The commercial module of digital TV standards body DVB has been working on ‘Defining the Long Term Vision for Terrestrial Broadcast’, with a view to publishing its findings later in 2105. Graham Mills, Chair of the Commercial Module, noted that DTT is thriving in many countries, with DVB-T2 the leading standard, having been adopted around […]
Eutelsat Communications is joining the SAT>IP Alliance as a Founding Member to support the development and worldwide adoption of the SAT>IP technology. The SAT>IP Alliance includes leading satellite operators and manufacturers – SES, Eutelsat, Hispasat, Panasonic, NAGRA, ALi Corporation and MaxLinear – and aims to accelerate the adoption of SAT>IP in the satellite industry and […]
Satellite operators SES and Eutelsat, two of the leading players in the global video distribution market, have unveiled an industry-wide initiative to develop and promote next-generation video technologies, standards and formats, focusing initially on the reception of satellite services on any screen and on converged broadcast-broadband technologies. Called the Future Video Initiative, this new project […]
Seven leading Internet companies have formed the Alliance for Open Media – an open-source project that will develop next-generation media formats, codecs and technologies in the public interest. The Alliance’s founding members are Amazon, Cisco, Google, Intel Corporation, Microsoft, Mozilla and Netflix. The new Alliance is committing its collective technology and expertise to meet growing […]
Samsung Electronics has confirmed that all of the 2015 UHD TV models, encompassing Series 9 to Series 6 models, qualify for, and will display, the 4K Ultra HD logos developed by US trade body the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). The CEA logos are only eligible to be used on UHD TVs that satisfy the highest […]
HGI, the global organisation for setting requirements for the connected home, has published new requirements that when implemented will improve the reliability and range of Wi-Fi networks for services operating on both 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz frequencies. The new document, ‘RD-045: Wi-Fi requirements for Home Gateways – Automatic Channel Selection (ACS) and Repeaters’, improves the clarity […]
US technology trade association the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has announced the industry definition for high dynamic range (HDR) compatible video displays. HDR is a new capability that promises to deliver an expansive range of brightness and shadow detail, further enhancing the viewing experience. Paving the way for the introduction of HDR-Compatible Displays, the new […]
The Secure Content Storage Association (SCSA) – a consortium of companies in the entertainment and storage industries focused on developing technologies to make it easy and secure for consumers to purchase, transfer and view content across multiple electronic devices – has released licensing specifications for the Vidity-branded technology which it says will enable the best […]
HGI has published new requirements for home network devices. The new document, ‘RD012: QoS and Multicast Requirements for Home Network Infrastructure Devices’, extends the current Quality of Service (QoS) architecture already published by HGI, to cover the entire home network. RD012 details the requirements for QoS functions such as classification and queuing within powerline or […]
Australia’s Communications minster Malcolm Turnbull has introduced the Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Primary Television Broadcasting Service) Bill 2015, an amendment to 1992’s Broadcasting Services Act that will remove the regulation requiring Australian television stations to broadcast in standard definition on their main channels. The Bill provides the national and commercial free-to-air broadcasters with the flexibility to […]