Das Ziel laut Beschreibung: DVB-I soll den Zugang zu Streaming-Inhalten von linearen TV-Programmen ermöglichen, der ebenso benutzerfreundlich und zuverlässig ist wie die herkömmliche TV-Übertragung. Zu den wichtigsten Merkmalen gehören eine einheitliche Benutzeroberfläche, Streaming mit geringer Verzögerung und definierte Optionen für zusätzliche Dienste.
Mediaset recently staged a DVB-I demo at the annual UltraHD Forum conference in Rome. At the moment there are no DVB-I compatible TV sets on the Italian market.
DVB-I ensures minimal latencies (around three seconds), akin to those of terrestrial and satellite broadcasts. Unlike HbbTV streaming channels, DVB-I works even without an antenna signal as long as there is an internet connection.
Mediaset is a staunch advocate of DVB-I, seeing it as a way to modernise digital terrestrial broadcasting, offer a more regulated environment compared to the open internet and curb the increasing dominance of OTTs.
Currently, Mediaset broadcasts four channels via DVB-I: Rete 4, Canale 5, Italia 1, and 20. Streaming is done using DASH-LL packaging with three streams at different bitrates to accommodate different internet speeds. All streams are encoded in HEVC Main 10 at Full HD 1920×1080 resolution.
Freely
Freely is being developed by Everyone TV, which runs free TV in the UK and is jointly owned by the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5. With that news, it’s pretty safe to assume that Freely will host all types of content through those four broadcasters. A number of other channels will follow suit, including Sky and Sky News, and UKTV.
Also über DVB-I mit der Roten Taste HbbTV für Mediatheken.