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Fraunhofer Partner Starwaves Launches Android SoftRadio App for DRM & DAB+

Starwaves debuted the full-featured dual-standard version of its popular SoftRadio App for DRM & DAB+ at IBC 2025.

September 13, 2025
3D Sound for Virtual Worlds at IBC 2015 | ©Fraunhofer IIS/Kurt Fuchs
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3D Sound for Virtual Worlds at IBC 2015

Fascinating Sound from all Directions MPEG-H and Cingo provide the possibility to place an arbitrary number of sound objects anywhere in a virtual space around the listener. As a result, the listener can perceive sound elements in the front, behind, from above or below. “Our immersive audio demo app, created together with castLabs, brings 3D audio to the next level. The immersion is strengthened through virtual height speakers and sound objects that move around the listener, e. g...

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Fraunhofer IIS and Modulation Index, LLC to Present the World’s First xHE-AAC Enabled Live Streaming Encoder

Designed for speech and music transmission at only 16kbit/s for stereo, xHE-AAC is the low bit rate extension of the AAC audio codec, the worldwide industry standard for streaming, broadcast and music distribution. The coding efficiency of xHE-AAC enables streaming services to operate at lower data rates, resulting in major benefits for consumers and program providers. The listening experience...

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Technicolor and Fraunhofer IIS Announce Licensing Program for MPEG-H Audio Alliance TV System

MPEG-H audio system for ATSC 3.0 endorsed by Pearl, Samsung Electronics America and Sinclair Broadcast Group.

PARIS (France) and ERLANGEN (Germany), August 25, 2015 – Technicolor (Euronext Paris: TCH; OTCQX: TCLRY) and Fraunhofer IIS, today announce the formation of a licensing program as part of the market introduction of the next-generation TV audio system developed by the MPEG-H Audio Alliance. The MPEG-H Audio Alliance TV System is under consideration for the ATSC 3.0 standard.