DVB @ ABU Digital Broadcasting Symposium 2024

The DVB Project is proud to contribute the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union’s annual Digital Broadcasting Symposium, which celebrates its 20th birthday this year.

In addition to a conference presentation from our Head of Technology Emily Dubs, DVB is also collaborating with the IEEE Broadcast Technology Society to host an interactive workshop with live demonstrations – see below. The complete conference programme is available here.

DVB-related presentations

Tuesday 5 March

09:30-10:30 – Session 1: Advancements in Broadcasting Technologies and Standards

• Improved Capabilities: The Ongoing Evolution of Next-Gen Video Codecs – Peter Siebert, VP of BTS Conferences, IEEE BTS
• DVB still setting the standards for digital media delivery – Emily Dubs, Head of Technology, DVB Project

14:00-15:30 – Session 3: Sustainable Broadcasting and Media Business Ecosystem

• Game changing satellite signal delivery based on DVB-SIS and Dynamic Broadcast – Dusan Statelov, CEO, MAINDATA

Wednesday 6 March

11:00-12:30 – Session 6: Next-Gen Media Distribution and Reception

• Ad Insertion in Broadcast-Broadband Delivery: challenges, strategies and monitoring – Richard Lhermitte, CTO, ENENSYS

Workshop (Thursday 7 March, 11:30-13:00)

DVB: advancing IP-based broadcast technologies

In collaboration with the IEEE Broadcast Technology Society, DVB presents this interactive workshop focusing on how some of our most advanced technical specifications are creating new opportunities for broadcasters.

With DVB standards providing the basis for digital television broadcasting across the majority of the Asia-Pacific region, the latest generation of solutions are designed to support the industry in the shift towards IP and internet-centric approaches. The workshop will be structured around a set of live demonstrations, each accompanied by a short introductory talk. There will be plenty of time for participants to take a closer look at the demos and pose questions to the speakers.

• DVB-I market situation in Europe – Emily Dubs, DVB Project
• DVB-I: revolutionizing TV Delivery over the Internet and Broadcast – Mika Kanerva, Sofia Digital
• 8K AVS3 video and audio streamed to a DVB-I set-top box – They Kian Seng, Huawei
• DVB-NIP feeding hotspots for mobile reception – Richard Lhermitte, ENENSYS
• DVB-SIS delivering unparalleled benefits for terrestrial TV broadcasters with over 97% savings in satellite network bandwidth – Dusan Statelov, MAINDATA
• DVB-SIS live use case: simultaneous 4K delivery over DVB-S2 and DVB-T2 for the major sport event in France this summer – Richard Lhermitte, ENENSYS

The session will be moderated by Peter Siebert for IEEE BTS.