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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.

June 12, 2025
Smart Thinking: Fraunhofer Cingo ®  is one step ahead after receiving prestigious home technology award | ©Fraunhofer IIS/Frank Michael Eckstein
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Smart Thinking: Fraunhofer Cingo ®  is one step ahead after receiving prestigious home technology award

This prestigious event brought together companies from the semiconductor and design industries. It was hosted by the MIIT China Software Testing Center (CSTC) and organized by the China Electronics Purchasing Association (CEPA), the internet portal of the Chinese electronic industry ECCN and the technology magazine Global Electronics China (GEC). The jury, which comprised industry experts and users of ECCN.com, chose this year´s winners in a variety of different categories, such as...

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Move into the fast lane of sound with the new Audi TT and Fraunhofer’s Symphoria ®

The overriding objective of Symphoria is to create impressive soundscapes and transform cars into mobile sound sensations. By increasing width, depth and height, the solution brings a compelling sense of dimensionality to automobile acoustics – to the extent that they resemble those of a concert hall or live stage. Passengers benefit from an excellent and unmatched listening experience in every...

HE-AAC Test Suite Launched at NAB by Digital TV Labs and Fraunhofer IIS | ©Fraunhofer IIS/Matthias Rose
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HE-AAC Test Suite Launched at NAB by Digital TV Labs and Fraunhofer IIS

Digital TV Labs, the digital media and device testing expert that specializes in testing tools and services worked in conjunction with world-renowned audio technology specialist Fraunhofer IIS, to launch the new MPEG-4 HE-AAC audio conformance test suite for DVB receivers. The test suite is designed to measure compliance for MPEG High Efficiency-Advanced Audio Coding (HE-AAC), the world’s most efficient high-quality multi-channel and stereo audio codec that was co-developed by...