Editing DVB (section)

===Europe===
{{Update|European countries that use DVB but are not in this list|January 1018|date=January 2018}}

====Cyprus====
[[Cyprus]] uses DVB-T with MPEG-4 encoding. Analogue transmission stopped on 1 July 2011 for all channels except [[CyBC|CyBC 1]].

====Denmark====
In Denmark, DVB-T replaced the analog transmission system for TV on 1 November 2009. Danish national digital TV transmission has been outsourced to the company Boxer TV A/S,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxertv.dk|title=Fleksible tv-pakker og bredbånd hos Boxer - Tv-udbyder med valgfrihed|website=www.boxertv.dk|access-date=1 April 2018}}</ref> acting as gatekeeper organization for terrestrial TV transmission in Denmark.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kum.dk/graphics/kum/downloads/Pressemeddelelser/Pressemeddelelse+fra+N%25E6vnet+UK.pdf|title=Kulturministeriets hjemmeside|website=www.kum.dk|access-date=1 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kum.dk/sw69161.asp|title=Kulturministeriets hjemmeside|website=www.kum.dk|access-date=1 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091008071354/http://www.kum.dk/sw69161.asp|archive-date=8 October 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, there are still several free channels from [[DR (broadcaster)|DR]].

====Finland====
{{See also|Television in Finland}}
DVB-T transmissions were launched on 21 August 2001. The analogue networks continued alongside the digital ones until 1 September 2007, when they were shut down nationwide. Before the analogue switchoff, the terrestrial network had three multiplexes: MUX A, MUX B and MUX C. MUX A contained the channels of the public broadcaster [[Yleisradio]] and MUX B was shared between the two commercial broadcasters: [[MTV3]] and [[Nelonen (television)|Nelonen]]. MUX C contained channels of various other broadcasters. After the analogue closedown, a fourth multiplex named MUX E was launched. All of the [[Yleisradio]] (YLE) channels are broadcast free-to-air, likewise a handful of commercial ones including [[MTV3]], [[Nelonen (television)|Nelonen]], [[Subtv]], [[Jim (TV channel)|Jim]], [[Nelonen Sport]], [[Liv (TV channel)|Liv]], [[FOX (Finland)|FOX]], [[TV Viisi|TV5]] [[Finland]], [[AVA (TV channel)|AVA]] and [[The Voice TV Finland|Kutonen]]. There are also several pay channels sold by [[PlusTV]].

====Italy====
{{See also|Television in Italy}}
In Italy, DVB-S started in 1996 and the final analogue broadcasts were terminated in 2005. The switch-off from analogue terrestrial network to DVB-T started on 15 October 2008. Analogue broadcast was ended on 4 July 2012 after nearly four years of transition in phases.

====Netherlands====
In the Netherlands, DVB-S broadcasting started on 1 July 1996, satellite provider MultiChoice (now [[CanalDigitaal]]) switched off the analogue service shortly after on 18 August 1996. DVB-T broadcasting started April 2003, and terrestrial analog broadcasting was switched off December 2006. It was initially marketed by [[Digitenne]] but later by [[KPN]]. Multiplex 1 contains the [[NPO 1]], [[NPO 2]] and [[NPO 3]] national TV channels, and a regional channel. Multiplexes 2~5 have the other encrypted commercial and international channels. Multiplex 1 also broadcasts the radio channels Radio 1, Radio 2, 3 FM, Radio 4, Radio 5, Radio 6, Concertzender, FunX and also a regional channel. As of June 2011, the Dutch DVB-T service had 29 TV channels and 20 radio channels (including free to air channels). DVB-T2 will be introduced during 2019/2020.

