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The announcement by Freeview New Zealand on its Freeview NextGen DVB-I service launch in Q3 2026 marks a significant milestone for the global television industry, with New Zealand becoming the first market to publicly confirm a nationwide DVB-I rollout. DTG Testing has played an important role... The post DTG Testing...Read more

Freeview New Zealand is to launch Freeview NextGen, a new broadband-delivered free-to-air TV service built on the DVB-I standard. The platform is expected to debut in Q3 2026 with launch […]Read more

Freeview New Zealand has announced the launch of Freeview NextGen, a new service that is set to be the world’s first nationwide free-to-air TV platform built on DVB-I, the open standard for internet-based TV service discovery and programme information. Scheduled to start operation in Q3 2026, the service marks a...Read more

Freeview New Zealand is to launch Freeview NextGen, which is on track to be the first nationwide free-to-air television platform built on the global DVB-I standard. Freeview NextGen will deliver services over the internet while maintaining the familiar experience of television channels. The Freeview NextGen service is expected to launch...Read more

Freeview is set to launch Freeview NextGen in New Zealand, a new service expanding its ability to TV channels to Kiwis in an increasingly streaming-led world. Built on the global DVB-I standard, Freeview NextGen is on track to be the world’s first nationwide free-to-air TV platform powered by this solution....Read more

At DVB World 2026 in Amsterdam last March, a session titled “Lessons learned from working with DVB-I” brought together five practitioners with hands-on experience of DVB-I projects, trials and deployments – spanning broadcasters’ supplier ecosystems, satellite delivery, systems integration, and the receiver side. Each was asked to present three concise...Read more

Ocean Blue Software and Service List Registry are collaborating to support wider deployment of the DVB-I service discovery standard. The partnership combines Ocean Blue Software’s DVB-I client software with SLR’s […]Read more

A collaboration between Ocean Blue Software and the Service List Registry will bring together client software and platform infrastructure to support the international deployment of the DVB-I service discovery standard at scale. OBS has developed a high-performance DVB-I client that can be compiled directly into the firmware of television and...Read more

The DVB Steering Board has approved the membership of Ocean Blue Software, a software solutions provider for smart TV and broadcast. Any organization with a role in the digital television value chain can apply for DVB membership, with special tiers available for smaller companies and for universities. Learn more about DVB...Read more

DVB-I has proved effective at bringing together broadcast and IP-delivered content, allowing platform operators to create compelling hybrid services. On-demand content is typically delivered using linked applications, often reusing existing catch-up applications, while for linear services DVB-I also supports IP streaming using the receiver’s native player and DVB-DASH or HLS...Read more

DVB and its members participated in the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union’s annual Digital Broadcasting Symposium (ABU DBS) in Kuala Lumpur at the end of March, with a strong presence across both the main conference programme and a dedicated workshop. Well-attended workshop A workshop on 31 March, titled “DVB at the intersection...Read more

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