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DVB 3D TV Kick-Off Workshop (December 2009)

Over the past year DVB has been closely studying the various aspects of (potential) 3D-TV solutions. A Technical Module Study Mission report was recently finalized, leading to the formal creation of the TM-3DTV group. A 3D-TV Commercial Module has now also been created to go back to the first step of the DVB process: what kind of 3D-TV solution does the market want and need, and how can DVB play an active part in the creation of that solution? To start answering some of these questions, the CM-3DTV group will host a DVB 3D TV Kick-off Workshop in Geneva on January 25th.

DVB World 2010 Programme Published (December 2009)

The DVB World 2010 Conference brings us to the Portuguese city of Lisbon from March 8 to 10. The programme for DVB World has been published and you can now register for the event. Highlights of the programme include topics such as 3D TV, Hybrid TV, roll-out and implementation of the second generation of DVB broadcasting standards, mobile TV developments and much more. For more details on the programme, how to register, or how to book a booth, please visit: www.dvbworld.org

DVB-SCENE 32 Published (December 2009)

Issue 32 of DVB-SCENE, the quarterly magazine of the DVB Project, is now available. Articles include: Phil Laven on the digital dividend, updates on 3D TV, Open Internet TV, DTT in Indonesia, an Asia update by John Bigeni and finally three articles on set-top boxes by an all-female DVB cast.

DVB-NGH Call for Technologies (November 2009)

DVB has launched a Call for Technologies for a Next Generation Handheld standard. The call is issued to industry, and responses are required by February 26th 2010. This call is intended to invite technology inputs that would facilitate an appropriate NGH physical layer on which a successful full NGH system could be built.

DVB Services goes live (August 2009)

Last month the DVB Services Sarl website was launched. This new website will provide improved service to both members and non-members for using the DVB Trademark and for applying for DVB Service Information (SI) Identifiers. Through the new website an organisation can become an authorized user of the DVB trademark, which will allow them to use the DVB logo for all their products based on DVB standards. In addition the new website makes it much easier to register for DVB SI Identifiers.

Russia to launch DVB-H services (August 2009)

Russia has finalized plans to launch DVB-H services in Moscow by the end of 2009. Kommersant reports that the country’s State Commission for Radio Frequencies (GKRCH) has given the go-ahead for subsidiaries of three operators – Sistema, Vimpelcom and Skartela – to launch DVB-H services in Moscow by the end of the year. Until the end of the year, they will operate on a trial basis and offer eight channels free of charge. These have already been selected, according to an earlier Presidential Decree, as the main TV channels currently available in Russia, plus new youths and children’s channels.

DVB-C2 Implementers Seminar at IFA (August 2009)

DVB, ANGA and the ReDeSign Project kindly invite you to participate in the DVB-C2 implementers' seminar, 8 September 2009 in Berlin. The event will be held at IFA, in Hall 5.3 of the Messe Berlin, Germany. The seminar will provide a comprehensive overview of all implementation aspects of the new DVB-C2 transmission standard for cable networks. Speakers from silicon manufacturers, professional and consumer equipment supplier, and cable operators will address the details of the specification, and discuss commercial implementation and roll- out in cable markets.