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MPEG-H Audio and the Future of Brazilian Broadcasting: A New Chapter Begins

On August 27, 2025, Brazil took a decisive step into the future of television. In a landmark move, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a Presidential Decree that officially launches DTV+, also known as TV 3.0, as the country’s next-generation digital broadcasting standard.

October 23, 2025
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IBC 2018: Fraunhofer IIS and Vewd Demonstrate MPEG-H Audio Support in HbbTV

Vewd is the first OTT software provider to enable support for MPEG-H Audio in its HbbTV browser SDK, which allows broadcasters to explore the advanced features of MPEG-H Audio in their HbbTV applications. Together with Fraunhofer IIS, the Oslo-based company implemented the first HbbTV application enabling the interactivity and personalization features of MPEG-H Audio. This implementation will be presented at the IBC Show in Amsterdam (September 14-18, 2018) with a demonstration of the...

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Symphoria enables Virtual 3D Sound in the new Audi A1

Immersive sound is now also a reality in compact cars. Recently, the new Audi A1 was launched, and with it the world’s first 3D sound system that does not have loudspeakers above the dashboard. Producing the inimitable Audi surround sound in a small car is enabled by the intelligent Fraunhofer Symphoria algorithm using sophisticated acoustic reflections from the windscreen.

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xHE-AAC and MPEG-D DRC Mandatory for Android Pie Devices

Earlier this month, Google announced the general availability of Android 9 “Pie”, along with the first devices incorporating the latest release of Google’s mobile operating system. Android Pie comes with a string of major upgrades in terms of audio playback, since the xHE-AAC audio codec and MPEG-D DRC Loudness and Dynamic Range metadata, both substantially developed by Fraunhofer IIS, are mandatory components of the operating system. The xHE-AAC implementation used by default in...