====Norway====
In Norway, DVB-T broadcasting is marketed under RiksTV (encrypted pay channels) and [[NRK]] (unencrypted public channels). DVB-T broadcasting via the terrestrial network began in November 2007, and has subsequently been rolled out one part of the country at a time. The Norwegian implementation of DVB-T is different from most others, as it uses [[H.264]] with [[HE-AAC]] audio encoding, while most other countries have adapted the less recent [[MPEG-2]] standard. Notably most DVB software for PC has problems with this, though in late 2007 compatible software was released, like [[DVBViewer]] using the [[Advanced Audio Coding#FAAC and FAAD2|libfaad2]] library. [[Sony]] has released several HDTVs (Bravia W3000, X3000, X3500, E4000, V4500, W4000, W4500, X4500) that support Norway's DVB-T implementation without use of a separate [[set-top box]], and Sagem ITD91 HD, Grundig DTR 8720 STBs are others.

====Poland====
Currently, Poland uses the DVB-T2 standard with HEVC encoding. Analogue broadcast switch-off started on 7 November 2012 and was completed on 23 July 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mac.gov.pl/naziemna-telewizja-cyfrowa/ |title=General information about the digital broadcasting system in Poland |work=Ministerstwo Administracji i Cyfryzacji |publisher=Ministry of Administration and Digitalization of Poland |access-date=2013-08-13}}</ref>

====Portugal====
Portugal follows the DVB-T implementation, using H.264 with AAC audio encoding. It has been live since 29 April 2009 and the switch-off date for all analog signals was on 26 April 2012.

====Romania====
Romania started digital terrestrial broadcasting in 2005 but it was virtually unknown by many people in Romania due to the lack of content, cable TV and satellite TV being far more popular, however it was the first platform to deliver HD content. Today, Romania is using DVB-T2 as terrestrial standard,  but also DVB-S/S2, and DVB-C which is extremely popular. The only analogue broadcast remains on cable. Romania adopted the DVB-T2 standard in 2016 after a series of tests with mpeg2, mpeg4 on DVB-T, and has today fully implemented DVB-T2. DVB-C, which was introduced in late 2005, still remains with mpeg2 on SD content and mpeg4 on HD content. DVB-S (introduced in 2004 focus sat being the first such platform) is used in basic packages with standard definition content, while DVB-S2 set top boxes are provided for both SD and HD content.

====Russia====
Fully switched to digital in 2019, Russia uses the DVB-T2 standard for broadcasting 2 channel packs with about ten main national radio and TV channels ([[Channel One (Russia)|Channel One]], [[Rossiya 1]]/2/K/24, [[NTV (Russia)|NTV]], [[Radio Mayak]], [[Radio Rossii]] etc.

====Spain====
[[Quiero Television|Quiero TV]] started digital terrestrial broadcasting in 2000 as [[pay television]]. The platform closed three years later after gaining 200,000 subscribers. The frequencies used by Quiero TV were used from 2005 to simulcast [[free-to-air]] analogue broadcast as DVB-T, under the name "TDT". The service started with 20 free-to-air national TV channels as well as numerous regional and local channels. Analogue broadcast ended on 2010 after getting 100% digital coverage. Some of the analogue frequencies were used to increase the number of channels and simulcast some of them in HD. Since February 14, 2024, all channels will be required to broadcast exclusively in HD. Frequencies of SD channels will be used to simulcast some of them in 4K using DVB-T2.

====United Kingdom====
{{See also|Digital terrestrial television in the United Kingdom}}
In the UK DVB-T has been adopted for broadcast of standard definition terrestrial programming, as well as a single DVB-T2 multiplex for high-definition programming. The UK terminated all analogue terrestrial broadcasts by the end of 2012. The vast majority of channels are available [[free-to-air]] through the [[Freeview (UK)|Freeview]] service. DVB-T was also used for the now-defunct [[ITV Digital|ONDigital/ITV Digital]] and [[Top Up TV]] service.

All satellite programming (some of which is available free-to-air via [[Freesat]] or [[free-to-view]] via [[Freesat from Sky]]; the remainder requires a subscription to [[Sky (UK and Ireland)|Sky]]), is broadcast using either DVB-S or DVB-S2.

Subscription-based cable television from [[Virgin Media]] uses DVB-C.