The DPP, the media industry’s business network, in collaboration with the North American Broadcasters Association (NABA), has today announced the publication of the second SMPTE Technical Specification (TSP) for the Interoperable Master Format (IMF) for broadcast and online use cases: SMPTE TSP 2121-4:2019 IMF Application Constraint DPP (JPEG2000). This new specification has been created to […]
UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has fined the news channel RT £200,000 (€223,000) for serious failures to comply with its broadcasting rules – and required the channel to broadcast a summary of the findings to its viewers. Ofcom has rules in place requiring broadcast news to be presented with due impartiality. Its investigation found that RT […]
Italy’s Ministry of Economic Development has published a new road map and timetable for the transition to the new DVB-T2 technology for TV broadcasting, following public consultations with stakeholders. The new road map, which divides Italy into four geographical areas, provides for the activation of DVB-T/MPEG-4 encoding in the last four months of 2021 and […]
DVB, an industry consortium that develops open interoperable technical specifications for the delivery of digital media and broadcast services, has announced a new revision to its specification for the use of video and audio coding in broadcast and broadband applications to include solutions for HDR Dynamic Mapping (DM). The solutions allow a receiver, such as […]
An estimated 17.8 million households in Italy, or 82.1 per cent of the total, are not equipped to receive future DVB-T2 broadcasts. The data comes from research conducted by the Ugo Bordoni Foundation (FUB), in collaboration with Auditel-Ipsos, during November 2018. Of the 21.6 million DTT households in Italy, 25 per cent can receive DVB-T […]
V-Nova has become a member of the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) – the international non-profit organisation that develops digital television standards. ATSC is currently focused on the commercial rollout of its 3.0 specification for digital terrestrial broadcasting. It represents the standardisation of a decade of technology advancement for how TV services are delivered, including […]
Vimeo, the online video platform, has announced support for a new royalty-free video codec, AV1. The AV1 codec enables HD and UHD video content to be streamed to audiences at a reduced bitrate without compromising visual quality. “AV1 is setting a new standard for video compression and delivery over the web, and will greatly improve […]
RDK Management has shared details about the adoption of RDK open source software used to power customer-premises equipment (CPE) from video and broadband services providers worldwide. “Service providers around the globe recognise that RDK gives them ultimate control over their software roadmaps and data within the connected home, across video, broadband and IoT connected devices,” […]
Korean cellco SK Telecom, together with Sinclair Broadcast Group and Harman International Industries, has successfully demonstrated next-generation TV broadcasting by combining ATSC 3.0-based broadcast network and SK Telecom’s 5G network. ATSC 3.0 is a suite of new broadcast TV transmission standards that deliver not only UHD video and improved audio, but also enables targeted advertising […]
In a field test conducted under the auspices of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) in Cleveland, Ohio between May 14th and May 16th, an engineering team from multiple industry participants showed how ATSC 3.0 technology can enhance the technological performance and economic value of existing broadcast infrastructures. “The test was an immense success,” declared […]