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TDF tests Dolby AC-4 audio standard on French DTT platform

Friday 2 April 2021 | 09:59 CET | News
French broadcast services operator TDF has announced a new step in the process of modernising the DTT platform, as it started testing the Dolby AC-4 standard on three pilot channels available in the Ile de France region and the cities of Nantes and Toulouse. The company is working with the industry on the planned launch of UHD (Ultra High Definition) channels, expected by the first quarter of 2024 under a roadmap agreed with France's media regulator CSA. Testing the Dolby AC-4 audio format is part of TDF's efforts to integrate the latest standards into the upgraded platform and offer TV

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Categories: Broadcast & Satellite
Companies: Dolby / TDF
Countries: France
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