The CSA (French audiovisual regulatory agency) has previously indicated that it expects mobile TV services to be launched before the end of 2008, with the first transmissions on air in time for the Olympic Games in August.

After a widespread consultation the decision was made to base the roll-out on the DVB-H standard, whilst also using DVB-SH to provide coverage of the full country. This would suggest that receivers will be required to support both DVB-H and DVB-SH.

See also: Metz; Paris TDF; Paris Canal+; and Pau (DVB-SH)

Nationwide

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Services are expected to be mostly free-to-air

16 TV services in total.

Three services have been allocated to France Télévisions which will provide Frace 2, France 3 and TV5.

Licenses have also been awarded to BFM TV, Canal+, Direct 8, EuropaCorp TV, Eurosport, I-Télé, M6, NRJ 12, NT1, Orange Sport, TF1, Virgin 17 and W9.

Mostly free-to-air, except for Canal+ at €25 per month, or €15 to existing subscribers, and EuroSport at €1 per month.

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UHF

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8MHz

H.264 video

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(Last update 03/06/2008)