Edition No.34 June 2010 DVB-SCENE Tune in to Digital Convergence
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The Standard for the Digital World Change This issue’s highlights > Pay-TV In Latin America > ASO in Spain > ABU Digital Symposium > 3D & The Set-Top Box Solutions > Hybrid Views > Connected TV > Market Watch 17/2/10 11:17:04
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I AM MORE MORE AM I I AM INNOVATION. BY ADB. BY INNOVATION. AM I DVB-SCENE : 02 ADB_DVBscene_A4_HYBRID_02_10.indd 1 Peter Siebert, Executive Director TREND SPOTTING A Word From The DVB Project Office
Those of you who had a chance to visit Another interesting subject being NAB in Las Vegas can confirm that tackled by the DVB Project is ‘channel 3DTV was one of the key themes at change time’. We are all aware of the event. The DVB Project is on top of the advantages digital television can this trend and has already completed offer like more choice, higher quality the ‘3D Study Mission Report’ (see and improved convenience. However, are used to from analogue television DVB-SCENE Issue 32). We are now there is one important aspect where experiences. moving full speed ahead with the 3D analogue television is significantly The work on 3D and channel change specification work. The relevant better and this is channel change time demonstrates that DVB is not only working groups, CM-3DTV for the time, also known as zapping time. about modulation schemes. In addition, commercial requirements and TM-3DTV Responsive channel change time we are on top of relevant trends and for the technical specification, are is critical for user satisfaction and provide solutions for the market which working hand in hand. DVB’s work will experience. The DVB Project has make digital television even more focus on the necessary signalling picked up on this subject and studied attractive and user-friendly. For me it is information for 3D content and provide solutions for this problem in the IPTV one of the unique selling points of DVB specifications for 3D subtitles. The two group. The specification is available that we are listening to the market, groups are fast at work and are now and is pending approval at the trying to identify needs and providing determined to deliver solutions for the next TM meeting in June. For IPTV necessary solutions. With this market
first phase of 3D specifications within this new specification will bring back driven approach DVB technologies are DVB-SCENE : 03 the year. the convenience of zapping times we adopted and deployed worldwide. NEW STANDARDS TS 102 727 Ver. 1.1.1: Multimedia Home Platform (MHP) Specification 1.2.2 (27/01/10) TS 102 728 Ver. 1.1.1: Globally Executable MHP (GEM) Specification 1.2.2 (including IPTV)(27/01/10) TS 102 824 Ver. 1.1.1: Remote Management and Firmware Update System for DVB IPTV Services (Phase 2)(01/02/10) EN 302 583 Ver. 1.1.2: Framing Structure, channel coding and modulation for Satellite Services to Handheld devices (SH) VDVB3.0. 00000000000000000 below 3 GHz (12/02/10) TS 102 591-1 Ver. 1.3.1: IP Datacast: Content Delivery Protocols (CDP) Implementation Guidelines; Part 1: IP Datacast 3.0 .010101011111DVB3.0. over DVB-H (16/02/10) TS 102 591-2 Ver. 1.1.1: IP Datacast: Content Delivery Protocols (CDP) Implementation Guidelines; Part 2: IP Datacast over DVB-SH (16/02/10) 00000000000000000 TS 102 005 Ver. 1.4.1:Specification for the use of Video and Audio Coding in DVB services delivered directly over IP protocols (16/03/10) 3.0 .010101011111DVB3.0 TS 102 611-1 Ver. 1.3.1: IP Datacast: Implementation Guidelines for Mobility; Part 1: IP Datacast over DVB-H (18/03/10)
TS 102 471 Ver. 1.4.1: IP Datacast over DVB-H: Electronic Service Guide (ESG)(19/03/10) 00000000000000000 EN 300 468 Ver. 1.11.1: Specification for Service Information (SI) in DVB systems (07/04/10) 010101010 TS 102 539 Ver. 1.3.1: Carriage of Broadband Content Guide (BCG) information over Internet Protocol (IP)(09/04/10) 3.0 .010101
EN 302 769 Ver. 1.1.1: Frame structure channel coding and modulation for a second generation digital transmission 011111DVB3.0.
