A date is circulating for an extension of the broadcast of France 2 UHD and France 3 UHD outside Paris and its region, January 23, 2024. The latter was communicated by Jacques Donat-Bouillud, director of development of broadcast and distribution of France Télévision, on its account
The Arcom, the master of clocks
However, and to respond to some who are surprised not to have read this date in our columns, it remains very (very) uncertain. Everything depends in fact on the broadcasting authorizations issued by Arcom (Regulatory Authority for Audiovisual and Digital Communication), the independent French public authority which results from the merger of the Superior Audiovisual Council -CSA- and the High Authority for the dissemination of works and the protection of rights on the internet, dated January 1, 2022. And at the time of writing these lines, the authorizations are still not there nor even the list of authorized sites. But it is planned for the next few days/weeks.
In short, the date of January 23 for the switching on of other transmitters (including many of the largest French cities) has a strong chance of moving… or not. With, as we recall, increasing coverage of the metropolitan population, around 70%, until June. Without forgetting the nine overseas communities a little later.
To find out more about the specifications (particularly technical) of TNT K, click on our following news:
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• TNT 4K, the Olympic Games in native 4K on France 2 UHD/France 3 UHD but not the Paralympic Games
• Future of TNT 4K, information from the 2023 conference
• France 2 UHD and France 3 UHD on 4K DTT, broadcast authorization validated
• Alert: 100% of DTT switches to 4K in 2029 at the latest (Switch-off)
• France 2 UHD 4K and France 3 UHD 4K in 2024 on TNT, heading towards the 2024 Paris Olympics