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The Digital Interoperability Forum, with 18 prominent members including ADB, BSkyB, and Microsoft, aims to establish industry-led solutions for interoperability in digital television. This roadmap outlines the progression of High Definition Television (HDTV) standards and technologies in Europe, detailing key developments in resolution formats such as 1080i, 720p, and 1080p from 2004 to 2006. The forum's commitment aligns with major launches from BSkyB, Premiere, and TPS, showcasing the evolution of broadcasting, compression standards, and display technologies in the DVB landscape.
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Date & Version European High DefinitionTelevision Roadmap 21st January 2005
The Digital Interoperability Forum • 18 members - ADB, BSkyB, Canal+, Flextech, Microsoft, Nagravision, NDS, ntl:, Numericable, Open TV, Pace, Premiere, Sky Italia, Telewest, TF1, TPS, ugc, Zetacast. • Represent each sector of the DTV delivery chain • hardware, software, middleware, platform operators, content providers • Major investors and innovators in digital TV • Committed to developing industry–led solutions to interoperability • At the vanguard of HDTV in Europe • BSkyB, Premiere, TPS to launch in 2005/6.
1080i/25 720p/50 1080p/25 1080p/50 European HDTV Roadmap – Resolution Production & Broadcast Production only at first ? 2004 2005 2006
MPEG-4/H.264 First MPEG-4 Sample Chips First VC-1 Sample Chips VC-1 European HDTV Roadmap – HD Compression MPEG-2 2004 2005 2006
European HDTV Roadmap – Set-Top to TV Connector Component Video DVI HDMI/HDCP 2004 2005 2006
European HDTV Roadmap – Native Flat Screen Display Resolutions TV Based display (V*H) PC Based display (V*H) 480*640 Not HD 576*720 768*1024 HD 1024*1280 1080*1920 2004 2005 2006
The BSkyB HD platform at launch will support: 1 1080i/25 means 25 frames per second delivered by 50 interlaced fields per second