DVB broadcasting standards

E268867

digital broadcasting standard family telecommunications standard

DVB broadcasting standards are a family of international specifications that define how digital television signals are transmitted, compressed, and received over terrestrial, satellite, and cable networks.

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All labels observed (18)

Label	Occurrences
Digital Video Broadcasting Project	8
DVB	7
DVB Project	6
DVB standards	4
Digital Video Broadcasting standards	2
DVB (Digital Video Broadcasting) in many PAL regions	1
DVB UHD-1 Phase 2 specification	1
DVB audio specifications	1
DVB broadcasting standards canonical	1
DVB digital television standards	1
DVB family of standards	1
DVB systems	1
DVB-SI	1
Digital Video Broadcasting - Common Interface	1
Digital Video Broadcasting - System Software Update	1
Digital Video Broadcasting standards family	1
Digital Video Broadcasting – Targeted Advertising	1
digital video broadcasting systems	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2448081 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: DVB broadcasting standards
Context triple: [H.264, usedInStandard, DVB broadcasting standards]

A. DVB-T
DVB-T is a widely used digital terrestrial television broadcasting standard that delivers multiple TV and radio channels over conventional aerials.
B. DVB-T2
DVB-T2 is the second-generation digital terrestrial television broadcasting standard that delivers more efficient, higher-capacity TV and data services over the air compared to its DVB-T predecessor.
C. DVB-S
DVB-S is a digital video broadcasting standard used worldwide for transmitting television and data services via satellite.
D. DVB-S2
DVB-S2 is an advanced digital satellite television broadcasting standard widely used in Europe and beyond for efficient, high-quality transmission of TV and data services.
E. ATSC
ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee) is a digital television broadcasting standard used primarily in North America for over-the-air high-definition TV transmission.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: DVB broadcasting standards
Target entity description: DVB broadcasting standards are a family of international specifications that define how digital television signals are transmitted, compressed, and received over terrestrial, satellite, and cable networks.

A. DVB-T
DVB-T is a widely used digital terrestrial television broadcasting standard that delivers multiple TV and radio channels over conventional aerials.
B. DVB-T2
DVB-T2 is the second-generation digital terrestrial television broadcasting standard that delivers more efficient, higher-capacity TV and data services over the air compared to its DVB-T predecessor.
C. DVB-S
DVB-S is a digital video broadcasting standard used worldwide for transmitting television and data services via satellite.
D. DVB-S2
DVB-S2 is an advanced digital satellite television broadcasting standard widely used in Europe and beyond for efficient, high-quality transmission of TV and data services.
E. ATSC
ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee) is a digital television broadcasting standard used primarily in North America for over-the-air high-definition TV transmission.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (82)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	digital broadcasting standard family ⓘ telecommunications standard ⓘ
abbreviation	DVB ⓘ linked to: DVB broadcasting standards
audioCompressionTechnology	AAC ⓘ Dolby Digital ⓘ MPEG-1 Layer II ⓘ linked to: MPEG-1 Layer II audio
compressionTechnology	HEVC ⓘ linked to: H.265 MPEG-2 video ⓘ linked to: MPEG-2 MPEG-4 AVC ⓘ linked to: H.264
coordinatedBy	European Broadcasting Union ⓘ
defines	compression formats usage ⓘ conditional access mechanisms ⓘ error correction schemes ⓘ modulation schemes ⓘ physical layer specifications ⓘ service information specifications ⓘ transport layer specifications ⓘ
designGoal	backward compatibility where possible ⓘ efficient spectrum usage ⓘ interoperability between equipment and services ⓘ
developedBy	DVB Project ⓘ linked to: DVB broadcasting standards
firstStandardized	1990s ⓘ
fullName	Digital Video Broadcasting standards ⓘ linked to: DVB broadcasting standards
geographicalUse	Africa ⓘ Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ Oceania ⓘ parts of Latin America ⓘ parts of Middle East ⓘ
governs	network planning parameters ⓘ receiver requirements ⓘ transmitter characteristics ⓘ
includesStandard	DVB-C ⓘ DVB-C2 ⓘ DVB-CI ⓘ DVB-CI Plus ⓘ linked to: DVB-CI DVB-CSA ⓘ DVB-DASH ⓘ linked to: MPEG-DASH DVB-GBS ⓘ DVB-GSE ⓘ DVB-H ⓘ DVB-I ⓘ DVB-IPTV ⓘ linked to: IPTV DVB-MHP ⓘ DVB-NGH ⓘ DVB-RCS ⓘ DVB-RCS2 ⓘ linked to: DVB-RCS DVB-S ⓘ DVB-S2 ⓘ DVB-S2X ⓘ DVB-S2X extensions ⓘ DVB-SH ⓘ DVB-SI ⓘ linked to: DVB broadcasting standards DVB-SSU ⓘ DVB-T ⓘ DVB-T2 ⓘ DVB-T2-Lite ⓘ linked to: DVB-T2 DVB-TA ⓘ
relatedTo	ATSC standards ⓘ DTMB standards ⓘ ISDB standards ⓘ
scope	audio broadcasting ⓘ data broadcasting ⓘ digital television broadcasting ⓘ
standardizationBody	CENELEC ⓘ ETSI ⓘ
supports	conditional access ⓘ digital rights management ⓘ electronic program guide ⓘ high definition television ⓘ interactive services ⓘ multichannel audio ⓘ standard definition television ⓘ subtitling ⓘ teletext ⓘ ultra high definition television ⓘ
transportFormat	MPEG-2 Transport Stream ⓘ linked to: MPEG-TS
usedFor	cable digital television ⓘ hybrid broadcast broadband TV ⓘ mobile TV broadcasting ⓘ satellite digital television ⓘ terrestrial digital television ⓘ

How these facts were elicited