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Setting the standardsor the digital uture
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Fiteen years at a glance
2000: DTG Testing
opens
2002: D-Book and
DTG Testing underpin
the launch o the
Freeview service
1995: DTG ounded
1996: DTG publishes
frst edition o UK
technical specifcation
or DTT (the D-Book)
1998: Pay TV
operators Sky andTelewest join the DTG
2005: DTG Testing
named as governmentapproved test
house or the UK
Digital Switchover
Certifcation Mark
(the Digital Tick)
2006: DTG Testing
launches test regime
or Freeview+ digital
television recorders
2007: DTG and DTG
Testing move tosingle acility in
central London
2007: DTG Testing
awarded test and
conormance contract
or Freesat
2007: DTG Testing
awarded test
and conormance
contract or Freeview
New Zealand
2008: Freesat product
testing begins
2009: D-Book 6
published: including
the specifcation
or the launch o
DVB-T2/MPEG-4 high
defnition services on
UK DTT (Freeview HD)
2009: DTG Testing
launches test and
conormance regime
or Freeview HD
2010: DTG Testing
becomes Europesfrst ISO 17025
accredited laboratory
or digital television
product testing1
2010: DTG Testing
works towards test
and conormance
regime or DAB radio
2010: DTG Testing
announces test andconormance regime
or HbbTV and
Connected TV
2010: D-Book 7
circulated to members,
including specifcation
or hybrid broadcast/
broadband Connected
TV devices
1 Freeview (SD) only
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Digital TV Group Setting the standards or the digital uture02
About us
The DTG was established bythe UK digital television industryin 1995 to protect consumersand saeguard the reputations
o distribution platorms andreceiver manuacturers.
Aboutus
Bu
ildingpartners
hips
92%o homes now have digitalTV on their main TV setSource: Ocom
24mHD and HD ReadyTVs in the UKSource: Ocom
225number o minutes o TVpeople aged 4+ watcheach week
Source: Ocom
8out o 10 UK adultsrecognise the DigitalTick logo
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The Digital TV Group (DTG) is theindependent industry associationor digital television in the UK. TheGroup publishes and maintains thetechnical specifcation or the UKsFreeview and Freeview HD services(the D-Book) and runs the digitaltelevision industrys test centre:DTG Testing.
Membership servicesMembership o the DTG is theonly way to obtain the D-Book, thetechnical specifcation or UK digitalterrestrial television (Freeview andFreeview HD) and hybrid broadcast/broadband Connected TV services.Membership also provides accessto drat versions o the specifcationbeore they are published whilePrincipal, Full and New Entrantmembers can actively participate inthe development o the specifcation
through the DTGs working groups.
The Group also provides thecollective strength o over 150member organisations to representits membership at government andregulatory level and provides training,events, networking opportunities andmarket inormation that empowermembers to make inormedbusiness decisions.
About the DTG
The DTG was established by theUK digital television industry in1995 to protect consumers andsaeguard the reputations odistribution platorms and receivermanuacturers. Today the Grouprepresents over 150 broadcasters,platorms, manuacturers, technologyproviders, government departments,
regulators, not-or-proft organisationsand consumer groups.
DTG Testing provides the test andconormance services or the UKsDigital Switchover Certifcation Mark(the Digital Tick), the Freeview andFreesat services and internationalplatorms.
DTG Testing manages the Freeviewand Freesat Engineering Channelswhich allows the transmission o
sotware upgrades to receivers inthe home. The test centre houses theUKs largest collection o receivers(over 95% coverage o the UK receiverpopulation) on its premises or testingo new transmission modes andsotware downloads.
The DTG allows Digital Europe to useareas o its copyright under licence toencourage international harmonisation.
The Group represents its membershipat government and regulatory leveland provides expert consultancy ororganisations entering the UK marketor developing platorms internationally.
In 2009, the Group published D-Book 6paving the way or the consumerlaunch o high defnition serviceson Freeview in early 2010.
Following the publication o D-Book 6the Group began to profle thespecifcation or hybrid broadcast/broadband Connected TV serviceswhich will be circulated to membersas D-Book 7 in December 2010.
The Group represents over 150 broadcasters,platorms, manuacturers, technology providers,
government departments, regulators, not-
or-proft organisations and consumer groups.
