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A revised set of licensing terms for MHP has been announced by Via Licensing at DVB World 2006 in Dublin. Read More
The DVB Project is present once again this year at NAB in Las Vegas, with the DVB Pavilion located in the Central Hall at the LVCC. Mobile TV using DVB-H technology is certain to cause a stir as operators in the USA gear up for the rollout of the Modeo network. Read More
Mobile TV is the talk of the town in Las Vegas at CTIA Wireless 2006. The Mobile DTV Alliance has announced an expanded membership in support of the acceleration of DVB-H deployment in North America and Modeo has unveiled the handset that will be central to the service launches scheduled for the second half of this year. DVB-H is demonstrated in action throughout the exhibition halls. Read More
Following announcements about the license fees for MHP essential patents made at DVB World 2006, DVB has urged Via Licensing to take account of the concerns expressed by MHP adopters. Further, DVB has asked for clarity on a list of patents covered by the patent pool represented by Via Licensing. Read More
Seven companies have expressed an interest in operating the planned DVB-H platform in Northern Germany, whilst a further fourteen broadcasters and content providers have indicated a desire to make their content present on the platform. More information from www.dvb-h-online.org. Read More
Visitors to Turin for the Winter Olympic Games will be able to view live HDTV pictures transmitted over the RAI DVB-T network at various points around the city. The demonstration will utilise the very latest Advanced Video Coding technology. Read More
A new organisation has been formed to promote the growth and evolution of DVB-H in North America. The Mobile DTV Alliance was founded by a group of companies including Intel Corporation, Modeo, Motorola, Nokia and Texas Instruments. Read More
Modeo, formerly known as Crown Castle Mobile Media, announced today that it will begin rolling out DVB-H services in the top 30 markets across the USA this year. The service is previewed at a trade show in Las Vegas this week on devices from a number of manufacturers, including Motorola and Nokia. 2006 will also see the launch of DVB-H services in Italy. Leading mobile entertainment industry analysts, including Frost & Sullivan and IDC, project the mobile video market will exceed $1.5 billion by 2009. Read More
The award of a license to build and operate a DVB-H network to Digita sees Finland join Italy and the USA in the race to be the first to launch a full commercial deployment of the technology. Read More
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. Read More
RTVE, the Spanish public service broadcaster is to commence tests High Definition TVover the country’s DTT system, reports Broadband TV News. Read More
The government has announced that 700 of the 1286 municipalities planned for ASO in the first phase in June do not meet the DTT coverage Read More