system for cable systems (DVB-C2)(13/04/10) 00000000000000000 3.0 .010101011111B3.0. . 00000000000000000
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Latin in DVB-C of [email protected]. contact: please America, Latin in DVB on report Latam NexTV full the For systems. proprietary US employing 11.7 million around with compared 2013, by environment DVB the in subscribers pay-TV million 29.2 have will America Latin pay-TV), (for subscribers DVB-T and MMDS) and cable (on subscribers DVB-C to DVB-S add we If 2013. in million 17 to 2008 of end the at million 6.2 from rise will It America. Latin in dominant be to continue will technology DVB-S years. five another within DVB-C be will them of half than more and subscribers cable analogue million 15 almost be still will there 2013 by therefore and migrate, to last the and ones smaller the are DVB-C with digital going are that companies cable the of pay-TV.Most for subscribers DVB-T and DVB-MC DVB-C, million 12 be will there 2013 by that indicates operators American Latin among DVB-C of growth rapid The alone. Brazil in concentrated are subscribers of percent 61 and operators, small are these however, cases, many In countries. American Latin 18 the of 14 in operating system DVB-C one least at is there Today America. Latin in technology the using operators no practically were there 2005 In remarkable. been has DVB-C of growth The DVB-C. to over changing is which MSO, biggest second region’s the DVB-SCENE : 05 e % l b .2 a 9 C 1 ue g % o ellite l t .5 a a 3 n S A of banners every hour in all the analogue channels was a highly useful information tool to raise awareness among viewers about the proximity of ASO. digital dividend will allow ASO, the After for the reallocation of the broadcasting TV operators will channels. By 2015 have a full multiplex at their disposal, from using new frequencies different This will undoubtedly the current ones. present a complex process because, among other factors, the LCN (logical channel number) is not implemented The plans for the final in Spain. distribution of channels among the national broadcasters must be ready by January 2015. It is hoped that the coming changes, derived both from the digital dividend and the launch of high definition, are received by Spanish viewers with the same enthusiasm as they This is ASO. have demonstrated for especially important for a country where terrestrial television is of the utmost importance. Population coverage: more than 8 million people Projects Phase 3 - 33 Technical April 3rd, 2010 Development date - Population coverage: more than 31 million people. It is worth mentioning that the insertion l a t % i ellite g t .1 i a 9 D S 69 68 67 66 a i % d T e T .6 M
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: e c 0 0 0 0 0 0 r 4 MUX (SFN) 1 MUX (RGN) 0 8 6 4 2 u o 1 S DTT consumption: The chart consumption: DTT Coverage: the State Global Network receivers: more than Sales of DTT % Households by Distribution Medium (March 2010) million people Projects Phase 2 - 25 Technical Development dates: December 10th, 2009 – January 30th, 2010 iDTVs and other equipment (DVDs, pen-drive tuners, etc). • below shows the vital importance of terrestrial reception for Spanish viewers (percentage of Spanish households that on average access each television distribution system for at least one minute daily). The three milestones for the progressive and organised execution of ASO process have been: the Projects Phase 1 - 32 Technical Development dates: June 30th, 2009 – October 30th, 2009 Population coverage: more than 5 percent of the population. Likewise, by taking advantage of the signal transport system to the broadcasting centres via satellite, a DTH system has been developed ensuring universal coverage. Four years and four months after the relaunch in December 2005, the DTT following goals were accomplished • (with regional switching capabilities) - 98.79 percent; the four SFN mux (without regional switching) - 98.36 percent. • 31 million devices sold, including STBs,
The three phase switch-off The three phase switch-off The determination to meet the The significant 80 percent coverage over 4,700 transmitters, coverage has been extended to reach almost 99 implementation creating the most extensive SFN network ever deployed in Europe. Thanks to this network structure, with been an exceptional case because it included four SFN multiplex channels using frequencies 66 to TDT signal for 69, with a differential several applications using MHP and several applications using MHP is set-top boxes the penetration of MHP markedly low. The national coverage network has 20 percent of the total capacity being allocated to interactive applications. only the public broadcaster However, has used this capacity to broadcast distributing some multiplex systems to broadcasters. the different Each multiplex binary capacity is divided among four digital programmes, QAM, FEC 2/3 and ¼ guard interval, with a bit rate of 19.91 Mbps. The chart above shows the digital channels distribution structure, after implementation nationwide. The initial parameters of the technical TV launch network built for the Quiero in early 2000, were not modified: 64 in Spain, despite the sceptical or pessimistic views of some observers. 