The Government approved last Tuesday the Royal Decree that gives green light to the new phase of the National Technical Plan of the DTT. Spain expects to adopt DVB-T2 technology that will allow you to make emissions at ultra high definition (UHD) or 4K, some channels have begun to use this standard.
The first station to bring the ultra high definition to the DTT was the 1 UHD. RTVE got the license from the Ministry of Digital Transformation led by Óscar López, then three other tenders have joined and the government is in negotiations of a fourth. Meanwhile, the regional do not want to stay out of play.
Galicia advances to Catalonia with DVB-T2 technology
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The Catalan TV3 channel aimed to be the first autonomic to broadcast in 4K, but the Galician station TVG has finally advanced. Alfonso Sánchez Izquierdo, general director of the Radio Televisión company in Galicia, has confirmed that The UHD station is now available throughout the Autonomous Community.
Sánchez Izquierdo says during the CRTVG Control Commission held in the Parliament of Galicia that this will be a historic milestone for the community. The new TVG UHD channel has overcome all tests in record time.
The jump to DVB-T2 technology is not easy for the media, many have to make an important investment. TVG is accustomed to the changes, it adapted with some speed to the high definition (HD) and now at the arrival of 4K.
The Galician television will have the same quality as the UHD that it currently broadcasts on DTT. TVG has a higher image quality with 4K resolution and High Dynamic Range (HDR) technology that improves contrast, colors are more vivid and dark and bright tones are more realistic.
How to watch UHD TVG on television? The new autonomous channel is now available on televisions compatible with 4K-HDR signals or those that have a DTT decoder, it is only necessary to resell the television.
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Galician television is not the only one that has decided to make the leap to DVB-T2 technology. The Ministry of Digital Transformation has granted a New license to broad. Then one of Atresmedia and another from Mediaset will join.
The government is also working on a new license for DTT, but at the moment a buyer is still looking for. The Prisa Group was one of the possible buyers, but has not managed to convince shareholders. Television investment is too expensive and risky, between 1 million and 2.5 million euros for 5 years.
Atresmedia, Mediaset and the Godó Group are having conversations with the Ministry of Digital Transformation to buy the new UHD channel that will arrive in late summer. The last rumors point out that even Telefónica could enter the negotiations, although it has confirmed in the past that they are not interested in entering the television market.
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