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Following the Steering Board approval of the Commercial Requirements for CI Plus v1.4 and an agreement with the CI Plus LLP, DVB will now start its technical work on the updated specification. These Commercial Requirements build on top of the current CI Plus v1.3 specification with two main features: support for dual-stream operation with a single module, intended for a dual-tuner PVR host, and support for DRM protected IP- delivered content. Other features include CI Plus browser extensions, additional URI (Uniform Resource Identifiers) signalling, and extensions and clarifications for module applications running on host middleware. Read More
The World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC-12) at the ITU has concluded, having set a course for a second digital dividend, i.e. the allocation of the 700 MHz band to mobile services. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) Strategic Programme on Spectrum Management is organizing a workshop to explain the conference decisions, explore the consequences for Digital Terrestrial Television, such as DVB-T and DVB-T2, and identify objectives to be achieved to sustain a viable terrestrial broadcasting platform. The broadcast community is invited to participate in the workshop, to share its views and concerns, and jointly identify actions to be taken and the associated timeline. Read More
At last week’s DVB World 2012 conference in Rome, Mediaset’s Marco Pellegrinato laid out the plans for Italy’s OTT services using the GEM standard: Broadband TV news DVB World Blog Read More
Yesterday, DVB World 2012 ended on a dynamic note in Rome. From March 12 to March 14 around 160 DVB, digital TV, telecom, spectrum and energy policy experts attended over 25 presentations, 6 exhibition stands, a Master class session and many networking breaks, drinks and meals to help shape the future of digital TV around the world. You can read all about the topics covered and speakers on www.dvbworld.org and on David Wood's DVB World blog. See you next year on March 11-13, 2013! Read More
DVB World 2012 is taking place in exactly 3 weeks. With an emphasis on informed analysis and useful information, the event has developed a reputation as a "don't miss" fixture in the conference calendar for anyone interested in DVB standards, technology and services. The full conference programme and information about how to register and book accommodation can be found on the event website: www.dvbworld.org. Read More
DVB World 2012 starts next Monday, March 12th in Rome. Have you reserved your seat? On top of a full conference programme, DVB World 2012 will also offer many networking opportunities during the coffee breaks, lunch and the evening event on March 12th. The full programme and registration information can be found on the event website: www.dvbworld.org. Read More
At 11:11 AM Shanghai time on 11/11/11, more than 200 delegates to the Future of Broadcast Television Summit officially expressed unified support for a joint declaration signed by technical executives from DVB and 12 other broadcast organizations from around the world that calls for global cooperation to define new requirements, unify various standards, and promote sharing of technologies to benefit developed and under-developed countries and conserve resources. Read More
At 11:11 AM Shanghai time on 11/11/11, more than 200 delegates to the Future of Broadcast Television Summit officially expressed unified support for a joint declaration signed by technical executives from DVB and 12 other broadcast organizations from around the world that calls for global cooperation to define new requirements, unify various standards, and promote sharing of technologies to benefit developed and under-developed countries and conserve resources. Read More
At 11:11 AM Shanghai time on 11/11/11, more than 200 delegates to the Future of Broadcast Television Summit officially expressed unified support for a joint declaration signed by technical executives from DVB and 12 other broadcast organizations from around the world that calls for global cooperation to define new requirements, unify various standards, and promote sharing of technologies to benefit developed and under-developed countries and conserve resources. Read More
At 11:11 AM Shanghai time on 11/11/11, more than 200 delegates to the Future of Broadcast Television Summit officially expressed unified support for a joint declaration signed by technical executives from DVB and 12 other broadcast organizations from around the world that calls for global cooperation to define new requirements, unify various standards, and promote sharing of technologies to benefit developed and under-developed countries and conserve resources. Read More
DVB SCENE Issue 39 (March 2012) has just been released. This "Open Standards" issue includes articles from: Martin Gold, CI Plus / Ken McCann, High Efficiency Video Coding / Heidi Hoffman, Adoption of 3D / David Wood, DVB-3DTV Phase 2 / Dirk Breynaert, Enhanced Satellite Standards / Ian Barnard, DVB-T2 in Africa / Ho Siew Mun, DVB Training / Helmut Stein, DVB in Mongolia / Myra Moore, IDTV Sales / John Bigeni, Myanmar News. You can browse the magazine online, download the PDF or subscribe to DVB Scene. Read More
Following last year's news of the adoption of DVB-T2 by Russia, more details are emerging about the plans and timing. There are plans to already start boradcasting using DVB-T2 in 5 cities in the second quarter of 2012. You can read more in the DVB Worldwide section. Read More
