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STEERING BOARD APPROVES MILESTONE
SPECIFICATION FOR FUTURE UHDTV SERVICES
New Standard Guarantees Interoperability For Broadcasters & CE
Manufacturers For Providing UHD-1 Phase 2 Products & Services.
Geneva – 17 November, 2016 – At the 84th meeting of the DVB Steering Board (SB),
which took place today, the latest specification for Ultra High Definition Television, UHD-1
Phase 2, was approved. The new specification is a major milestone for the industry,
guaranteeing interoperability and enabling broadcasters and CE manufacturers to provide
UHD-1 Phase 2 products and services. This could mean that the first DVB UHD-1 Phase 2
services, that include the new features, would be available from next year.
The specification covers various elements for the improvement of video and audio quality
for broadcast TV services including High Dynamic Range (HDR) which significantly
increases the contrast ratio and results in pictures with more 'sparkle'. The DVB solution
supports Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG) and PQ (Perceptual Quantizer). Furthermore, the new
specification defines Higher Frame Rates (HFR), going beyond the current 50/60 Hz. HFR
offers sharper images of moving objects. When it comes to audio, DVB has added the
latest Next Generation Audio (NGA) schemes supporting object- or scene-based audio.
These new features can be combined with HD and UHD resolutions. The specification will
be published as BlueBook A157 and will be passed to ETSI for formal publication as TS 101
154 v2.3.1.
Commenting on the new specification, DVB Chairman, Peter MacAvock said “Today’s
approval of the specification is the result of enormous effort from the contributors, and
further evidence of DVB’s leadership in the broadcast industry. DVB views the Phase 2
specification as a key enabler for exciting products and services.”
The specification was a massive team effort with over 30 companies and other interested
parties participating through the DVB Commercial Module, the Technical Module and the
Steering Board. It is estimated that some 36 online meetings and 14 physical meetings
took place over the 3 years. This commitment by DVB Members bears testament to how
standards’ bodies play an important role and emphasizes the importance of getting
consensus and wide approval for new standards.
David Wood, Chair of the DVB Commercial Module for UHDTV who oversaw much of the
work on the specification, commented “When they draw up the history of television, the
agreement by the DVB Steering Board to the UHD-1 Phase 2 specification will surely be
writ large. It marks the culmination of many years work by scores of DVB Member
engineers, and is probably the tipping point for the new age of UHDTV.”
About DVB
Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) is an industry-led consortium of broadcasters, manufacturers, network
operators, software developers, regulators and others from around the world committed to designing open
interoperable technical standards for the global delivery of digital media and broadcast services.
DVB standards cover all aspects of digital television from transmission through interfacing, conditional
access and interactivity for digital video, audio and data.
DVB dominates the digital broadcasting environment with thousands of broadcast services around the
world using DVB’s standards. There are hundreds of manufacturers offering DVB compliant equipment. To
date there are over a billion DVB receivers shipped worldwide.
Further information about DVB can be found at: www.dvb.org, www.dvbservices.com and
www.dvbworld.org.
SPECIFICATION FOR FUTURE UHDTV SERVICES
New Standard Guarantees Interoperability For Broadcasters & CE
Manufacturers For Providing UHD-1 Phase 2 Products & Services.
Geneva – 17 November, 2016 – At the 84th meeting of the DVB Steering Board (SB),
which took place today, the latest specification for Ultra High Definition Television, UHD-1
Phase 2, was approved. The new specification is a major milestone for the industry,
guaranteeing interoperability and enabling broadcasters and CE manufacturers to provide
UHD-1 Phase 2 products and services. This could mean that the first DVB UHD-1 Phase 2
services, that include the new features, would be available from next year.
The specification covers various elements for the improvement of video and audio quality
for broadcast TV services including High Dynamic Range (HDR) which significantly
increases the contrast ratio and results in pictures with more 'sparkle'. The DVB solution
supports Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG) and PQ (Perceptual Quantizer). Furthermore, the new
specification defines Higher Frame Rates (HFR), going beyond the current 50/60 Hz. HFR
offers sharper images of moving objects. When it comes to audio, DVB has added the
latest Next Generation Audio (NGA) schemes supporting object- or scene-based audio.
These new features can be combined with HD and UHD resolutions. The specification will
be published as BlueBook A157 and will be passed to ETSI for formal publication as TS 101
154 v2.3.1.
Commenting on the new specification, DVB Chairman, Peter MacAvock said “Today’s
approval of the specification is the result of enormous effort from the contributors, and
further evidence of DVB’s leadership in the broadcast industry. DVB views the Phase 2
specification as a key enabler for exciting products and services.”
The specification was a massive team effort with over 30 companies and other interested
parties participating through the DVB Commercial Module, the Technical Module and the
Steering Board. It is estimated that some 36 online meetings and 14 physical meetings
took place over the 3 years. This commitment by DVB Members bears testament to how
standards’ bodies play an important role and emphasizes the importance of getting
consensus and wide approval for new standards.
David Wood, Chair of the DVB Commercial Module for UHDTV who oversaw much of the
work on the specification, commented “When they draw up the history of television, the
agreement by the DVB Steering Board to the UHD-1 Phase 2 specification will surely be
writ large. It marks the culmination of many years work by scores of DVB Member
engineers, and is probably the tipping point for the new age of UHDTV.”
About DVB
Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) is an industry-led consortium of broadcasters, manufacturers, network
operators, software developers, regulators and others from around the world committed to designing open
interoperable technical standards for the global delivery of digital media and broadcast services.
DVB standards cover all aspects of digital television from transmission through interfacing, conditional
access and interactivity for digital video, audio and data.
DVB dominates the digital broadcasting environment with thousands of broadcast services around the
world using DVB’s standards. There are hundreds of manufacturers offering DVB compliant equipment. To
date there are over a billion DVB receivers shipped worldwide.
Further information about DVB can be found at: www.dvb.org, www.dvbservices.com and
www.dvbworld.org.