The policy also details YouView’s approach to allocating positions to video on demand content providers in the YouView User Interface.

YouView, on track to launch in early 2012, will bring viewers a diverse range of content and services direct to their television sets by seamlessly combining digital TV with catch-up TV, on demand services and internet-delivered applications.

A diverse range of content providers will be able to make their content available via YouView, and the YouView User Interface and Search Policy aims to ensure that positions in the YouView User Interface and search results are awarded on a fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory basis. The policy has been developed with reference to the principles set out in the Ofcom Code of Practice on Electronic Programme Guides.

For more information and to view the YouView User Interface and Search Policy go to www.youview.com/industry/content/uipolicy/

The industry consultation period will close at 5.00pm on 4 November, 2011.

As CTO, Chris Bramley will take immediate responsibility for YouView’s technical team and delivering the venture’s overall technology strategy.

YouView, on track to launch in early 2012, will integrate content delivered over the internet and broadcast into one seamless experience for consumers, giving them access to a greater choice of content direct to their living room TVs subscription-free.

Richard Halton, CEO, YouView said: “Chris has proven his technology leadership through delivering innovative new services into UK homes. He has the right expertise to lead YouView’s technical team through launch and to support the future growth of the platform. I am delighted to welcome him on-board.”

Chris Bramley brings to YouView a wealth of expertise in driving the evolution of video on demand (VOD) services and was responsible for designing and delivering the first Over-The-Top VOD service from a UK broadcaster in 2006. Most recently, in his role as Chief Architect at BSkyB he led the technical teams responsible for delivering Sky Anytime, Sky Player and Sky Go. Previous experience includes ioko Limited and working on projects for EMI Music.

Jeff Hunter remains Chief Architect and Youssef (Sef) Tuma continues in his role as Head of Technical Delivery at YouView.

A single technical document, detailing the core YouView interoperability specification for launch is now available on the YouView web site.⁽¹⁾

The YouView Core Technical Specification references the Digital Television Group’s D-Book 7 ⁽²⁾ and provides a set of technologies to enable the delivery of broadcast and IP enabled content onto a television set via a broadband connected device.

Any manufacturer will be able to use the specification to bring products to market sharing the same underlying technologies as a YouView device. It will also give those manufacturers interested in developing and deploying a device under the YouView brand a broad understanding of what will be required.

“We’re delighted to confirm the final launch specification for YouView to help any manufacturer develop a connected TV device. Through promoting common technical standards for connected TV, consumers will get the widest possible range of devices supporting high quality content,” said Richard Halton, CEO, YouView.

YouView also announced today a further group of device partners – Huawei, Manhattan ⁽³⁾, Pace and Vestel – that are involved in developing YouView devices, following its call for expressions of interest in August 2010.

These device partners join Cisco, Humax and Technicolor, who have already committed to developing YouView set top boxes.

Halton added: “All of these companies have demonstrated expertise in bringing consumer electronics products to market, with wide reach and strong brands. I look forward to working with them all as we continue to strengthen the YouView ecosystem to bring more choice to consumers.”

Notes to editor:

1. For further information on the YouView Core Technical Specification go to: www.youview.com/industry/resources
2. The D-Book 7 is the detailed interoperability specification for digital terrestrial television with extended Connected TV functionality. D-Book 7 is divided into two parts: Part A, the UK broadcast specification and Part B beta v0.9 contains the architecture and protocols which may be used for interoperable IP delivered services in the UK. The YouView specification currently references D-Book Part A, which has been finalised by the DTG. YouView will reference D-Book Part B once the DTG has updated the current version to a non-beta form.
3. The Manhattan Technology consortium includes Pixsan Digital Software Ltd and Skardin (UK) Ltd

For comment from YouView Device Partners please go to: www.youview.com/industry/devices/partners

These represent a wide range of free and paid content including, entertainment, mainstream and independent films, music, news, factual, sport, arts and local content.

Following the launch of its industry engagement programme for content providers last year, YouView also announced today the names of the 29 organisations with which it is working closely to shape and test the processes for making content available via the platform.

These organisations were selected following an ‘expressions of interest’ process run last Autumn. They represent a wide range of video and audio on demand content providers, as well as technology and service providers who support end-to-end content delivery.

The content providers working with YouView are Blinkbox, Blinkx, BSkyB, Film4oD, Golant Media Ventures, Guardian News & Media, IndieMoviesOnline, LOVEFiLM, Pushbutton, Radioplayer, Stream UK, STV, Travel Channel, Tvinci, UTV and woomi.