3. process, which allowed for gradual 2. April 3rd, 2010, which was deadline of Transition stipulated in the National ASO Plan devised in July 2005 for 1. the failed pay TV, inherited from Quiero project before the launch of the DTT Plan. Transition National public, Impulsa TDT believes that the TDT public, Impulsa successful implementation of the new technology could be attributed to three main factors: Along with the efforts of the Along with the efforts stakeholders involved in the audiovisual signal transition and the massive cooperation of the general with nationwide coverage, as well as the main broadcasting operator and was Telecom Abertis network distributor of paramount importance. for Telecommunications and the Telecommunications for and Impulsa Information Society, association comprised of an TDT, the public and private broadcasters to the efforts of all involved in this of all involved in this to the efforts regardless of technological migration, The coordination roles. their different between the State Secretariat network that had been operational network that had been when the first since October 28th, 1956 broadcasts began. to many What seemed impossible thanks has been accomplished On 3 April 2010, Spain successfully April 2010, Spain On 3 its analogue television switched off ADIÓS Impulsa TDT Montes, President, Eladio Gutiérrez DIGITAL ADVANTAGES DVB-T2 Debated At ABU Digital Symposium John Bigeni The ABU Digital Broadcasting It was made abundantly clear from ASO. Such a situation will clearly DVB-SCENE : 06 Symposium 2010 was held from 9 – the discussions that the new standard benefit countries opting for the DVB-T 11 March in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. has great advantages for countries option, ensuring high affordability, The symposium, which is organised if it was economically feasible to resulting in rapid penetration and by the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting directly implement the new standard. possibly a shorter dual analogue/ Union (ABU), is the sixth in a series Such advantages are led by the very digital period. This will have benefits of highly successful annual events significant improvement in payload in having an earlier than normal ASO staged by the ABU to help equip radio capabilities and its direct implications and quicker reaping of the digital and television broadcasters with the on higher spectrum efficiencies. dividend benefits. Such a scenario expertise to plan and manage their Other advantages, it was pointed out, might well be seen as attractive in digital implementation. The event has included the ability to carry a variety countries where disposable incomes now become a very significant event in of different services such as mobile, are low and decoder affordability is a the region’s calendar. HDTV and other types of services problem. This ensures at least that the This year’s theme was ‘Leveraging the benefits that accrue in providing digital Digital Advantage’. The event once transmissions are available to all levels again has received an enthusiastic of the community. response from the industry, attracting However, the option of leapfrogging more than 350 participants, including has benefits but at a cost of more 60 eminent speakers. expensive decoders. Though it was The three day conference included 10 pointed out that DVB-T2 decoders workshops and a 40-booth exhibition are already available to buy below in which many major industry players 200 GBP. It was projected that within exhibited their products and services. 12 months these costs will be below In addition, 150 local industry players 100 GBP (at time of writing prices and university students registered to are below 100 GBP). DVB-T2 is now visit the exhibition. Unfortunately, the an established standard having been timing of the conference clashed with John Bigeni implemented in the UK, and other DVB World, which prevented many countries have declared their intentions Europeans from participating. within the same transmission package to follow suit, which may well prove One workshop in the symposium because of the physical layer pipe these projections correct. schedule which has direct relevance structure of the standard. During the In the circumstances, therefore, it to DVB dealt with the new terrestrial debate it was pointed out that the would seem that if the digital rollout standard DVB-T2. This was to other significant benefit of leapfrogging is not immediate but projected some discuss the pros and cons of directly directly to DVB-T2, if digital conversion 1 – 2 years away then leapfrogging to leapfrogging into this new standard had not commenced, is there will not DVB-T2 begins to look a very attractive rather than implementing DVB-T as be a legacy situation created in going option. an intermediate step prior to ASO. from DVB-T to DVB-T2. The conclusion from the workshop was The workshop was well attended and The big dilemma seems to pivot on that there really is no simple single discussions went well over the time the price of decoders. On the one answer and which way a country should limit. Clearly, the subject drew great hand, prices of DVB-T decoders have go depends on many factors. However, interest as a number of countries now been reduced to approaching clearly, as time goes on DVB-T2 in the region are still at the onset of 10 USD (FOB) and have very much becomes a very real option – one which the final implementation of digital become a consumable item. These really results in many benefits for the terrestrial broadcasting. Indeed, the are now readily available from consumer, the broadcaster and indeed creation of the new standard has many suppliers and even sold at the government. My belief is that we are caused a number of countries to pause supermarkets. Prices might even get likely to see some very early decisions and reconsider their implementation lower as a result of huge markets to adopt this standard by a number of strategies. arising from many countries now facing countries in the region. DVB-SCENE : 07
