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The Truth About Standards

13 October 2022

Exploring trends in interoperability, from formal standards to open source.

Insight Standards Survey

ONLINE

Leaders Network: Who Needs Standards?

What does interoperability mean for a media industry in the internet age?

Webinar Leaders' Network

DPP Leaders' Network: Who Needs Standards?

25 August 2021

Senior media executives discuss how our industry works together, from de facto standards to open source, informal collaborations to bilateral integrations, and formal standards.

Webinar Leaders' Network

DPP Launches Live Technical Standards

04.10.2012

The DPP has today unveiled its Technical Standards for delivery of Live Television programmes.

Tech Distribution Delivery Requirements Live

DPP Announces File-Based Technical Standards

26.01.2012

The DPP has unveiled its new Technical and Metadata Standards for File-Based Programme Delivery in the UK.

Tech AS-11 File Delivery Metadata Delivery Requirements

DPP Announces Tech Standards for HD Commercials

13.01.2016

The DPP has today announced Common Technical Delivery Standards for High Definition Commercials/Sponsorship and Promotions/Presentation material.

Advertising Tech Delivery Requirements

DPP005 IMF Operational Guidance

This Guidance document helps adopters to make sense of IMF standards, specifications and terminology, and understand their impact on workflows.

IMF Tech Production Workflows Versioning Guidance

MEMBERS

DPP Unveils UK's First Common Delivery Stds

10.03.2011

The DPP has today unveiled common technical standards for tape delivery of HD and SD TV programmes to all major UK broadcasters.

Tech Delivery Requirements

First DPP File-Based UK Delivery: Emmerdale

27.09.2012

Emmerdale becomes the first British television production to adopt the DPP’s new Technical and Metadata Standards for file-based programme delivery.

AS-11 File Delivery Metadata Implementation

Cybersecurity and Content Protection Summit 2020

12 May 2020

Mark Harrison and Abdul Hakim join this CDSA event to discuss setting the standards and systems for remote access, and content security vs. information security

Security External Webinar

Supplying the VOD Revolution

30.04.2020

An extensive piece of research into the global supply of content to VOD platforms, identifying pain points and exploring formats and standards. What practical steps can be taken to reduce complexity and enhance efficiency in this vital artery of our industry?

Tech File Delivery Workflows Versioning Research Distribution Supply Chain Implementation

DPP report exposes chaos in the supply of content for Video on Demand

30.04.2020

Supplying the VOD Revolution defines a reference workflow for the supply of content from distributors and aggregators to platforms. It exposes the pain points felt by implementers of these workflows, and explores the web of standards and formats in use today.

Tech Cloud Research Distribution

Security

Promoting cyber security best practice in the media industry

Tech Security Certification

What's coming up

If you'd like to get involved with our upcoming projects and events, here is our calendar for the year.

What's coming up at the DPP

UK Broadcasters Announce Partnership

27.01.2011

The UK’s major public service broadcasters have signed up to the Digital Production Partnership (DPP).

Transformation DPP Update

NABA and the DPP pave the way for J2K

19.07.2019

The introduction of the Interoperable Master Format (IMF) within the media industry has brought a revolution to media workflow processes for film and television.

IMF Tech Specification Versioning

DPP to develop Compliance Programme

06.03.2014

The DPP is working to create a Compliance Programme that will ensure manufacturers meet the AS-11 DPP standard.

Tech AS-11 File Delivery Certification Implementation

DPP helps accelerate industry move to UHD

27.01.2016

The DPP has today announced a technical standard for the delivery of Ultra High Definition (UHD) programmes.

Tech DPP At Home Production Workflows UHD Implementation

EBU Network Technology Seminar 2021

15-16 June 2021

The EBU's annual rendezvous for experts dealing with IP-based media production infrastructure, IT networks and storage solutions for broadcast media content.

Tech Production IP External Webinar

DPP agrees requirements for News Exchange

15.04.2016

The DPP and its News Exchange working group has been busy collaborating on the development of a minimum metadata specification for exchanging news content between UK Broadcasters and agencies.

Tech News Metadata Business Requirements

Tackling Scope 3 emissions - How media organisations are building a sustainable supply chain

31.03.2022

Leaders from RTL Nederland, Atos, Red Bee and Deluxe share advice on tackling Scope 3 emissions.

Sustainability Leaders' Network

DPP Unveils UK File-based Delivery Date

14.09.2013

The DPP has announced today, in a dedicated DPP session at IBC, that UK broadcasters BBC, ITV and Channel 4 will move to file-based programme delivery from 1 October 2014.

