Digital TV News: Ministry of Communications

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

Tolka to demonstrate Brazil's new TV 3.0 standard with Globo
Aug 5, 2024 – Tolka has been selected to demonstrate its TV 3.0 processing technologies in partnership with Globo. The TV 3.0 transmission standard is scheduled for introduction across Brazil in 2025.
News categories: Tolka, Globo, Alex Day, Brazil, Content Distribution, Digital TV, SBTVD

ATSC 3.0 physical layer recommended for Brazil's TV 3.0 project
Jul 24, 2024 – The SBTVD Forum has recommended to the Brazilian government the selection of the ATSC 3.0 'physical layer' as the over-the-air transmission system for 'TV 3.0' broadcasting in Brazil.
News categories: Advanced Television Systems Committee, Fórum SBTVD, Madeleine Noland, Skip Pizzi, ATSC 3, Brazil, Content Distribution, Digital TV, SBTVD

BeIN Media and Google Cloud announce media and broadcast collaboration
May 24, 2023 – beIN MEDIA and Google Cloud are to explore the use of Google Cloud data analytics and machine learning to deliver more personalized and relevant experiences across beIN's services.
News categories: BeIN Media, Google Cloud, Israel Esteban, Anthony Cirot, Ghassan Kosta, Big Data, Digital TV, Qatar, UX

Ateme helps Fórum SBTVD choose video coding system for TV 3.0 standard
Mar 10, 2022 – Ateme has announced that the Brazilian Terrestrial Television System Forum (Fórum SBTVD) used its TITAN Live solution to select VVC as the sole mandatory video coding system for the countries new TV 3.0 broadcasting standard.
News categories: Ateme, Fórum SBTVD, Mickael Raulet, Brazil, Content Distribution, Digital TV, SBTVD

ATSC 3.0 technologies selected for Brazil's TV 3.0 system
Jan 18, 2022 – The ATSC has announced that the SBTVD Forum has recommended to the Brazilian government the selection of several technologies proposed by ATSC for Brazil's next-generation terrestrial digital television standard.
News categories: Advanced Television Systems Committee, SBTVD Forum, Madeleine Noland, Skip Pizzi, ATSC 3, Brazil, Content Distribution, Digital TV, SBTVD

MPEG-H selected as audio system for Brazil's TV 3.0 Project
Jan 17, 2022 – The SBTVD Forum has completed the technical evaluation phase of its TV 3.0 Project aimed at defining Bazil's next-generation TV platform. In the end, MPEG-H Audio was selected as the sole mandatory audio codec for the system.
News categories: Fraunhofer IIS, Ateme, SBTVD Forum, Adrian Murtaza, Mickaël Raulet, Brazil, Content Distribution, Digital TV, SBTVD

South Africa begins analogue TV switch-off
Mar 16, 2021 – South Africa has started with the phased switch-off of analogue television transmitters in the Free State. The process, carried out province-by-province, is expected to complete by the end of March 2022.
News categories: Ministry of Communications and Digital Technologies, Content Distribution, Digital TV, South Africa, Terrestrial

Afghanistan Broadcasting System selects EUTELSAT 53A as its DTH platform
Feb 14, 2019 – Eutelsat (Paris: ETL) and Afghanistan Broadcasting System (ABS) have signed a contract for video capacity on EUTELSAT 53A. ABS will use EUTELSAT 53A’s Ku-band resources over Central Asia to provide nationwide coverage for the launch of its DTH platform, Oqaab HD+.
News categories: Eutelsat, Afghanistan Broadcasting System, Michel Azibert, Andi Wilmers, Afghanistan, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Satellite