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Digital TV Group Setting the standards or the digital uture04
Setting thestandards
+24%increase in DTGmembership in 2009/10
31%o households with internetaccess used it to watchonline catch-up TV in thefrst quarter o 2010Source: Ocom
57%more than hal o adults saythey watch TV programmeson a device other than a TV
76%o DTG members believeConnected TV will be akey issue or the industryin the uture
The D-Book is a living documentand is continually enhanced and
peer-reviewed by the DTGs expertworking groups.
Settingthestandards
for
the
digita
lfuture
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The D-Book
The D-Book is the technical
specifcation or UK digital terrestrial
television (Freeview and Freeview HD).
The DTG has published and maintainedthe D-Book or over a decade and the
specifcation is updated annually to
keep up with the pace o development
in UK DTT.
The D-Book is a living document and iscontinually enhanced and peer-reviewed
by the DTGs expert working groups.
The frst edition o the D-Book was
published in 1996 when the current
UK standard or digital terrestrial
broadcasting (DVB-T) was new
and untried. Early editions o theD-Book enabled the publication o
the European digital TV specifcation:
the E-Book.
In March 2009, the DTG published the6th edition o the D-Book introducing
DVB-T2, the new modulation scheme
that is being used in the UK to deliver
high defnition services on DTT which
enabled the consumer launch o an
initial three ree-to-air HD channelson Freeview in early 2010.
D-Book 6 also mandated a broadband
return path which can be used or
streaming on-demand video content
such as BBC iPlayer, ITV Player and4oD, accessing e-government services
and allowing viewers to complete
transactions via their television.
The 7th edition o the D-Book will be
circulated to members in December
2010 and contains the specifcation
or UK hybrid broadcast/broadbandConnected TV products and services.
The D-Book is only available to
members o the Digital TV Group.
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Digital TV Group Setting the standards or the digital uture06
Our partners at the DTG continue to play an invaluablerole in supporting the switchover programme, ensuringdigital television equipment meets the high standardsexpected by industry, broadcasters and viewers.David Scott, Chie Executive, Digital UK
D-Book 6 represents a landmark
in UK broadcasting, providing the
specifcation or the launch o high
defnition services on Freeview.
The DTG supports the digital
switchover programme
carried out by Digital UK.
Supportingthe UK digitaltelevisionmarket
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The DTG supports the digital
switchover programme carried out
by Digital UK. The Groups D-Book
specifcation and test regimes
underpin the Digital SwitchoverCertifcation Mark (the Digital Tick)
the logo used to tell consumers
that a product is designed to work
through digital switchover.
DTG Testing conducts specialswitchover projects on behal o Digital
UK and the Department o Business,
Innovation and Skills (BIS), usingits receiver collection to simulate
switchover scenarios in advance o
regional switchovers and carries out
spot tests o receivers carrying the
Digital Tick to ensure they comply withthe certifcation marks requirements.
The Group also provides a orum or
Digital UK to engage with industry
and to eed into technical requirementsi required.
DVB-T2
2009 saw the development o the 6thedition o the D-Book specifcation.
D-Book 6 represents a landmark
in UK broadcasting, providing the
specifcation or the launch o high
defnition services on Freeview. The
specifcation also includes a broad
range o updates such as surroundaudio, HD interactivity, DVB-SSU,
HD subtitles, an MHEG interaction
channel and HDMI guidelines.
To ensure market compliance the DTG
provides the test and conormanceregime or the Freeview and Freeview
HD logos.
Listening to our members
One o the DTGs core objectives or
2010/11 is to increase the level o
service we oer to members. The Group
is committed to increasing membershipvalue, driven by membership and
customer consultation eedback
and measured against a membership
value index.
To ensure we continue to closely
monitor levels o membership and
customer satisaction, the DTG
conducts an annual survey o DTGmembers and DTG Testing customers.
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Digital TV Group Setting the standards or the digital uture08
YouView will support a competitive market orConnected TV to bring the widest possiblechoice o devices, services and applications toconsumers. Our continued participation in theDTGs work to establish a standard or ConnectedTV devices, alongside other DTG members,helps us achieve this aim. YouView compliantdevices will undergo a comprehensive test andcompliance regime that will not only complywith the current D-Book technical standards,but also reerence the relevant specif cations in
D-Book 7, currently being agreed as part o theDTGs Connected TV work.Richard Halton, Chie Executive Ofcer, YouView
Indicative YouView interace
All YouView compliant devices will
meet D-Book 7 standard.
