New candidate for "World's First" with DVB-H?
(19 May 2009)

The award of a license to build and operate a DVB-H network to Digita sees Finland join Italy and the USA in the race to be the first to launch a full commercial deployment of the technology.

Huge Interest in DVB-H in Germany
(19 May 2009)

Seven companies have expressed an interest in operating the planned DVB-H platform in Northern Germany, whilst a further fourteen broadcasters and content providers have indicated a desire to make their content present on the platform. More information from www.dvb-h-online.org.

MDTV Alliance Formed
(19 May 2009)

A new organisation has been formed to promote the growth and evolution of DVB-H in North America. The Mobile DTV Alliance was founded by a group of companies including Intel Corporation, Modeo, Motorola, Nokia and Texas Instruments.

Via Licensing asked for clarity on MHP patent licensing
(19 May 2009)

Following announcements about the license fees for MHP essential patents made at DVB World 2006, DVB has urged Via Licensing to take account of the concerns expressed by MHP adopters. Further, DVB has asked for clarity on a list of patents covered by the patent pool represented by Via Licensing.

DVB-H Services For New York And Beyond In 2006
(19 May 2009)

Modeo, formerly known as Crown Castle Mobile Media, announced today that it will begin rolling out DVB-H services in the top 30 markets across the USA this year. The service is previewed at a trade show in Las Vegas this week on devices from a number of manufacturers, including Motorola and Nokia. 2006 will also see the launch of DVB-H services in Italy. Leading mobile entertainment industry analysts, including Frost & Sullivan and IDC, project the mobile video market will exceed $1.5 billion by 2009.

NAB Highlights: DVB-H, IPTV and the GEM Family
(19 May 2009)

The DVB Project is present once again this year at NAB in Las Vegas, with the DVB Pavilion located in the Central Hall at the LVCC. Mobile TV using DVB-H technology is certain to cause a stir as operators in the USA gear up for the rollout of the Modeo network.

Terrestrial HDTV at Turin Olympics
(19 May 2009)

Visitors to Turin for the Winter Olympic Games will be able to view live HDTV pictures transmitted over the RAI DVB-T network at various points around the city. The demonstration will utilise the very latest Advanced Video Coding technology.

Via Licensing Announces Revised Licensing Terms for MHP
(19 May 2009)

A revised set of licensing terms for MHP has been announced by Via Licensing at DVB World 2006 in Dublin.

DVB-H takes centre-stage at CTIA Wireless
(19 May 2009)

Mobile TV is the talk of the town in Las Vegas at CTIA Wireless 2006. The Mobile DTV Alliance has announced an expanded membership in support of the acceleration of DVB-H deployment in North America and Modeo has unveiled the handset that will be central to the service launches scheduled for the second half of this year. DVB-H is demonstrated in action throughout the exhibition halls.

Modeo announces launch of "Beta" mobile TV servce in NYC
(8 January 2007)

The commercial launch of DVB-H in the USA moves a step closer with the launch by Modeo of what's described as a commercial quality beta mobile TV service in New York City. The service is initially limited to a specially selected group of users drawn from key influential constituencies.

DVB-S2 Intellectual Property Rights Holders Announce Favourable Licensing Terms Under Joint Licensing Programme
(8 January 2007)

In a press release issued on December 15th, the joint holders of intellectual property rights in DVB-S2 announced the terms of their licensing offer. Cumulative royalties are fixed at a maximum of US$1 per product, or US$0.50 for quantities exceeding 500,000. There will be no requirement for broadcasters to pay a separate service license fee to broadcast to licensed receivers. The licenses will be managed directly by the IPR holders, without the involvement of a separate licensing authority. Click on the headline above to read the full release.

Philippines chooses DVB-T
(21 November 2006)

A decision by the Philippines to choose DVB-T as the basis for its digital terrestrial television has confirmed its status as the global standard of choice for countries making the switch to digital. With a population of more than 85 million, and being a country where analogue TV uses NTSC in 6MHz channel bandwidths, the decision is seen as a significant boost for the prospects of DVB-T both in other Southeast Asian countries and 6MHz countries in Latin America.

Boost for DVB-H in the USA with TIA adoption
(20 October 2006)

The Telecommunications Industry Association has adopted DVB-H as an official standard for mobile TV in the USA. The DVB Project welcomes this adoption as a further confirmation of the status of DVB-H as the global standard of choice for mobile television.

