Fees are charged both for the allocation of DVB Identifiers and for obtaining a DVB Mark Agreement.
DVB Identifiers
When an application for the allocation of DVB Identifiers has been approved, the applicant will be required to pay an administration fee before the allocation is completed and confirmed. The payment notification is sent by email, with a link to a secure page where a credit card payment can be made.
€300 per application, plus €200 per ID requested.
See below for examples of how DVB Identifier fees are applied.
Example 1
One CA System ID
€300 (application fee)
plus €200 (for a single Identifier)
= total fee of €500
Example 2
One Original Network ID and ten Bouquet IDs
€300 (application fee)
plus €2,200 for 11 individual Identifiers (€200 * 11)
= total fee of €2,500
Exception
In the case of Original Network IDs, a special package is offered for digital terrestrial television (DTT) platforms where an Original Network ID is allocated along with 256 Network IDs and a Private Data Specifier. The price is €500.
Please note that the fees charged are not intended to reflect the value of the Identifiers in question. Rather they serve to offset some of the costs of administering, allocating and regulating the use of these Identifiers.
DVB Mark Agreement
There is no annual fee for using the DVB logo(s). A one-time administration fee of €100 is charged at the time the agreement is entered into.
Note that there is no obligation to use the DVB logo(s) on a product that complies to DVB standards, which can be obtained free of charge directly from ETSI via the Specifications Library on the DVB website.
Payment instructions
DVB Services Sàrl is a wholly owned subsidiary of the DVB Project. All payments related to DVB Identifier registration or DVB mark licensing should be made directly to DVB Services Sàrl.
In most cases, payments are made via credit card using a secure online platform. If payment via bank transfer is requested, bank account details will be provided.