Content server development for mobile TV interactive application based on DVB and unicast hybrid network

Recently, DVB-T as a digital broadcasting standard has attracting much attention and has been adopted by many countries. Most of the country has no qualified infrastructure to allow the migration from analog TV to digital. In addition, DVB-T receivers device are mostly static devices such as home television. Users who are mobile or frequently spend time on the road cannot enjoy digital television services. To provide a mobile digital television services, a new platform that combines the features of digital television and unicast transmission feature must be built. In this research we develop content server which can manipulate the DVB broadcasts. Then the content is passed to the re-stream computer in which it connects the DVB and the Ethernet technology. This system is able to perform trans-coding work to customize the content so it can be received and played back on mobile android smart phone. Designed DVB Server is able to broadcast content using the DVB modulator board DTA-110 and DTA-115. A re-stream computer using VLC application that can trans-code up to 3 channels are also successfully built. These servers can also provide interactive services in the form of polling.