Dividend Budapest, Hungary, January 2014.
Digital dividend: spectrum overview (FDD)
Digital dividend: spectrum overview (TDD)
Republic Agency for Electronic Communications (RATEL)
Visnjiceva 8
11 000 BELGRADE
Republic of Serbia
Tel: +381 11 2026 800
Fax: +381 11 3232 537
www.ratel.rs
Thank you for your attentionThank you for your attention!!
ITU Regional Initiative of Digital Broadcasting for Europe, Digital Terrestrial Televison Transition and Digital Dividend Budapest, Hungary, January 2014.