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DVB hosts Patent Declaration meeting at IBC '03

21st August 2003 The DVB Project will present its current round of patent pooling at a meeting to be held in  Amsterdam , on Friday, 12 September, at 09:30 at the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC): Room E IBC2003 Conference RAI Exhibition and Conference Centre Europaplein… Read More

Berlin first for all-digital TV

04/08/03 Berlin became the first city in the world to switch off its analogue broadcast signal and transfer completely to digital TV. The transition was pretty smooth, said Sascha Bakarinow, project leader for the switch to digital at the Media Institution Berlin-Brandenburg (MABB). “We’ve only had about 500 phone calls to… Read More

DVB Hosts Patent Declaration Meeting in Japan

15th July 2003 The DVB Project will present its current round of patent pooling at a meeting to be held in Tokyo, on Wednesday, 23 July, at 10.00 AM at the offices of Association of Radio Industries and Businesses Nittochi Building 14F, 1-4-1, Kasumigaseki Chiyoda-ku… Read More

Development of Joint Patent License for H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Makes Progress

7th July 2003 Meeting of Essential Patent Holders Convened by MPEG LA Puts License on Fast Track ( Denver , Colorado , USA – 7 July 2003 ) MPEG LA convened a meeting of essential H.264/MPEG-4 AVC patent and patent application holders in Washington , DC on June 23… Read More

ARIB approves GEM based Execution Engine

5th June 2003 Tokyo, 5th June 2003 – ARIB, the Japanese TV standards body, approved ARIB datacasting standard B-23 “Application Execution Engine Platform for Digital Broadcasting”(ARIB-AE) based on DVB-GEM (TS 102 819). The move was strongly welcomed by DVB, Peter MacAvock (DVB) said “GEM’s aim is to harmonise middleware systems… Read More

RTL NEWMEDIA goes for MHP browser

10th June 2003 Digital TV: RTL NEWMEDIA goes for “pontegra” The MHP browser of the Bertelsmann subsidiary Nionex will provide the digital media service “RTL WORLD TV Interactive” for TV screens in the future. RTL NEWMEDIA has placed its confidence in Nionex know-how. The 100% RTL subsidiary will already… Read More

MHP Patent Pool Meeting at NCTA '03

9th June 2003 The DVB Project is fostering the formation of a patent pool for IPRs essential to the Multimedia Home Platform, the GEM specification and other DVB specifications. CableLabs has undertaken a parallel activity covering its OCAP specification. During the NCTA in Chicago, our patent declaration coordinator, Alan… Read More

ARIB approves GEM based Execution Engine

Tokyo, 5th June 2003 – ARIB, the Japanese TV standards body, approved ARIB datacasting standard B-23 “Application Execution Engine Platform for Digital Broadcasting”(ARIB-AE) based on... Read More

Skylife, the multi-channel digital satellite service provider, showcases SkyTouch, its MHP

On May 21 the multi-channel digital satellite service provider, Skylife, will showcase SkyTouch, its interactive television service. DVB-MHP which has been successfully implemented by Skylife, is... Read More

Skylife, the multi-channel digital satellite service provider, showcases SkyTouch, its MHP

22th May 2003 On May 21 the multi-channel digital satellite service provider, Skylife, will showcase SkyTouch, its interactive television service. DVB-MHP which has been successfully implemented by Skylife, is the next generation technology for interactive television services and is being developed and launched by countries around the world with… Read More

World Broadcasting Unions (WBU) united in concerns for MPEG-4 licensing

21st May 2003 WBU, c/o NABA, P.O. Box 500, Station A, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5W 1E6, Tel: (416) 598-9877, Fax: (416) 598-9774, E-mail: info@worldbroadcastingunions.org, Web site: www.worldbroadcastingunions.org For Immediate Release May 21, 2003 WORLD BROADCASTING UNIONS (WBU) UNITED IN CONCERNS… Read More

DVB extends patent pool to GEM - Momentum grows for world GEM for iTV

2nd May 2003 Geneva–1st May 2003 – The DVB Project announced today that it has extended the work of the DVB patent coordinator to include an assessment of its recently adopted specification for the Globally Executable MHP. The work of the coordinator, Sughrue Mion PLLC, will now encompass the DVB’s… Read More