Members elect a new Steering Board for the DVB Project
Last week’s General Assembly of the DVB Project elected a new Steering Board, to serve for the coming two years. It includes representatives of… Read More
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DVB-TA watermarking test streams now available
A new set of test streams has been added to DVB’s V&V (Verification & Validation) resources. The streams allow implementers of DVB Targeted… Read More
Could DVB-I solve the content-discovery challenge for streaming television?
The big television media story at present is FAST, free ad-supported streaming television. Perhaps what is surprising is how like normal television services it is: linear channels with added on-demand layers. Such channels are bundled as services from (among many others) Pluto TV and Rakuten. Smart TV platform owners such as Samsung, LG Electronics and Roku have now all launched their own services, joining the incumbents of Google, Amazon and Apple who have owned both content and platforms for a while. Read More
DVB seeks to fill key leadership roles
With the chairs of both the Steering Board and Commercial Module stepping down in the coming months, the DVB Project is actively seeking candidates… Read More
AnixeNet joins the DVB Project
The DVB Steering Board has approved the membership of AnixeNet, a Greece-based company specializing in hybrid television solutions. While the main focus of… Read More
Call for speakers issued as DVB World moves to Munich
DVB World 2024 will take place in Munich, at the smartvillage Bogenhausen, on 19 and 20 March. While the unconference format, highly popular… Read More
Preparing the way for a full DVB-I market trial in Italy
Visitors to the DVB booth at IBC2023 were able to navigate through the DVB-I service list for a market trial that’s taking shape in… Read More
A strong showing for the DVB community at IBC2023
A busy and buzzing IBC2023 for the DVB Project showed that the organization’s relevance and influence remain as strong as ever after 30 years… Read More
Standards that changed the (media) world
For 30 years, the DVB Project has been developing technical specifications for digital television. In addition to being commercially driven, interoperability is a fundamental… Read More
Hindsight, foresight and insights – interview with Peter MacAvock on DVB’s 30 years
Peter MacAvock has been at the heart of the DVB Project since just after its creation, having been hired to run the DVB Project Office in January 1994. The September 2023 issue of DVB Scene magazine featured this interview with him on the state of DVB on its 30th anniversary. Read More