D D E E ) N N 1 FCC ( H H Non - FCC ) ! ) 3 ( frequency. Becausefrequency. of the lower quality encoding, it can be streamed at a lower bit rate compared to the normal quality channel. Both FCC solutions require a (similar) additional delta bandwidth for a limited time (a few seconds) compared to a non FCC-enabled LMB service.The companion stream solution operating as a serverless FCC scheme provides better whereas scalability, the server- based FCC solution delivers the best Quality of Experience (fast channel change and no transition period). So, next time you watch (IP)TV and you realise you are actually waiting for the new selected channel to pop-up on do your TVask display, your (IPTV) service provider for a FCC upgrade! The FCC technology is out there! The two DVB-IPTV FCC options will be part of the V1.5 release of the DVB-IPTV handbook scheduled for publication at the end of 2010. The companion stream FCC solution can be deployed both in broadcast (non-IPTV) and broadband deployments, and can result in similar response time reduction as the server-based FCC solution but with a so-called transition period: for a limited amount of time (in the order of a few seconds), the video will first be displayed at a lowerWhat quality. happens behind the scene is that upon channel change, the terminal will join not only the normal channel stream, but also a companion stream.This is a broadcast/multicast stream sourced by the head-end with identical content as carried in the normal channel, but encoded with a much higher RAP ) 2 ( C C g F n i Server l a n g i s
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“...this process results in a fast and flawless channel change experience.” “...this process results in a FAST PLEASE FAST Video Buffer filling time at the Buffer Video Waiting for a Random Access Point for a Random Waiting Tom Van Caenegem , TM-IPI FCC TF Chair, Lead Technologist in Wireline Networks CTO, Alcatel-Lucent Networks CTO, in Wireline Technologist Lead Chair, Caenegem , TM-IPI FCC TF Van Tom Standards Program Manager at Microsoft Chair, Muriel Deschanel, TM-IPI ( CHANGE THE CHANNEL THE CHANGE seconds. Other factors impacting channel change time are in general to compensate for jitter and to allow for packet loss repair. and video buffering for a RAP Waiting time together easily exceeds two allowed buffer is very small (small allowed buffer delay), then the video quality will suffer, especially in fast moving scenes. Note is also required that receiver buffering buffered. There is a trade-off to be There is a trade-off buffered. considered between video quality and the (maximum) amount of buffering required at the receiver: if the maximal large. • receiver: before a video stream (starting with a RAP) gets decoded, it is first corrupted. However, the price to pay corrupted. However, here is the larger bit rate required when as the RAPs are close to one another, code size of I-pictures is typically quite impact the channel change response shorter period will result in faster A time. channel change and also reduces the visual impact when a packet is lost or what is called an intra-encoded picture before the decoder (I-picture) or RAP The periodicity of can start processing. the RAPs in the video stream will hence dependencies of picture frames with respect to previous or subsequent This picture frames in the video stream. means that a receiver must wait for the main two contributors are: • (RAP): video content can be encoded efficiently by taking advantage of the Why is (normal) channel change slow? (Large) channel change response times can be attributed to various factors, but fast enough; channel change times in the order of 2 to 4 seconds are not that uncommon and can easily cause frustration. (or never die at all), and for some it’s (or never die at all), and for some it’s simply the preferred way of watching (i.e. in this case, changing channels TV; switching content) needs to be fast and fast is not always convenient. However, it is ‘aired’. This is because of the This is because of the it is ‘aired’. programmes specific nature of some (for example live sporting events), but also because old habits don’t die fast people watch broadcast TV content people watch broadcast DVR time-shifted, using (network) a lot of people However, functionality. very moment still watch television the It is a fact that more and more It is a fact that more and 3.0 .01010101111 DVB3.0. 3.0 .01010101111 00000000000000000 3.0 .01010101111 00000000000000000 3.0 .010101011111B3.0. 3.0 .010101011111DVB3.0. 000000 .
