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India Launches Free DVB-T2 Mobile TV Service

Indian Public Broadcaster Doordarshan has launched a free DVB-T2 mobile TV service in 16 cities, aimed at the increasing number of smartphones in India. The service was officially launched on February 25 in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai, Guwahati, Patna, Ranchi, Cuttack, Lucknow, Jalandhar, Raipur, Indore, Aurangabad, Bhopal, Bangalore and Ahmedabad. Mobile TV can be received in and around these cities using DVB-T2 dongles in OTG enabled smartphones and tablets, wifi dongles and TV sets with integrated DVB-T2 tuners. Read More

Meet DVB Team TM

Following the retirement of Nick Wells as Chair of the TM in September of last year, a new team has taken over the TM. Kevin Murray was elected his successor in October 2015. At the same time Muriel Deschanel, who served as Vice Chair of the TM for over three years, announced that she would be vacating the position. Then, following a ‘Call for Candidates’ in January, the TM has elected Alexander Adolf and Alberto Morello as Vice Chairs of the Module. Read More

DVB Asia 2016 - Bangkok

Join us on November 29 in Bangkok for the DVB Asia 2016 Conference & Exhibition, the first DVB conference in the region. Register now! Read More

DVB Asia 2016 - Bangkok

Join us on November 29 in Bangkok for the DVB Asia 2016 Conference & Exhibition, the first DVB conference in the region. Register now! Read More

DVB World 2016 - Get ready!

March 14 - 16, Venice. Held in a different European city each year, DVB World is the leading annual gathering dedicated to delivering the digital standard. Around 200 broadcasters, manufacturers, policymakers and other industry stakeholders from around the world gather to address the global issues facing broadcasters today. The three day event with coffee breaks, lunches and a night out with dinner also provides the ideal environment to network. Join DVB World 2016 on March 14 in Venice for an event you cannot afford to miss! Read More

DVB World 2016 - Save the Date!

DVB World 2016 will take place from March 14 to 16 in Venice, Italy. The 3-day Conference and Exhibition will take place in one single and convenient location: the beautiful Hilton Molino Stucky Venice hotel. Get all the details here or sign up for the newsletter. Read More

BroadcastAsia 2015

Join DVB from June 2 in Singapore at BroadcastAsia 2015 on booth 5L5-03 to see the transmission of 7 HD Channels using the combined efficiency of DVB-T2 and HEVC. You can also learn more about DVB, DVB-T2 and DVB-S2X in the full-day Conference Session on June 3. Read More

Beyond the Transport Stream Workshop

On May 19th, DVB and IRT will organize a joint workshop to review DVB’s approach to the delivery of TV and on-demand services to consumers, using native IP and other technologies in addition to, or in place of traditional MPEG transport streams that have worked well over the last 20 years. Register now! Read More

DVB World 2015 - A Big Success

DVB World 2015 in Copenhagen (23-25 March) has just closed with nearly 160 broadcast and TV technology experts getting the latest updates on DVB, digital TV markets and technologies. Thank you to all the speakers, exhibitors, sponsors and all participants! Read More

Get your seat for DVB World

DVB World 2015 is now rapidly approaching, so it's time to get your seat now. With well over 1 Billion DVB receivers deployed around the world, what milestones lie ahead for DVB and its family of digital television standards? Join DVB World 2015 on March 23 in Copenhagen to find out! Read More

DVB Fosters DVB-S2X Patent Pool

DVB will foster the formation of a licensing program covering patents essential to the DVB-S2X specification. The initial meeting of holders of DVB-S2X technology will take place on Wednesday, 25 March, at 14:00 in the Hilton Copenhagen Airport Hotel, directly following the DVB World Conference. The meeting is open to anyone – whether a DVB Member or not – that has a well-founded belief that it holds patents essential to the DVB-S2X specification. Read More

The Net Generation at DVB World

More speakers and topics have been confirmed for day 1 of DVB World 2015, from Akamai, Eurovision and a tech-savvy Copenhagen school. Read More