Title :
BT interactive TV
Author :
Livingstone, Alec
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Multimedia & On-Line Service Delivery, British Telecom, London, UK
Abstract :
In the summer of 1994, BT demonstrated some of the key elements necessary for interactive home services. In particular the ability to transmit near broadcast quality TV pictures using 2 Mbit/s digital compression, broadband transmission over normal telephone lines and subsequent reconstruction of the pictures in the home. As a result of that trial, since October 1995 BT has been operating an interactive TV service bringing entertainment, retailing and education to more than 2000 homes and 8 schools in the UK. Delivered across normal telephone lines, the system supports almost 150 content providers from Hollywood movie companies to UK charities
Keywords :
broadband networks; cable television; educational aids; entertainment; interactive television; interactive video; retailing; telephone lines; television applications; BT interactive TV; Hollywood movie companies; UK; UK charities; broadband transmission; broadcast quality TV picture transmission; content providers; digital compression; education; entertainment; interactive home services; picture reconstruction; retailing; schools; telephone lines; Displays; Educational institutions; Electronic equipment manufacture; Image storage; Motion control; Motion pictures; Multimedia systems; TV; Telephony; Video on demand;
Conference_Titel :
Community Networking, 1996. Proceedings., 3rd International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Antwerpen
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3304-7
DOI :
10.1109/CN.1996.534652