Sky Player
D-Book 7 will provide a common
specifcation or Connected TV products
and services that service providers
such as Sky can build on or trademark
requirements.
Shaping theuture o digital
BSkyB is pleased to actively engage with theDTG in the development o an open standardor Connected TV devices.Nick Gregory, Business Development Director, BSkyB
Virgin Media are committed to continuing theirlong-standing relationship with the DTG throughthe development o a core open standard orUK Connected TV.Ian Mecklenburgh, Director, Digital Entertainment, Virgin Media
In 2010, the DTG launcheda consultation on how aninteroperable, ef cient, stableand innovating horizontal digital
TV market might best continue
to be delivered.
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This consultation process will play a
key role in ensuring the Group is able
to work with its members to produce a
roadmap or the ongoing interoperability,
stability and technical developmento UK digital terrestrial television.
Connected TV
Connected TV is the term used by
the digital television industry to reer
to the delivery o programmes, flms,applications and interactive services
to the television via broadband.
The DTG Council, executive and its
members are currently developing
the technical specifcation or UK
Connected TV which will orm part o
the 7th edition o the D-Book.
D-Book 7 will provide an industry
agreed baseline implementation
or Connected TV products and
services that service providers such
as YouView, Fetch TV, Loveflm, Sky,Virgin Media and others can build on
or trademark requirements to support
their services.
The DTG has set up 7 Connected TV
working groups drawing upon dierentareas o the specifcation: architecture,
device, delivery, presentation,
metadata, security and measurement.
D-Book 7 will be circulated to members
in December 2010, ollowed by a
Connected TV test and conormance
regime to ensure market compliancein May 2011.
3DTV
Successes such as Avatar, Skys 3D
channel and 3D broadcasts o major
sporting events have stimulated
consumer demand or 3DTV content.
A technical standard has been
completed or 3D Blu-ray and HDMI
1.4a is ready or carrying 3D.
Following eedback rom the DTGsconsultation on developments in 3DTV,
the DTG is to work with its members to
investigate options or profling the UKstandard or 3D products and services.
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Digital TV Group Setting the standards or the digital uture10
Gettingto market
The DTG and DTG Testing support
manuacturers rom product
development, through launch and
into the home.
The D-Book provides the basis or the
development o Freeview and Freeview
HD set-top boxes, recorders andIDTVs in the UK.
DTG Testing produces test suites,
recognised by the Department o
Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS),
as demonstrating the required standard
or the Digital Switchover Certifcation
Mark (the Digital Tick). Manuacturersuse DTG Testings test suites to carry
out pre-compliance testing o products
to ensure they meet benchmark
interoperability standards or theFreeview and Freesat services.
Product testing at DTG Testing is
used by manuacturers to demonstrate
conormance to the Digital Tick
certifcation mark requirements and
the Freeview, Freeview HD and Freesat
trademark requirements.
Ater a product has been launched,
the DTG Engineering Channel provides
manuacturers with a mechanismto upgrade a receivers sotware in
the home.
The great achievement o the last decade was to delivera completely reliable, robust oer to the public, andI think its because o that and in particular because
o the work o the DTG, that the public have so muchconf dence in digital TV.Mark Thompson, Director General, BBC
DTG continues to play an important strategic role inthe success o the Freesat platorm by testing all newreceivers to ensure they meet the exacting quality levelsFreesat customers demand.Emma Scott, Managing Director, Freesat
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The Route To Market
The DTG and DTG Testing support manuacturers rom productdevelopment, through launch and into the home.
DTG Testing test suites:Pre-compliance testing
Specifcation Product
Development
Compliance Certifcation Post Launch
Product testingat DTG Testing
Fail
Pass
Supply DTG reports toreceive the Freeview/Freeview HD TradeMark and the Digital TickCertifcation Mark
DTGD-Book
DTG EngineeringChannel:For over-air upgradesto receiver sotware
As a leading manuacturer o digitalTV products in the UK, Panasonic haslong recognised that it is in the best
interest o the viewer that the industry
works in partnership to achieve robust
open standards. The independent,collaborative environment o the
Digital TV Group makes this possible.
DTG membership has provided
Panasonic with the opportunity toactively participate in the development
o the UK DTT standard (the D-Book).
This, in addition to DTG Testingstest and conormance regimes allowus to build reliable, industry certifed
products, drastically reducing the
risk o market ailure and helping us
to ensure a consistent high qualityconsumer experience.
