Abstract
Digital broadcasting in Europe has diverged in recent years from its initial focus on DAB to become a complex and fast-moving environment characterised by multiple standards and blurred boundaries between audio and video services.
This compilation of three concise reports from SBD analyses the market and technical trends for digital radio and TV broadcasting in Europe. It provides a realistic outlook for each sector by identifying the technologies that are being adopted in the leading countries and the factors that will influence their future success.
Table of Contents
1. Executive summary
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Conclusions
2. Introduction to first generation mobile TV
- 2.1 Video download
- 2.2 Streaming TV
3. Broadcast technologies for 2nd generation services
- 3.1 Non-cellular based technologies
- 3.2 Cellular based technologies
- 3.3 Mobile internet TV
- 3.4 Summary and future outlook
4. Cutting through the mobile TV hype
5. Integrating mobile TV into the car
- 5.1 Mobile phone integration
- 5.2 Embedded receivers
- 5.3 Future outlook
List of figures
- Figure 1. Summary of mobile TV technologies in Europe
- Figure 2. Content flow for downloading video onto mobile phones
- Figure 3. Content flow for streaming TV onto mobile phones
- Figure 4. Comparison of streaming and broadcast costs
- Figure 5. Technologies used to broadcast mobile TV
- Figure 6. Content flow for non-cellular mobile TV services
- Figure 7. Spectrum allocation for mobile TV
- Figure 8. BT Movio' s IP strategy for mobile TV
- Figure 9. Content flow for mobile TV over cellular-based networks
- Figure 10. Content flow of mobile internet TV
- Figure 11. Status of Mobile TV services in Europe
