Major Milestone for Content Protection
(21 November 2005)

Geneva, 21 November 2005 - The publication of DVB Bluebook A094 - Content Protection & Copy Management (DVB-CPCM) - signals a major milestone in the work of the DVB Project on a specification for persistent protection for commercial content in consumer digital products and home networks. The document can be downloaded now from the Technology section of this site.

New DVB-H Website Launched
(11 November 2005)

A new website dedicated to providing clear and accurate information about DVB-H has been launched by the DVB Project Office. The site will act as a one-stop shop for anyone interested in finding out about DVB-H trials, technology or products. An FAQ addresses a number of key questions regarding the technology. You can visit the site now at: www.DVB-H-ONLINE.org

2006 Launch For DVB-H Services In Italy Announced
(7 October 2005)

Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM) and media group Mediaset announced yesterday an agreement to broadcast live television to mobile phones from 2006 using DVB-H technology.

Strong Multi-Vendor Support for DVB-H at IBC and IFA
(16 September 2005)

Trial Indicates Consumer Acceptance for DVB-H Services
(1 September 2005)

Results announced this week from one of the world's first commercial mobile TV pilots in Helsinki, Finland reveal the popularity and willingness to pay for mobile TV services, underlining the potential of this exciting new mobile application. 41% of pilot participants would be willing to purchase mobile TV services and half thought that a fixed monthly fee of 10 euros was a reasonable price to pay. Over half (58%) said that they believed broadcast mobile TV services would be popular. The pilot was conducted between March and June 2005 with 500 users accessing mobile TV using DVB-H technology.

Latest Issue of DVB-SCENE Now Available
(1 September 2005)

Roadmap to DVB-H Services in Northern Germany Announced
(22 August 2005)

The Media Authorities of five North German Länder last week announced their intention to work together towards the introduction of DVB-H services and published a paper supporting that position. The paper, titled Projekt DVB-H Norddeutschland, expresses their intent to smooth the way for the introduction of "Handy-TV" and to facilitate a rapid market introduction. It is hoped to fully test the technology with trial broadcasts during the 2006 World Cup Finals followed by the launch of regular services in 2007.

500,000 DVB-T Receivers Sold in France
(11 August 2005)

Handheld, HDTV, Interactive & IPTV - DVB Shows The Way at IBC 2005
(10 August 2005)

Via Licensing Announces Patent Licensing Terms for MHP and OCAP
(14 July 2005)

DVB Launches New Declaration Process To Foster Patent Pooling
(7 July 2005)

Live DVB-H for Broadcast Asia.
(24 May 2005)

DVB-H Switched on in Singapore for BroadcastAsia 2005
(14 May 2005)

DVB-H Validation Task Force work published as ETSI Technical Report
(14 May 2005)

DVB-Scene Issue 14 Published
(13 May 2005)

New MHP Draft Specifications Published
(11 May 2005)

MHP Discussion Forum Up & Running
(2 May 2005)

NAB 2005 - DVB-H On Air
(18 April 2005)

DVB-S2 Wins ETSI Approval
(18 April 2005)

Technology Deals Signal MHP Launch on PayTV in Belgium
(6 April 2005)

Strong Showing for DVB-H at CeBIT 2005
(9 March 2005)

Call for Applications to set up DTT Network in Malta
(2 March 2005)

Analogue Off and Digital On for Namibian Capital
(22 February 2005)

DVB-H Validation: Tests Verify Interoperability & Highlight Outstanding Performance
(14 February 2005)

Workshop Reaffirms DVB's Commitment to IPTV and Home Networks
(3 February 2005)

Mobile DVB-T on the Buses of Taiwan
(2 February 2005)

MPEG LA Announces Move To Form DVB-H Patent Pool
(10 January 2005)

DVB Welcomes Formal Adoption of DVB-H by ETSI
(7 December 2004)

DVB Approves New Guidelines for H.264/AVC Video & High Efficiency AAC Audio Codecs
(2 November 2004)

Texas Instruments Announces Integrated Chip Solution for Mobile Television
(31 October 2004)

Progress on Common Set-top Box Specification for Southeast Asia
(20 October 2004)

Falling Box Prices Lead To Reduced Subsidy
(8 October 2004)

