Digital TV Group
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| Industry | Digital TV, technology, television, standards |
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| Founded | 1995 |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom, Vauxhall, London, England |
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UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ghana and Europe |
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| Website | www |
The DTG (Digital TV Group) is the association for British digital television broadcasters. The DTG publish and maintain the technical specifications for digital terrestrial television (DTT) in the United Kingdom, which is known as the D-Book and is used by Freeview, Freeview HD and YouView. The association consists of over 120 UK and international members who can participate in DTG activities to varying degrees, depending on their category of membership.
The DTG publish and maintain the D-Book, the technical foundation of the United Kingdom's Freeview, Freeview HD, Freesat and YouView television platforms – covering 95% of UK homes with a digital TV. It also actively encourages and supports the development of Sky, Virgin Media, BT TV, TalkTalk, Connect-TV and VuTV.
The DTG was formed in 1995 by the BBC, BSkyB, BT Group, Channel 4, ITV (TV network) NTL Incorporated, Pace and Sony to set technical standards for the implementation of digital terrestrial television in the UK.
From these initial eight members, the DTG has grown to include over 120 UK and international members and played a decisive role in the success of the UK television industry.
The DTG, working with its members, has identified six priority television technologies to pursue and bring to fruition with the maximum benefit. These are:
The DTG is a membership association with four categories of membership:
The DTG owns and operates DTG Testing, an ISO 17025 accredited test laboratory in Central London. DTG Testing ensures that digital television products in the United Kingdom conform to the D-Book specification – a requirement of obtaining the Freeview trade mark licence.
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