Will this be? DTT will soon have two more new channels

Currently the DTT offer makes available the channels RTP1, RTP2, SIC, TVI, RTP3, RTP Memória and also the Parliament channel (AR TV). All channels operate on an open signal, but the Government now plans to assign two channels on the Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) platform and create a National Media Literacy Plan.

The bill is part of the State Budget for 2021 that was delivered to parliament today.

Currently, DTT has 7 channels ... but there is still room for 2
DTT (Digital Terrestrial Television) arrived in Portugal in October 2008, in an experimental broadcast, using the Palmela relay.  After overcoming various technological and market barriers, DTT reached the Portuguese in 2012 and today seven channels are available: RTP 1, RTP 2, RTP 3, RTP Memória, SIC, TVI and Canal Parliament ... but two are missing.
According to the proposed law that is part of the State Budgets for 2021, the Government intends to "allocate the two channels available in the offer" of DTT.
It should be remembered that on July 21, the Minister of Culture, Graça Fonseca had mentioned that the Government intended to resume the process of assigning two television channels on DTT (free platform).  It should also be remembered that, on June 23, 2016, the Council of Ministers approved the expansion of the DTT offer in Portugal, which provided for two RTP channels without advertising -RTP3 and RTP Memória- and another two reserved for individuals.  last award by call for bids.

The retransmissions of RTP3 and RTP Memória on DTT began on December 1, 2016, with the free television offer made up of RTP1, RTP2, SIC, TVI, RTP3, RTP Memória and also the Parliament channel (AR TV ).
The Executive's plans also include “strengthening the competitiveness of Portugal as a place of cinematographic and audiovisual production and stimulating the activity of national producers and co-producers, modernizing and simplifying the procedures for filming in Portugal, through the articulation between different public entities of the Central and through the Portugal Film Commission ”.
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