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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

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

DVB’s new chair Remo Vogel features on the cover of the September 2024 issue DVB-Scene magazine, now available for download (PDF). On page 5, Remo sets out his initial priorities in his new role, with a call for the organization to “think more creatively” about its future. Read More

The publication this week of a package of updated DVB specifications is good news for the satellite industry and its end users. An update to the core physical layer specification – DVB-RCS2 for the return link – along with revisions of several supporting documents mean a standards-based approach is… Read More

Last week’s meeting of the DVB Steering Board approved the publication of an update to DVB’s Targeted Advertising specifications as well as commercial requirements for the addition of a new CDN-related functionality to DVB-I and DVB-DASH. Both documents are available from the DVB specification library as BlueBooks. DVB-TA… Read More

The DVB Project, the international industry-led consortium that designs open technical specifications for digital media delivery, has a new chair. Remo Vogel, responsible for the strategic development of distribution technology for Rundfunk Berlin Brandenburg (rbb) – part of the ARD network of public service media organizations in Germany –… Read More

The DVB Steering Board has approved the membership of SEI Robotics. Established in 2009 in Shenzhen, China, SEI Robotics is a smart hardware company developing and manufacturing Android TV, audiovisual and IoT devices. The company is a certified Tier 1 Android TV ODM (Original Design Manufacturer) partner and… Read More

The 11th Media Web Symposium brought 230 participants together at the Fraunhofer FOKUS institute in Berlin last week to discuss internet-based media delivery. Given the topic, it was natural that DVB-I, the specification for internet-based service discovery, cropped up in various ways throughout the event. A demonstration from… Read More