The migration to digital terrestrial TV is under way and with it the transition to multi-channel television and theme. Like it or not, the Revolution announced several years ago and came three years time - the end of 2012, deadline to complete shutdown of the analog signal - will affect all Italians. The budget of 2009, according to said institutions (above) and operators, is active in the controversy but are certainly not lacking: the problems complained about by users when the switch-off, the war between Sky and Mediaset, 's blackout satellite channel Rai issuer of Rupert Murdoch, the issue of set top boxes (too many types of receivers on offer, often too complex or poor, waiting for the universal receiver). The year ends, and this is indisputable, however, it still represented a milestone in the transition to digital terrestrial television system of Italian. Confirmation of this are the numbers: two Italian families in three (62% for a total of 14 million homes and 36 million people) have a receiver in the main residence Dt, 30% of the population is all digital (Italy is first in Europe in this ranking), have sold more than 2.7 million decoders in a single month (October 2009), 25% share of television audience is now the prerogative (the figure refers to November) of the channels of Dt and the share of analogue TV is below a threshold of 60%. The number, 990mila, call toll-free call center established by the Ministry of Economic Development - Department of Communications to requests for information and assistance to the tuning of TV receiver and give an idea of \u200b\u200bwhat the digital revolution has impacted on the lives Daily many Italian citizens. Let us finally also the fact that subscribers to Sky, which looks all right to digital (see the launch of the "key" to access channels directly from satellite decoder Dt) are about five million and constitute about 15% of active users and here the picture of a beautiful country given over to the verb of the "new" television is practically complete.
Over 24 million sold since 2004 decoder
In the year end there are also other data that deserve reflection. For example, estimates that about 82mila the government contribution of 50 € paid by the Department of Information of the weak to purchase interactive set-top box through the 949 accredited dealers. Considering the huge demand for digital squared like - according to the latest data compiled by Makno in November it has come to an installed base of 20.7 million units - is easy to see that only a minority of consumers (and 30 thousand of them are inhabitants in the region) has benefited from government subsidy. Especially since, on average, two thirds of the decoders are purchased outside, while only 30% are integrated into the TV. Another fact that suggests an "abnormal" rush to buy is the total number of receivers Dt sold from February 2004 to date: over 24 million, of which slightly less than 60% external. How many of these are gradually becoming obsolete in relation to the changes occurred at the level of standard transmission?
The plan of 2010 and switch off the "bet" Sat TV
completed by September, ahead of the full transition to digital Valle d'Aosta, Western Piedmont, Trentino Alto Adige, Lazio and Campania, the plan to switch off the new year will affect Lombardy, Emilia Romagna, Veneto, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Liguria and Piedmont East. For all the regions and the remaining areas of the analog signal off final will take place between 2011 and 2012. If all goes as planned, 70% of the Italian population at the end of December, will be achieved by digital TV. Much will depend, observe various experts, on how the RAI will be able to provide signal coverage for its 13 channels, even in areas inaccessible. The challenge of TV satellite, free satellite platform (cost of the decoder separately) launched in August by Viale Mazzini with Mediaset and La 7 to allow those who do not receive the signal to watch FTA channels of digital terrestrial television via satellite at the time seems to have been won. Smart cards sold to manufacturers of decoders and televisions have been around 600 thousand and it is estimated that more than half a million certificates Tivù Sat decoder have been brought to market. As for the actual number of activations, the spokesmen of the new company had released data in November that they were on average in the order of 1,000 per day, it remains to be seen whether the trend will be confirmed for the next switch off, if the quality the service is and whether that promise - but not least - users do not follow alternative routes, satellite TV, "free to air" in the first place.
problems open channels and frequencies
Although the scanning process continues in a good rhythm, but remains open still some thorny issues such as the numbering system of channels, frequency allocation, service el 'switch off post information to consumers. The first pending the investigation opened last Nov. 19 by the Italian Communications Authority (AGCOM), the second summons of Community law, both materials that escape million TV Italians. These concerns that the move to digital is as painless as possible: to enter the size of pay television, interactive and theme is time. The important thing is that they are not overnight with black screen and says "no signal".
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