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3.0 .01010101111 Today, broadcasters are using their But why? Surely it can just pass the ones are binocular disparity – the 3.0 .01010 00000000000000000 existing HD infrastructures to provide video straight through to the display? difference between the views in the 00000000000000000 3D demonstrations, and in some There are two reasons. Firstly, to left and right eyes – and occlusion –
DVDVB3.0 cases to even launch stereoscopic enable the correct format signalling objects obscuring others in a scene. 3D television (S3DTV) services. The to be communicated to the display With a simplistic graphics overlay we 3.0 .010101011111DVB3.0. 3.0 .010101011111DVB3.0 question then is whether there is using the recent HDMI extensions, can produce conflicting depth cues: in fact a need to introduce further enabling automatic detection – thus where binocular disparity tells us, standardisation to the set-top box removing the need for the viewer to for instance, that the graphics are 00000000000000000 00000000000000000 to support S3DTV? Put simply, the continually reach for the remote to behind something, but the occlusion 00000000000000000 STB (and its IDTV equivalent) is an switch between 2D and 3D modes tells us that the graphics are in front. active part of the content chain which on their television. Secondly, to allow The illustration below shows the two performs a range of functions such as the STB to support and correctly conflicting depth positions that the brain overlay graphics, video manipulation position overlay graphics as used by must resolve. This conflict destroys
DVB3.0. and trick modes. And to perform all subtitles and information banners. the stereoscopic effect and can induce this correctly and seamlessly, the STB It is important that this information headaches. requires additional information - hence is delivered in parallel as the video Preventing this conflict requires the the need for standardisation. signal is generally manipulated by the provision of depth information as part of The first thing the STB needs to be display in a way that can render overlay the overall broadcast data flow. Ideally, aware of is the format of the video. graphics unwatchable. The side-by- this would constitute one, or a small
DVB-SCENE : 08 side format used in pictures 1 to 4 1 shows one example of the problem. In the first image a subtitle is placed “...format conversion over the video without adjusting for the may become a underlying side-by-side format. The display manipulation results in the next requirement of two images (pictures 2 and 3) that show the STB...” what is seen by the left and right eyes, and an approximation of the combined number of values that provide a safe result is shown in the picture 4. Clearly, depth at which graphics can be placed, if the STB is aware of the format, it can and is usable for any graphic the STB then generate the graphics so they are needs to generate. Whilst subtitles are 2 readable after manipulation. the most obvious use of this information Standardising a minimum set of other graphics can benefit too, for mandatory formats, just as HDMI has instance channel information banners done, is essential. Each extra format that often appear during channel represents additional complexities for change. the STB and therefore extra costs. And what of future developments in 3D, Should the formats not match those when we may well see improvements defined as mandatory by HDMI, format in the signal delivered to the viewer, conversion may become a requirement such as higher resolutions, better frame of the STB, and whilst some format rates or more than just stereoscopic conversions are simple, others are not. views? Will they render the above 3 S3DTV brings the new dimension of areas obsolete? The same fundamental depth, so what happens if graphics problems will exist, these broadcast are correctly applied, but without signalling extensions will still be awareness of the depth? Something required – they will be as applicable in quite unpleasant! There are numerous the long term as they are in the short depth cues in S3DTV, but two important term.
Front 2D View
Top view conflicts in perceived depths based on: 4 (a) Occlusion cues (b) Binocular Disparity cues The popularity of 3D continues
Photos Courtesy ITV Studios, ‘Headcases’. Executive Producer Saurabh Kakkar Visual Depth Perception HYBRID VIEW Broadcast + IPTV + OTT + Home Networking = Hybrid
Paul Bristow, VP of Strategy, Middleware & Consumer Experience, ADB
In the pay-TV world, we’re clearly doing something right. For a long time now the number of pay-TV subscribers has been going up and up, with today, more than 57 percent of the world’s TV viewers choosing to pay for television. At the same time, the industry has also been doing a great job of rolling out ever faster broadband, making it easier to do internet video. The results? Dozens of devices and hundreds of online services competing for the attention of TV viewers. We could take this as a threat but actually we should leap up and down in delight. Viewers are demanding more TV and we know how to deliver TV. But we as an industry still enjoy making things hard. We waste so
much time arguing about technologies DVB-SCENE : 09 that we seem to have entirely forgotten that TV is about entertainment! Some spend their energy on promoting the technology that will be the easiest to integrate while we should all focus on making products easy to use. I have never heard a consumer say “I’ll buy this product because it was easy for the engineers to make”. What about standardising on HTML? We seem to forget that HTML is more an ever-changing ideal than a This means not only sharing your react to an over-the-top VOD portal per specification. Look at how often your personal content throughout the channel! browser gets updated on your PC. home – including to your TV - but also To make the consumer TV experience HTML is evolving with the coming of sharing your TV throughout your home work, all complexity must be hidden. HTML5 and the embattled video tag. and beyond. Pay-TV is very strong People want the simplicity, reliability Once (if!) this settles down, we might on the first TV set. We believe that and responsiveness of analogue TV. have a chance, but right now, trying to Hybrid will drive pay-TV penetration They want to be entertained now, not define ‘internet TV’ is a waste of time to the 2nd, 3rd and 4th sets. No one, spend hours searching for content. and resources. when given the choice, decides “I will We have to make this easy for the
“We have to make this easy for the consumer – and if that does not mean easy for the device manufacturers then hard luck.”
