Books and White Papers
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- DTG Information Pack (PDF 2.8M)
- DTG Information Pack in Chinese (PDF 3.1M)
- DTG Information Pack in Korean (PDF 2.8M)
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| The DTG 'D-Book 7 Part A' Version 2 March 2012: sets out the detailed technical standards for digital terrestrial television in the UK |
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| The DTG 'D-Book 7 Part B' Version 2 September 2012: sets out the detailed technical standards for Connected TV in the UK |
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| The DTG 'D-Book 7 Part B' Version 2 XML Schemas - September 2012 (This is a Zip archive) | ||
| UK Digital TV Usability and Accessibility Guidelines, including Text to Speech (U-Book) Version 2 April 2013 |
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| Stereoscopic 3D Production Guidelines Updated November 2012 |
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| Recommended Receiver Reaction to Aspect Ratio Signalling in Digital Video Broadcasting (v2.0.0 - January 2012) | |
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| UK Digital TV Usability and Accessibility Guidelines, including Text to Speech (U-Book) | |
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| 1080p50: Delivering the Benefits of the Progressive Format over Interlace in Broadcast Television Through Acquistion, Production and Encoding | |
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| UK DTT features for support of Local TV services | |
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| Broadcasting Live Events to Cinema Recommendations for preparation, transmission, reception and presentation |
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| DTG Production Systems Group User Requirements White Paper Analysis of the user requirements associated with future production systems |
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| DTG Usability Text To Speech Subgroup White Paper Implementation Guidelines and Recommendations for Text-to-Speech v.1.4 |
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| R-Book 2 A guide to domestic DTT aerial installation R-Book 1 has been withdrawn |
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| R-Book 5 MATV and Integrated reception systems for digital TV This book updates and replaces R-Books 3 and 4 |
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| UK Digital TV Receiver Recommendations Version 1.7 May 2010 |
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| Original Plan for UK DTT SI | |
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| The Impact of Switchover on Communal Aerial Systems | |
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| Connectivity Guidelines for Installers and Manufacturers A guide to the best practice for the connection of set-top boxes and other products to digital and analogue TV sets to enable recording and optimum digital performance |
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| Final Report of DTT (DVB-T) Transmission Mode Trials June 27th 2002 |
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| Indoor Aerial Measurements (Issue 1.0) | |
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| MATV System Component Testing (Release 1.0) | |
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| Specification for Upgrades of Existing Communal Aerial (MATV) Systems to accommodate Digital Terrestrial Television | |
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MHEG White Papers and Specifications
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Note: These publications have now been superseded by the following standard:
ETSI ES 202 184 V2.1.1 (2011-03-31) MHEG-5 Broadcast Profile.
Action Plan Documents
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| UK Digital TV Usability and Accessibility Guidelines, including Text to Speech | |
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| Action Plan Task 5.9: Survey of MATV and SMATV systems |
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| Action Plan Task 5.12: Advanced Receiver Techniqueswith emphasis on Portable TV Reception |
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| Action Plan Task 5.13: Product and Interoperability Testing and Support |
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| Action Plan Task 5.14: Review of In-Home Networks |
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| Action Plan Task 5.14: Improving UK Aerial Installations: Review of Technical Performance |
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| Action Plan Task 5.14.3: Improving UK Aerial Installations: Aerial System Component Benchmarking, Scoping Study (Release 1.1) |
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| Action Plan Task 5.19: Recorder Technology |
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| Action Plan Task 5.23: Access for Deaf and Partially Sighted People |
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DTG Consultation Documents
