Globo Launches Pilot DTV+ Station in Rio: A New Era of Brazilian Broadcasting with MPEG-H Audio Begins

Brazil’s media giant Globo officially launched its pilot station for DTV+ in Rio de Janeiro. The milestone in the evolution of digital broadcasting in Brazil opens the door to immersive, interactive, and high-quality TV experiences.

Experience the Feeling of “Being There” – Fraunhofer presents Audio Technologies at NAB 2016

At NAB 2016, the two main topics of Fraunhofer’s Audio & Multimedia divison were authentic Virtual Reality audio as well as immersive 3D sound for TV and streaming. In the following video Fraunhofer reps Julien Robilliard and Stefan Meltzer provide updates on the audio technologies Fraunhofer Cingo and MPEG-H Audio. Both enable the full audio immersion of their audiences, resulting in the feeling of truly “being there”. Please note: Starting the videos transfers usage data to...

First broadcast encoders with MPEG-H Audio launched

Korean broadcast equipment manufacturers DS Broadcast and Kai Media are the first to launch professional broadcast encoders supporting MPEG-H Audio. The BGE9000 4K Ultra HD Encoder by DS Broadcast and the KME-U4K Encoder by Kai Media both use the Fraunhofer MPEG-H Audio software to offer new interactive and immersive sound features. MPEG-H Audio likely will be the first new audio system put on...

DRM General Assembly and first DRM European Workshop at Fraunhofer IIS

On the first day, the General Assembly started off with a review of the DRM Year 2015/2016 by Ruxandra Obreja, the chairwoman of the DRM Consortium. After various reports of the DRM committees, projects and departments, the day closed with the General Assembly elections. All steering board members and senior posts were re-elected including Ruxandra Obreja (BBC World Service Group) as DRM Consortium Chairman as well as Matthias Stoll (Ampegon AG) and  Alexander Zink (Fraunhofer IIS)...