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EBU report: 5G Broadcast and DTT could share UHF band and broadcast towers

September 25, 2021 10.34 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Two new reports by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) conclude that a 5G Broadcast system could be safely introduced alongside existing DTT in the contested UHF band, and that existing broadcast towers could be used to significantly enhance the coverage and minimise the cost of rollout of this new technology.

Filed Under: Distribution, Mobile TV, Newsline, Research, Standards, Terrestrial, Testing Tagged With: 5G Broadcast, DTT, EBU, HPHT, UHF Edited: 25 September 2021 10:34

Freesat 4K boxes pass DTG and CAI verification scheme

July 23, 2021 10.59 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

UK DTH platform Freesat has become the latest company to have satellite receivers pass the European-wide assurance scheme for TV and satellite distribution equipment known as the European IRS Certification Scheme (EICS).

Filed Under: DTH, Newsline, Platforms, Satellite, Set-Top Boxes, Tech, Testing Tagged With: Alex Buchan, CommScope, DTG Testing, EICS, Freesat, Peter Sealey, Triax, Unitron Edited: 23 July 2021 10:59

Dolby launches Dolby Atmos HbbTV UHD trial in Spain

June 22, 2021 22.38 Europe/London By Broadband TV News Correspondent

Dolby has launched a pilot of an HbbTV service with Ultra HD image quality and next-generation Dolby AC-4 audio in Spain under the umbrella of industry association UHD Spain.

Filed Under: HbbTV, Newsline, Platforms, Standards, Tech, Testing, Ultra HD Tagged With: Dolby, Dolby AC-4, Dolby Atmos, HbbTV, UHD Spain, Vestel Edited: 22 June 2021 23:42

TVN starts DVB-T2 tests

January 28, 2021 09.41 Europe/London By Chris Dziadul

The Polish broadcaster TVN has begun DVB-T2/HEVC tests in cooperation with the national transmission company Emitel.

Filed Under: Central & East Europe, Newsline, Platforms, Standards, Tech, Terrestrial, Testing, TV Tagged With: DVB-T2, Emitel, Poland, TVN Edited: 28 January 2021 09:41

Antik provides TV solution for Disney

December 14, 2020 11.52 Europe/London By Chris Dziadul

Slovakia’s Antik Technology has supplied a TV monitoring solution for Disney Streaming Services.

Filed Under: Central & East Europe, Newsline, On Demand/VOD, Platforms, Tech, Testing Tagged With: Antik Technology, Disney Edited: 14 December 2020 11:52

Sky and Vodafone test 5G in live Bundesliga coverage

December 14, 2020 08.37 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Sky Deutschland and Vodafone Deutschland are testing the use of the new 5G mobile network standard as part of the pre- and post-coverage of a live 2nd division Bundesliga football match for the first time.

Filed Under: Distribution, Newsline, Production, Tech, Testing Tagged With: 5G, Bundesliga, DFL, network slicing, Sky Deutschland, Sportcast, Vodafone Deutschland Edited: 15 December 2020 13:10

ORS: 5G Broadcast is the future of television, but challenges remain

November 29, 2020 22.22 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

5G Broadcast is the future of television, but there are still some hurdles to overcome. This is the conclusion by Michael Wagenhofer, CEO of ORS, the technical services subsidiary of Austrian public broadcaster ORF, in a presentation of the 5G Broadcast trial in Vienna at the EBU-Forecast 2020 seminar.

Filed Under: Distribution, Platforms, Standards, Tech, Testing, Top Story Tagged With: 5G Broadcast, Michael Wagenhofer, OBECA, ORF, ORS Edited: 30 November 2020 11:54

SWR launches 5G Broadcast trial for in-car use in Germany

October 1, 2020 23.55 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

SWR, an affiliate of German public broadcaster ARD, and partners from the automotive and telecommunications industries have launched a 5G Broadcast trial for the distribution of audiovisual content to automobiles.

Filed Under: Distribution, Mobile TV, Newsline, Research, Standards, Tech, Terrestrial, Testing Tagged With: 5G Broadcast, ARD, Deutsche Funkturm, Kathrein Broadcast, Porsche, Rohde & Schwarz, SWR, TU Braunschweig Edited: 2 October 2020 00:02

ORS launches Ultra HD trial via DVB-T2 in Austria

September 23, 2020 22.26 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

ORS, the technical services subsidiary of Austrian public broadcaster ORF, has launched a trial for Ultra HD/4K (UHD) broadcasts on DTT in Vienna.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Platforms, Terrestrial, Testing, TV, Ultra HD Tagged With: 4K, French Open, Insight UHD, Markus Mangi, ORF, ORS, Roland Garros, simpliTV, Ultra HD Edited: 25 September 2020 12:57

Industry outraged: Public broadcasters to close research institute IRT

July 31, 2020 23.11 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

IRT, the joint technology research institute of the public broadcasters of Germany, Austria and Switzerland, is to be shut down.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, HbbTV, Newsline, Platforms, Research, Standards, Tech, Testing, Top Story Tagged With: 5G Broadcast, ARD, BR, HbbTV, IRT, MPEG, ZDF Edited: 4 August 2020 12:20

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