Proposals invited for ATSC 3.0

Mark Richer

The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) has asked for poposals for a new “physical layer” as part of a next generation broadcast TV standard that could be adopted in the United States and other countries now using the US system.

Dutch HbbTV Forum adopts HbbTV 1.5

HbbTV on Dutch TV

HbbTV Forum Netherlands, a consortium of broadcasters, suppliers, distributors and other stakeholders, has decided to use the 1.5 version of the international HbbTV standard.

Ericsson demos UHDTV to EBU

Ericsson has led a pioneering live demonstration of a new Ultra High Definition TV encoding system at a EBU technical seminar in Geneva.

DOCSIS 3.1: the countdown begins

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CABLE CONGRESS 2013 – LONDON. Although talk about DOCSIS 3.1 began only late last year, circumstances will require initial deployments to be made as soon as 2015/16.

DTG launches interoperability consultation

Richard Lindsay-Davies

The Digital TV Group (DTG) has launched a consultation into the future management of digital television interoperability in the UK.

UHDTV attracts US to DVB-T2 trial

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The US Federal Communications Commission has given its approval to the first ever trial of DVB-T2 in the United States.

Will Japan jump start 4K?

Worldwide TV channels by format

The market push for UltraHD is expected to be led by three key regions of the globe, notably North America, Western Europe and East Asia, according to NSR.

2013 to be breakout year for 4K

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More than half a million 4K×2K TVs are forecast to ship worldwide this year, growing to more than 7 million by 2016, according to the latest Quarterly TV Design and Features Report from NPD DisplaySearch.

NHK to present 8K Video at NAB 2013

NHK Super Hi-Vision

Japanese public broadcaster NHK will present the latest iteration of its Super Hi-Vision system at the 2013 NAB Show.

Estonia makes DVB-T2 move

Levira and the Estonian public broadcaster ERR have signed a cooperation agreement to begin transmitting the channel ETV in DVB-T2.