Audio
EBU, IRT, BBC R&D release open-source, next-gen audio tools
Enables sound engineers to produce immersive and personalisable content using the Audio Definition Model (ADM) format.
BBC Research and Development
Media Delivery
BBC R&D studies environmental impact of delivering and watching TV
Research found that the devices in viewers' homes used more energy in total than in the BBC's distribution chain
Technology
BBC testing Object-Based iPlayer
Computationally intensive tasks have been "offloaded" to a powerful graphics card on a Cloud server
TVBEverywhere
BBC R&D and EE trial 4G Broadcast at 2015 FA Cup Final
BBC Research & Development worked with EE and other partners to stage a trial of 4G Broadcast at the FA Cup Final at Wembley...
News
TVBEverywhere
BBC, SES and Samsung demo first DVB broadcast of HDR UHD TV
SES and Samsung Electronics demonstrated the first DVB transmission of High Dynamic Range UHD TV at the annual SES Industry Days in Luxembourg on...
News
Business
BBC R&D to broadcast 4K Commonwealth Games
BBC Research and Development has announced its second Ultra HD trial this summer.
TVBEverywhere
BBC 4K test is first of many
The BBC has given the strongest indication yet of plans to launch an Ultra HD service by performing a test broadcast of three matches...
Business
BBC R&D and Arqiva to trial UHD for World Cup
BBC Research and Development will trial Ultra High Definition (UHD) broadcasts this summer.