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DVB News

DVB at ANGA 2012 (May 2nd)

At this year's ANGA Cable Exhibition and Congress held in Cologne from 12 - 14 June DVB will be exhibiting on the booth of ANGA - the Association of German Cable Operators. Precise details of the technology demo will be detailed in the next DVB eNews (May 31). DVB will also present a Technology Panel titled 'Hot Topics in DVB' in the official conference program that will take place on Tuesday, 12 June.

DVB at BroadcastAsia 2012 (May 2nd)

DVB will be present at this year's BroadcastAsia Exhibition & Conference (June 19-22, Singapore) with demos and presentations on DVB-T2 and DVB-C2. On Stand 4S4-06 you will be able to see a DVB-T2 and T2-Lite demo and DVB-C2 TV's and set-top boxes. DVB experts will also be participating in the official conference program in the "DVB-T2 Technologies - The Road Ahead".

DVB Scene eNews (April 26th)

The new DVB Scene eNews has been sent out. Click here to see the latest and all previous newsletters or subscribe.

FOBTV Initiative Announces Leadership (April 26th)

The Management Committee of the Future of Broadcast Television (FoBTV) Initiative, which was officially formed in Las Vegas last week during the NAB Show, today announced its leadership team. Mark Richer has been elected FoBTV Chairman. Richer is President of the Advanced Television Systems Committee, one of the 13 global technology and standards organizations that founded the FoBTV Initiative. Phil Laven, Chairman of DVB, was named FoBTV Vice Chairman. The first Chairman of the newly formed FoBTV Technical Committee is Dr. Wenjun Zhang, Chief Scientist, NERC-DTV.

DVB Emergency Warning System (April 24th)

The capability to inform a wide audience of immediate dangers such as earthquakes is a relevant feature for every broadcast system. The Emergency Warning System defined by DVB provides the necessary mechanisms to distribute relevant information to the general public in case of emergencies. A new DVB Emergency Warning System fact sheet describes which DVB standards and documents are required and how the system works.

New Multi-Tuner Sub-Brand Logos Available (April 24th)

In September 2010 all the DVB sub-brand logos were re-designed to have a uniform look and feel. For the increasing number of multi-tuner devices and TV's in the market, DVB has now also designed combined multi-tuner DVB logos such as DVB-T2/C2/S2, DVB-T/C, etc. This will allow a clearer marketing of DVB products and a more compact logo on products or packaging. If your company is not already registered for the correct DVB logos, please do so today!

DVB World 2012 Ends on Dynamic Note (March 15th)

Yesterday, DVB World 2012 ended on a dynamic note in Rome. From March 12 to March 14 around 160 DVB, digital TV, telecom, spectrum and energy policy experts attended over 25 presentations, 6 exhibition stands, a Master class session and many networking breaks, drinks and meals to help shape the future of digital TV around the world. You can read all about the topics covered and speakers on www.dvbworld.org and on David Wood's DVB World blog. See you next year on March 11-13, 2013!

New DVB Scene: Issue 39 (February 27th)

DVB SCENE Issue 39 (March 2012) has just been released. This "Open Standards" issue includes articles from: Martin Gold, CI Plus / Ken McCann, High Efficiency Video Coding / Heidi Hoffman, Adoption of 3D / David Wood, DVB-3DTV Phase 2 / Dirk Breynaert, Enhanced Satellite Standards / Ian Barnard, DVB-T2 in Africa / Ho Siew Mun, DVB Training / Helmut Stein, DVB in Mongolia / Myra Moore, IDTV Sales / John Bigeni, Myanmar News. You can browse the magazine online, download the PDF or subscribe to DVB Scene.