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Digital Terrestrial Television DTT / DVB-T - in Israel |
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IDAN Plus - the new DTT - digital terrestrial television service in Israel
IDAN : Hebrew abbreviation of Israeli Accessible Digital Channels
Regular transmissions started August 2nd, 2009 on channel UHF 26 in central Israel and on channel UHF 29 in the North and in Eilat area. The initial system consists of 13 main transmitters . Additional lower power secondary transmitters and "gap fillers" will be installed in a second phase to complemet the coverage plan. In some satellite reception will be required even after final ASO ( analoge switch-over) expected by the end of January 2011.
There is one multiplex with 5 channels : IBA 1, IBA 33, Channel 2, Channel 10 and the Knesset Channel
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About 40 analogue broadcasting sites are to be closed during the transition to full digital broadcasting.
The basic, whcih is free of charge, package is dubbed "IDAN Plus" . According to the law, he service is aggregated and administred by the 2nd Authority for Radio and Television in israel while technically, the network is run by the engineering department of BEZEQ telecom.
The first phase including all the main transmitters
is up and running. The second and third phases, consisitng of gap fillers at various output levels, will be fitted during the coming year
Broadcasting stanndards :
Video : MPEG-4
Audio : AAC-HE V.2
EPG for 7 days ( not active yet)
Closed captions ( available, including real time subtitles provided by IBA 1, , Channel 2 and Channel 10).
Althogh there are no HDTV channels currently available terrestrially in Israel , Importers have been asled to provide HDTV compatiible STBs
The average STB costs 400NIS ( approx US$100) whilr STB's with PVR cost around US$150. |
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