Mobile TV is big at IBC - but IPTV is hot on its heels
(15 September 2006)

Across the exhibition halls at IBC 2006 the talk was of mobile TV with DVB-H the dominant technology. Products covering the whole mobile TV broadcast chain were on display and visitors to the show were even able to sample the commercial DVB-H service from the Italian market on a live feed brought in by satellite. This year also saw an increased focus on IPTV with much interest in the standardisation work of the DVB Project in this area.

DVB Highlights at IBC 2006
(6 September 2006)

Visit the DVB Pavilion at IBC 2006 in Amsterdam to see demonstrations including DVB-H, IPTV and advanced audio coding. DVB-H is available throughout the exhibition halls this week with a signal being transmitted from a tower close to the RAI. You can download handouts relating to DVB-H and MHP at IBC now. The DVB Pavilion is at stand number 1.481.

DVB-T trial for Malaysia
(21 August 2006)

On September 1st a six month DVB-T trial will begin in Kuala Lumpur with 2,000 selected households participating. The trial will be used to generate a report in advance of a decision on adopting DVB-T in Malaysia.

Mobile TV growing quickly in Italy
(24 July 2006)

The world's first commercially available DVB-H service has signed up over 100,000 subscribers in its first six weeks of operation.

DVB-related projects short-listed for Innovation Awards
(24 July 2006)

Two projects based on DVB technology are in line for Innovation Awards at IBC this year. Italian broadcaster Rai is shortlisted for its project that featured the hierarchical modulation of HDTV DVB-T and mobile TV using DVB-H. Australia's The Bridge Networks is nominated in for its extensive DVB-H user trial in Sydney.

Via Licensing releases "Final MHP License Fees"
(19 July 2006)

A further revision of the license fees payable by those wishing to implement the MHP standards to deploy interactive DTV services has been released by Via Licensing.

Over 100 countries now committed to DVB-T for Digital Terrestrial TV
(18 July 2006)

The recent successful completion of the RRC-06 planning conference in Geneva confirms that DVB-T will be the basis for digital terrestrial TV right across Europe, Africa and the Middle East. A press release issued today by the DVB Project notes that DVB-T, already on air in more than 30 countries, is now confirmed as the system of choice for at least 114 territories.

DVB issues renewed call for declarations of IPRs potentially essential to its MHP specification
(27 June 2006)

The DVB Project today issued a renewed call for declarations of intellectual property rights which might be essential to its MHP specification. Declarations under this call are to be submitted directly to the DVB Project Office by owners of patents and others.

World's first commercial DVB-H service launched
(13 June 2006)

Viewers in Italy are the first to be offered the opportunity to subscribe to commercial mobile TV services based on DVB-H technology with launches from two providers.

DVB-H services for FIFA World Cup
(28 May 2006)

This week sees the announcement of the launch of DVB-H trial broadcasts in four German cities to coincide with the FIFA World Cup finals. The broadcasts are intended to lay the foundations for the commercial launch of services in 2007.

DVB-H launch in Finland comes a step closer
(11 May 2006)

As momentum builds towards the commercial launch of DVB-H services around the world, a new agreement between Digita and Nokia indicates that mobile TV will be available to Finnish consumers later this year.

New entrant to the DVB-H scene in the USA
(24 April 2006)

The trial and launch of a second nationwide DVB-H service in the USA has been announced at NAB 2006. The service, which will be called Hiwire Mobile TV, will use 12 MHz of UHF spectrum owned by Aloha Partners.

DVB-T Gaining Momentum in Southeast Asia
(13 April 2006)

DVB-T in gaining momentum in Southeast Asia following the announcement of detailed plans for an six month, 2000 user trial in Malaysia. DVB-T is already on air in Vietnam and Singapore.

DVB-T Trial On Air in Argentina
(20 March 2006)

The DVB Project Office has learned that Argentinian broadcaster Telefe is currently broadcasting a trial DVB-T service on Channel 10 in the Buenos Aires area. Telefe, the leading broadcaster in the Buenos Aires region in audience terms, began the trial broadcasts last month.

Schueppert's Predictions, McCann's Law & much more in Dublin
(6 March 2006)

Delegates in Dublin heard a range of interesting presentations and had the opportunity to participate in a number of thought-provoking panel discussions. For an overview of DVB World 2006, click the link above.

Mobile TV Dominates at 3GSM World Congress
(16 February 2006)

DVB-H was the talk of the town in Barcelona for the 3GSM World Congress this week. Just about all of the major mobile handset vendors had DVB-H handsets on display. For photographs click on the headline above.

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)

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

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

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

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