#ECOI0120306AOrder of December 24, 2001 on Digital Terrestrial Television Specifying Signal Characteristics
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This law sets the technical standards for signals used in digital terrestrial television broadcasts in France. It aligns signal encoding, encryption, and service information with European standards, affecting broadcasters and ensuring compliance with standardized protocols.
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Key Changes
- Establishment of technical standards for digital TV signals
- Requirement for signal scrambling using a standardized algorithm
- Alignment with European broadcasting norms
Obligations
What this law requires
Digital terrestrial television broadcasters must use the common scrambling algorithm administered by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) in accordance with ETR 289 procedures for signal encryption
Broadcasters must transmit signals in compliance with European standard EN 300 744, with synchronization of single-frequency networks according to TS 101 191 specifications
Service encoding and signaling information must comply with EN 300 468, ISO/IEC 13818-1, and EN 301 192 standards, implemented according to documents ETR 211, ETR 162, ETR 154, and TR 101 202
Video and audio coding for television services must conform to ISO/IEC 13818-1, ISO/IEC 13818-2, and ISO/IEC 13818-3 standards per document ETR 154, with video formats limited to 16:9 or 4:3
Broadcasters must include in transmitted signals: service information for their own services and other services on different frequencies; current and next event information; logical service numbers assigned by the Superior Audiovisual Council; and parental control information per EN 300 468