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1991
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European Launching Group formed
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September 1993
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DVB founded with 80 members
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November 1993
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MPEG-2 (ISO/IEC 13818-2) approved by ISO
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December 1993
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DVB-S approved (EN 300 421)
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1994
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DVB registers DVB logo
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March 1994
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DVB-C approved (EN 300 429)
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May 1994
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DVB Common Scrambling Algorithm approved
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September 1994
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DVB approves Conditional Access Package
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September 1994
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DVB membership reaches 147
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November 1994
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ITU recommends DVB-S for digital satellite television.
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March 1995
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DVB-CI specification (Common Interface
Specification for Conditional Access and other Digital Video
Broadcasting Decoder Applications) (EN 50221)
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March 1995
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DVB forms Interactive Services Commercial Module to work on interactive services for the first time
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December 1995
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DVB-T approved (EN 300 744)
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April
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First DVB-T trial transmissions on air in UK
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April 1996
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First demonstration of DVB-S interoperability
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1996
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Theo Peek (Philips) becomes DVB Chairman
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1996
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DVB-S (Specification for delivery of DVB services via digital satellite)
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1996
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DVB-C (Specification for framing structure, channel coding and modulation for digital cable systems)
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1996
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DVB’s Memorandum of Understanding revised and restated to include Interactivity
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April 1997
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DVB membership grows to 207
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April 1997
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DVB agrees to incorporate HDTV elements in its specifications
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April 1997
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DVB approves SimulCrypt specification (TS 101 197-1)
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April 1997
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DVB approves data broadcasting specification (EN 301 192)
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June 1997
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Joint demonstration of terrestrial HDTV from ATSC and DVB (Montreux ITVS ’97)
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July 1997
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DVB approves implementation guidelines for HDTV services
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1997
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Canal+ launch first DVB-C digital cable services in US
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December 1997
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DVB demonstrates terrestrial HDTV in Australia
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December 1997
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DVB approves MHP functional requirements
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May 1998
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Internet of air demonstrations using DVB-S in Africa
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June 1998
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DVB-T trials in Singapore
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18 June 1998
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Australia adopts DVB-T
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15 November 1998
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UK launches worlds first digital terrestrial television service with DVB-T
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1 April 1999
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Swedish digital terrestrial television launched
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13 April 1999
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DVB opens cooperation with China for development of digital terrestrial television
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19 April 1999
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DVB demonstrate mobile digital terrestrial television at NAB
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25 May 1999
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Singapore adopt DVB for digital terrestrial broadcasting
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19 July 1999
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India adopts DVB-T
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September 1999
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DVB demonstrates mobile TV on No. 4 trams in Amsterdam
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9 November 1999
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DVB Steering Board announce agreement on principles of MHP
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14 February 2000
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Field trials in Brasil confirm superiority of COFDM
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March 2000
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DVB launches MHP logo
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10 April 2000
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Worlds First with demonstration of simultaneous
reception of mobile SDTV and fixed HDTV using its Hierarchical
Modulation technology in US at NAB
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May 2000
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Argentina reconsiders 1998 adoption of ATSC
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May 2000
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Spanish digital terrestrial television launched
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May 2000
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DVB approves MHP (ES 201 812)
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8 September 2000
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Multimedia Home Platform (MHP) for interactivity launched at IBC
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1 December 2000
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Information Technology and Broadcasting Bureau (ITBB) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government recommends DVB-T
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December 2000
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DVB begins to discuss work on hand held devices planting seed for DVB-H
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December 2000
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Demonstrations of DVB-T hierarchical modulation in Brasilia, Brazil
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December 2000
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DVB SB approves new vision embracing internet and mobile technology, paving the way for DVB 2.0
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1 January 2001
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Australia launches digital services with DVB-T
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31 January 2001
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Russian cities of Moscow, Nizhy Novgorod and St. Petersburg launch trial DVB-T services
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6 February 2001
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DVB launches MHP website
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14 February 2001
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DVB-RCS, return channel specification for satellite adopted
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March 2001
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UK government launched digital terrestrial awareness programme based on DVB logo
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June 2001
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MHP conformance and licensing arrangements approved by DVB Steering Board
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8 June 2001
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DVB wins prestigious Multichannel News International Ground Breaker Award for Technology in America
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July 2001
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Taiwan chooses DVB-T, reversing decision in 1997 for ATSC
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3 September 2001
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DVB launched patent pool co-ordination process for MHP
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10 October 2001
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US CableLabs adopts MHP
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7 November 2001
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Australia adopt MHP
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November 2001
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Finland launches DVB-T with MHP
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May 2002
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QuieroTV fails in Spain
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3 July 2002
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MHP Test Suite Approved
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13 September 2002
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MHP Test Suites begin to ship
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7 April 2003
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DVB-GEM (Globally Executable MHP) announced as a specification
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4 August 2003
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Berlin completes switch over from analogue to digital terrestrial transmission
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