Television in Uruguay
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Analog television in Uruguay had a history of more than 50 years since it began in 1956, with the first television channel,
Channel 10
.
Since then Uruguay counts with three other channels, Channel 12 Television Nacional Uruguay
Digital television
On August 27, 2007, the
Uruguay hoped for neighboring countries to reach an agreement on an HDTV standard, but so far[when?] that does not seem to be the case.- Brazil adopted the ISDB-T system in November 2007 after a very extensive and consistent study (executed by Mackenzie University and Television Engineering Association) where ISDB-T standard presented a more robust signal, more flexible services including mobile TV reception for free and excellent user interactive services. The implementation rollout through the country has been very successful.[clarification needed] The prices of digital TV receivers and set-top boxes are rapidly decreasing.[clarification needed]
- Argentina is now[when?] analyzing ISDB-T to verify if the standard also attends their needs. There is a wish to implement only one digital TV standard in all Mercosur Area, and if Argentina chooses ISDB-T it will be an important step for that integration (except for Uruguay and Colombia).
- Uruguayan URSEC authorities[5] provided no information on which road they would go until late in 2007. On August 27, 2007, Ursec settled on DVB-T and DVB-H. The TV sets being sold in Uruguay seem to be closer to ATSC HDTV-based standards (60 Hz systems, with ATSC tuners in some cases). Most of the DVD-based content in the country is NTSC/60 Hz-based, while the TV standard in use is PAL/50 Hz-based. Most of the analog TV sets sold are PAL-N, PAL-M and NTSC-capable, while most DVD players are multiregion. Authorities are not asking retailers to identify which standard the HDTV sets sold adhere to.
- 2010: All subscription television operators offer HDTV premium packages at varying prices. The offers rely on proprietary set-top boxes.
Most viewed channels
Position | Channel | Share of total viewing (%) |
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1 | Teledoce | 12.3 |
2 | Channel 10 | 9.8 |
3 | Channel 4 | 8.9 |
4 | Canal 5 | 3.6 |
5 | TV Ciudad | 3.3 |
6 | La Red | 2.5 |
7 | VTV | 2.0 |
8 | UCL TV | 1.2 |
9 | VTV Plus | 1.0 |
10 | Canal A+V | 0.6 |
References
- ^ "Uruguay" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-12-05. Retrieved 2007-11-30.
- ^ DVB.org announcement on Uruguay's decision Archived 2008-01-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Uruguay" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-07-17.
- ^ "Televisión Digital Abierta". Retrieved 2014-07-17.
- ^ "Inicio". Retrieved 12 August 2016.
External links
- "Uruguay celebra 60 años de TV" (in Spanish). EL PAIS. 4 December 2016. With interviews to Cristina Morán, Julio Sánchez Padilla, Julia Möller, and Cacho de la Cruz.
https://www.amasv.com.uy (in Spanish) https://mediospublicos.uy (in Spanish)