Technicolor says it’s withdrawing from the HEVC advance pool in order to concentrate on the licensing of its own HEVC portfolio direct to manufacturers.
German industry association ZVEI aims for 2018 analogue cable switch-off
German cable and satellite industry association ZVEI Fachverband Satellit & Kabel expects the preconditions for nationwide analogue cable TV switch-off to be met by the end of 2018.
AsiaSat and Rohde & Schwarz develop Ultra HD service for Asia
Asian satellite operator AsiaSat and German technology company Rohde & Schwarz have teamed up to create the first free-to-air Ultra HD platform on AsiaSat 4 (122° East).
Media Broadcast to test DVB-T2/HEVC and HbbTV with Eurofins
German transmitter network operator Media Broadcast has selected UK-based media and device testing company Eurofins Digital Testing (formally Digital TV Labs) to build a complete test suite for the upcoming […]
Media Broadcast starts DVB-T2 launch campaign
German transmitter network operator Media Broadcast has started the information campaign for the transition of digital terrestrial TV broadcasting from DVB-T to successor standard DVB-T2/HEVC.
Harmonic and Dimetis support DVB-T2/HEVC transition in Germany
US video delivery infrastructure provider Harmonic and Dimetis, a German IP broadcast solutions provider, have partnered to create a fully integrated field test system to accelerate the introduction of next-generation […]
DVB-T2/HEVC trial to kick off in Cologne/Bonn
WDR, the affiliate of German public broadcaster ARD serving federal state North-Rhine Westphalia, and German transmitter network operator Media Broadcast will commence their joint DVB-T2/HEVC trial in North-Rhine Westphalia on […]
Media Broadcast chooses Irdeto for DVB-T2 encryption
German transmitter network operator Media Broadcast has selected a software-based encryption system from Irdeto to secure its hybrid DVB-T2/HEVC platform.
Pearl.tv to launch Europe’s first FTA Ultra HD channel
Europe’s first commercial free-to-air (FTA) Ultra HD channel will come from Germany.
HEVC Advance opens patent pool
HEVC Advance has launched a new patent pool for the licensing and commercialisation of HEVC technologies.