The Steering Board of the DVB Project has confirmed Martyn Lee of Sky as the new chair of its Commercial Module.
DVB to explore linear TV over the internet
The DVB is to establish a commercial module to study the commercial requirements for standalone linear TV services over broadband Internet.
DVB creates Targeted Advertising group
The DVB Steering Board has approved the creation of a dedicated group for Targeted advertising. It follows September’s Study Mission Report on the sector.
Steering board approval for DVB UHD Services
The DVB Steering Board has given its approval for three DVB specifications marking the completion of the current generation of specifications for Ultra High Definition Television – DVB UHD-1.
DVB revises three specifications
The DVB Technical Module has agreed to revision and updates to three of its specifications, including subtitles for UHDTV services.
Plessing named new DVB Technical Module chair
Jon Piesing has been endorsed as the new chairman of the DVB’s Technical Module. He takes over from Kevin Murray who has held the post for the past two years.
DVB targeted advertising market reality in 2020
The DVB is currently working more closely with the HbbTV Association on testing and promoting HbbTV, said Harmonic’s Thieryy Fautier, chairman targeted advertising study mission group DVB.
DVB forms liaison with SAT>IP Alliance
DVB and the SAT>IP Alliance have entered into a formal liaison agreement on the future development of the SAT>IP specification.
DVB approves new subtitling spec
The DVB Steering Board has approved a new specification for DVB TTML subtitling systems.
DVB’s UHD-1 Phase 2 becomes ETSI standard
The European Telecommunications Standards Institute has officially published the DVB specification for the use of Video and Audio Coding in Broadcasting Applications based on the MPEG-2 Transport Stream as an ETSI standard.