German transmitter network operator Media Broadcast has gained the approval from the media authorities to operate the DTT platform for commercial TV broadcasters in DVB-T2/HEVC.
Media Broadcast sole applicant for DVB-T2 platform in Germany
German transmitter network operator Media Broadcast is the only applicant for the operation of the future digital terrestrial TV platform in DVB-T2/HEVC in Germany.
Sky Deutschland gears up for Ultra HD
German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland has taken another step towards a regular Ultra HD service by transmitting the concert of German hip-hop Band Die Fantastischen Vier live from Stuttgart on […]
Germany seeks DVB-T2/HEVC platform operator
The German media authorities have set up a tender for the operation of a nationwide DTT platform in DVB-T2/HEVC standard carrying commercial TV channels.
4K Ultra HD and HEVC STB shipments to explode
Worldwide Ultra HD capable set-top box shipments will reach 48 million by 2020, while the market for HEVC STBs will rise even further to 88 million units.
WDR and Media Broadcast to launch DVB-T2/HEVC trial in Cologne
WDR, the affiliate of German public broadcaster ARD for federal state North-Rhine Westphalia, and transmitter network operator Media Broadcast prepare a joint trial to test the new digital terrestrial transmission […]
Sinclair and Technicolor test ATSC 3.0
Sinclair Broadcast Group and Technicolor have staged the first over the air test of the ATSC 3.0 standard.
Media Broadcast kicks off DVB-T2/HEVC trial in Berlin
German transmitter network operator Media Broadcast has launched a large-scale trial to evaluate digital terrestrial TV distribution system DVB-T2 in combination with the new compression standard HEVC/H.265 in Berlin.
HEVC patent licence released
Apple, NHK, Orange and Samsung are among 23 organisations listed as holders of essential patents by MPEG LA.
Astra launches Ultra HD showcase channel
Astra Deutschland has launched a new Ultra HD showcase channel available as a free-to-air service on the satellite operator’s orbital position 19.2° East.