Panasonic is committed to ensuring our
products use the DTGs conormance
tests in order to receive the DigitalTick, Freeview, Freeview HD and
Freesat logos.
Our relationship with the DTG doesnt
end at product launch; Panasonic isalso a member o the DTG Engineering
Channel which enables us to transmit
over-air sotware updates to devices inthe home, ensuring that our customerscontinue to receive the most up-to-
date service.
We submit a representative sample oall our tested products to the DTGsreceiver collection this allows the
DTG to run regular tests to check
the response o deployed products
in scenarios such as a regionalswitchover.
To ensure we continue to oer
customers the best possible
technology, Panasonic is currentlyparticipating in the development o
the technical specifcation or UK
Connected TV through the DTGsworking groups.
Nigel Prankard
DVB Product Manager, Panasonic
Working in partnership
As an industry leader and innovator
in the connected TV arena, IP Vision
ully supports the DTGs ConnectedTV programme. The D-Books ocuson open standards not only promotes
a air and competitive market but also
delivers the interoperability baseline
critical to a ast growing and dynamic
industry. The convergence o DTTand IPTV presents many challenges,especially in the development o
services that are easily accessed and
understood by the consumer. The
DTGs ocus on Connected TV will
without doubt support this process.
Eddie Abrams
CEO, IP VISION
Supporting innovation
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Product testingEach product test at DTG Testing is
comprised o over 1000 individual tests.
Receiver collectionDTG Testings laboratory houses the UKs
largest collection o representative samples
o DTT and D-Sat receivers.
DTG Testing working with Digital UK on theDigital Tick has been absolutely undamentalin delivering the Freeview service.
Stephen Dowdle, Managing Director, Sony UK & Ireland
Digitalconormance
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The DTG Test Development team
produces the test suites that
are used by DTG Testing to test
products and by manuacturers
or pre-compliance testing.
Every engineer in the team has a
dierent area o expertise such as
SI, Linear Services and my role is to
develop MHEG and DTR test suites.
The DTGs Freeview MHEG test
suite is the result o thousands o
man hours o development by DTGsta and members and is continually
enhanced and refned based on
eedback rom customers.
Freeview MHEG provides the core
source code that we build on to
incorporate D-Book developments
and to provide test suites or new
services such as Freeview HD. Toreplicate the DTGs MHEG test suite
would take a huge amount o
resource and eort and as a result
we are oten asked to adapt the
suite or other territories such
as Australia, New Zealand andHong Kong.
My working day is divided betweencode creation or new or enhanced
test suites and the maintenance o
existing suites. Its also important to
make time to deal with enquiries and
eedback rom customers and rom
colleagues in the Product Testing
team, such eedback is absolutely
crucial in ensuring that every testsuite we produce is as easy to use
and as reliable as possible.
Mark Skinner, Senior Project
Engineer, DTG Testing
While a large part o my working
day is devoted to actively testingproducts, I am also responsible or
ensuring the smooth running o theproduct testing process, supporting
and mentoring the conormance
engineers and dealing with technical
enquiries rom clients.
Away rom product testing, I also
coordinate many o DTG Testings
special projects. As part o the
DTGs support or digital switchoverwe are currently using our receiver
collection to simulate the eects
that various switchover scenarios
will have on receivers in the home.The DTG receiver collection
represents over 95% o deployedreceivers this means that Digital
UK can confdently predict the
eects that dierent changes to
broadcast signals will have on
viewers receivers well in advanceo a regional switchover.
Another important service oered
by DTG Testing is the EngineeringChannel which allows manuacturers
to provide over-air upgrades to the
sotware in deployed Freeview and
Freesat receivers. I work with theteam here to ensure all upgrades
are thoroughly tested and aretransmitted to schedule.
Ranjeet Kaur, Head o Product
Testing, DTG Testing
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For over a decade the DTG has played a pivotalrole in the success o UK digital television. Lastyear we published the 6th edition o the D-Book,paving the way or the launch o high def nitionservices on DTT. In 2010 our ocus has beenon developing the 7th edition o the specif cation,making hybrid Connected TV devices a realityor viewers.Richard Lindsay-Davies, Director-General, Digital TV Group
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Chairman
Richard Lindsay-Davies
Director-General
Our people
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Keith Wilkinson
Commercial Director and
Chie Operating Ofcer
David Docherty
Chairman
Dr. David Docherty is Chairman o the
Digital TV Group and Chie Executive
o the Council For Industry and HigherEducation.
