Normally, the multimedia content provider and network service providers are separated in mobile TV systems. The TV programs are broadcasted from the content provider to the mobile terminals through Digital Video Broadcasting Transmission System for Handheld Terminals (DVB-H), and the access information is unicasted from the service provider to the user via General Packet Radio Services (GPRS) n...

Internet-based interactive TV is an emerging field affected by advances in various research areas including communication, interactivity, network efficiency, content management and aesthetics. Despite constantly reducing costs in the area of broadcast infrastructure development, this new medium has yet to claim its market position and recognition. The large marketshare of existing non-interacti...

The transition to digital in the TV broadcasting industry is already gradually being performed while the complete digital switchover seems now possible to be accomplished within the near future. This article describes and analyses this phenomenon and the role of MPEG-21 may play in it. MPEG-21 is the ISO/IEC standard currently under development in MPEG (ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG11). Unlike preceding...

The services and communication facilities around the world are continuously increasing. This process of expansion of telecommunications infrastructure has enabled a new set of applications and systems that was previously impractical. Some of these systems, such as the standard ISDB-T (Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting Terrestrial) on which the Brazilian System of Digital TV (SBTVD) is ba...

The broadcasting industry is faced with increasing demand for the digitalization of their systems. The growing market for rich media content combined with the high availability of affordable bandwidth and the multiplicity of delivery channels, is leading the enterprises to evaluate how to create, manage and distribute digital media in a more efficient and strategic way. In this context the intr...

Purpose Sports leagues have stood out in the entertainment industry due to their great economic value and cultural impact. This is case of American sports leagues, with emphasis on National Basketball Association (NBA), whose largest Latin market lies Brazil. The aforementioned league’s audience constantly growing, a fact that can be partially explained by encouragement provided for its viewers...

According to analysis at SNL Kagan, the market share of IPTV is rapidly growing whereas the market share of cable TV is slowly shrinking. This paper introduces an ‘Open IPTV System’ which allows a subscriber to easily open his or her own IPTV broadcasting station. In the ‘Open IPTV System’, operators must be present at the office to access the content management system (CMS). We implement a web...

The selection of the right filter design method is a very important first step for radio frequency engineer. This paper presents comparison two methods band pass using hairpin-line and square open-loop resonator. Both were applied to obtain designs that can work broadcasting system in digital television community. Band was simulated software fabricated epoxy FR-4 substrate. results simulation m...