IBC365 speaks to the newly appointed DVB Chairman Remo Vogel about extending classic broadcasting “with over-the-top technologies in a very clear and hybrid way”. Meenakshi Kachawaha, Senior Lead Engineer at Digital TV Group, shares further insight on DVB-I.
If the threat of losing further spectrum at 600MHz had to be faced in 2027 and not post-2030, the open-source DVB-I would be a big deal for decision-makers in many more countries than Germany, Italy, Ireland and Australia. The key and incredibly thorough trials in Germany and Italy have fascinated the entire industry, and as of 25 July, 2024, phase two of the German pilot of DVB-I has suddenly morphed into national decision time.
“The German media regulator Landesmedienanstalten invited the four main German broadcast groups and the lobby organisation for private broadcast to join round table discussions,” explains DVB Chairman Remo Vogel. “This process was explicitly supported and demanded by ARD, ProSieben, Sat1, RTL and ZDF.”...
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