How we survived digital television broadcasting switchover: The case of Croatia

It is not only political decisions or imperatives of industry that have pushed television into transition. Often, it was and still is technology that unavoidably induces television to change. The last challenge was the transition from analogue to digital broadcasting. Regardless of the fact matter that Croatia was not an EU member state, its process of digital television switchover followed the EU deadline. As a result of well-designed and implemented public policy, on 5 October 2010 Croatia was the first country in this part of Europe to successfully switch to digital television broadcasting at the national level. This article provides an overview of the key activities undertaken during the implementation process of DTV in Croatia and underlines the role of the government.