Tech AS-11 File Delivery Transformation Implementation

DPP Launches Quality Control Guidelines

13.03.2014

The DPP has released a set of standardised UK Quality Control Requirements

Tech File Delivery QC

Mind the security gap

18.05.2020

Find out how member company Overcast HQ has benefited from taking part in the DPP Committed to Security Programme

Tech Security Certification Opinion

DPP and SMPTE launch IMF specification

16.08.2018

The DPP has announced the release of a new technical specification to support the mastering and international exchange of content

IMF Tech Specification Versioning

Major Change for the DPP

26.03.2015

The DPP has today announced it will become a new entity, Digital Production Partnership Ltd (DPP Ltd), from 1 April.

Transformation DPP Update

The DPP partners with Convergent for its Committed to Security Programme

03.11.2021

The DPP announces the launch of a new partnership to enhance and grow the DPP Committed to Security Programme.

Tech Security Implementation

The rise of social and mobile represents a power shift to audience and platforms

11.07.2022

What's The News? found that current trends in mobile and social media - and the shifts towards these platforms - has dramatically changed how news is being consumed.

News Content Delivery Tomorrow's News

How the IMF Delivery Schema could transform your workflows

01.05.2020

What does the schema do? How does it work? And what's next on the development roadmap?

IMF Tech Workflows Versioning Metadata Implementation

DPP publishes Recommendation DPP008 Business to Business Metadata Exchange

13.01.2022

Business to Business Metadata Exchange aims to reduce friction in the media supply chain at the points of content interchange, specifically around the exchange of metadata.

Recommendation Supply Chain Tech Update Tech Network

DPP & SMPTE will fast-track IMF for broadcast

13.07.2017

The DPP today announced that it will partner with SMPTE to develop a specification for a new version of the IMF.

IMF Tech Specification Versioning

2019 Predictions say new business models are key

31.01.2019

The DPP has released its latest set of annual predictions, created by industry experts drawn from its membership.

DPP At Home Predictions Transformation

DPP launches AMWA AS-11 X1 UHD specification

23.10.2018

The DPP has today announced the release of a new technical specification to support broadcasters delivering (UHD) programmes

Tech AS-11 Specification File Delivery UHD

DPP and NABA launch IMF Application Constraint DPP (JPEG2000) published by SMPTE

23.08.2019

The DPP in collaboration with NABA has today announced the publication of the second SMPTE Technical Specification (TSP) for the IMF for broadcast and online use cases.

IMF Tech Specification Versioning

DPP launches news metadata guidance

22.05.2018

The DPP has announced the release of a new implementation guide: DPP Metadata Exchange for News.

Tech Recommendation News Metadata

DPP and SMPTE publish major updates to IMF documentation

04.08.2021

The DPP has collaborated with SMPTE® on the publication of a new pair of SMPTE Recommended Disclosure Documents resulting in adoption by the BBC this summer.

IMF Tech Specification Versioning

Why IMF Matters for Broadcast & Online

10.05.2019

Two years ago, the DPP set out to make IMF a reality for both our members and the industry as a whole, through technical work and implementation support.

IMF Tech Versioning Supply Chain Implementation

DPP guidance makes IMF implementation easier

17.07.2019

The DPP has today released four documents to support the industry’s deployment of IMF for Broadcast & Online.

IMF Tech Versioning Recommendation Implementation Guidance

How is the industry using the Committed to Security Programme?

10.03.2020

So far 42 member companies have completed the checklists for production, broadcast, or both. But how are they putting their results into action?

Security Opinion

Improving Sustainability Practices

12.07.2021

IMG Studios explain their journey to environmental sustainability.

Tech Sustainability Opinion Implementation

Why DPP technology work isn’t about technology

28.06.2019

Change is perhaps the only constant in our industry. And the landscape has certainly changed a lot in the last few decades.R

Tech Transformation Opinion Implementation

Transforming IMF with OPL

16.08.2019

The component of IMF which causes the most questions and occasionally confusion is the “Output Profile List” or OPL.

IMF Tech Versioning

Why 1st October Delivered More Than Just Files

01.10.2014

The DPP was founded on a simple premise: broadcasters are the ones best placed to make digital easier.

Tech AS-11 File Delivery Transformation Implementation

IMF in the cloud with AWS

02.08.2019

“It’s time to start”. If you’ve ever been to a Blue Man Concert, you know the significance of this statement.

IMF Tech Cloud Versioning