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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, Technology, Testing, Top Story Tagged With: 5G Broadcast, ARD, BR, HbbTV, IRT, MPEG, ZDF Edited: August 4, 2020 12:20

HbbTV to launch webinar series on TV and OTT developments

June 1, 2020 20.07 Europe/London By Broadband TV News Correspondent

The HbbTV Association will offer a series of webinars covering current issues, solutions and developments in the TV and OTT market.

Filed Under: HbbTV, Newsline, Standards, Technology Tagged With: Alexander Sacher, HbbTV, HbbTV Association, HbbTV OpApp, HD+, IRT, Jörn Krieger, Klaus Merkel, Vincent Grivet, Wilfried Urner Edited: June 1, 2020 20:11

Germany successfully trials 5G Broadcast

October 23, 2019 10.51 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

The participants of German research project 5G Today, in which linear TV was transmitted in 5G broadcast mode for the first time, have drawn a positive conclusion.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Mobile TV, Newsline, Research, Standards, Technology, Terrestrial, Testing Tagged With: 5G Broadcast, 5G-Today, Aneta Baier, FeMBMS, IRT, Kathrein, Rohde & Schwarz Edited: October 24, 2019 12:09

Deutsche TV-Plattform to host Ultra HD Plugfest in Berlin

August 22, 2019 10.09 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German industry association Deutsche TV-Plattform will continue its Ultra HD Plugfest series.

Filed Under: HbbTV, Newsline, Platforms, Technology, Testing, Ultra HD Tagged With: Berlin, Deutsche TV-Plattform, DTG, interop, interoperability, IRT, plugfest Edited: August 22, 2019 10:13

Germany launches TV via 5G broadcast trial

May 9, 2019 10.35 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

[WATCH VIDEO] The 5G Today project has officially started its field trial for TV broadcasting via 5G at a kick-off event at German broadcast technology research institute IRT in Munich today.

Filed Under: Channels, Editor's Choice, Mobile TV, Newsline, Platforms, Technology, Terrestrial Tagged With: 5G, 5G Broadcast, 5G-Today, BR, FeMBMS, HPHT, IRT, Kathrein, Michael Hagemeyer, Rohde & Schwarz, SDR, SFN, Telefónica Deutschland, TU Braunschweig, Ulrich Wilhelm Edited: May 15, 2019 20:36

Deutsche TV-Plattform releases HbbTV 2 minimum requirements

March 27, 2019 10.00 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German industry association Deutsche TV-Plattform has published the minimum requirements for HbbTV 2 devices in the German market.

Filed Under: HbbTV, Newsline, Standards, Technology Tagged With: Andre Prahl, Deutsche TV-Plattform, DVB DASH, HbbTV 2, HbbTV 2.0.1, HbbTV Association, IRT, Vincent Grivet Edited: March 28, 2019 12:15

Stephan Heimbecher joins Imagine Communications from Sky Deutschland

November 28, 2018 23.14 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

US technology company Imagine Communications has appointed Stephan Heimbecher as its new international director of consulting services.

Filed Under: Newsline, People, Platforms, Technology Tagged With: Deutsche TV-Plattform, DVB, IEC, Imagine Communications, IRT, ITU, Mathias Eckert, Sky Deutschland, SMPTE, Stephan Heimbecher, UHD Alliance, Ultra HD Forum Edited: November 28, 2018 23:14

Rohde & Schwarz sets up TV broadcasting over 5G trial

September 13, 2018 10.38 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German technology company Rohde & Schwarz has initiated the world’s first dynamic single-frequency network (SFN) with FeMBMS signals in the lab.

Filed Under: Distribution, Mobile TV, Newsline, Platforms, Research, Standards, Technology, Terrestrial, Testing Tagged With: 3GPP, 5G, 5G-Today, Bayerischer Rundfunk, FeMBMS, IRT, Kathrein, LTE Broadcast, Rohde & Schwarz, SFN, Telefónica Germany, TU Braunschweig Edited: September 13, 2018 10:43

SMPTE partners with IRT for IMF interoperability plugfest

May 22, 2018 08.54 Europe/London By Robert Briel

SMPTE is collaborating with the Institut für Rundfunktechnik (IRT) to conduct a face-to-face Interoperable Master Format (IMF) plugfest that tests the ability of vendors to create and play interoperable IMF packages.

Filed Under: Newsline Tagged With: IMF, IRT, plugfest, Rico Zimmermann, SMPTE, Thomas Bause Mason. Edited: May 22, 2018 08:54

Germany rolls out TV broadcasting via 5G trial

March 7, 2018 10.55 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

A test site for TV broadcasting over 5G networks is being set up in the Bavarian Oberland region as part of research project 5G Today.

Filed Under: Channels, Distribution, Mobile TV, Newsline, Platforms, Research, Standards, Technology, Testing Tagged With: 5G, 5G-Today, Birgit Spanner-Ulmer, BR, FeMBMS, IRT, Jaime Lluch, Jochen Mezger, Kathrein, Manfred Reitmeier, Ralf Exler, Rohde & Schwarz, Wendelstein Edited: March 7, 2018 10:55

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