| Next Generation UK Digital TV Interoperability Framework Consultation - March 2013 | Web page | |
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| UK DTV Interoperability Framework Consultation Process - November 2012 | |
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| Delivering an interoperable, efficient, stable and innovating horizontal digital TV market - July 2010 | |
Download 300 kilobytes |
DTG Responses to Public Consultations
| DTG Response to: Radio Equipment Directive Proposal [link to proposal] | |
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| DTG Response to: Ofcom Award of the 600 MHz spectrum band | |
Download 307 kilobytes |
| DTG response to: Ofcom Draft Annual Plan 2013/14 - 22-02-2013 | |
Download 397 kilobytes |
| DTG response to Ofcom consultation TV white spaces: A consultation on white space device requirements - January 2013 | |
Download 84 kilobytes |
| DTG submission to the Department of Culture, Media and Sport Communications Review - October 2012 | |
Download 40 kilobytes |
| DTG response to the Ofcom consultation on Securing long term benefits for scarce spectrum resources – a strategy for UHF bands IV and V - June 2012 | |
Download 74 kilobytes |
| DTG response to the DMOL consultation on DTT LCNs - May 2012 | |
Download 78 kilobytes |
| DTG response to the BBC Trust’s Canvas Proposals Provisional Conclusions - February 2010 | |
Download 332 kilobytes |
| DTG response to the BBC Trust consultation on Project Canvas - April 2009 | |
Download 332 kilobytes |
| DTG Response to Ofcom Consultation: The Future of Digital Terrestrial Television - January 2008 |
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Download 141 kilobytes |
| DTG response to the Ofcom Digital Dividend Review Consultation - March 2007 | |
Download 172 kilobytes |
| Digital Television Receivers: Usability Action plan for Switchover - Interim report on tasks |
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Download 276 kilobytes |
| DTG response to the Ofcom Consultation on Planning Options for Digital Switchover | |
Download 556 kilobytes |
| DTG response to the Public Consultation on the Review of the BBC Royal Charter | |
Download 30 kilobytes |
| DTG response to the Consultation on Building Regulations and Electronic Communications Services (Broadband) | |
Download 56 kilobytes |
| DTG response to Digital Television Framework for Delivering E-Government Services to the Home | |
Download 128 kilobytes |
| DTG response to ITC consultation on progress towards digital switchover | |
Download 48 kilobytes |
| DTG response on the role of integrated digital television sets in achieving digital switchover | |
Download 58 kilobytes |
| DTG Response to ITC Consultation on Community Digital Standard and Rules of Operation for Digital Terrestrial Television | |
Download 38 kilobytes |
| DTG response to the Government Consultation on Spectrum Management | |
Download 180 kilobytes |
Presentations
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DTG Summit 2011
| John Bird (Futuresource) International Trends in Digital Television |
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| Roly Keeting (BBC) Keynote: Reports of TV's Death are Greatly Exaggerated |
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| Sheila Cassells (Cassells Consulting Associates) Regulating a Connected World - a perspective from the EU |
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| Tim Suter (Perspective Associates) Regulatory and Legislative issues: UK |
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| Richard Halton (YouView) Delivering to the Connected Viewer |
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| Patrick Barwise (London Business School) Waiting for 'Vodot' |
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DTG@IBC2009: Multichannel HDTV without a dish
| Richard Lindsay-Davies (DTG) Consumers and Confidence: The business Case for DVB-T2 |
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| Graham Plumb (BBC) Implementing DVB-T2: Meeting the Technical Challenge |
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| Tony Mattera (Arqiva) DVB-T2/HD Deployment in the UK |
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| Nigel Prankard (Panasonic) DVB-T2: Implications for Receiver Manufacturers |
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DTG D-Book Resources
DTG registered DVB values
March 2012
DTG URN Documentation
DTG Procedure for Assignment of URNs
October 2011
Pre-Final version
A five step internal DTG procedure for assigning URNs. A URN containing a new NSS string will only be registered on the DTG website when all steps have been successfully completed.
March 2012
Version 2
Server Root Certificate Policy and Mandatory List
Server Root Certificate Policy
Version 1.0 - Last updated: 16th March 2012
Published 25th April 2012
Mandatory Server Root Certificate List
Version 1.0 - Last updated:16th April 2012
Published: 25th April 2012
The Server Root Certificate List is an Excel spreadsheet.
MIME Types
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