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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
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
The Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network (RTRS) has completed the transition to DVB-T2, with Moscow and Moscow region, Kursk and Kaliningrad regions being the last parts of the country to adopt the standard. Read More
DigiTAG and Analysys Mason have issued a new report to help benchmark technology evolutions on the Digital Terrestrial TV (DTT) platform in Europe. While nearly all countries have completed the migration of the terrestrial television platform from analogue to digital, considerations are now underway in many countries to adopt new DTT technologies such as DVB-T2 and HEVC that can better accommodate changes in viewing habits and spectrum usage. Read More
DVB World 2015 Conference Program is now 90% complete, with just a few final speakers to be announced very soon. Join us from 23-25 March in Copenhagen to learn the latest about digital TV, now and in the future Register now to get the Early Bird Discount, with prices starting at 750 Euros for the 3-day program. Read More
Sharjah Media Corporation is among the first media organisations in the UAE and the entire region to leapfrog to DVB-T2. At a press conference on Friday, Shaikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi, Chairman of the corporation, pressed the transmitter button to mark the official launch. Read More
The DVB World 2015 Conference Program is now 90% complete, with just a few final speakers to be announced very soon. Join us from 23-25 March in Copenhagen to learn the latest about digital TV, now and in the future! Read More
The fourteen German media authorities in charge of licensing, control and promotion of commercial broadcasting have put the contract to operate a national DVB-T2/HEVC platform out to tender, according to their supervisory commission, ZAK. This will provide digital terrestrial television in High Definition (HD). The tender period runs until the end of January 2015 and the contract should be awarded in March. Read More
Regional operator Digicel is planning a DVB-T2 service on the small Pacific island of Nauru. More details will follow once it has deployed. Read More
The first speakers for DVB World 2015 have been announced, including speakers from: Radio & TV Regulator of Oman, DR, U-Media, ATSC, BT, TNO, LG, EBU, DVB, University of Stuttgart, and many more to follow. Read More
Kyrgyztelecom has launched its terrestrial digital TV services under the DVB-T2 standard and satellite TV services under the DVB-S2 standard in Kyrgyzstan. Read More
German transmitter network operator Media Broadcast has launched a large-scale trial to evaluate the DVB-T2 digital terrestrial TV distribution system in combination with the new HEVC/H.265 compression standard in Berlin. The 18-month trial also includes a multitude of other DVB Members including public and commercial broadcasters, and hardware manufacturers. Read More
