Broadcast Manufacturers Integrate Fraunhofer’s MPEG-H Audio in New Generation UHDTV Encoders

The new ATSC 3.0 broadcast standard, allowing for high quality TV experiences with 4K and HDR images, as well as immersive audio, was one of the major technology highlights at NAB 2016. MPEG-H is one of the candidate technologies for ATSC 3.0 audio standard and NAB 2016 saw a lot of support for the technology with practical demonstration and new product announcements from Korean manufacturers, DS Broadcast and Kai Media.