Digital Terrestrial Television Transition and Digital Dividend in the Republic of Serbia - current status - 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) Source: RRC-06 results, Geneva 2006 Agreement
ALLOTMENTS FOR DIGITAL TELEVISION DVB-T, IN VHF AND UHF BAND - 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 Source: RRC-06 results, Geneva 2006 Agreement
BROADCASTING 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 8% 9.7% 40.3% 42% Terrestrial KDS DTH IPTV Source: RATEL 31.12.2012
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)
Thank you for your attention! 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 milan.jankovic@ratel.rs