Alcatel-Lucent, Blinkx, Capablue, Deluxe, easeltv, IMD, ioko, Kaltura, Nativ, Ooyala, Red Bee Media, Technicolor, TripleSEE and Twofour form the technology and service providers’ advisory group.

“We’re delighted with the response we’ve had from the creative industries,” said Richard Halton, CEO, YouView. “We want all types of content providers to be able to deliver their content via YouView so viewers get the best possible choice.

“The diversity and expertise of the organisations that are informing our development will ensure that YouView is able to support a potentially unlimited range of content in the future.”

The combination of organisations working with YouView provides a rich mix of industry experience in all aspects of content and service provision. Through YouView’s technical development groups, this industry advisory group is informing processes and guidelines which will be published this year.

All content providers – including those that form its advisory group – will later this year, be invited by YouView to confirm their formal intention to making content available via the platform.

Alistair Brown, Chief Technology and Platforms Officer at STV, said: “We are delighted to be engaging with YouView, alongside leading UK content providers. We are confident that the development of this platform will be a great fit for our ‘STV Anywhere’ strategy, which strives to make STV content available across all platforms, whenever and wherever our audience wants it.”

Simon Calver, CEO, LOVEFiLM, said: “LOVEFiLM is committed to bringing its service to as many customers as possible on the broadest range of platforms, and therefore continues to follow and support YouView’s development with interest.”

James Rowley-Ashwood, Co-Founder and COO, IndieMoviesOnline said: “We see YouView being a key part of our strategy to bringing viewers the widest possible choice of on demand movies through the living room TV. It’s great for IndieMoviesOnline to be part of the group informing the development of YouView, giving us the confidence that the platform will balance the needs of all types of content providers.”

Michael Hill, Managing Director, Radioplayer, said: “Radioplayer and YouView is a perfect match – we’re both working across our respective industries, to help users get more from their media. Radioplayer is proud to be part of YouView’s advisory group, and we look forward to helping users find the whole of UK Radio on their TV, as well as on their computer.”

Bill Scott, COO, easeltv, said: “We believe that YouView has an important role to play in defining the future of television in the UK, so we’re delighted to be involved. The seamless integration of today’s TV experience with on-demand content over broadband is very attractive to our clients. We’re expecting to deliver some really innovative televisual experiences as a result and look forward to a long and productive relationship with YouView.”

Bill Patrizio, CEO, Red Bee Media, said: “We are excited to be engaging with YouView in the development of its ground breaking internet-connected TV service for UK homes, which will transform the way we all watch TV. Red Bee Media offers a complete range of services that any content owner needs to make their content available via YouView. With our expertise in supporting many of the UK’s major on-demand content providers, Red Bee Media is strategically placed to be a valuable advisor in the delivery of the biggest step change in the TV business for a generation.”

For more information on the YouView industry advisory group please go to: www.youview.com/engage

“Kip joined YouView at a pivotal time in our development and has helped us make a standards based, open internet-connected TV environment a reality,” says YouView CEO Richard Halton. “We would like to thank him for his considerable contribution in the development of the next generation of television.”

YouView has appointed a new Non-Executive Chairman, Lord Sugar, with immediate effect. Speaking on behalf of the shareholders, Charles Dunstone, Chairman of TalkTalk, says: “Lord Sugar’s experience in delivering set top box technology to the consumer is unrivalled and we are delighted that he will be with us as we introduce a new, enhanced television experience to homes across the UK. As we move from the development to the delivery stage I can’t think of anyone better placed to help bring YouView to market than Lord Sugar.”

Kip Meek says, “It has been apparent for some time that the YouView board would benefit from additional expertise in consumer marketing and technology delivery. Lord Sugar clearly supplies this. As the venture progresses towards launch, the change in Chairman makes sense. I wish Lord Sugar well’.

Kip Meek has a distinguished career in British media and telecoms. Prior to joining YouView, he held a variety of responsibilities at Ofcom, including chairing the European Regulators Group.

Lord Sugar is a veteran of the consumer electronics industry. The founder of British electronics company, Amstrad, Lord Sugar successfully established the business as the main manufacturer of Sky Digital interactive boxes in the UK accounting for 75% of sales when it was sold to BSKYB in 2007.

YouView will seamlessly bring digital TV combined with the last 7 days’ catch-up TV, on demand services and interactive applications straight to the television set – subscription free.

As an open TV platform, YouView will allow any manufacturer to build a device using its underlying technologies, regardless of whether they intend to do so under the YouView brand; and enable all types of content providers to reach the TV screen bringing consumers increased choice.

