_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 170 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
CITEL includes DVB standards in DTT Implementation Guidelines for the Americas
(May 6th)
CITEL, the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission for the Americas, has decided to include both DVB-T and DVB-H as official standards in its Implementation Guidelines for digital terrestrial television. The decision follows last year's adoption of the DVB standards by Uruguay and provides further valuable information to other countries in the process of selecting a DTT system.
Patent holders reach agreement on royalty rates for DVB-H patent pool
(March 31st)
Patent management company Sisvel has announced the establishment of a joint licensing program for patents essential to the implementation of DVB-H. A summary of proposed royalty rates indicates a sliding scale from EUR 0.70 down to EUR 0.20, on a per-unit basis, with a further percentage reduction offered in each of the next four years to encourage early adoption. Companies participating in the discussions include France Telecom, LG Electronics, Nokia, Samsung Electronics, TB Invent and TDF.
Commissioner Reding delivers Keynote Address at DVB World 2008
(March 12th)
DVB World 2008 opened in Budapest today with a keynote address from Commissioner Viviane Reding. In her presentation she stressed her belief that the EU, its Member States and the members of the DVB Project need to work together to promote open technologies.
Issue 25 of DVB-Scene magazine now available
(February 26th)
Issue 25 of DVB-SCENE magazine is packed with interesting articles: from WRC'07 to DVB's work in the areas of Open Internet TV and IPTV; from the contrasting paths to terrestrial HDTV in the UK and France to the challenges of developing DVB-SH receivers; and with an opinion piece from PCM chair, Helmut Stein and an interesting analysis of the prospects for the mobile TV market. Regular readers should also note that it is now necessary to resubscribe.
DVB fosters licensing programme for CPCM technology
(February 25th)
In a press release issued today, the DVB Project has announced that it is fostering the formation of a licensing programme covering DVB-CPCM technology. The next meeting of those holding patents will take place on the fringes of DVB World 2008 in Budapest on March 12.
DVB-C2 "Call for Technologies" released
(February 18th)
The issue of a Call for Technologies is a key step in the development of the next generation standard for transmission over cable networks.
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