French HD DTT channels received by 25% of the population at launch
Pascale Paoli-Lebailly | 06-10-2012
Next December 12th, the six new HD DTT channels launched in France
will be received by 25% of the French metropolitan population at first
from the rake antenna.
They will also be accessible through satellite, IPTV or cable on the
whole territory. The DTT coverage will be progressively extended until
mid-2015.
Starting on multiplexes R7 and R8, the channels will comprise HD1,
l’Equipe HD, 6Ter, Tvous la télédiversité, RMC Découverte and Chérie HD.
They will enrich the HD programming offer, according to French TV
regulator CSA comments.
"It’s a very important step towards the generalisation of HD DTT that will now offer 11 HD channels," the regulator added.
In the future, the new HD DTT channels will cover as much territory as the regular DTT channels.