DVB-H for the UK and the US
(13 September 2004)

DVB Services and WISeKey Launch Global e-Security Infrastructure for Digital TV
(10 September 2004)

Australian Broadcasters Reaffirm Support for MHP
(2 September 2004)

Finnish Cable TV starts commercial iTV services
(27 August 2004)

DVB-H Trials Planned for Australia
(26 August 2004)

European Commission Reiterates its Support for Open and Interoperable iTV Standards
(2 August 2004)

ETSI and DVB present paper at CITEL
(22 July 2004)

EU Digital Terrestrial TV Households to hit 55 million by 2009
(21 June 2004)

HTV Launches HDTV Test Transmission on Cable
(21 June 2004)

DVB Pavilion at BroadcastAsia2004
(15 June 2004)

DVB Pavilion at NAB2004 Hosts End-To-End OCAP Demo & New DVB-H Technology
(15 June 2004)

Live DVB-H Demonstration for Singapore
(14 June 2004)

Via Licensing Calls for Essential Patents for MHP, GEM and OCAP
(10 June 2004)

New OCAP Specification Published
(27 May 2004)

MPEG LA Announces Final AVC/H.264 License Terms
(18 May 2004)

Brazil's Largest Cable Companies Opt For DVB-C Solutions
(18 May 2004)

MHP up and running in the Finnish city of Tampere
(14 May 2004)

Digital Broadcasting Australia release sales figures to March 2004
(30 April 2004)

UK Regulator Urges Action on Digital Switchover in Television
(31 March 2004)

DVB-S2 Technology to Stimulate Demand for Broadband Interactive Services via Satellite
(30 March 2004)

MPEG LA Announces Plan For Joint VC-9 Patent License
(26 March 2004)

Accord Reached on Patent Licensing Terms (News Release from MPEG LA)
(24 March 2004)

ECCA Releases Technical Specification for a Basic Digital Set Top Box
(23 March 2004)

ASEAN Broadcasters, Manufacturers and Regulators move towards common STB specification
(16 March 2004)

Finnish companies join forces for a commercial pilot for mobile broadcasting services
(15 December 2003)

MHP Standard published by ETSI
(12 December 2003)

Hong Kong Government releases 2nd Consultation Paper on DTTB
(5 December 2003)

DVB holds 11th annual General Assembly
(30 October 2003)

Guide to MHP @ IBC 2003
(8 September 2003)

DVB hosts Patent Declaration meeting at IBC '03
(21 August 2003)

Berlin first for all-digital TV
(4 August 2003)

DVB Hosts Patent Declaration Meeting in Japan
(15 July 2003)

Development of Joint Patent License for H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Makes Progress
(7 July 2003)

ARIB approves GEM based Execution Engine
(15 June 2003)

RTL NEWMEDIA goes for MHP browser
(10 June 2003)

MHP Patent Pool Meeting at NCTA '03
(9 June 2003)

Skylife, the multi-channel digital satellite service provider, showcases SkyTouch, its MHP interactive television service
(22 May 2003)

World Broadcasting Unions (WBU) united in concerns for MPEG-4 licensing
(21 May 2003)

DVB extends patent pool to GEM - Momentum grows for world GEM for iTV
(2 May 2003)

Breakthrough for MHP standard paves way to global market for interactive TV developers
(7 April 2003)

New Standards Guidelines for Europe
(28 March 2003)

EC releases Study on Interoperability, Service Diversity and Business Models in Digital Broadcasting Markets
(4 March 2003)

New DVB Website Launched
(4 March 2003)

Finnish terrestrial broadcasters set up a Launcher project
(17 February 2003)

Euro1080 HDTV Channel starts January 1st 2004
(22 January 2003)

UPDATED: Public Consultation on Open Platforms & Interoperability
(22 January 2003)

New Video Coding Standard Delivers Major Advances in Image Quality
(6 January 2003)

DVB-T launched in Germany
(31 October 2002)

Peter MacAvock and DVB acknowledged by BCE 2002
(10 October 2002)

MHP Conformance Testing Takes Off
(13 September 2002)

IP Datacast Test Network Launched In Helsinki
(10 September 2002)

DVB - MHP in Brazil
(4 June 2002)

DVB-MHP adopted by CableLabs
(25 January 2002)