Jul 28 2017
French media regulator the CSA has opened a public consultation on the future of the country’s digital-terrestrial TV platform, introducing the idea of launching a new multi-city multiplex that could be used to launch UHD services. To improve quality and make space for new services including UHD, the consultation will also consider the possibility of […]
Apr 5 2017
Marco Pellegrinato, Director R&D & Innovation at Italy’s RTI – Mediaset Group, has suggested that the country could adopt an interim HD HDR phase between 2018 and 2022 over digital terrestrial television prior to moving to Ultra HD HDR. Speaking during a panel session on ‘Italy is Busy with Ultra HD’ in the Sony 4K […]
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 […]
Sep 28 2016
Digital UK has today published an updated technical specification for Freeview Play, setting out new features and requirements for products developed during 2017. Freeview Play combines live television with catch-up TV and on-demand services from the BBC, ITV, STV, Channel 4, Channel 5 and UKTV, making it easy for viewers to watch what they want, […]
Sep 26 2016
New 2017 specifications for Freeview’s connected TV platform Freeview Play will force manufacturers to include HEVC compatibility and enhanced subtitling support. Freeview Play products developed using the new 2017 specification will also include enhanced search functionality, allowing viewers to find their favourite shows across on-demand players. In addition to mandatory support for the decoding of […]
Apr 9 2015
The video compression vendor COGO, which has a heritage in the backhaul market but is now targeting the production and distribution segments, claims it can deliver high quality 4K content over the Internet and broadcast networks using H.264 (AVC) encoders and transcoders, avoiding the need for HEVC encoding. Although the company is developing an H.265 […]
Channel launches and updates on Freeview
ITV announces closure of CITV
BBC switch from SD to HD on satellite
Joint UK/international BBC News service from March
Loss of channels on Freesat 4K TV Boxes after a reset
Digital UK becomes “Everyone TV”
Rollout of BBC One HD for the English regions
ITVX launch month delivers 55% increase in ITV’s streaming viewing and 65% increase in online users
New Broadcast 2040+ researchBBC to switch off all SD satellite channels
Aug 21 2017
Netherlands preparing for DVB-T2 switch
Dutch telecom operator KPN is preparing to switch its DTT network, Digitenne, over to the DVB-T2/HEVC (H.265) standard. The company has not yet announced an official switch-over date from the current DVB-T standard, though messages from KPN on its users forum indicate the the preparations will begin before the end of the year. All current […]
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By Expat • Netherlands • Tags: Digitenne, DVB-T2, H.265, HEVC, KPN