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2017: End of the Road for Standard Definition TVs as Freeview Embarks on all HD Future

by Isaac Oburu

High definition TV will become the norm in the UK from 1st January 2017 as the Freeview logo is withdrawn from new SD TVs and set-top boxes. Freeview Managing Director, Guy North, said it …

Tags:DTG| TV (Television)| UK (United Kingdom)

DTG/German TV Plugfest Successful

by Bob Raikes

The DTG (UK) and the German TV-Platform said that the recent Plugfest at the Fraunhofer Heinrich-Hertz-Institut in Berlin was successful with more than 60 participants from 29 companies who tested 22 UltraHD displays, receivers, …

DTG Testing offers Freeview Play Conformance Testing

by Bob Raikes

DTG Testing is offering testing services for the latest (D-Book 9) Freeview Play conformance. Any combination of the following elements is now available: Freeview HD/D-Book 9 Compliance Testing Metadata Delivery & Presentation Testing Platform …

Tags:DTG| Large Display Monitor| Testing| Vol 23 - Issue 49

DTVP and DTG Organise Another Plugfest

by Yvette Raikes

The DTG and the German TV Platform (DTVP) are getting together for another Plugfest. It will focus on HDR and the interoperability of UHD devices using HDMI 2.0a and HDCP 2.2. Manufacturers will be …

Tags:Back Panel| DTG| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 23 - Issue 45

Freeview Play Adds Support for HLG

by Bob Raikes

Digital UK has set out new requirements for Freeview Play for products developed in 2017 and which will include support for the features in HbbTV 2.0.1, extending from DTG’s D-Book (Version 8). Key features …

Tags:DTG| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 23 - Issue 38

DTG in the UK Re-organises

by Bob Raikes

The DTG in the UK has announced a restructure under which will see George Robertson taking the job of Chief Technologist, after CTO, Simon Gauntlett has decided to leave DTG to join Dolby as …

Tags:DTG| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 23 - Issue 38

Everything Tends Towards Order – Except Broadcast

by Tom Allen

In early May we visited the annual Digital Television Group (DTG) Summit in London, which brings together stakeholders to discuss the UK TV industry. Now in its 10th year, the event was once again …

Tags:DTG| DTG Summit 2016| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 20

DTG and DTVP Schedule UHD Plugfest

by Tom Allen

The Digital Television Group (DTG), of the UK, and German TV Platform (DTVP) are to hold the second joint Plugfest on the 12th and 13th April, at the DTG’s headquarters in London. The event …

DTG Clears 4k Confusion

by Tom Allen

The UK’s Digital Television Group (DTG) has launched a new website called UHDReady.co.uk, with the aim of helping retailers to understand and sell the benefits of UltraHD technology. Users can look up TVs by …

Fourth HbbTV Symposium Discusses v2.0

by Tom Allen

The UK’s Digital Television Group (DTG) and the HbbTV Association will hold the fourth annual European HbbTV Symposium on the 8th and 9th December, in London. The title for this year’s event is ‘HbbTV …

DTG Issues First R-Book Update in 10 Years

by Tom Allen

The UK’s Digital Television Group has updated the R-Book, which provides industry guidelines to Freeview aerial system installers, with a particular focus on interference mitigation. R-Book 6 also addresses DVB-T2, local TV services, TV …

Tags:DTG| DVB-T & T2| Large Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 41

UltraHD is “Limited” but Growing

by Tom Allen

SES hosted a conference in London at the end of September, providing updates on the UltraHD rollout. Chris Forrester, journalist for outlets including Inside Satellite and Advanced Television, said that the format has taken …