Digital TV News: Christoph Dosch
ITU approves H.265/HEVC second edition standard
Nov 21, 2014 – The second edition of High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC), Recommendation ITU-T H.265 | ISO/IEC International Standard 23008-2 includes enhanced format range extensions to improve video quality, general multi-layer support, scalability to cope with IP network congestion, and native 3D (multi-view) video encoding.
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International Telecommunication Union, Hamadoun I. Touré, Christoph Dosch, Digital TV, Worldwide
3DTV gets a boost with new ITU-R Recommendations
May 31, 2012 – New ITU Recommendations on 3DTV are being submitted to Administrations for accelerated approval. ITU's Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) has developed the standards - or Recommendations - in its Study Group 6.
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International Telecommunication Union, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Metaverse, Set Top Box, Smart TV
Ultra High Definition Television (UHDTV) nearing reality
Oct 14, 2011 – The ITU has announced that its Study Group on Broadcasting Service has reached agreement on most of the pertinent technical characteristics of a new Ultra High Definition Television (UHDTV) standard for television.
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International Telecommunication Union, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Smart TV, TV Services
3D TV moves into focus at the ITU
Jan 14, 2010 – Study Group 6 of ITU's Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) has released a new Report outlining a roadmap for future 3D TV implementation, which envisages systems so smart they accurately mimic the way our eyes and brains perceive the visual world.
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ITU-R, Digital TV, Metaverse, TV Services
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