DVB World 2012
International Conference & Exhibition

Rome, 12-14 March 2012

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2012: Analogue Off. DVB On!

2012 marks a special year in the world of digital broadcasting, as it's the year where most European terrestrial TV services will switch off the analogue signals and will move exclusively to digital. The deployment of the DVB-T and DVB-T2 terrestrial standards has been a big success, inside Europe, and outside. How have DVB and its members contributed to this success and how will they continue to do so in the future of digital TV? Other hot topics for 2012 include the spectrum efficiency and energy-efficiency of broadcasting systems and products, which will also be covered in depth in the programme.

Over the years, DVB World has become the biggest annual gathering dedicated to DVB standards, services and technology. Attracting more than 200 delegates from around the world, it represents both DVB member companies and non-members. It offers an unequalled opportunity to hear about the latest developments, with an emphasis on useful information and informed analysis rather than commercial pitches.

The DVB World 2012 Conference and Exhibition will take place in one single convenient location from March 12 to 14 at the Crowne Plaza - St. Peter's Hotel in Rome. On top of a conference programme full of interesting DVB related topics, DVB World 2012 will also offer an excellent opportunity for networking during the breaks, delegate lunch and the evening event and dinner.

We look forward to seeing you at DVB World in March 2012!

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Programme DVB World 2012

"2012: Analogue Off. DVB On!"

Keynote Session
- Future Shock Now, Dan Reed (Microsoft)

Flagship Session
- Multi-Room & Multi-Screen TV, Stefan Jenzowsky (Siemens)
- The End of the Analogue TV Era: Germany Goes Digital, Wolfgang Elsaesser (Astra)
- DVB in Singapore, Tan Sze Siang (Media Development Authority Singapore)
- About the In-Vehicle Usage of Digital TV, Bertram Hock (BMW)
- DVB in Italy: 20 Years of Success, Alberto Morello (RAI)

DVB Today Session
- DVB-T2 in Africa, Gerhard Petrick (MultiChoice)
- DVB-T2 in Sweden, Lars Backlund (Teracom)
- CI Plus v1.4, John Adam (Samsung)
- Going Deeper into 3DTV, David Wood (EBU)
- The Hybrid TV Landscape, Klaus Illgner (IRT)
- Broadband Media Delivery: Italian Platform Goes OTT, Marco Pellegrinato (Mediaset)

Spectrum Session
- The Future of the UHF Band in the UK, Greg Bensberg (Ofcom)
- Spectrum for Mobile Broadband, Karl-Heinz Laudan (Deutsche Telekom)
- The Future of Broadcast Television: Global Collaboration, Mark Richer (ATSC)
- Dynamic Broadcast – A New Approach to Better Spectrum Usage, Ulrich Reimers (TU Braunschweig)

Green Future Session
- Ecodesign and Energy Labelling Regulatory Frameworks in the EU, Adam Romanowski (EU)
- The Global Carbon Footprint of Mobile Communications, Albrecht Fehske (TU Dresden)
- Beyond Standards: Equipment for Green Broadcast, Stefan Wallner (Harris)
- Energy Efficient Receivers, Juan Gavilan (ST Microelectronics)
- Energy Consumption of Television Sets, Rudolf Eyberg (Panasonic)
- Dynamic Broadcasting & Energy Efficiency, Pablo Angueira (Bilbao Univ.)

Pre-conference Masterclass
- UHDTV and 3DTV: Battle of the Giants? David Wood (EBU) & David Daniels (BSkyB)