TV & radio: more than 1001 digitelevision channels Digital television is much more than traditional tv broadcasting. Already now many DVB-services deliver text based information, ring tones, games and interactive content. For example Bloomberg, VIC-TV, ChatBoxTV and GetLucky TV MPEG4 and WM9 carried by MPEG-2 transports (DVB-stream). Eutelsat has launched OpenSky-service which uses MPEG4 to deliver both free and paytv content. More similar services will follow from other satellite operators soon (tests on Astra, 4/2004) MPEG4 capable set top boxes? It's expected that first models will appear to markets during year 2004. Some techical details http://www.broadcastpapers.com/data/MPEG4-MediaStandard06.htm HDTV and DVB? Started in Europe with 2 television channels from Euro1080.tv (http://www.euro1080.tv). Press release from SES/Astra German pay-tv -operator Premiere tested HD (Astra 19.2'E, 12.460GHz, 27.5, 3/4) from February 2004 Superbowl, http://www.premiere.de HDTV Forum is testing (4/2004) on Eutelsat Hotbird 13'E, 11013H, sr 19530, fec 2/3 and Eutelsat Atlantic Bird (7/2004). DVB HD -receivers? For example from Quali-tv, Integra Telecom (KR) and Smart Imperator (http://www.digitalfernsehen.de/news/news_4839.html) PVR, DVR, Streamgrabber Most wellknown are TIVO and Sky+ Latest news from the UK: PVRUK Forum of the main manufacturers and operators: TV-Anytime. One of their goals is to to develop "open" standards for digital personal content storage systems and content protection. Linux OS for DVB -set top boxes: Linuxtv, DreamMultimedia, Reel-Box, "Triple Dragon" 00101110100001010111000 .. 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 20.. 1992/93: Compression Labs Spectrumsaver HD-Divine, tests on Tele-X satellite 1994: USA (DSS, USSB): MPEG1/1.5 Orbit (Saudi-Arabia), so called "MPEG1.5". In Europe and ME-countries STB price around 2000-2550€ plus subscription.. . 1995: DVB-S -tests on Eutelsat and Astra -satellites. Irdeto Access with CA-module (Common Interface didn't exist yet) First public prototypes of Nokia Mediamaster 9500-S 1996: DVB-S for consumers in Europe France, Germany, Italy, Benelux, South-Africa, Australia In Germany "d-box1" for DF1 paytv -package (dbox1 is almost same than Mediamaster 9500S) First digital television broadcasts for Finland by Multichoice. Satellite position 19.2'E (Astra), receivers available were Nokia Mediamaster 9500S (around 1000€) and Pace DGT400 (n. 900€). 1997: Canal+ and Norwegian Telenor joined their forces, bought Multichoice from Nethold and launched a new company called Canal Digital (for Scandinavia and Finland). 1998: Common Interface. pay-tv services using DVB-S more widely available in Europe: Spain, Greece, Poland, Egypt, Czhech, UK more and more "free to air" digital television channels - can be received without any paytv subscriptions first DVB-T channels: OnDigital (UK) 1999: DVB-S receivers got more memory, faster processors .. 2 common interfaces and embedded CA DVB-S -paytv in Russia and Turkey DVB-C tests in Finland 2000: Swedish paytv -operator Viasat moved from D2MAC to DVB ("OpenTV" + Viaccess). DVB-S receivers got now Dolby 5.1 and some even more than 2 card readers DVB-T tests in Finland dbox2 in Germany, receiver with local area network connection (both DVB-S and DVB-C versions, by Nokia, Philips and Sagem) 2001: some papers about MPEG4 over MPEG2/DVB Nokia with Mediaterminal and ostdev project (Rest In Peace) 2002: so called pluscams (+cam, magic) MPEG2 4:2:2 .. DVB PCI-card could be used to receive 4:2:2 2003: DVB HDTV-tests on Astra, Sirius, Eutelsat and Panamsat -satellites Dreambox with Linux operating system, harddisc, lan, usb DVB/MPEG4, Eutelsat OpenSky-service (streaming content through satellites to computer) 2004: More Linux-receivers? Like Triple Dragon, Dreambox 7020 and 500, Reelbox Europe's first DVB-S HDTV -channel (by Euro1080) DVB/MPEG4 and DVB/WM9, test on Astra and Eutelsat 2005? Dreambox 7085, dual tuner with DVD-writer TPS and Sky will offer HDTV-channels? Sky will use WM9? 2006? LAN, USB2.0 and harddisc will be standard in high end boxes