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
fDate :
7/1/2013 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Consumer Electronics Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCE.2013.2251760