YouView also today confirmed that it will shortly publish its core technical specifications for launch which have required significant technological innovation as well as industry engagement to create a TV platform, based on common standards.

Its open approach combined with the subscription free model sets YouView apart from other TV platforms in the market.

Richard Halton, CEO, YouView said:

“Our focus has always been to deliver a product to consumers that is right, but not rushed. Creating a truly open TV platform that will bring consumers increased choice has required significant technological innovation. Our timings for the launch reflect the scale and complexity of this project.”

In operations Andrew Burdess, formerly BT Vision Operations Director and Head of Service Operations at NTL, has joined as Director of Operations. He will take responsibility for developing all consumer facing aspects of the platform and ensuring technical resilience of back end services.

The technology team has already successfully defined the technical environment, built the user interface, established a framework for content providers and developed the core technical specifications for developing YouView set top boxes.

As the programme moves into its next phase, Anthony Rose, the current CTO, is stepping down from this role and YouView have appointed Youssef (Sef) Tuma as Head of Technical Delivery. Sef brings a wealth of experience of delivering similar programmes globally. Anthony Rose will continue to inform product development in an advisory capacity.

Greg McCall remains Launch Director and Jeff Hunter continues in his role as Chief Architect.

Richard Halton said:

“These changes are about strengthening our technology and operations teams to ensure we deliver YouView in good time and in great shape. We are ensuring that in key project management areas such as technology and operations we are expanding capacity to ensure we meet the demands of this exciting project.

“As we move into this next phase of our development I want to pay tribute to the brilliant work Anthony Rose has done to shape the consumer proposition and I am pleased that he has agreed to continue to advise the project.

“We are delighted Sef is being seconded into our leadership team. He has a hugely impressive track record of successfully delivering major integration projects in our industry. We now have a highly experienced technical delivery team committed to developing an exciting new service.”

This marks the launch of an ongoing industry engagement programme, with YouView aiming to open up the nation’s TV screens to the widest possible range of content types for viewers.

The first phase of the programme will focus on identifying a small number of audio and video on demand content providers that can closely work with the YouView technical team to develop and test the processes for making content available via YouView.

The programme will be extended to other types of content, including web applications and IP channels, as the technical environment develops.

At the same time, all content providers who are interested in involvement with YouView are also being invited to register their interest in being updated on the availability of tools and guidelines as they develop throughout the technical innovation phase and beyond.

In parallel, YouView is also inviting expressions of interest from technology and service providers that are able to support content provision via YouView.

Richard Halton, CEO, YouView, said:

“I’m delighted to launch our industry engagement programme and look forward to seeing the response from across the UK’s rich and vibrant content community. Our ambition is to open up the TV screen to content providers who until now have been unable to build an audience, bringing viewers a brilliant choice of content.

“YouView is creating an open environment for content providers to play in and this will take some technical innovation. To develop the most effective processes for content providers we need to at first work closely with a few that can prove our model and ensure it’s scalable. Our plan is to extend the programme out as we start to build common expertise and get more great content on board.”

“We’re seeing a vibrant ecosystem developing in the IPTV market and are also committed to helping this flourish and grow in the best way to meet the needs of content providers.”

Further information on this process can be found at www.youview.com/engage

YouView, the internet connected digital TV platform, today announced its agency line-up in a further step towards launch next year.

YouView has appointed Adam & Eve as its advertising agency to create through-the-line advertising and communications. OMD has been appointed as YouView’s planning and buying agency and Momentum will act as YouView’s specialist retail and experiential marketing agency.

The teams are tasked with coordinating the brand launch and rollout of YouView across all media and channels by the middle of 2011.

YouView Marketing Director Tim Hunt said:

“We believe YouView will transform the way people watch TV forever and have assembled a highly talented agency team to help deliver this.

“Adam & Eve is one of the most creative and dynamic new agencies in the UK and we are hugely excited about its plans for YouView. Similarly, Momentum and OMD have demonstrated real leadership in the sector and have a track record of delivering high impact campaigns. With the right people in place, the hard work starts now – we are all now focused on bringing YouView to life for viewers.”

“We have been clear throughout this process that YouView will stimulate competition in the TV platform market and create opportunities for content providers and device manufacturers. Most importantly it represents a great consumer proposition. We therefore welcome this decision from Ofcom.

“In a market dominated by pay services, we are creating the only mass market IPTV service that will be subscription free. All our efforts are now focused on launching a brilliant consumer product for launch next year. We look forward to broadening our engagement with wider industry partners over the coming weeks and months.”

