The European TV standards-setting body the DVB Project has brought TV broadcasters a step closer to receiving a UHDTV technical specification, to potentially become available during 2017. Requirements for a ‘UHD-1 Phase 2’ delivery format were approved this week, at a meeting of the DVB Steering Board in Geneva. This is all about phasing in UHD in three or four or five steps. The first being 4K including 60 frames per second, the next likely to be High Dynamic Range (HDR) and then a wider color gamut (WCG). DVB has said that HDR is likely to be one of the first features included in the newly approved UHD-1 Phase 2. Following the board’s approval, DVB expects it will take a…