He was the BBCs frst Director o
New Media and Deputy Managing
Director o TV. In the commercial
world, he has been MD, CEO or Chairo our media businesses specialising
in TV, social networking, broadband,
and On-Demand services. He wasa member o the BBCs Board o
Management and Telewests Executive
Board. In the public sector, he was
Chair o Governors o the University
o Bedordshire and a member ovarious government advisory panels
on new media, uture technology, and
higher education. He is also on the
management board o The Society o
Authors.
He is the author o six books, including
three on the history and sociology o
the media and three internationallypublished novels.
Richard Lindsay-Davies
Director-General
Richard was appointed as the Groups
Director-General in March 2006 and
has been with the organisation since2004. Richard joined the Group as
Director o Public Aairs working
with government and stakeholders
to establish the UK digital switchover
body, Digital UK.
He transerred to Freesat as
Commercial Development Director at
the end o 2007, playing an integralrole in the successul launch o the
platorm beore returning to his current
role in October 2008. Prior to joining
the Group he spent 15 years in the
television industry with roles rangingrom electronic design at Sony through
to consumer marketing at Toshiba and
strategic marketing at Pace and was
Chairman o the DTG Marketing Group.
Simon Gauntlett
Technology Director
Simon was appointed as the DTGs
Technology Director in November2006 to support the work o DTG
Technical Council and the many
consensus-building and contribution-
driven technical working groups the
technical engine o the DTG. He is
the editor o the UK Digital Terrestrial
Requirements or Interoperability theD-Book.
Prior to working or the DTG, Simon
spent seven years at the BBCs
Research and Development (R&D)
department, where he specialised incompression technologies or high
defnition video and the delivery o
HDTV, working on the BBCs HD trialon the satellite, cable and terrestrial
platorms.
Keith Wilkinson
Commercial Director and
Chie Operating Ofcer
Keith Wilkinson is responsible or
the administration and commercial
direction o the organisation as well
as operational management, fnancialcontrol and human resources. He also
acts as Company Secretary.
Keith joined the Group rom the BBCwhere he spent over a decade in a
variety o senior accountancy and
management roles, including Chie
Accountant Drama and Head o
Production Finance, culminating in theposition o Project Director responsible
or managing major change projects.
Simon Gauntlett
Technology Director
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Steve Holebrook
Managing Director
Terrestrial Media Solutions
Arqiva
Alix Pryde
Controller, Distribution
BBC
Simon Jones
Chie IPTV Architect
BT
Kevin Burrows
Chie Technology Ofcer
Channel 4
Simon Fell
Chairman
DTG Technical Council
(ex-ofcio)
David Scott
Chie Executive
Digital UK
Emma Scott
Managing Director
Freesat
Ilse Howling
Managing Director
Freeview
John EdwardsDirector o Communications
Harvard International
Paul Entwistle
Chie Technologist
Intellectual Property
Pace
Andrew Denham
Marketing Director
Panasonic
Richard BurrellDirector o Engineering
& New Media
QVC
Raphael Fainac
Managing Director o
Sagem Communications UK
Sagem
John Adam
Head o Business Development
& Industrial Aairs
Samsung
Nick Gregory
Business Development Director
BSkyB
Stephen Dowdle
Managing Director
Sony UK & Ireland
David Cutts
Managing Director
S&T
Ian Mecklenburgh
Director,
Digital Entertainment
Virgin Media
DTGCouncil
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The DTG welcomes organisations
involved in the development and
marketing o digital televisionworldwide as members.
DTG membership is the only way
to obtain the UK D-Book receiverspecifcation. The D-Book standard
provides the requirements orinteroperability or the UK digital
terrestrial TV market.
DTG membership is divided into
the ollowing categories:
Principal and Full Membership
Principal and Full Membership is
available to organisations with an active
interest in digital television. Principal
and Full Membership oers entitlement
to vote at plenary meetings, direct
participation in the development otechnical specifcations and online
access to the D-Book, with updates
when they are published. These
categories o membership also allowmembers to participate in both technical
and commercial group meetings.
All Principal Members are representedon DTG Council and Technical Council.
World Membership
World Membership is or organisations
keen to investigate the UK modelor digital terrestrial television but
who are not active in the UK market.
World Members receive online access
to the D-Book and other relevantpublications, as well as publication
updates.
