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DVB highlights next-gen media delivery solutions at ABU DBS 2025

DVB has once again been a key contributor at the ABU Digital Broadcasting Symposium 2025, running in Kuala Lumpur throughout the week. Through a keynote talk from DVB’s Head of Technology and a workshop featuring DVB Members, the focus has been on DVB’s innovative specs for next-generation media delivery. Read More

DVB welcomes three new Members

Following the announcement last month of five new Members, the DVB Project is pleased to welcome a further three Members to the organization: the Deutsche TV-Plattform, RTÉ and Service List Registry Ltd. Read more about each and why they joined DVB below. Deutsche TV-Plattform – or German TV… Read More

DVB publishes accessibility implementation guidelines with focus on DVB-I

DVB has released a new set of guidelines to support the implementation of accessibility measures in DVB-I services. Published as DVB BlueBook A185, these guidelines set out the mechanisms for signalling accessibility services in DVB-I, enabling better support for features such as subtitles, audio description, and sign language interpretation. Read More

Speaker and session line-up unveiled for DVB World 2025

The conference programme for DVB World 2025, scheduled for 18–19 March in Munich, Germany, has been published. While the event runs across two days, the conference sessions will run on the opening afternoon, with the second day offering – for the fourth year in a row – an unconference format… Read More

DVB kicks off 2025 by welcoming five new Members

The DVB Steering Board has approved the applications of five new Members, representing a significant injection of fresh input and energy for the organization’s work as the new year begins. The five companies are DTVKit, OnScreen Publishing, PikoTV, Sofia Digital, and Yotta Media. Read more about each and why… Read More

DVB World 2025 needs your input: call for conference proposals open

The wider DVB community is invited to propose speakers and sessions for DVB World 2025, taking place on 18–19 March in Munich, Germany. A Call for Speakers is now open on the event website, with a deadline of Monday 2 December. Next year’s event will again consist of an… Read More

What happened post-Munich? Webinar to explore outcomes of DVB World 2024

A webinar on Tuesday 12 November at 14:00 CET will explore the outcomes of the unconference sessions at DVB World 2024. During the closing circle at the gathering in Munich, a series of actions were captured. This webinar will run through each action and ask “what happened next?”. Read More

AVS3-P3 immersive audio added to DVB's codec solutions

The DVB Project has added the AVS3 Part 3 Immersive Audio (AVS3-P3) codec to its core specification for the use of video and audio coding in broadcast and broadband applications. The codec was developed by the Audio and Video Coding Standard Workgroup of China, which is also the source… Read More

Common Media Client Data – does it matter for DVB?

Akamai's Will Law and Thomas Stockhammer of Qualcomm explain what CMCD is and does, and why it is important for DVB. Read More

DVB combined with 5G offers an evolved ecosystem for media delivery

DVB now offers a unique solution to help countries to build an integrated broadcast-broadband future: 5G networks can complement DVB ones (both legacy broadcast and new Native IP networks) as 5G coverage rolls out, and in a way that allows networks to be used for their own strengths. Read More

Enhanced access to free-to-air satellite television thanks to DVB-I

A new interactive service called Sat.tv Connect aims to extend the reach of Eutelsat's existing Sat.tv service to new generations of connected TV sets with integrated satellite tuners. DVB-I and HbbTV are the basis of the new service. Read More

IBC2024: DVB-I and DVB Native IP ready for prime time

One clear takeaway from IBC2024 in Amsterdam last week was that an increasing number of companies – broadcasters, manufacturers, service providers and platform operators – are looking to DVB’s solutions for IP-based television delivery to address the challenges that come with a changing media market. The questions posed by… Read More