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DVB has released a new set of guidelines to support the implementation of accessibility measures in DVB-I services. Published as DVB BlueBook A185, these guidelines set out the mechanisms for signalling accessibility services in DVB-I, enabling better support for features such as subtitles, audio description, and sign language interpretation. Read More

The conference programme for DVB World 2025, scheduled for 18–19 March in Munich, Germany, has been published. While the event runs across two days, the conference sessions will run on the opening afternoon, with the second day offering – for the fourth year in a row – an unconference format… Read More

The DVB Steering Board has approved the applications of five new Members, representing a significant injection of fresh input and energy for the organization’s work as the new year begins. The five companies are DTVKit, OnScreen Publishing, PikoTV, Sofia Digital, and Yotta Media. Read more about each and why… Read More

The wider DVB community is invited to propose speakers and sessions for DVB World 2025, taking place on 18–19 March in Munich, Germany. A Call for Speakers is now open on the event website, with a deadline of Monday 2 December. Next year’s event will again consist of an… Read More

A webinar on Tuesday 12 November at 14:00 CET will explore the outcomes of the unconference sessions at DVB World 2024. During the closing circle at the gathering in Munich, a series of actions were captured. This webinar will run through each action and ask “what happened next?”. Read More

The DVB Project has added the AVS3 Part 3 Immersive Audio (AVS3-P3) codec to its core specification for the use of video and audio coding in broadcast and broadband applications. The codec was developed by the Audio and Video Coding Standard Workgroup of China, which is also the source… Read More

Akamai's Will Law and Thomas Stockhammer of Qualcomm explain what CMCD is and does, and why it is important for DVB. Read More

DVB now offers a unique solution to help countries to build an integrated broadcast-broadband future: 5G networks can complement DVB ones (both legacy broadcast and new Native IP networks) as 5G coverage rolls out, and in a way that allows networks to be used for their own strengths. Read More

A new interactive service called Sat.tv Connect aims to extend the reach of Eutelsat's existing Sat.tv service to new generations of connected TV sets with integrated satellite tuners. DVB-I and HbbTV are the basis of the new service. Read More

One clear takeaway from IBC2024 in Amsterdam last week was that an increasing number of companies – broadcasters, manufacturers, service providers and platform operators – are looking to DVB’s solutions for IP-based television delivery to address the challenges that come with a changing media market. The questions posed by… Read More

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 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