Where is DVB? Services using DVB standards are available on every continent with nearly 900 million DVB receivers deployed. The DVB Worldwide section offers country-by-country news stories and an overview of where DVB technology has been deployed.

DVB News

DVB-C2 Trials in Germany (June 12th)

Kabel Deutschland started transmission of the new DVB-C2 standard on cable channel D794 (794 MHz center frequency) at ANGA COM 2013 as part of an extended DVB-C2 field trial in its CATV networks in Berlin Hamburg und Munich. The field trial will migrate into a regular service as soon as relevant availability of DVB-C2 compliant receivers is given for KD cable customers.

DVB @ BroadcastAsia 2013 (May 30th)

From June 18 to 21, DVB will be present at the Broadcast Asia 2013 Conference and Exhibition in Singapore to demonstrate the versatility of its groundbreaking DVB-T2 technology, which is already widely adopted throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Also to be highlighted are some of the latest advancements in Over The Top (OTT) services based on DVB technology. Finally, the official Broadcast Asia conference features a full day session entitled “DVB-T2: Opening Up Your Business For Multiplexing Broadcasting”, which will address the technical, business and regulatory implications for a smooth DVB-T2 implementation. Join DVB on stand 5L5-01 from June 18th or at the conference session on June 19th.

DVB Scene eNews (May 30th)

The new DVB Scene eNews is now available online. Click here to read it or subscribe to DVB Scene.

DVB-T2 launching in Austria next month (March 22nd)

Austria's ORS, the transmitter company owned by public broadcaster ORF, will start operating a new DVB-T2 pay-TV service called SimpliTV next month. The new pay-TV serice will be available on subscription only alongside the current free-to-air DVB-T offer from ORF. Compatible DVB-T2 receivers and Irdeto CI+ modules will be availble in the shops from mid-April, and more details will be announced at an ORS press conference around the same time.

New DVB Carrier ID Specification Approved (February 28th)

Radio Frequency Interference (RFI), caused by operational errors at the uplink, has a major impact in the Quality of Service for satellite operators and their customers. However, these days may be numbered now that the DVB Steering Board has approved the new specification for Carrier ID. The specification was ratified at the 73rd Meeting of the DVB Steering Board and will now be submitted to the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) for formal standardization. Download the specification here.

New DVB Scene: Issue 41 (February 27th)

DVB SCENE Issue 41 (March 2013) has just been released. This "Looking at the Bigger Picture" issue includes articles on: DVB-T2, ENGINES, DigiTAG, the True Cost of OTT, companion screens, the big picture for DVB: 3DTV, UHDTV and HEVC, DVB-T2 in Asia, switchover in Nigeria, DVB-T2 workshop in New Delhi, TV Festival Vietnam, FoBTV, DVB website news, and MPEG4 on the Internet. You can view, download or subscribe to DVB Scene here.