Brazil moves DTV+ into commercial launch in time for the Soccer World Championship – and brings MPEG‑H Audio to the forefront. The new one-of-a-kind system enables immersive, interactive, and personalized viewing, with live sports set to showcase next‑generation broadcast capabilities at scale.
xHE-AAC Audio Encoding becomes a Standard Feature in Android 17
Fraunhofer IIS, primary developer of the xHE-AAC audio codec, is proud to announce that Google’s latest iteration of Android OS 17 now mandates encoding and decoding of the world’s most efficient stereo audio format.



