The US’s Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) has confirmed the approval of the ATSC NRT (Non-Real-Time) Content Delivery standard, a backwards-compatible enhancement to digital TV broadcasting that provides a framework for new capability for feature-rich receivers, including ‘on demand’ broadcast TV channels, more detailed programme information for the delivery of a broad range of exciting […]
Thailand will adopt the European digital video broadcasting terrestrial 2 (DVB-T2) standard for commercial digital TV service, the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission has confirmed The cabinet approved DVB-T2 as the digital broadcasting standard in compliance with the NBTC’s proposal. “The adoption of the technology standard is a crucial step towards the digital transition,” said […]
European consumer electronic producers, cable and satellite reception equipment industry, the live performance, content making manufacturers and cable operators are announcing the formation of a forum aimed at preserving the coexistence between devices and services when new radio services are introduced. The European Forum for Spectrum Coexistence (EFSC) calls for EU spectrum policy to ensure […]
The ITU’s research working party (ITU-R Working Party 6C) has met and agreed the parameter values for the “next two generations” of TV transmission technology. These are the (so-called) 4K and 8K UHDTV formats. The meeting took place alongside a Forum on Emerging Media Technologies in Geneva, Switzerland. David Wood, the EBU’s deputy technology and […]
Nearly two million homes face disruption to their digital TV signal because of interference from new mobile services, with fears that a government help scheme to combat the problem will fall short. Up to 10,000 homes will no longer be able to receive Freeview at all and will have to get cable or satellite TV […]
Everything Everywhere has revealed it is to push for a faster rollout of 4G networks in the UK with the 4G Britain campaign set to target business leaders and consumer heads. The Orange and T-Mobile JV is pushing to bring the UK in line with the likes of the US which already benefits from a […]
Executives from news media, publishing, TV, film, music, IT and Internet media businesses have teamed up with existing standards and licensing organisations to work in coalition on a cross-media global project that will result in better and easier management of copyright in the online world. The Linked Content Coalition (LCC) launched April 25 on the […]
Following more than 10 months of comprehensive testing in urban and rural areas in and around Cambridge, England, the Cambridge TV White Spaces Consortium, which comprises leading international and UK technology and media companies, has successfully demonstrated the potential of television white spaces. The consortium explored and measured a range of applications — rural wireless […]
The Italian government has confirmed the adoption of the DVB-T2 standard for Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) reception equipment, from January 1st 2015. Both stand-alone and integrated decoders will have to be compatible with the DVB-T2 standard, and from July 1st 2015 will become the only ones that can be sold on the Italian market. The […]
AirTies Wireless Networks, the innovative supplier of advanced technology to the Broadcast and Broadband industry, hasreceived ISO 9001 certification. ISO 9001:2008 is a globally recognised international quality management standard that aims to enhance customer satisfaction by ensuring that companies adhere to regulatory requirements and have mechanisms in place for continued system-wide improvement. AirTies CEO, Bulent […]