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Media > Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Official launch date of digital terrestrial television in different countries.
COUNTRY
DESCRIPTION
AlbaniaAlbania 15/07/2004
ArgentinaArgentina 3/12/2008
AustraliaAustralia 1/1/2001
AustriaAustria 26/10/2006
BelgiumBelgium 2002/2003
BrazilBrazil 3/12/2007
BulgariaBulgaria 2004-11
CanadaCanada 2003-01
ChinaChina 2006
ColombiaColombia 28/08/2008
Costa RicaCosta Rica 4/5/2010
CroatiaCroatia 9/7/2002
Czech RepublicCzech Republic 21/10/2005
DenmarkDenmark 31/03/2006
El SalvadorEl Salvador 22/04/2009
EstoniaEstonia 15/12/2006
FinlandFinland 27/08/2001
FranceFrance 2005-03-31 FTA/2006/03/01 Pay DTT
GermanyGermany 2003-03
GreeceGreece 2006-01-16 Tests)
Hong KongHong Kong 31/12/2007
HungaryHungary 1/12/2008
IrelandIreland 1999-2002( Licensing abandoned;
)2006-2008 (Trial;
) 31 October 2010 (90%)) DTT launch, 31 December 2011(98%) )( Network testing, publicly receivable with MPEG4 compatible equipment pre October 31, 2010.
IsraelIsrael 2/8/2009
ItalyItaly 1/1/2004
JapanJapan 1/12/2003
LithuaniaLithuania 2006
LuxembourgLuxembourg 4/4/2006
MalaysiaMalaysia 2006-09 (trials) abandoned
MexicoMexico 5/7/2004
MoroccoMorocco 1/6/2007
NetherlandsNetherlands 2003
New ZealandNew Zealand 4/8/2011
NorwayNorway 2007-09
PeruPeru 30/03/2010
PhilippinesPhilippines 10/8/2011
PolandPoland 2004 (trials)
2009-09-20 DTT Launch
PortugalPortugal 29/04/2009
RomaniaRomania 2005-12-01, Full:2009-12
RussiaRussia 2010
SlovakiaSlovakia 1999-2004,2005-2009
SloveniaSlovenia 2007
South AfricaSouth Africa 2006-03
South KoreaSouth Korea 2001
SpainSpain 2000-2005

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