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DTT making great strides in Africa

As more and more African nations make the digital transition, DVB is supporting a capacity-building workshop in Jo'burg. Read More

Steering Board approves TTML subtitling spec

The specification enables the delivery of next generation subtitles in transport streams for broadcast television services. Read More

New liaison with SAT>IP Alliance

DVB will contribute to the next generation of SAT>IP, a technology that enables indoor distribution of broadcast DVB services over domestic IP networks Read More

Video taster of DVB-driven demos at IBC 2017

David Wood took a whistle-stop tour of the IBC exhibition to learn what DVB Members were showing this year. Read More

Building Digital TV in Africa

Join SADIBA, DVB, EBU and BNE on November 8-10 in Johannesburg for a joint conference on Digital Television Capacity Building in Africa. Full details can be found on the SADIBA website. Read More

DVB @ IBC 2017

Join DVB on stand 1.D81 at IBC 2017. 80 DVB member companies will be exhibiting at IBC this year with a wide range of DVB products, services and demonstrations. Demos on the DVB stand will include DVB-T2, HDR, HFR, SAT>IP, HbbTV, DVB-CSS, targeted advertising, and how DVB ties it all together. Read More

DVB @ IBC 2017

Join DVB on stand 1.D81 at IBC 2017. 80 DVB member companies will be exhibiting at IBC this year with a wide range of DVB products, services and demonstrations. Demos on the DVB stand will include DVB-T2, HDR, HFR, SAT>IP, HbbTV, DVB-CSS, targeted advertising, and how DVB ties it all together. Read More

HKTV to launch DVB-T2 service in Hong Kong

HKTV receives green light for launch of DVB-T2 / T2-Lite mobile TV service in Hong Kong. Read More

DVB Webinar on TV Hacking Solution

The DVB Webinar about the new DVB solution to avoid Smart TV hacks took place on May 9th. You can now view the recording of the Webex presentation here. Read More

DVB Webinar on TV Hacking Solution

The DVB Webinar about the new DVB solution to avoid Smart TV hacks took place on May 9th. You can now view the recording of the Webex presentation here. Read More

DVB Fixes Smart TV Security

Last February, the DVB Steering Board approved updates to its specification for "Signaling and carriage of interactive applications and services in Hybrid broadcast/broadband environments" adding an authentication mechanism to prevent 'man in the middle' attacks. The updated specification enables broadcasters to add authentication information to the signaling of their interactive services, providing an extra layer of defense for TV sets. Read More

DVB World - See you next year

DVB World 2017 has just wrapped up in Vienna (March 13-15) with an incredible array of speakers. Thank you to all attendees and supporters and see you next year at DVB World 2018 in Warsaw! (March 12-14, 2018) Read More