Terrestrial Digital TV (DTT, DTTV, DTV, DVB-T, DVB-T2, …) News

RAI begins transition of DTT to DVB-T2
Aug 28, 2024 – RAI has announced that it began the transition to DVB-T2 television transmission on August 28, 2024. Rai Storia, Rai Scuola and Rai Radio 2 Visual channels have moved to the new format.
News categories: Radiotelevisione italiana, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Italy

Mediaproxy adds A3SA compliant decryption for ATSC 3.0
Aug 29, 2024 – Mediaproxy has been certified by the ATSC Security Authority to provide decryption for U.S. NextGen TV broadcasts as part of its LogServer compliance monitoring and Monwall multiviewer systems.
News categories: Mediaproxy, ATSC Security Authority, Erik Otto, ATSC 3, Content Protection, Digital TV, QoE, USA

Ateme and ORS boost 5G-Broadcast capacity with IP-based StatMux
Aug 29, 2024 – Ateme and ORS Group have announced the world's first trial of an IP-based StatMux over 5G-Broadcast, increasing 5G-Broadcast capacity for live streaming services.
News categories: Ateme, ORS Group, Julien Mandel, Sr, Dr. Johann Mika, 5G, Austria, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IBCShow, Terrestrial

Persidera upgrades terrestrial video delivery with Harmonic
Aug 21, 2024 – Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) has announced that Persidera has deployed the company's XOS Advanced Media Processor to enhance video delivery at its new broadcast center.
News categories: Harmonic, Persidera, Stephane Cloirec, Guido Fermetti, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IBCShow, Italy, Terrestrial

ATSC demonstrates ATSC 3.0 at SET Congress and Expo in São Paulo
Aug 15, 2024 – ATSC will showcase the capabilities of ATSC 3.0 broadcast standards in its booth at SET Expo in São Paulo (August 20-22, 2024). Several ATSC member companies will also exhibit in the booth.
News categories: Advanced Television Systems Committee, Madeleine Noland, Mark Corl, ATSC 3, Brazil, Content Distribution, Digital TV, SBTVD

50% of U.S. consumers watch free ad-supported video
Aug 14, 2024 – Parks Associates research shows that 67% of U.S. consumers now watch social video, 50% watch free ad-supported video, one-third watch pay TV, and 14% use an antenna to watch OTA broadcasts.
News categories: Parks Associates, JW Player, Sarah Lee, James Burt, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, Smart TV, Tablet, Terrestrial, USA

MainConcept partners with Videodata on SBTVD TV 3.0
Aug 13, 2024 – MainConcept has partnered with Brazil based systems integrator and technology provider, Videodata, to support Brazil’s transition to the SBTVD TV 2.5 and TV 3.0 standards.
News categories: MainConcept, Videodata, Thomas Kramer, Rosalvo Carvalho, Brazil, Content Distribution, Digital TV, SBTVD

Globo shows TV 2.5 with Advanced HDR by Technicolor and Fraunhofer
Aug 10, 2024 – During the Paris Games, Advanced HDR by Technicolor, Fraunhofer IIS and Globo showcased HDR and MPEG-H Audio content that is compliant with Brazil's TV 2.5 standard on Hisense TVs.
News categories: Advanced HDR by Technicolor, Fraunhofer IIS, Globo, Adrian Murtaza, Valerie Allie, Wood Bi, Brazil, Content Distribution, Digital TV, SBTVD, Smart TV

Fraunhofer IIS, Hisense and Globo bring MPEG-H Audio to Brazil
Aug 7, 2024 – Fraunhofer IIS, with partners Hisense and Globo, has announced the release of a wide range of Hisense television sets in Brazil that unlock the next generation audio capabilities of MPEG-H Audio.
News categories: Fraunhofer IIS, Hisense, Globo, Adrian Murtaza, Thais Nogueira, Mauricio Felix, Brazil, Digital TV, SBTVD, Smart TV