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The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has given the green light for the first-ever DVB-T2 trial in the USA. A license for a 6-month trial was granted to Baltimore-based WNUV-TV. The trial aims to provide a test bed for a more efficient OFDM based delivery standard, such as DVB-T2, and will have an impact on how digital terrestrial TV will be delivered using current and future standards in the US and beyond. Read More
DVB-C2 Trials in Germany
Kabel Deutschland started transmission of the new DVB-C2 standard on cable channel D794 (794 MHz center frequency) at ANGA COM 2013 as part of an extended DVB-C2 field trial in its CATV networks in Berlin Hamburg und Munich. The field trial will migrate into a regular service as soon as relevant availability of DVB-C2 compliant receivers is given for KD cable customers. Read More
From June 18 to 21, DVB will be present at the Broadcast Asia 2013 Conference and Exhibition in Singapore to demonstrate the versatility of its groundbreaking DVB-T2 technology, which is already widely adopted throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Also to be highlighted are some of the latest advancements in Over The Top (OTT) services based on DVB technology. Finally, the official Broadcast Asia conference features a full day session entitled “DVB-T2: Opening Up Your Business For Multiplexing Broadcasting”, which will address the technical, business and regulatory implications for a smooth DVB-T2 implementation. Join DVB on stand 5L5-01 from June 18th or at the conference session on June 19th. Read More
On March 20th there will be a special DVB-S2 session at the Satellite 2013 Conference in Washington D.C. and will include speakers from various DVB experts and DVB Member companies. The session called "DVB-S2: More Flexibility and Efficiency for the Future" will look at the deployment success of DVB-S2 and the next steps for the future. Read More
New DVB Carrier ID Specification Approved
Radio Frequency Interference (RFI), caused by operational errors at the uplink, has a major impact in the Quality of Service for satellite operators and their customers. However, these days may be numbered now that the DVB Steering Board has approved the new specification for Carrier ID. The specification was ratified at the 73rd Meeting of the DVB Steering Board and will now be submitted to the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) for formal standardization. Download the specification here. Read More
Austria's ORS, the transmitter company owned by public broadcaster ORF, will start operating a new DVB-T2 pay-TV service called SimpliTV next month. The new pay-TV serice will be available on subscription only alongside the current free-to-air DVB-T offer from ORF. Compatible DVB-T2 receivers and Irdeto CI+ modules will be availble in the shops from mid-April, and more details will be announced at an ORS press conference around the same time. Read More
The ministry of Industry has reacted to the gloomy assessment of DTT broadcasters by saying that the DTT take-up is a success, according to an item Read More
Harris Broadcast has secured a new DVB-T2 transmission order from Saudi Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) as the country continues its transition to a Read More
DVB World 2013 will take place in exactly 3 weeks from March 11-13 in Madrid. There are many good reasons to join DVB World. The 3 main reasons are: great presentations about DVB standards, broadcast, and beyond, many networking opportunities to meet with a wide range of industry experts and see DVB demos from various exhibitors. See you in 3 weeks! Read More
DVB World 2013 will take place in exactly 3 weeks from March 11-13 in Madrid. There are many good reasons to join DVB World. The 3 main reasons are: great presentations about DVB standards, broadcast, and beyond, many networking opportunities to meet with a wide range of industry experts and see DVB demos from various exhibitors. See you in 3 weeks! Read More
DVB World 2013 will take place in exactly 3 weeks from March 11-13 in Madrid. There are many good reasons to join DVB World. The 3 main reasons are: great presentations about DVB standards, broadcast, and beyond, many networking opportunities to meet with a wide range of industry experts and see DVB demos from various exhibitors. See you in 3 weeks! Read More
The ABU Digital Broadcasting Symposium will take place next week from March 5 to 8 in Kuala Lumpur. DVB will again have a presence through a sponsored DVB-T2 Implementation Workshop that includes a joint demo combining T2 and T2-Lite with support from Sony, Harris, Enensys and the BBC. Other DVB-T2 workshops will be presented by Enensys, Rohde & Schwarz and Nevion. Finally, DVB Chairman Phil Laven will present at the conference on the Future of Broadcast TV (FoBTV) initiative. Read More
