DTV+ Goes Live in Brazil with MPEG H Audio at the Core

Brazil moves DTV+ into commercial launch in time for the Soccer World Championship – and brings MPEG‑H Audio to the forefront. The new one-of-a-kind system enables immersive, interactive, and personalized viewing, with live sports set to showcase next‑generation broadcast capabilities at scale.

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Work at Fraunhofer IIS

Our motto "Behind the sound" also includes a look behind the scenes of Fraunhofer IIS every now and then: in a short video about work and career at our institute, our colleague Max Neuendorf, heading the group Audio and Speech Coding, introduces the xHE-AAC technology, which he is working on, and also gives an insight into the benefits of being a Fraunhofer IIS employee (in German; English subtitles available).

Fraunhofer IIS: Dedicated to the progress of China 3D Audio

The development of standards for 4K UHD and 3D audio, as well as the integration of the corresponding technologies into the existing broadcast ecosystem, is moving fast in China. Fraunhofer IIS has been highly active in the process from the start and was confirmed as one of the contributors to the upcoming China 3D Audio (C3DA) technology in early 2017. Fraunhofer IIS' MPEG-H Audio proposal was...