Monday, 16 March 2009
European broadcast standard (DVB) recommended for Philippines THE second technical working group (TWG) tasked to pick a Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) technology standard for the country has recommended to adopt Europe’s Digital Video Broadcast Handheld or DVB-H platform.
This reiterates the recommendation made by the first TWG—whose members include the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas, Philippine Information Agency and 48 broadcasting firms—in 2006. That group also said the European standard should be adopted for Philippine use.
When a new commissioner stepped in a year later, a second TWG was formed and its membership was expanded to include the National Economic and Development Authority, Department of Trade and Industry, Commission on Information and Communications Technology, and the Department of Science and Technology.
http://businessmirror.com.ph/component/content/article/52-technology/7546-european-broadcast-standard-recommended-for-philippines.htmlPhilippines - new DTT service in the pipeline
2 March 2009Manila - A new digital terrestrial television service provider in the Philippines, All Asia Broadcast Systems Inc, plans to spend nearly US$2 million to launch its service, the Business Mirror reports.
In a filing with the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), All Asia Broadcast said it expects to earn about US$15.8 million during the first five years of operation from the establishment of a digital TV station in Metro Manila.
[highlight]All Asia Broadcast plans to start with four DVB-TÂ transmitter sites in the National Capital Region.[/highlight]
Although the Philippines has traditionally adopted US technical standards in broadcasting, the company said it expected more broadcast companies in the Philippines to adopt the European DVB-T standard as it addresses the multipath problems associated with reflections from varying terrains and manmade structures.
The company is waiting for the NTC to allocate frequencies which it expects to be between channels 21 and 51.
http://www.onscreenasia.com/article-4507-philippinesnewdttserviceinthepipeline-onscreenasia.htmlPhilippines moves closer to DVB-H
Chris Forrester
17-03-2009[highlight]The Philippines will be adopting Europe’s digital transmission DVB standard[/highlight] for its future broadcasting needs. The decision, anticipated for some time, was confirmed by the nation’s second Technical Working Group (TWG), which further investigated the options available, and ratified the initial study which favoured DVB.
This latest investigation examined Japan’s ISDB standard as well as the USA’s Advanced Television Standard, but came down in favour of the DVB system with the primary reason being the low-cost availability of set-top converter boxes.
NTC Deputy Commissioner Jorge Sarmiento said the TWG also conducted a comparative analysis study on the adoption of either a “single standard” or an “open standard” policy, including the socio-economic aspects of such migration, comments from the broadcasting operators and the cost of the digital boxes.
But the recommendation has yet to be approved by the country’s NTC. “The commission is in the process of studying and deliberating on the different DTT standards that would be chosen for adoption in the country. When approved, the target date of the full implementation would be at the end of 2015,” said Sarmiento.
He added the NTC may move further the December 31, 2015, target date for the mandatory shifting of all analog broadcast to DTT technology. “The technical working group, which includes the NTC, is still not yet sure whether or not to implement on the scheduled date or postpone the 2015 deadline given the socio-economic impact of the implementation,” he said.
http://www.rapidtvnews.com/index.php/200903173387/philippines-moves-closer-to-dvb-h.htmlDVB Country Count = 72
ATSC Country Count = 6
ISDB Country Count = 2 (Japan & Brazil only)
source:
http://dvb.org/about_dvb/dvb_worldwide/index.xml