ITU completes HEVC specification
08 Feb 2013
ITU reports that the High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) specification has now been completed. HEVC received Consent at the January 2013 meeting of ITU-T SG16, and is currently also undergoing final approval in ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG11 (MPEG). After final approval (expected no later than Spring 2013), the formal reference to the joint HEVC standard will be Rec. ITU-T H.265 | ISO/IEC 23008-2.
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DigiTAG offers DSO guidance
06 Feb 2013
DigiTAG, the broadcast industry body that promotes digital terrestrial television (DTT) and protecting broadcast spectrum for broadcasters has published a new guide on digital switchover.
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HEVC is for OTT but not yet Ultra HD
06 Feb 2013
HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding) has been one of the big stories of 2013 so far. Likely to become best known as H.265, HEVC has been seized upon as the enabler for Ultra HD and more immediately as the salvation for smart TVs accessing content over the Web.
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New video codec to ease pressure on global networks
29 Jan 2013
A new video coding standard building on the award winning ITU-T H.264 /
MPEG-4 AVC was agreed by ITU members today. The new codec will
considerably ease the burden on global networks where, by some
estimates, video accounts for more than half of bandwidth use.
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ATSC forms Implementation Team for ATSC 2.0
25 Jan 2013
The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) today announced the formation of new Implementation Teams for two new emerging standards – ATSC 2.0 and the Mobile Emergency Alert System (M-EAS).
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Second-screen apps now key part of TV programming strategies
16 Jan 2013
With the growth of active social media online communities, second-screen applications are now considered an important component for new television programming viewed across multiple distribution platform. Indeed, according to several major programming and studio executives who discussed the issue at last week’s CES 2013 gathering, the second screen now has significant influence on how a program is positioned and, sometimes, whether it stays on the air or not.
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Ka-Band VSAT Roundtable Addresses Regulatory and Interference Issues
16 Jan 2013
The Global VSAT Forum’s Ka-band roundtable assembly in London featured top speakers from regulators, legal firms, as well as satellite companies all debating the future for Ka-band and high-powered satellites (HTS). Certainly, with more of these satellites going up, there is now more pressure than ever for effective regulation as operators look to make the most of these satellites.
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Kyrgyztelecom Begins Digital TV Transmission in Bishkek
10 Jan 2013
Dec 5, 2012 Kyrgyzstan has begun its transition to digital TV with the switching on by Kyrgyztelecom of its first DVB-T2 TV transmitter. The launch is part of a plan to roll-out digital TV across the country for eventual analogue switch-off in 2015.
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