Digital TV News: DTG

DASH Industry Forum Releases Implementation Guidelines for MPEG-DASH Deployments
Jun 19, 2013 – The DASH Industry Forum (DASH-IF) has released DASH-AVC/264, its recommended guidelines for deployment of the MPEG-DASH standard. The MPEG-DASH specification provides a standard method for streaming multimedia content over the internet by simplifying and converging delivery of IP video.
News categories: DASH-IF, Middleware, Streaming

DTG updates Freeview HD specification
Mar 28, 2013 – The Digital TV Group (DTG), the industry association for digital TV in the UK, has published an updated version of the 7th edition of the 'D-Book'--the technical specification for UK digital terrestrial television (Freeview and Freeview HD) and Connected TV.
News categories: Digital TV Group, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial, UK

DTG Testing test centre tests its first HbbTV product
Nov 23, 2012 – Following registration as an HbbTV test centre, DTG Testing, the digital TV industry's test centre operated by the Digital TV Group (DTG), has successfully tested its first HbbTV product.
News categories: DTG Testing, HbbTV, QoE, Set Top Box, UK

DTG Connected TV specification now openly available to industry
Sep 28, 2012 – The Digital TV Group (DTG), the industry association for digital TV in the UK, has released the second version of D-Book 7 Part B (the technical specification for UK connected TV products and services) to both members and non-members of the DTG.
News categories: Digital TV Group, Digital TV, HbbTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, Terrestrial, UK

MaxLinear and Panasonic Semiconductor Collaborate On DVB-T2 Set-Top Box NIMs
Aug 27, 2012 – MaxLinear (NYSE:MXL) has announced that it is collaborating with Panasonic's (NYSE:PC; Tokyo:6752) Semiconductor Business Group on DVB-T2 NIM reference designs that include MaxLinear's MxL603 silicon tuner and Panasonic's MN88472 DVB-T2 demodulator LSI.
News categories: MaxLinear, Panasonic, DVB-T2, DVR, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

DTG Testing and Mirifice introduce automated MHEG testing
Jul 5, 2012 – DTG Testing and Mirifice have developed an automation system for MHEG based on Mirifice's MiriATE® product. DTG Testing has also released an MHEG automation test suite for pre-compliance testing, prior to submission to DTG Testing for final testing.
News categories: DTG Testing, Mirifice, MHEG-5, QoE, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial, UK

DTG unveils next-generation features for Freeview platform
Feb 29, 2012 – The DTG has announced the latest technical specification enhancements for Freeview and Freeview HD - as the digital television industry gathers for its annual Summit on 2 March in London. An updated D-Book will be published on 31 March 2012.
News categories: DTG, Digital TV, MHEG-5, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, Terrestrial, UK

NXP Announces Silicon TV Tuner Fully Optimized for On-Board Design
Dec 6, 2011 – NXP (NASDAQ: NXPI) has announced the TDA18274, a high-performance silicon tuner for terrestrial and cable TV reception. Supporting all analog and digital TV standards, the TDA18274 hybrid silicon tuner is optimized for direct 'on-board' designs.
News categories: NXP, Cable TV, CES2024, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

UK HbbTV based Connected TV specification approved for publication
Sep 30, 2011 – The Digital TV Group (DTG) has announced that the 7th edition of the 'D-Book' - the interoperability specification for UK DTT and HbbTV-based 'Connected TV' hybrid products and services - has been formally approved.
News categories: Digital TV Group, Digital TV, HbbTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, Terrestrial, UK