So let’s talk about something other have a second-rate experience on my consumer – and if that does not mean than technology. Viewers! second TV”. easy for the device manufacturers then Despite all the new technology, But as we add more services, it’s easy hard luck. It’s our job to take care of viewers haven’t really changed their to forget the basics! this complexity, for both consumers and TV habits. We think it’s because the There is no reason it should take much pay-TV operators. industry isn’t making it easy for them. longer to zap or to simply turn on the To deliver this, you need a sustainable So what can we do about this? TV than in the old analogue TV days – business model that supports the We need to meet the consumers on and no one is ready to accept a reboot realities of Hybrid. Hybrid technology their own terms – letting them think during a football match! is complex from a software perspective. about content and where they want Consumers are sometimes very It really matters how the entire set-top to watch or listen to it. It’s crystal simple in their approach – they want box software is managed, ensuring it’s clear. The future of pay-TV is a everything and they want it precisely ready for the growing range of tasks. consumer view of Hybrid, which equals when they need it, in a straightforward The pay-TV business model supports Broadcast + IPTV + OTT + Home reliable manner. They don’t want to continuous software upgrades to Networking. hear about DRM, CA, MPEG-4, VOD, deploy continuous innovation. With this view of Hybrid, the DIVX, HTML, HBBTV or any of our TV/web content convergence is opportunities for pay-TV operators to industry acronyms we seem so fond radically changing the consumer
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Christoph Schaaf, Kabel Deutschland & Chairman of DVB TM-C2 Group
Following the approval of the DVB-C2 targeted service. It also introduces Group gave first hand information to specification by the DVB Steering proposals for the implementation for more than 60 interested international Board in April 2009, the TM-C2 Ad Hoc certain demodulator functionalities. participants. Due to the overwhelming Group focused on the development Section 11 of the Guidelines introduces response for the event, the organisers of the DVB-C2 Implementation performance figures for the DVB-C2 decided to make the content of the Guidelines. While the DVB-C2 system based on simulations using the presentations available as a book that technical specification is limited to open DVB-C2 simulation platform. will be published shortly. uniquely defining all building blocks The final section looks at scenarios DVB experts were invited by and protocols of this new digital cable of future applications for DVB-C2. CableLabs to introduce DVB-C2 transmission system, the DVB-C2 Several examples explain the wide at the exhibition of the their Winter Implementation Guidelines details range of possible future applications Conference held in Denver, Colorado information on the background, the for the DVB-C2 system. in February. In addition, DVB had the motivation and the reasons why In parallel to the drafting of the opportunity to introduce the second- certain technologies were chosen. In Implementation Guidelines, the generation cable transmission system addition, it explains the benefits the important Validation and Verification to experts from CableLabs and the
DVB-SCENE : 10 DVB-C2 system may provide future work continued within the DVB-C2 US cable industry at a dedicated users. Furthermore, the Guidelines project. A Task Group of the DVB-C2 workshop. address the implementation issues of Technical Module established an In March, the Cable Europe Congress the DVB-C2 modulator and the cost open DVB-C2 simulation platform and in Brussels hosted a dedicated session sensitive corresponding demodulator defined a set of test cases, starting to DVB-C2 as did the DVB World unit of the CPE. from simple signal configuration to Conference in Lisbon. The work on the drafting of the complex ones with multiple PLPs A real highlight of the ANGA Cable Guidelines was finalised in January and data slices. The work on the first exhibition in May in Cologne was the and then approved by the DVB test cases has been completed with first public presentation of DVB-C2 Technical Module later that same contributions from four DVB partners. modulation and demodulation month. It was approved by the DVB The interoperability of the contributions hardware on the ReDeSign booth. A Steering Board in February and was of the different DVB-C2 building blocks paper on DVB-C2 was also given at published by ETSI as a standard (EN proves that those partners have the event’s conference. 302 769) on 13th April. Following interpreted the specification in the DVB-C2 will have a presence on the the opening overview of the basic same way and that the specification DVB stand later this year at IBC. technologies used in DVB-C2, the elements relevant for the tests are The DVB-C2 specification is published Guidelines describe the anatomy of unambiguous. by DVB as BlueBook A138 and the the DVB-C2 signal (Section 5), its At last year’s IFA in Berlin, a one-day DVB-C2 Implementation Guidelines as major building blocks and its structure. DVB-C2 seminar for implementers BlueBook A147 and are available for The next section outlines the criteria, was held. 16 experts from the TM-C2 download from the DVB website. guidance and recommendations for the choice of the relevant basic parameters of the DVB-C2 system. Next comes a focus on input processing/multiplexing and Section 8 introduces, in detail, the technical aspects of the implementation of the DVB-C2 modulator, including coding examples for the L1 signalling. In Section 9, the impact of a DVB-C2 signal on a cable network is examined and contains important contributions from the ReDeSign research project. This cooperation was possible due to a liaison agreement. ReDeSign investigated the optimisation of Hybrid Fibre Coax cable infrastructures. As part of the research they allocated resources to the investigation