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V-Nova joins SMPTE

V-Nova, a provider of video compression solutions, has joined the Society of Motion Pictures & Television Engineers (SMPTE), the organisation whose standards work has supported a century of technological advances in entertainment technology, to join fellow industry leaders in devising standards for software solutions enabling high-quality video experiences. V-Nova will participate with the SMPTE UK […]

December 19, 2016

HbbTV 2 test suite spec released

The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing an open standard for the delivery of broadcast and broadband services through connected TVs and set-top boxes, has released test suite version 9.0 which will support the HbbTV 2 specification. The new test suite expands on the existing suite, making it 50 per cent larger with […]

December 6, 2016

Broadband Forum seeks virtualisation consensus

The Broadband Forum has announced the first steps have been taken to form a new industry connectivity and virtualisation committee of global service providers which will resolve how connectivity and virtualisation are bought and sold by service providers worldwide. Founded by the Forum’s Service Provider Action Council (SPAC) – an international autonomous committee of service […]

December 1, 2016

ETSI Home Gateway Initiative smart home specs

Three Home Gateway Initiative specifications have been published as Technical Specifications by ETSI. Following the closure of the Home Gateway Initiative in June 2016, work on the three specifications was transferred to ETSI. They have now been published using the ETSI Publicly Available Specification process. The three specifications are ETSI TS 103 424, which deals […]

November 29, 2016

HomeGrid Forum G.hn certifies Xingtera

HomeGrid Forum has announced that Xingtera’s XT1800 G.hn chipset has been awarded its G.hn certification, recognising a high-performance product that allows networking over any form of cabling at a rate of 1 Gigabit per second – a direct result of Xingtera’s ongoing dedication to the development of the chipset. “At HomeGrid Forum we champion industry […]

November 28, 2016

DVB approves commercial requirements for ABR multicast

After consideration of the Commercial Requirements for ABR (Adaptive Bit Rate) Multicast presented to the 84th meeting of the DVB Steering Board (SB), the decision was made to commit the Technical Module to produce a specification.  The scope of the work will pave the way to providing a harmonised solution to the problem of transmitting […]

November 23, 2016

MPEG LA releases MPEG-DASH patent portfolio licence

Licensing body MPEG LA has announced the availability of the MPEG-DASH (DASH) Patent Portfolio Licence. The joint licence includes patents that are essential to the MPEG Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP (DASH) standard, which enables high quality streaming of media content over HTTP to be dynamically adapted to changing network conditions to provide smooth, high […]

November 18, 2016

DVB approves ‘milestone’ UHD spec

The 84th meeting of the DVB Steering Board (SB) has approved the latest specification for Ultra High Definition Television, UHD-1 Phase 2. The industry consortium says the new specification is a major milestone for the industry, guaranteeing interoperability and enabling broadcasters and CE manufacturers to provide UHD-1 Phase 2 products and services. This could mean […]

November 17, 2016

ATSC 3.0: The “greatest thing since colour”

Plans in the US for a third-generation broadcasting standard, ATSC 3.0, is not only taking shape but has some broadcasters urging early adoption in order to create an “unprecedented” viewer experience and the “greatest thing since the introduction of colour”. The comments were made at last week’s NAB-sponsored TV2020 conference in New York, and during […]

November 15, 2016By Chris Forrester

DPP halts delivery of programmes on videotape

The Digital Production Partnership (DPP) has announced that from October 1st 2017, UK broadcasters BBC, BT Sport, Channel 4, Channel 5, ITV, Sky and UKTV, will no longer accept delivery on videotape of any programmes commissioned after this date. The announcement represents the end of the use of videotape in UK programme making, and the […]

November 15, 2016