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ZTE Becomes First to Secure MPEG-H Certification for Set-Top Boxes for Brazil’s DTV+

As to Fraunhofer IIS confirmed, ZTE has completed certification for its first MPEG-H Audio-enabled set-top box through the MPEG-H Audio Trademark Program, leading the way for Brazil’s next generation DTV+ experience.  

August 17, 2026
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Institute Director Dr. Bernhard Grill appointed honorary professor

Dr.-Ing. Bernhard Grill, who has been Institute Director at Fraunhofer IIS in Erlangen with responsibility for audio and media technologies since 2016, has been appointed honorary professor at the School of Business, Economics and Society at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), effective as of January 21, 2021. University President Prof. Joachim Hornegger presented Grill with...

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Important expansion of the MPEG-H Authoring Suite

Last year, Fraunhofer took the first step toward expanding the scope of its successful tool, the MPEG‑H Authoring Plug-in, by adding the MPEG-H Authoring Suite. Now this software package includes two more components that will help numerous audio professionals create more content in MPEG-H. Fraunhofer audio expert Philipp Eibl explains why the MPEG-H Conversion Tool (MCO) and the MPEG-H Production Format Player (MPF Player) are so important.