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DVB-I, the open specification for internet-based discovery and description of television services, is seeing global mo,mentum following three new announcements. Firstly, Freeview New Zealand has announced it is working towards a nationwide production launch; additionally Ireland’s RTÉ has revealed plans for a closed technical trial of DVB-I for the Saorview...Read more

Momentum is building behind DVB-I after developments in New Zealand, Ireland and Germany pointed to further progress for the open specification for internet-based discovery and description of television services. Freeview […]Read more

Three announcements in the space of a week have underlined the growing momentum behind DVB-I, the open specification for internet-based discovery and description of television services. Freeview New Zealand has announced it is working towards a nationwide production launch; Ireland’s RTÉ has revealed plans for a closed technical trial of...Read more

Broadcast and technology leaders gathered in Amsterdam on 17-18 March for DVB World 2026, where discussions focused on the shift from traditional broadcast to IP-based delivery, the rollout of DVB-I […]Read more

Deutsche TV‑Plattform (DTVP) has released the first DVB‑I Implementation Profile for Germany, marking a significant step towards the market introduction of DVB‑I services in the country. According to the industry […]Read more

DVB World 2026 brought broadcasters, platform operators, and technology vendors together this week at the Postillion Convention Centre in Amsterdam for two days of structured debate and open discussion. The conference day on 17 March explored the practical realities of DVB-I deployment, the uncertain but closely watched trajectory of 5G...Read more

The Deutsche TV-Plattform group has published an implementation profile for the roll out of DVB-I for the German market. It is intended to specify the requirements for televisions so that they can ensure compatibility with the proposed platform in Germany. The DVB-I specification supports service discovery and programme metadata for...Read more

DVB-I is an open standard for discovering and delivering media services so that any compatible device or display can present them to the user. In the run up to its annual DVB World conference, the DVB Project has published a guide to DVB-I aimed at business leaders, policy makers and...Read more

The StreamHub app was the winning project in the DVB-I User Interface Competition. We put a set of questions to its developer, Hyunmin Jeon, to learn more about the app, her experience working directly with DVB-I, and her thoughts on how live TV needs to evolve. Hyunmin Jeon is an...Read more

The DVB Project has published a new white paper offering a non-technical introduction to DVB-I, aimed at business leaders, policymakers and media industry advisers. The document is intended to explain […]Read more

For decades, the tuner in a television set was a neutral arbiter of broadcast signals. If the signal was there, the channel was listed. In the age of connected TVs and global streaming platforms, that neutrality has vanished. The user interface has become the gatekeeper. The current media landscape has...Read more

The DVB Project has published a new white paper (PDF) providing a non-technical introduction to DVB-I for business leaders, policymakers and media industry advisors. The document sets out what DVB-I is – a delivery-agnostic, open standard for describing and discovering television services – and what it is not: not a...Read more

The Steering Board of the DVB Project has approved the membership of Freeview Australia and VISIONETICS International, underscoring the diversity of DVB’s membership, which spans national broadcast platforms and the technology companies that serve them. Membership is open to any organization with a role in the digital television value chain,...Read more

Issue 67 of DVB Scene magazine is now available for download. The cover features the StreamHub DVB-I app, the winning project in the recent DVB-I User Interface Competition. Inside the magazine you can find a review of how the competition unfolded, details on the winning projects and a feature interview...Read more

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