digital terrestrial television transition and digital dividend in the

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

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


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.


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



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)


Proportion of TV signal receipt platforms in

the Republic of Serbia

Source: RATEL 31.12.2012


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);


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)


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)


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.


DIGITAL DIVIDEND

USAGE PROSPECTIVES

IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA


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)


Digital dividend: spectrum overview (FDD)

Digital dividend: spectrum overview (TDD)

http://mtt.gov.rs/vesti/studija-o-mogucnostima-iskoristenja-














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

[email protected]

Thank you for your attentionThank you for your attention!!


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