The founder of GATV and director of the RTVE-UPM Chair, José Manuel Menéndez, dies18 September 2025 [+] José Manuel Menéndez García, Professor of the Department of Signals, Systems and Radiocommunications of the Higher Technical School of Telecommunications Engineers of the University ...
The Master in content production engineering from RTVE Instituto and the UPM returns28 May 2025 [+] RTVE Institute and the Polytechnic University of Madrid launch the II edition of the Master in TV, Radio and Content Production Engineering...
The evolution of DTT towards UHD: a day of unity with great challenges on the horizon9 May 2025 [+] RTVE and UHD Spain organize “Evolution of DTT to Ultra High Definition”, a series of presentations with representation from broadcasters such as RTVE, ...
Compression: the variable added to definition and resolution that we must not forget in the transition to UHD5 November 2024 [+] In this forum, José Manuel Menéndez, professor at the Polytechnic University of Madrid and director of the RTVE – UPM Chair, reflects on the...
UHD Spain and the UPM convene the II edition of the UHD Signal Production and Emission Course22 October 2024 [+] After the good reception of the first edition, UHD Spain will once again teach the UHD Signal Production and Emission Course in collaboration...
The UPM and RTVE renew their collaboration through the Chair created in 201522 February 2024 [+] The rector of the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM), Guillermo Cisneros, and the general secretary of the RTVE Board of Directors, Alfonso Morales, have...
IP infrastructures in television: six critical areas to improve for its consolidation14 December 2023 [+] José Manuel Menéndez, professor at the Polytechnic University of Madrid, identifies four essential improvements that IP infrastructures will have to face to consolidate their position...
The UPM launches a chair together with Video-MOS to improve the QoE of the consumer of audiovisual content14 November 2023 [+] The quality of experience (QoE) that people enjoy when accessing audiovisual content will be the subject of study through the new...
New Master of Permanent Training in Production Engineering and Content Exploitation28 July 2023 [+] RTVE Institute and the Polytechnic University of Madrid launch, through the Haz project, the Master of Lifelong Training in Engineering Engineering...
UHD Spain and UPM promote the second edition of the UHD signal production and emission course20 July 2023 [+] Professional specialists active members of UHD Spain will once again teach the UHD Signal Production and Emission Course, an initiative that includes...
The UPM pays tribute to the 1st Sound and Image Promotion for its 50th anniversary10 July 2023 [+] The 50th anniversary of the 1st Promotion of the Sound and Image Technical Engineering degree has been commemorated with an event in...
The RTVE-UPM Chair opens new doors to DTT with the first DVB-I pilot27 April 2023 [+] The RTVE-UPM Chair team, and several representatives of the RTVE technological team, have detailed the possibilities and opportunities that the ...
Sapec will create the encoder for the first live 8K DTT broadcast22 March 2023 [+] The RTVE-UPM Chair will conduct the first broadcast of 8K content via DVB-T2 live using an encoder developed by Sapec with the collaboration of ...
The RTVE-UPM Chair will promote the first live 8K DTT broadcast in the world8 March 2023 [+] After becoming the first world broadcaster to broadcast 8K content through DVB-T2, RTVE, through its chair...
The COITT recognizes the excellence of entities and professionals3 March 2023 [+] The Telefónica Foundation Space has hosted the 2023 COITT Excellence Awards ceremony, which has recognized talent and...
The UHD Spain White Paper adds new content and doubles the number of pages14 November 2022 [+] José Manuel Menéndez, coordinator of the book and professor at the Polytechnic University of Madrid, has presented the second ...
UHD Spain promotes a UHD signal production and emission course with the UPM22 September 2022 [+] Registration has already been opened for the new UHD Signal Production and Emission Course, an initiative of UHD Spain in collaboration...
RTVE receives the ETSIT Award in recognition of its innovation work15 June 2022 [+] The Higher Technical School of Telecommunications Engineers (ETSIT) of the UPM has presented its ETSIT Award to Spanish Radio and Television (RTVE) in recognition of...
Keys to encoding UHD signals for broadcast and contribution links21 December 2021 [+] Juan José Anaya Luengo, technical director of Sapec; José Manuel Menéndez, professor at the Polytechnic University of Madrid; and Sonia Valladares, solutions engineer...
How does RTVE address automated monitoring of the viewer's Quality of Experience?30 November 2021 [+] RTVE, within the framework of the second call of its sandbox, Impulsa Visión Empresas, on the automated monitoring of its broadcast signals, has...
Let's not confuse resolution with definition in the UHD signal9 November 2021 [+] José Manuel Menéndez, professor at the Polytechnic University of Madrid and director of the RTVE – UPM Chair, provides the keys to two concepts especially discussed in...
HDR: Are we still in a transition stage?7 September 2021 [+] José Manuel Menéndez, professor at the Polytechnic University of Madrid and director of the RTVE – UPM Chair, reflects on the current possibilities of...
Is SDI dead?8 June 2021 [+] On my visit to the IBC in 2016 I found a large poster at the entrance to one of the pavilions,...
Elena Puigrefagut (EBU) exposes the opportunities of 5G for the AV world6 May 2021 [+] The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has detailed through Elena Puigrefagut several fundamental lines of 5G development for the media sector...
Félix Pérez Martínez, Telecommunications Engineer of the year6 October 2020 [+] With extensive experience, Pérez Martínez is director of the Higher Technical School of Telecommunications Engineers of Madrid (ETSIT) of the UPM. He ...
The RTVE Chair at the Polytechnic of Madrid is renewed to research 5G technologies applied to audiovisuals22 January 2020 [+] The RTVE Chair at the UPM, which was launched five years ago, will continue in parallel to its research on 5G...
RTVE shares its vision of 5G applied to the media at the 5G Forum24 April 2019 [+] During the 5G Forum, the Director of Technological Strategy and Digital Innovation of RTVE, Pere Vila, addresses the vision of the Corporation...
The RTVE Chair at the UPM presents the first production and broadcast in Spain of the UHD1 signal – Complete Phase 24 October 2018 [+] This experience is the first production and broadcast in Spain, using DVB-T2, of a 4K Ultra High Definition signal, including high refresh rate...
