News Room Topic Date The eight new digital terrestrial television fill-in stations to be completed by the end of 2010 and their estimated coverage areas 26-07-2010 Over half of Hong Kong households receiving digital TV services 25-07-2010 Digital TV penetration rate up 40% 20-01-2010 Digital TV coverage to expand 20-12-2009 Five fill-in stations for digital terrestrial television are planned for completion this year 13-05-2009 A-third of Hong Kong families receiving digital terrestrial television 04-05-2009 Re-tune your digital terrestrial television (DTT) receiver 30-03-2009 Updated Digital Terrestrial Television Programming Investment Plan of ATV approved by the Broadcasting Authority 23-03-2009 Beware of illicit sales activities of digital terrestrial television set-top boxes 11-02-2009 Digital TV Pick-Up Rate Reaches 32% by end 2008 23-01-2009 20% of families watching digital TV 26-09-2008 Digital TV audience increase 60% in two months 17-08-2008 Know more about digital television reception 15-08-2008 Digital Terrestrial TV Broadcast Upgrading Completed in Public Rental Housing 07-08-2008 Launch of Hong Kong Interactive TV Platform 30-07-2008 Digital TV coverage extended to 75% of population in 18 districts 17-07-2008 Database on Coverage Information about Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) Services Enhanced 06-07-2008 Consumer Alert: Illicit Digital TV Set-top Boxes Selling Activities 03-06-2008 Launch of Database Service for the Provision of Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) Services Coverage Information 15-1-2008 OFTA Reports No Interference between Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) Services and Analogue Television Services after Investigations 7-1-2008 Digital Terrestrial Television Services Operating Smoothly since Launch 02-01-2008 Digital TV broadcasting officially launched 31-12-2007 OFTA to Establish Database for Provision of Digital Terrestrial Television Services Coverage Information 31-12-2007 Public Housing Estates Ready to Switch to Digital TV Broadcasting 18-12-2007 Hong Kong is entering a new era of digital broadcasting 26-11-2007 Introduction of Labelling Scheme to Facilitate Informed Choice of Digital Terrestrial Television Receivers 22-11-2007 The Telecommunications Authority Promulgates the In-building Coaxial Cable Distribution System Specification for Digital Terrestrial Television 01-08-2007 The Telecommunications Authority Promulgates the Receiver Specification for Digital Terrestrial Television 25-06-2007 Telecommunications Authority Promulgates the Technical Standard for Digital Terrestrial Television Service 04-06-2007 ATV and TVB submit their proposals for DTT transmission standard to the Government 02-01-2007 Government takes vigorous efforts to launch digital TV in Hong Kong 29-03-2006 The Broadcasting Authority approved Investment Plans on Digital Terrestrial TV (DTT) programme services of ATV and TVB 17-12-2005 HK to launch digital terrestrial TV broadcasting in 2007 09-07-2004