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DVB Native IP published as ETSI standard ahead of IBC2024

The DVB specification for native IP broadcasting, DVB-NIP, has been published by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) as TS 103 876 V1.1.1. The publication came just ahead of the annual IBC Show in Amsterdam, where several exhibitors are demonstrating the new standard in action across a range… Read More

DVB-I and the future of television distribution

DVB-I is the standards-based service discovery and programme metadata standard. It is also presented as a solution for delivering live, linear and on-demand television in the internet age. At one level it is dull but worthy, and on another it is potentially game-changing. Certainly, market fundamentals have shifted in favour of this standard. Our first cost-of-living crisis in the digital subscription economy reminded everyone about the value of ‘free’. Read More

Strong today, stronger tomorrow? DVB’s role in a transformed media world

I had the honour of being elected to the role of DVB Chair in July. I hold great respect for this position, as it involves stepping into the shoes of not only Peter MacAvock but also many other brilliant technicians and visionaries who shaped the technology into what it is today. Read More