of the integration of DVB-C2 into existing network infrastructures and today’s typical signal configurations. The complementary aspects of a DVB-C2 demodulator are given in Section 10, which details the relevant processes for a demodulator to synchronise on DVB Delegation at CableLabs Winter Conference: (L-R) Dirk Jaeger, Christoph a DVB-C2 signal and to tune to a Schaaf, Bart Brusse and Lothar Stadelmeier. DVB - SCENE - 11 content and evolves towards a multi-platform and connected TV experience. The online magazine manages three important LinkedIn Groups including Connected TV (650+ members). Its regular e-newsletters, e-magazines and special reports are free. More information can be found at www.v-net.tv subscription content is available on the PC and mobiles and once the content is online (perhaps with their own ‘player’) it is a short step to the connected television set (over-the-top via the etc.) games console, Blu-ray player, As content owners themselves (often with compelling premium channels) they could take their services into more homes, including competitor pay-TV TV. homes, via the pay-TV But as a platform operator, companies will need to work harder to keep the attention of subscribers and remain the primary aggregator of entertainment content in their There are a range of households. ways this might be possible, including opening up their programme guide to online content partners and so putting the content people want in one place. TV screen They can also open up the to content stored elsewhere in a home network and they can make sure that they are better than anyone else at helping consumers discover the content they are looking for. explores the business Videonet and technology challenges faced by the TV industry as it introduces more high definition and on-demand connected TV portal. Third, there could TV portal. connected be lots of competitive VOD services where before platform operators had a TV screen. VOD monopoly on the Pay-TV operators with strong multiplatform strategies will ensure their
programme guide for attention. Second, there may be good content, including special interest programming that is but is in the not in the pay-TV offer sailing channel on the internet, it could older audience get noticed by a new, that is not interested in watching For online video on the computer. VOD providers, there is an obvious opportunity to take market share from by providing the pay-TV VOD offers better choice or lower prices, if this can be achieved. For pay-TV providers, the situation is They could potentially more complex. lose eyeballs for a number of reasons. a user TV set makers can offer First, guide that is the gateway to their connected entertainment portal, and this could compete with the pay-TV video entertainment portal must be a powerful brand building exercise, as And once you move beyond the well. games console and onto the television, Television the demographic opens up. is the ultimate mass-market device. Online content providers who have been confined to PC delivery can reach Taking a whole new audience, too. a rather lazy example, if you have a Some CE vendors are also eyeing the opportunity to become entertainment The most obvious service providers. which is making example is Sony, premium video available through its PlayStation Network for games consoles and is now doing the same on connected televisions and other devices. Having demonstrated its ability to sustain an ongoing customer relationship with gamers, Sony looks well placed to create a new breed of TV service provider. Connected has to be good) a good (and it Offering
greater control of their advertising destiny.”
“Connected TV could give commercial broadcasters broadcasters commercial give could TV “Connected wider demographic at a much lower price point. will appeal to the early adopters but and Netflix on the television YouTube screen, along with local broadcaster catch-up services, would appeal to a targeting. TV For the CE vendors, Connected functionality could accelerate the television replacement cycle. 3DTV the online on-demand environment, advertising own their perform could they insertion and therefore replace national greater demographic adverts and offer to internet-hosted applications and TV could give services. Connected commercial broadcasters greater In control of their advertising destiny. Broadcasters can also generate enhanced interactive services – adding a completely new dimension to the concept by linking viewers ‘Red Button’ devices that enable over-the-top TV content to be displayed on the screen (e.g. games consoles, Blu-ray TV sets). players, STBs and Connected and now there is a proliferation of streaming technology has improved, years ago (relying on pay-TV operators if they wanted their content available TV). Since then, on-demand to the broadband speeds have increased and on every TV set without reference to on every platform operators. In an increasingly on-demand world, broadcasters looked exposed a few faced with any real threat. Traditional Traditional faced with any real threat. broadcasters could be the biggest winners because, over time, their catch- TV services can be made available up Connected TV looks like a big Connected opportunity for nearly everyone in the content-to-consumer value chain – with only pay-TV platform operators Videonet Editor, John Moulding Looks at the Opportunities for Broadcasters, Online Content John Moulding Looks at the Editor, Videonet Market and Ponders What It Means for Pay-TV. in the Connected TV Providers and CE Vendors CONNECTED TV CONNECTED WINNER WITH WINNER EVERYONE’S A A EVERYONE’S In My Opinion – John Moulding John – Opinion My In 3.0 .010101011111B3.0. 00000000000000000 . 1011111DVB3.0. 3.0 .01010
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This year’s annual DVB World Conference was held in Lisbon. The Congress Centre was a buzz for the three days of lively presentations and discussion on all things DVB and other developments taking place in the broadcasting world. 3.0 .01010101111 1 00000000000000000 . . 000000 . DVB3.0. DVB3.0.
