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At this year’s DVB World in Munich, the spotlight was clearly on DVB-I – and how it’s shaping the future of linear television over IP. G&L attended the event in March and returned with valuable insights: DVB-I is rapidly moving from concept to real-world implementation, especially in the German market.
Built on established components like DVB-DASH, HbbTV, and now DVB-NIP (which enables streaming formats like DASH or HLS to be broadcast via satellite), DVB-I allows for the integration of broadcast and IP-based streaming into a anytime/anywhere TV experience – with unified content discovery, improved guides, and seamless access to additional services even on any IP-only tunerless device.
G&L is actively supporting this evolution. Our DASH livestreams from German public broadcasters are already included in the German DVB-I pilot’s service list. Beyond delivery, we enable caching and dynamic adaptation of DVB-I service lists – right at the CDN edge, tailored to regional or functional requirements. Besides, G&L provides catchup TV solutions and G&L Packager delivers VoD services widely adopted now also supporting Multi-Audio, DVB-DASH compliant and ready to serve ABR finally to a broad HbbTV landscape.
Meanwhile, a nationwide effort is underway: Germany’s major broadcasters (ARD, ZDF, RTL Deutschland, ProSiebenSat.1) and several key organizations – including the Bayerische Landeszentrale für neue Medien (BLM) and the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) – are working together as part of the DVB-I Round Table to define technical profiles, ensure fair access, and prepare the market launch of DVB-I in Germany.
Whether it’s enabling major players or empowering regional platforms with white-label-ready, open frameworks, DVB-I is set to transform how linear content is delivered. And G&L is ready to help shape that transformation – from stream delivery to service list integration.