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What is DVB?

DVB (Digital Video Broadcasting) is a set of internationally recognized open standards for digital television. It's used worldwide for broadcasting digital television signals via satellite, cable, and terrestrial (over-the-air) networks. It provides a framework for encoding, modulating, transmitting, and receiving digital video and audio content, and related data.

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What other technologies are related to DVB?

DVB Competitor Technologies

ATSC

ATSC is an alternative digital television standard used primarily in North America, offering similar functionality to DVB but in different regions.

mentioned alongside DVB in 45% (132) of relevant job posts

ISDB

ISDB is another alternative digital television standard, mainly used in Japan and South America. It competes with DVB in regions where both are applicable.

mentioned alongside DVB in 60% (57) of relevant job posts

DAB

DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) competes with DVB-T for delivering digital radio services, although DVB also handles audio transmission.

mentioned alongside DVB in 10% (51) of relevant job posts

OTT

OTT (Over-the-Top) services deliver video content over the internet, bypassing traditional broadcast infrastructure like DVB, and are a direct alternative for content delivery.

mentioned alongside DVB in 4% (87) of relevant job posts

IPTV

IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) delivers television content over IP networks, providing an alternative to traditional broadcast methods like DVB.

mentioned alongside DVB in 3% (86) of relevant job posts

HLS

HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) is an adaptive bitrate streaming protocol used for OTT video delivery, competing with DVB for content distribution.

mentioned alongside DVB in 1% (75) of relevant job posts

Dash

DASH (Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP) is another adaptive bitrate streaming protocol used for OTT video, offering an alternative to DVB.

mentioned alongside DVB in 1% (55) of relevant job posts

DVB Complementary Technologies

MPEG

MPEG standards, particularly MPEG-2, are used for encoding audio and video in DVB broadcasts. It is a crucial enabler.

mentioned alongside DVB in 14% (116) of relevant job posts

MPEG-2

MPEG-2 is a specific MPEG standard widely used for encoding video in DVB. It provides the video encoding format for broadcast.

mentioned alongside DVB in 10% (53) of relevant job posts

H.264

H.264/AVC is a video compression standard that is sometimes used as an alternative or complement to MPEG-2 in DVB systems, offering better compression efficiency.

mentioned alongside DVB in 2% (58) of relevant job posts