| By Emmanuel LANGLOIS, the | |
The Portuguese government wanted to return to the end of the DTT mentioned in recent days.
For the country’s government, there is no doubt that DTT broadcasts will continue in the future.
The confirmation came from the Minister of State for Infrastructure, Hugo Santos Mendes, during a parliamentary hearing, who added that the government was in negotiations with the operator of TNT. Portugal (miu).
This comes on the heels of uncertainty about future plans for Altice Portugal (Meo) which has until December 9 to inform the national communications authority (Anacom) of its decision. On December 9, 2008, a DTT network operator license valid for 15 years was issued to the operator.
Currently, there are 4.4 million pay-TV subscribers in Portugal, while 5% of households receive free TV via DTT, which only offers seven TV channels (RTP1, RTP2, SIC, TVI, RTP3, RTP Memoria, and Parmento Channel) .
Since the launch of DTT in Portugal, the service has been the target of successive criticism over coverage, limited television viewing, imposed costs and an alleged lack of franchisor profitability.
