DocumentCode
739443
Title
Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV: The Way Forward for Connected TVs
Author
Malhotra, Ravish
Author_Institution
Manuf. & HiTech SBU(TiVo ODC), Wipro Technol., Bangalore, India
Volume
2
Issue
3
fYear
2013
fDate
7/1/2013 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
10
Lastpage
16
Abstract
Hybrid broadcast broadband TV (HbbTV) is a standard for hybrid TV that originated in Germany/France with the support of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). It is now emerging as the most popular standard for seamless integration of the broadcast and broadband worlds. HbbTV services are already popular in Germany and France, and their popularity is growing in other countries as well. There is a bevy of HbbTV-capable receivers in the market from leading manufacturers of consumer electronics (CE). This article discusses the HbbTV standard and its applications from a technical perspective.
Keywords
consumer electronics; television broadcasting; television receivers; CE; EBU; European Broadcasting Union; France; Germany; HbbTV services; HbbTV standard; HbbTV-capable receivers; consumer electronics; hybrid broadcast broadband TV; seamless integration; Broadband communication; Broadcasting; Context awareness; Digital video broadcasting; Middleware; Standards; TV;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Consumer Electronics Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
2162-2248
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MCE.2013.2251760
Filename
6555985
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