_What is the DVB Project?
The Digital Video Broadcasting Project (DVB) is an industry-led
consortium of over 270 broadcasters, manufacturers, network operators,
software developers, regulatory bodies and others in over 35 countries
committed to designing open technical standards for the global delivery of
digital television and data services. Services using DVB standards are
available on every continent with more than 220 million DVB receivers
deployed.
_DVB Deployments
The DVB Worldwide section draws on a wide range of sources including newswires, market reports, other industry bodies and information supplied directly to the DVB Project Office. It offers a country-by-country overview of where DVB technology has been deployed. You can also download a spreadsheet that gathers together some of the key data.
_Latest News
DVB Completes Major Refactoring Work of GEM and MHP Specifications
(June 23rd)
The DVB continues to support the GEM and the DVB-MHP Specifications with
major work to align the specifications in a more cohesive, clear and organised
fashion in order to better facilitate companies wishing to implement the DVB
open standard middleware. The purpose of the re-factoring was to change the
order of referencing between MHP and GEM.
DVB at BroadcastAsia 2009
(June 10th)
DVB will again be present at the BroadcastAsia tradeshow at the Singapore
Expo from June 16th to June 19th 2009. This year DVB will showcase DVB-T
in combination with HD, DVB-T reception on mobile devices and a hybrid
DVB-T / DVB-IPTV scenario.
Latest issue of DVB-SCENE published
(May 27th)
The latest issue of DVB-SCENE magazine is now available for download. This edition includes articles on 3D TV, Quality of Service in Home Networks, and Signalling for Interactive Services. There's also an update on the latest revision of the guidelines for audio and video coding, a report on DTT services in New Zealand, an overview of the new DTG D-Book, and a view on the standardisation processes for IPTV and Internet TV.
Internet TV questionnaire - reply deadline extended until July 3, 2009
(May 25th)
DVB has released a questionnaire that aims to collect information on technologies, services and solutions in the scope of Internet TV Content Delivery. Both members and non-members of the DVB Project are invited to respond.
Panama adopts DVB-T
(May 19th)
In a press release issued today, DVB welcomed last week's adoption of DVB-T by Panama. Similar decisions were made by Uruguay and Colombia in the last two years, with all three countries citing the flexibility of the standard and its widespread deployment as key factors. Services are due to start in Panama within eighteen months.
First DVB-T2 "Plug Fest" successfully completed
(March 18th)
Last week saw the successful conclusion of the first DVB-T2 Plug Fest at the RAI Research Labs in Turin. A number of companies came together for the first time to test the interoperability of their modulators and demodulators as part of the on-going DVB-T2 Verification and Validation work.
DVB World 2009 opens in Berlin
(March 8th)
DVB World 2009 opens in Berlin this week. The annual conference of the DVB Project brings together more than 200 delegates from around the world for three days of presentations and discussions covering the latest developments in digital broadcasting. The event runs from Monday until Wednesday at the Berliner Congress Center on Alexanderplatz.
Next Generation RCS Call for Technologies released
(January 29th)
DVB has today released a Call for Technologies inviting the submission of candidate technologies that could be considered for inclusion in a future DVB interactive satellite communications system.
DVB-T2: SISVEL Announces Development of a Joint Patent Licensing Program and Issues a Call for Essential Patents
(January 28th)
A press release issued today by SISVEL announces that it will act as the facilitator for the formation of a joint patent licensing programme for DVB-T2. It has issued a call for essential patents in DVB's second generation terrestrial transmission system, due to be published by ETSI in the coming months.
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