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Riedel Communications joins AIMS

AIMS has announced that Riedel Communications is the latest media technology company to join the alliance. Riedel Communications is a specialist in real-time networks for audio video and communications applications; in particular, digital audio matrix systems and fibre-based real-time media network technology. “By joining the Alliance for IP Media Solutions, we extend our product’s format […]

July 26, 2016

Deltacast and Florical Systems join AIMS

AIMS has announced that Deltacast and Florical Systems are the latest in a fast growing number of key television broadcast technology companies to join the alliance, and align themselves with an open standards based approach to transitioning to an IP based workflow. Belgium based Deltacast develops and manufactures state-of-the-art products for the professional digital video […]

July 12, 2016

MacAvock returns to DVB as Chairman

Digital TV standards body the DVB has confirmed that Peter MacAvock, currently Head of Delivery, Platforms and Services at EBU Technology & Innovation, has been elected to the role of DVB Chairman. At the 83rd meeting of the Steering Board, MacAvock was chosen to take over from Phil Laven who has served in the position […]

July 11, 2016By Colin Mann

FTTH Council Europe welcomes 5G Manifesto

The FTTH Council Europe has welcomed the 5G Manifesto, published by the European Commission, which seeks to ensure that Europe is at the forefront of 5G evolutions. The FTTH Council Europe participated as an observer in the process leading up to the creation of the 5G Manifesto and says it is pleased to note the […]

July 8, 2016

SoftAtHome joins prpl Foundation

SoftAtHome, a software provider for operator CPE devices enabling convergent services for the digital home, has joined the prpl Foundation to work together with the open source community in order to build carrier-grade features into home gateways. The prpl Foundation is an ‘open-source, community-driven, collaborative, non-profit foundation’ with a focus on enabling next-generation datacenter-to-device portable […]

July 8, 2016

ITU ratifies new HDR standard

The ITU has announced – and confirmed – the REC-2100 enhanced standard, and which builds on the ‘REC-2020’ standard for high-dynamic range (HDR) broadcasting. “[HDR] represents a major advance in television broadcasting. HDR brings an incredible feeling of realism, building further on the superior colour fidelity of ITU’s Ultra-High Definition Television Recommendation BT.2020.  ITU’s Radiocommunication […]

July 5, 2016By Chris Forrester

DLNA 4.0 publishes DLNA 4.0 guidelines

The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) has announced that the organisation’s latest Guidelines for streaming personal content in the home are now available for download. DLNA 4.0 enables consumer product manufacturers to deliver a more satisfying and energy-efficient connected home experience, including viewing HD TV content on the broadest possible choice of interoperable TVs, PCs […]

June 30, 2016

Warner Bros joins HEVC Advance

HEVC Advance, an independent licensing administrator, hasy announced that Warner Bros has become both a Licensor and Licensee of the HEVC Advance HEVC/H.265 Patent Pool.  As a Licensor, Warner Bros will make its essential patents available through the HEVC Advance patent pool, which provides a transparent and efficient licensing programme for HEVC/H.265 essential patents.  As […]

June 29, 2016

BBC boost for HbbTV

The BBC, working in collaboration with Freeview, Digital UK and the DTG, has announced that it intends to accelerate the adoption of international standards around interactive TV in the UK market. The Corporation says it has developed an “innovative” plan to move beyond legacy MHEG technology to industry-wide adoption of HbbTV 2.0.1 in time for […]

June 24, 2016

HomeGrid: “G.hn key to ultra-broadband experience”

Speaking at BroadbandTV in Nashville, Donna Yasay, President of HomeGrid Forum, told the audience that G.hn is the number one technology to fulfil the needs for an in-home ultra-broadband experience, by extending Wi-Fi coverage and performance throughout the home and creating a true hybrid network over any of the available mediums. Broadband carriers are now […]

June 17, 2016