ATIS has released two important new standards created by the ATIS IPTV Interoperability Forum (IIF), a global expert in IPTV standards development. The IPTV Content on Demand Service (ATIS-0800042) specifies functions and interfaces for the delivery of an IPTV Content on Demand (CoD) Service in a managed IP network. The other standard is Managing the […]
Speaking at the Association of European Radio’s 20th Anniversary Conference in Brussels, Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda, told delegates they must think creatively to solve the issues holding back the proliferation of digital radio in Europe. “Let me give you just one example,” she said. “In the absence […]
At the 67th Meeting of the Steering Board, the DVB approved the latest version of its specification for interactivity – Globally Executable MHP (GEM). This new version of GEM v1.3 prepared by the ad-hoc group TM-MUG, chaired by Michael Lagally (Oracle), now provides support for Over-The-Top (OTT) television and Hybrid Broadcast/Broadband (HBB). This new version […]
TV One’s newest format converter, the 1T-FC-766, converts HDMI to 3G SDI and allows HDMI signals to be displayed on an SDI monitor. The 1T-FC-766 features high Bitrate processing ensuring fast signal transmission without signal loss and also allows great flexibility in monitor selection since extremely high quality displays can be accomplished on a high […]
Simon Woodward, CEO of digital TV software provider ANT, has implied that delays in agreeing product specifications that deliver the benefit of merged linear and Internet TV has affected the company’s revenues. Woodward’s comments came as ANT reported a seven per cent drop in full year revenue to £4.35million (€5.14m) last year from £4.70 million […]
DVB announced that at the 67th Meeting of the Steering Board, the DVB-3DTV specification was approved. The specification will be submitted immediately to the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) for formal standardisation. BlueBook A154 ‘Frame Compatible Plano-Stereoscopic 3DTV’, (DVB-3DTV) has been published and is available for downloading from the DVB website. The Commercial Requirements for […]
Seven companies from the electronics and IP industries have announced the formation of the AllVid Tech Company Alliance. The organisation was formed to lobby on public policy in the Federal Communications Commission’s “AllVid” rulemaking. Founding members of AllVid include Best Buy, Google, Mitsubishi Digital Electronics, Nagravision, SageTV, Sony Electronics and TiVo. All are said to […]
The Spanish Government has approved a new piece of legislation to regulate HDTV content and the use of the multiplex capacity on DTT. The new rule obliges broadcasters to inform viewers about HDTV broadcasts that must meet at least 720 active lines under 16:9 format in the production process. The new rule aims to avoid […]
The HQME Steering Committee, a newly-formed group of mobile and content industry leaders that includes SanDisk Corporation, SoftBank Mobile, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Orange, has announced a proposed industry standard aimed at addressing the current and growing challenges of efficiently managing and delivering data from mobile networks to mobile devices. HQME (High Quality Mobile Experience) […]
LG Electronics has filed two cease and desist requests with the US International Trade Commisson (ITC) over alleged patent infringements by Sony. LG is claiming that the Japanese company has infringed its patents on Blu-ray drive technology in the PS3 and in digital TV technology in Internet connected Bravia TVs. There are four patents at […]