DVB-T2 News

UK's DTG publishes D-Book 6
Mar 5, 2009 – The DTG has published the 6th edition of the 'D-Book', the detailed interoperability specification for UK Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT).
News categories: DTG, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial, UK

Microsoft and NXP to show DVB-T2 Windows Media Center
Feb 26, 2009 – Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and NXP are to show a Windows Media Center incorporating a DVB-T2 tuner based on NXP's silicon at DVB World 2009 in Berlin.
News categories: NXP, Microsoft, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

Ofcom opts for AVC 4.0 for UK HD DTT
Feb 10, 2009 – Ofcom is set to adopt an MPEG-4 advanced video coding (AVC) level of 4.0 in the reference parameters for the UK's upcoming DVB-T2 high definition digital terrestrial television service.
News categories: Ofcom, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial, UK

SISVEL Announces Development of DVB-T2 Joint Patent Licensing Program
Jan 28, 2009 – SISVEL has announced that it is acting as the facilitator for the creation of a DVB-T2 joint patent licensing program and is issuing a call for patents and patent applications that are essential to the DVB-T2 Standard.
News categories: SISVEL, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Licensing, Patent, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

RAI launches DVB-T2 trial in Turin
Dec 16, 2008 – Italy's public broadcaster, RAI, has launched a DVB-T2 trial in Turin using equipment from SIDSA and Screen Service.
News categories: RAI, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Italy, Terrestrial

UK - Freeview set for HD channels
Oct 17, 2008 – Ofcom has decided to reserve a Freeview slot for ITV and another slot for Channel 4 with S4C to broadcast HD programmes, joining the BBC in being able to broadcast HD services on Freeview, starting with the UK's Granada region from late 2009.
News categories: Ofcom, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Regulation, Terrestrial, UK

UK PlayTV™ shipments reach 85,000 in the first week
Oct 2, 2008 – New products from Sony (Tokyo: 6758; NYSE: SNE) and Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) allow customers to get Freeview via a PlayStation®3 (PS3) and via a Windows Media Center home PC. A successful trial of DVB-T2 brings HD a step closer.
News categories: Freeview, Sony Computer Entertainment, Microsoft, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Gaming, Market Research, Streaming, Terrestrial, UK

Launch of DVB-T2
Sep 12, 2008 – IBC 2008 sees the official launch of the latest addition to the DVB family of open standards, DVB-T2 - a second generation transmission system for digital terrestrial television.
News categories: DVB Project, Digital TV, DVB-T2, IBCShow, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

NXP to Demonstrate End-to-End DVB-T2 Transmission at IBC 2008 in Amsterdam
Sep 10, 2008 – NXP will unveil a demonstration of end-to-end DVB-T2 transmission at the IBC 2008 conference in Amsterdam. The demonstration features NXP's silicon tuner TDA18211HN and one of the first prototypes of NXP's DVB-T2 demodulator TDA10055.
News categories: NXP, DVB-T2, IBCShow, ICs, Semiconductor