Oct 31 2018
The DTG has published the latest version of the D-Book, the only universally deployed technical standards for TV and digital terrestrial television (DTT) in the UK. The D-Book is updated annually with the collaboration of industry, underpinning Freeview, YouView, Freesat, EE TV, BT TV and TalkTalk TV. D-Book 11 changes and updates include: RF test […]
Nov 3 2016
Hybrid broadcast broadband TV (HbbTV) references for the UK Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) Improved picture quality with High Dynamic Range (HDR) – including the two key technologies Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG) & Perceptual Quantizer (PQ10) More efficient encoding (HEVC) introduced to products to help pave the way for future UHD (Ultra High Definition) services The […]
Jun 21 2016
Programme Making and Special Events (PMSE) Audio Applications will lose the potential to access approximately 100MHz of spectrum on a secondary basis when 700MHz clearance happens. The full impact of 700MHz clearance will not be known until the UK’s detailed plans for DTT in the remaining UHF band are made available. One solution proposed by […]
May 5 2016
The DTVP’s Ultra HD Working Group and the DTG’s UK UHD Forum will hold the second joint Plugfest on 12th – 13th April, at the DTG’s headquarters in Vauxhall, London. This follows the success of the first joint UHD Plugfest which took place in Berlin last December. The second joint UHD Plugfest will focus on […]
May 5 2016
The DTVP’s Ultra HD Working Group and the DTG’s UK UHD Forum will hold the second joint Plugfest on 12th – 13th April, at the DTG’s headquarters in Vauxhall, London. This follows the success of the first joint UHD Plugfest which took place in Berlin last December. The second joint UHD Plugfest will focus on […]
Oct 8 2015
The DTG has published the 6th edition of its free R-Book for aerial system installers fitting Freeview and all other DTT-based platforms, with practical advice on interference mitigation and the latest industry guidelines. R-Book 6 has been produced by the DTG RF Working Group, led by the DTG’s Principal RF Engineer, Alex Buchan, and broadcast […]
May 13 2015
The DTG has given out awards to industry at its 20th anniversary celebrations held after the DTG Summit 2015: Driving Global CollaborVation. The DTG Innovation Award: Sky for Now TV The DTG Collaboration Award: BBC Digital The DTG Partnership Award: DVB The DTG Founders Award: 14 original founders Awards for Innovation, Collaboration and Partnership were […]
May 1 2015
The DTG has received a request from Ofcom that R-Books 2 and 5 be updated to provide guidance to installers to promote the use of ‘wideband’ aerials that would not need replacing should a change of use of 700MHz occur. The old R-Books were long out of date and included references to analogue services. Also, […]
Mar 5 2015
Ed Vaizey, Minister for the Digital Economy, has agreed with BBC director general Tony Hall that the future government reviewing the BBC Charter must shape a BBC that is fit for the digital age. Delivering a keynote speech at the Oxford Media Convention 2015, Vaizey reflected on the growth in the digital economy during his […]
Mar 5 2015
The DTG has highlighted the risks of over-promising on the 4k experience after the Advertising Standards Authority told DSG Retail not to re-run a Christmas ad implying that 4k TVs would show greater detail without supporting evidence, and to ensure they ‘clearly communicated the standard of quality that would be achieved’. DTG CEO Richard Lindsay-Davies […]
Dec 18 2014
The DTG has joined the Digital Accessibility Alliance set up by the government to improve access to digital services for disabled and older people. Through the DTG Accessibility Group, the DTG will work with government departments, regulators, local government, business and the not for profit sector to promote universal access for citizens to digital services. […]
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Nov 4 2019
DTG publishes refined version of the latest UK TV specifications in D-Book 12
LONDON, MONDAY 4 NOVEMBER 2019: The DTG has released the latest version of the D-Book, the only universally deployed technical standard for TV and digital terrestrial television (DTT) in the UK. The D-Book is updated annually with the collaboration of industry, underpinning Freeview, YouView, Freesat, EE TV, BT TV and TalkTalk TV. Requirements that are […]
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By Expat • UK Media News • Tags: D-Book, DTG