DVB has given its approval to the DVB-I specification, an internet-centric solution for linear TV services.
The DVB-I specification aims to ensure that linear TV delivered over the internet is as user-friendly and robust as a traditional broadcast television experience. It offers the possibility for linear TV services to be delivered to any device with a suitable internet connection and media player, including TV sets, smartphones, tablets and media streaming devices.
Commenting on the development, DVB chair Peter MacAvock said: “In developing an internet-centric solution for linear TV services, we are providing the industry with a crucial missing piece that raises internet-based delivery to the same level in the DVB ecosystem as RF-based content delivery.
“With these building blocks, addressing the discovery of DVB-I services and the delivery of programme metadata, DVB offers…
