A little strange, much like the part of ATSC 3.0 that is supposed to address
all of the "on demand" and "interactive" stuff. To someone who has been using
Internet-delivered TV for a very long time, it's a little puzzling to see what
role these organizations need to play. Euro TV networks have been on the
Internet at least as long as the US networks have, perhaps longer. Many allow
people in country to stream everything, whether live or on demand. And have
done so for many years.
Maybe, they want to sell little streaming boxes, under the DVB-I banner, sort
of like the Rokus and AppleTVs? Who knows.
Bert
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https://www.tvtechnology.com/news/dvb-eyes-ott-tv
DVB Eyes OTT TV
DVB-I effort will focus on commercial requirements for standalone linear TV
over broadband
Darryl Jefferson* 7 hours ago
GENEVA-Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB), an industry consortium behind
technical standards that are primarily used in Europe, is moving forward on an
initiative that will look into commercial requirements for standalone linear TV
services that are delivered over the internet.
The focus of that work, under the DVB-I (internet) banner, aim to complement
DVB-S/C/T standards and managed IPTV services that are tied to service over
dedicated access networks. DVB-I will also look to borrow commonalities with
existing DVB specifications.
Thomas Stockhammer of Qualcomm Technologies is chairing the DVB CM-I group, and
Peter Lanigan of TP Vision is on board as vice chair.
Keying on the emergence of OTT-delivered TV services to internet-connected
televisions and to mobile devices, the initial focus of CM-I will be to collect
relevant commercial and technical requirements "in order to provide a user
perception of a linear TV channel that can be discovered and consumed over the
open Internet and by regular TV equipment and user interfaces."
"With hybrid services, OTT and online distribution growing in importance, DVB
is applying its expertise and know-how in this all-important domain," Peter
MacAvock, DVB's chairman, said in a statement. "DVB-I will complement the
current DVB standards that form the basis of the way consumers watch TV today."
This story first appeared on TVT's sister publication Multichannel News.
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