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IBC 2015 Round Up

by Bob Raikes

German STB maker, ABox42, was showing a new middleware solution that it has developed that is called ABox42 OPA (Operator Android). The middleware allows for the development of Android boxes with security for pay …

T2 and HEVC Trial Begins in Germany

by Tom Allen

Media Broadcast and public service broadcaster WDR, in Germany, has begun a trial using the DVB-T2 platform and HEVC codec, in Bonn and Cologne. An official launch of these services is expected in June …

Tags:DVB-T & T2| Germany| HEVC (H.265)| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 33

TVP Tests UltraHD

by Tom Allen

TVP, the Polish broadcaster, has begun UltraHD tests using the DVB-T2 platform. It aims to test the compatibility of consumers’ HEVC receivers; test the quality of different transmission parameters and reception; to measure and …

Germany Issues T2 Technical Requirements

by Tom Allen

Germany’s Deutsche TV-Plattform has issued the minimum technical requirements for DVB-T2 devices being used in the country. They can be found at http://tinyurl.com/pwwr2y7. Devices conforming to the requirements will be issued with a logo, …

Tags:DVB-T & T2| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 27

Romania Trials DVB-T2

by Tom Allen

Radiocom, the Romanian national transmission company, has begun DVB-T2 tests. The tests are taking place in Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Iasi and Timisoara. All transmitters for DVB-T2 should be in place by the end of 2016.

Tags:DVB-T & T2| Europe| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 26

German Companies Co-operate for T2 Rollout

by Tom Allen

Several German companies have organised a joint initiative for the introduction of the DVB-T2 platform in the country. Public broadcasters ARD and ZDF, with commercial broadcasters RTL and ProSieben Sat.1, industry association VPRT and …

Tags:Broadcasters| DVB-T & T2| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 24

DVB-T2 Tests Avoid Simulcasting

by Tom Allen

UltraHD transport at 100fps, using the DVB-T2 platform, has been tested in Spain. The trials were conducted by the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia in the University’s labs. A scalable coding system based on HEVC …

TDF to test DVB-T2  in France

by Tom Allen

French telco TDF has been given permission by the French TV regulator, the CSA, to trial a new platform. TDF is currently trialling the DTT service B2M (Broadcast Mobile Multimedia), and will modify the …

Tags:DVB-T & T2| France| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 21

Transition Period Needed for T2 Move, Says CRa

by Tom Allen

Ceske Radiokomunikace (CRa), the Czech broadcast network operator, has called for additional multiplexes to be made available during the DVB-T to DVB-T2 transition. The transition will be completed by 2020.

Tags:Capacity| Czech Republic| DVB-T & T2| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 19

German T2 Transition Over by 2019

by Tom Allen

German network operator Media Broadcast has said that its planned DVB-T2 platform, which will be launched in early 2017, will offer up to 50 TV channels. The transition from DVB-T to -T2 is expected …

Tags:DVB-T & T2| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 19

Motive’s TabletTV Reaches Europe

by Tom Allen

Motive’s TabletTV service (Display Monitor Vol 19 No 46) has been released in Europe, on the Apple App Store. It is initially available in the UK, joining TabletTV UK (Display Monitor Vol 21 No …

Media Broadcast’s -T2 Business Plan is Approved

by Tom Allen

Germany’s Bundeskartellamt, an anti-monopoly regulator, has approved Media Broadcast’s business model for use with its DVB-T2 network. The company will offer pay services from commercial broadcasters in HD.

Tags:DVB-T & T2| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 14