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Products & Technologies

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
Events & Tradeshows

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...

Products & Technologies

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...

Events & Tradeshows

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)...