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The DVB Steering Board has approved the membership of Telesat, a satellite operator based in Canada. Telesat is one of the largest and most successful global satellite operators, delivering critical connectivity solutions that tackle the world’s most complex communications challenges. “As we continue to develop our next-generation low… Read More

With the latest update of the DVB-AVC specification soon to be published by ETSI, the DVB Project has published two new documents setting out the commercial requirements that will drive the organization’s next phase of work on video codecs. The documents, DVB BlueBooks C105 and C106, are… Read More

A new revision of the DVB-AVC specification adding two new video codecs – VVC and AVS3 – has been approved by the DVB Steering Board and is available now as DVB BlueBook A001r21 and will soon be published as ETSI TS 101 154 V2.8.1. The DVB Project maintains a… Read More

Available in 198 countries and in 421 million households, TV5MONDE is one of the world’s largest television networks. Since April 2021, TV5MONDE has been using DVB-TTML as a pivot subtitling format between playout and packaging. Read More

The media industry is undergoing its biggest revolution since the invention of television. We thought migrating from analogue to digital TV was hard – it was much easier that what’s going on now. As we have seen in the cable TV sector, the march of IP is all conquering. What was once a transport stream delivered using 64-QAM and DVB-C is now largely based on DOCSIS with the latest versions being IP-only. Read More

The latest release of the core HbbTV specification for hybrid broadcast–broadband television includes integration with DVB-I. The goal is to allow HbbTV applications that are typically linked to a classic DVB broadcast also be linked to services discovered via a DVB-I service list, whether delivered via broadcast or broadband. Read More

The new issue of DVB Scene magazine is now available for download. The striking photograph on the cover of Sigiriya in Sri Lanka marks the launch in the island nation of Asia’s first satellite television service based on DVB-S2X. Issue 61 also features a photo story on the… Read More

The DVB Steering Board, at its recent meeting in Geneva, approved the publication of two DVB BlueBooks related to adaptive streaming over IP multicast. BlueBook A176r3 is an update of the DVB-MABR specification itself, while BlueBook A181r1 is an update of the implementation guidelines for the specification. Read More

At its meeting in Geneva last week, the DVB Steering Board approved the membership of FTA Communication Technologies. We welcome them to the DVB Project. FTA Communication Technologies Known for its Inverto branded products, FTA Communication Technologies is a leading supplier of outdoor equipment and content delivery solutions… Read More

DVB has hosted workshops as part of the ABU’s Digital Broadcasting Symposium* for many years, providing a valuable opportunity to connect with stakeholders in the region, and especially in Southeast Asia. Following a pandemic-enforced break since 2019, we are returning to Kuala Lumpur this year to present a workshop… Read More

The DVB Study Mission on Object-Based Media (OBM) has issued a survey to better understand which use cases are most relevant for the media industry. All industry stakeholders are invited to view and respond to the survey here: surveymonkey.com/r/dvb-obm OBM refers to the delivery of multiple elements –… Read More

The DVB Project, with support from several of its Members, will present a live demonstration of Native IP broadcasting at next week’s BES India 2023 exhibition in New Delhi. Visitors to the DVB booth (#60) will see a live terrestrial feed received on a DVB Native IP gateway,… Read More