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...

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...

Inter-destination media (play-out) synchronization for social TV has gained attention from research and industry in recent years. Applications include social TV and interactive game shows. To motivate further research of inter-destination synchronization technologies, pilot measurements of play-out differences in different TV-broadcasting systems are desirable. However to our knowledge no broad...

This article focuses on the recent wave of M&A activity, both vertical and horizontal in TV broadcasting and distribution industries, and discusses the implications of M&A activity for competition, industrial and media policymaking. Moreover, it aspires to set a forward-looking perspective on the regulation of M&A in the TV industry. It is argued that while EU competition policy has difficultie...

This paper deals with the second part of the latest digital TV standard DVB-SH (Digital Video Broadcasting – Satellite to Handhelds) with focus on utilization of its advantages for the next generation of mobile TV broadcasting. In the second part the simulation model of DVB-SH-B, which is using satellite configuration with TDM (Time Division Multiplexing) transmission mode, is presented. The wo...

Traditional electronic program guides (EPGs) cannot be used to find popular TV programs. A personalized digital video broadcasting – terrestrial (DVB-T) digital TV program recommendation system is ideal for providing TV program suggestions based on statistics results obtained from analyzing largescale data. The frequency and duration of the programs that users have watched are collected and wei...

TV can be regarded as the most far-reaching media in Brazil. Its presence is noticed in 90% of Brazilian homes and it is the main source of information for a major part of the population. The moment of definition and consolidation of the digital TV technology provides us with a unique opportunity for analyzing and discussing this media accessibility. Making sure that TV contents and devices are...

Digital Video Broadcasting over Terrestrial Networks (DVB-T) is an increasingly popular option for receiving TV in Europe, with computer hardware available to capture the MPEG-2 [2] compressed digital streams. 802.11 wireless networks are also becoming commonplace in the home, and so it is a logical extension to allow digital TV to be distributed over a wireless LAN. In such an environment, it ...