Production & Post
VVC delivers less pain for the grain
The Media Coding Industry Forum is exploring ways to develop end-to-end film-grain management for modern digital environments
DVB
IP Migration
DVB Group publishes new specifications for IP delivery
The new specification includes support for signalling of 5G services as well as signalling of accessibility services and of HbbTV applications for accessibility
Sustainability
DVB recommends new group to oversee energy efficiency in new specifications
The DVB has revealed that its study mission on energy-aware service delivery and consumption has delivered its final report, the central recommendation of which...
Media Management
DVB publishes requirements for next phase of video codec work
The updates have been published ahead of ETSI's expected update of the DVB-AVC specification
Media Management
Next Gen Codecs: AV1 & VVC
Russell Trafford-Jones takes a look at the two codecs vying for adoption and how they’re being received by the media industry
Media Management
DVB adds VVC to media delivery toolbox
DVB has revised its DVB-AVC specification to include VVC
Media Delivery
DVB unveils new specification for IP delivery
DVB-NIP has been approved by the DVB’s Steering Board
Media Consumption
AWS Elemental MediaLive converts image-based subtitles for mobile playback
Previously, web and mobile video players have not been able to handle image-based subtitles
Media Management
EBU publishes streams based on DVB-DASH
DVB-DASH defines the delivery of live and on-demand TV content over the open internet via HTTP adaptive streaming
Business
Harmonic, MediaKind, BBC R&D, Dolby among Tech and Engineering Emmy winners
Annual awards will be presented during the 2021 NAB Show on 10th October
Media Delivery
Why DVB has an important role to play in unifying the TV industry
Emily Dubs, head of technology, DVB Project Office explains why unification is the next Holy Grail
Media Delivery
DVB approves new specification for linear TV delivered over the internet
Linear TV can be delivered to any device with a suitable internet connection
News Releases
DVB to demonstrate advanced OTT delivery features
Will highlight support for low latency, enhanced service discovery, and mABR
Technology
DVB adds HDR Dynamic Mapping solutions to coding specifications
Solutions allow a receiver, such as a TV set, to adapt a High Dynamic Range video signal to the characteristics of the display
Videos
Technology
DVB and HbbTV release new DASH validation tool
It is designed to simplify content conformance for application developers and content providers working on the IP delivery of live and on-demand TV content...
Business
EBU appoints new director of technology and innovation
Arcidiacono will join from Eutelsat on 1st September
Technology
DVB explores OTT TV
DVB-I will focus on commercial requirements for standalone linear TV over broadband
Business
DVB updates UHD TV specifications
Three revisions finalised at latest Steering Board meeting
Production & Post
DVB approves new subtitling specification
The Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) steering board has approved a new specification for DVB TTML subtitling systems. The specification enables the delivery of next...
Business
TVBEurope launches year in review supplement series
The first ever 'year in review' supplement from TVBEurope is now available. Editor-in-chief James McKeown sets the scene
Business
UHD-1 Phase 2 approved
The last specification for UHD TV, UHD-1 Phase 2, has been approved today following a DVB Steering Board (SB) meeting. The new specification is...
IBC
The full UHDTV spec chips along
The earnest concentration in the DVB camp continues to focus on the travails of UHD Phase 2. “Continuing to be the most relevant is...
IBC
The DVB reviews its processes for a new age
In taking on the chairmanship of the DVB Project from Phil Laven, Peter MacAvock said: “I care greatly about what happens to this organisation....
Features
People on the move – November
A monthly round-up of appointments in the broadcast and media industries. Cinegy has appointed (pictured), to the role of strategic alliance manager. She comes...
News
IBC
Technologies beyond the transport stream
By Graham Mills, chairman, DVB Commercial Module At DVB’s one-day workshop in May, around 100 people came together from around the world to share the...
IBC
Interop across platforms
BBC and Dolby have given the demo of DVB-CSS a boost, along with the news that it is the underlying spec for inter-device synchronisation...
Production & Post
Harmonic and Dimetis partner for DVB-T2 HEVC trials in Germany
Harmonic has joined forces with German IP broadcast specialist Dimetis to create a fully integrated field test system to accelerate the distribution of next-generation...
News
Business
BBC, Sky and DVB honoured at DTG Awards
The DTG has given out awards to honour industry excellence at its 20th anniversary celebrations held after the DTG Summit 2015: Driving Global CollaborVation.
Business
Production & Post
Estonia’s Eesti Telekom chooses PlayBox for broadcast playout
Eesti Telekom, one of the largest telecommunication companies in the Baltics, has purchased a PlayBox Technology system for the broadcast playout facility at its...
News
TVBEverywhere
Nilesat Smart Digital Broadcasting platform to go on air
Nilesat is aiming to launch its new regional digital platform, The Nilesat Smart Digital Broadcasting System, next month.
News
Opinion
From scene to 4K screen
Technology trends over the last year have travelled in the direction of bigger, better, faster and higher quality. We saw it with the growth...
TVBEverywhere
Axon launches SMART DVB
New SMART DVB offers an unparalleled view of MPEG2 & DVB Transport Streams to ensure integrity & drive competitive advantage
Interviews
Watching TV ‘when, where, what and how you want it’
Amir Aharonovitch, VP of marketing for VBox Communications, spoke with Holly Ashford about the new system, and changing trends in TV consumption
Production & Post
UK Parliament chooses Techex for Westminster system
Techex is to design, build and install a new annunciator TV head-end system across the UK’s Parliamentary Estate in Westminster
News
Business
TVBAward winner Dr David Wood
Dr David Wood takes a trip down memory lane with TVBEurope, ahead of his Lifetime Achievement honour at the TVBAwards
News
TVBEverywhere
TTcomm optimises satellite delivery with Harmonic
TTcomm, one of the largest suppliers of teleport satellite services in Central and Eastern Europe, has selected an integrated video processing solution from Harmonic...
News
Production & Post
Harmonic launches “industry first” encoder
Harmonic has expanded the Ellipse 3000 family of contribution encoders for digital satellite newsgathering and fixed contribution applications. The new Ellipse 3102 and Ellipse...
News
Business
UHD TV moves ahead with DVB spec approval
The DVB-UHDTV Phase 1 specification was approved at the 77th meeting of the DVB Steering Board, in a significant step on the road to...