DVDVB3.0 There follows some extracts taken from David Wood’s excellent DVB World Blog. The full unabridged version of the blog is available on: http://dvbworld.wordpress.com. 1 010101010 100000.111111111111.000.1.1.1.1.0101010 BSkyB’s Brian Lenz (left) outlined the broadcaster’s strategy in his Keynote Address. The core to 3.0 .01010101111 1 00000000000000000 . 3.0 .01010101111 . the strategy is ‘hybrid’..the beginning of a great set of opportunties. Also, every product they sell DVB3.0. 00000000000000000 . 00000000000000000
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DVB-SCENE : 12 be used for broadcast services? ” Ulrich explained that a lot of the LTE elements come from DVB . systems. Ulrich calculated that DVB-T2 is about 50 percent more bit rate efficient than TEL and that the old idea, MBMS, was never used in practice because it is not ‘broadcast friendly’. The new variant, MBSFN, is better but still not as efficient as DVB-T2. Ulrich concluded that although LTE is more efficient than UMTS, as a means of providing ‘broadcast’ it is much less efficient than DVB systems, and cannot be used for high quality video delivery. David Wood (left) provided an excellent blog throughout the conference, only taking time out
. to give his presentation in his role as chairman of the DVB Commercial Module on 3DTV. He told the audience to think ‘Frame Compatible’ and ‘Service Compatible’ and said that the 3DTV commercial requirements seem likely to fall into two major groups. The first being pay-TV, whose main concern is to preserve the use of existing set-top boxes in the 3DTV environment. A modest software up-grade if needed would be OK. And the second is the free-to-air group, whose main concern is for existing receivers to be able to watch a 2D version without needing an additional broadcast channel for a simulcast. Ken McCann (left) explained the history of improving video compression efficiency. He believes we will need more efficient video compression in a future media, and outlined the work of the MPEG/JVT to achieve it. The target is a ‘substantial’ improvement. Video resolution up to 8K by 4K for a UHDTV world is called for. Tools in a first round suggested an improvement of about 20 percent. A second round is now underway for more tools. These have been evaluated by light subjective evaluations and objective evaluations, and improvements of about 20-30 percent have been noted. Formal subjective evaluations are now being made. DVB WORLD PARTY WITH DVB RACING VERSIONS 50 Estimated Worldwide Non PC BD Units Shipped 40
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Blu-ray 3DTV Quality: Can it Foster a New 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 Broadcast Infrastructure?
Because there are two ways in which dissatisfaction among consumers when features and will be marketed as the early adopters of 3DTV will get their viewing lower-resolution programmes most technically advanced players programming – from 3D Blu-ray delivered in the frame-compatible regardless of their 3D capabilities. prerecorded discs or their DTH satellite system over broadcast networks? If pay-TV providers can generate or other pay-TV providers – there will Time will tell. The benefits consumers enough extra business and/or retain be the inevitable quality comparison will realise from live and broadcast- customers with the current version of between the two delivery systems. delivered 3D programmes may be broadcast 3DTV, vendors can rule out Broadcasters/pay-TV service operators great enough to compensate for the significant production and head-end – quite content to try out 3DTV without lack of full HD resolution. And if source equipment and STB orders to build buying new head-end equipment and material stamped on a 3D Blu-ray disc new 3DTV infrastructure. But the ability set-top boxes – will get to run the new is simply a conversion of a 2D movie of consumers to snack on different services by their customers without to 3D, other subjective measures of 3DTV experiences could very well set gambling a big chunk of the operating quality are likely to be compromised up a future where broadcast delivered budgets on an unproven technology. even if resolution isn’t. 3DTV will have to lay out the full high- By using the frame compatible delivery DTC forecasts that there will be plenty definition feast.
system, broadcasters have the luxury of 3D Blu-ray devices for consumers to Myra Moore is chief analyst for DVB - SCENE 13 of measuring interest before making a try out the highest-resolution of 3DTV Digital Tech Consulting (DTC), a costly technical upgrade. in the next few years (assuming they market research firm that tracks and The packaged media method, however, have a 3DTV display). Shipments analyses the consumer digital video will give consumers a higher resolution will be modest in 2010 but will climb marketplace. More information on experience because content will rapidly to an estimated 41 million in the company and its latest research be encoded and decoded in MVC, 2014. The BD players able to render on TV receivers, DVB-T devices, a new implementation of MPEG-4 3D (Profile 5 BD players) will also and other digital video activity is AVC. Will the experience of viewing provide other advanced features, such available at www.dtcreports.com. full HD resolution for both eyes create as enhanced internet and interactive
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