New Entrant Membership
New Entrant Membership is orstart-up organisations in their frst
or second year o operations that are
entering the digital television industry
with new products or services and donot yet have an established revenue
stream. For eligibility purposes,
organisations are considered as a
whole, and where a substantial part
o a start-up organisations activities
derive rom a pre-existing business,New Entrant Membership will not
be available.
New Entrant Membership providessubsidised access to Full Member
benefts. Ater two years o New
Entrant Membership the member
organisation will be automaticallyupgraded to Full Membership.
Afliate Membership
Afliate Membership is oered
to UK and international not-or-proft organisations such as trade
associations, registered charities,
special interest groups and central
government departments that have aninterest in the work o the Group. The
DTG strives to maintain regular contactwith Afliate Members through events,
e-mail bulletins and stakeholder
engagement. Representatives oAfliate Members may attend DTG
meetings by invitation.
Annual Membership Fees
Principal: 20,000
Full: 10,000
World: 5,000
New Entrant: 3,000
Afliate: Free
Joiningthe DTG
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Digital TV Group Setting the standards or the digital uture20
Access SystemsADBAge UKAlcatel LucentAlcoALi CorporationAltech UECAminoANT
ArcaydanArelikArion TechnologyArqivaAsia Pacifc Broadcasting UnionAsotBBCBISBristol Interactive TechnologyBroadband Wireless AssociationBroadcast AustraliaBroadcomBTCabot CommunicationsChannel 4 TelevisionCisco Systems
Citizens AdviceConederation o Aerial
IndustriesConsumers AssociationDanish Broadcasting
CorporationDanish HDTV ForumDCMSDigitagDigital Stream TechnologyDigital TV LabsDigital UKDixons Stores GroupDMOLDolby Laboratories
Easel TVEchostar EuropeEtvEventISFilmexFive BroadcastingFortec StarFreesatFreeviewFreeview AustraliaFresco MicrochipFujitsuFunai ElectricFunke Digital TVFutarque
Gennum CorporationGet CoGK WareHarvardHCLHearing ConcernHimax TechnologiesHitachi Home ElectronicsHomecast
HuaweiHumax ElectronicsIABMImagination TechnologiesIntelIntellectIP VisioniPlus TechnologiesIrdetoITVI-WinixJVCKaon MediaKrypton TVLabwiseLatens
Lenus DigitalLG ElectronicsLoeweLoveFilmMarvellMediatekMGt Technology SolutionsMicrosotMiniweb TechnologiesMitsubishiMotorolaMove NetworksMstar SemiconductorsNagravisionNDS
NickelodeonNovatekNXP SemiconductorsO2Ocean Blue SotwareOcomOfce o Telecoms Authority
(Hong Kong)OpentechOpera SotwareOrbicomOrion ElectricPacePanasonicPhilips
Pioneer Technology UKPixel Magic SystemsPixsanQVCRed BeeRenesasRetraRNIBRNID
RoviRoyal Television SocietyS4CSABCSagem SASamsung ElectronicsSharpSiemensSkySmarDTVSnellSony UKST MicroelectronicsStarlight ElectronicsStrategy and TechnologySunplus
TAGTalk TalkTata ElxsiTechnicolorTechnisatTelegent Systems USATeletextTelevision BroadcastTescoThe Moving Image SocietyTivoTop Up TVTopfeldToshiba Inormation SystemsTrident
TVNZTVonicsTW ElectronicsUC Connect
VerimatrixVirgin MediaVoice o the Listener and ViewerWalt Disney Television
InternationalWiproYouViewZinwellZoran
Our members
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Members list correct as o 23/09/10 andis subject to change.
All fgures, unless otherwise stated, are romYouGov Plc. Total sample size was 1035adults. Fieldwork was undertaken betweenFriday 19th to Monday 22nd February 2010.The survey was carried out online. The fgureshave been weighted and are representativeo all GB adults (aged 18+).
Designed and produced by Carnegie Orr+44 (0)20 7610 6140www.carnegieorr.co.uk
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Contact us:
Digital TV Group1 Nine Elms Lane
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+44 (0)20 7501 [email protected]
www.dtg.org.uk
Twitter: @DigitalTVGroup
DTG Testing
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SW8 5NQ
+44 (0)20 7501 4350
Our mission is to enable the developmento ully reliable and compliant digital TV andmedia products and services, primarily orthe horizontal market, through world-classspeciication development, conormancetesting and consensus building.
