Digital Video Broadcasting

Digital Video Broadcasting (often shortened to DVB) is a series of standards for sending digital content, like Television using digital technology.  Compression of the data stream allows carrying several video channels in one analog television channel.

There are different standards, some of them are
DVB-S, DVB-S2: Use Satellites to broadcast
DVB-C: Use a coaxial cable
DVB-T, DVB-T2: Use a terrestrial signal, relayed thorough various stations

Digital Audio Broadcasting is similar, but for audio.

 Related pages 
 Digital Multimedia Broadcasting

category:Television technology