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 […]
Marvell Semiconductor has joined HomeGrid Forum and has been appointed to the organisation’s board of directors. Marvell will join Best Buy, BT, Intel, Lantiq, Sigma Designs, Telefonica, Texas Instruments and others on the board. Marvell’s addition to the board reinforces the growing importance and broadening adoption of G.hn as the next-generation global standard for wired […]
UK public service broadcasters are to produce a set of common HD and SD technical standards for the delivery of TV, as part of a new partnership that aims to help producers and broadcasters ‘maximise the potential benefits of digital production’. The Digital Production Partnership (DPP) is an industry collaboration funded and led by ITV, […]
CASBAA has welcomed four additional companies to its membership roster: MCOT Public Company Limited of Thailand, Times Television Network of India, Great Wall Industry Corporation of China and Dolby Laboratories of the US. MCOT, a new Patron member of the Association, is a Bangkok-based multi-media company encompassing television stations, including Channel 9 and Modernine, and […]
Cable Europe Labs has introduced new product certification for equipment instrumental in helping to keep cable at the head of the network speed race. The products that have successfully passed the Cable Europe Labs certification process are the following EuroDOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modems: AVM FRITZ Box 6320 Cisco EPC3008 “Pushing the speed envelope requires ensuring […]
QuickPlay Media, provider of solutions for the distribution of premium video to portable wireless devices, has joined the Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECE), a cross-industry consortium dedicated to creating a consumer-friendly open market for digital content distribution. With DECE’s UltraViolet, consumers will have an easy and consistent way to collect and watch movie and television […]