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Hunt was outlining further details of the Government’s plan to encourage the growth of hyper-local TV services in the UK, which forms a central plank of the Government’s decentralisation agenda. Hunt stated that he envisioned new local TV services that would “exploit the potential of new platform technologies such as YouView … to grow their service and improve their cost-effectiveness.”

YouView has the potential to provide a new, alternative platform for local TV services of the kind that Hunt outlined today by providing a simple and direct route to the television set for local TV operators with much lower associated costs than a traditional linear business model.

Commenting on the speech Richard Halton, Chief Executive of YouView said, “I welcome Jeremy Hunt’s recognition of the potential role that YouView can play in helping to enable a new generation of truly local television services in the UK. YouView will breakdown many of the existing barriers to entry for local TV providers. It will make it easier for viewers to discover and interact with localised content and open up the television set to all kinds of new content producers. We look forward to providing more information on how we will engage with content providers later this month.”

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YouView is today revealed as the brand that will bring a new free-to-air internet-connected TV service to UK homes next year.

The seven partners behind Project Canvas have today announced the formation of YouView TV Ltd as well as the appointment of its new CEO, Richard Halton.^[1]

From next year viewers will have the choice of a subscription-free YouView set top box that will combine their favourite digital TV channels with the last seven days’ catch up TV, as well as bringing a full range of on-demand services and interactive extras straight to the living room.

Halton takes responsibility for the new company with immediate effect, working alongside Kip Meek, who was appointed Chairman in August.^[2]

“YouView is a brilliant new subscription-free TV service which combines the best TV with on demand services and internet content. I am delighted to be leading the team who will make it a reality and think it will change the way we watch TV forever,” said Halton.

“We are creating an exciting consumer brand which will stand for a better TV experience for UK homes. Connected TV creates all kinds of creative possibilities, for existing networks as well as local services and new developers of interactive applications. It all adds up to great news for TV audiences. I look forward to working closely with the creative and developer communities to open up exciting possibilities for viewers to discover and enjoy content in new ways.”

Kip Meek, said: “YouView is key to ensuring that everyone in the UK benefits from next-generation TV and the UK has a competitive market. Viewers will get more choice whilst broadcasters and content providers both national and local will get a fantastic new means of finding audiences.”

YouView, which expects to launch in the first half of next year, will introduce a programme guide that goes backwards as well as forwards. This will enable people to easily see what’s on now alongside everything they’ve missed in the last 7 days, including programmes from broadcasters like the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and five, which already have an on demand offering.

Set top boxes will include a Personal Video recorder so viewers can pause live TV or record an entire series at the touch of a button.
Viewers will also be able to simply search for the kind of programmes they like by genre, interest or locality, including films, sports and new content from the internet. Plans to offer an applications store will also give viewers new types of services and levels of interactivity with their favourite programmes.

YouView set top boxes will be available for a one-off fee, with no contract. They may be offered at special rates as part of new or improved broadband packages. To get the full range of on-demand and interactive services, viewers will need a broadband connection from their chosen internet service provider.

[Notes]

[1] Youview is a joint venture between the BBC, ITV, BT, Channel 4, TalkTalk, Arqiva and Five and is incorporated as Youview TV Limited. For further information please go to www.youview.com

[2] Richard Halton has led the development of Project Canvas from the start, achieving widespread industry support from device manufacturers to content producers for the proposals.

Previously Halton led the BBC’s Corporate Strategy team responsible for emerging platform and commercial strategy and has been instrumental in developing the BBC’s editorial, technology and business strategy over the last ten years. He led the BBC’s ‘Creative Future’ strategy for the Director General in 2005 and prior to that was Controller TV Strategy, responsible for the development of the BBC’s suite of digital TV services. He is also a former board member of Freeview.

These represent a broad range of consumer device manufacturers including set-top-boxes, internet-enabled TVs and recorders.

Project Canvas has been developing the core technical specifications to support the launch of the first consumer equipment, through close engagement with the Digital Television Group (DTG) and its members. The technical documents have also been published today on the Project Canvas web site in the ‘Industry and Technology’ section.

“The response from industry has been phenomenal, and we’re really excited by the strong desire to work with Project Canvas to bring internet-enabled set-top-boxes and TVs into people’s homes next year, said Richard Halton, Director, Project Canvas. “For us, this is a great endorsement of our open approach to working with industry partners.”

“Consumers need the assurance that they will get the best experience, whatever device they buy. This industry engagement programme will ensure that high standards of quality will be deep rooted throughout all of our supported products. We look forward to working with further manufacturers as we roll out more phases of this programme.”

Project Canvas is currently evaluating responses from the consumer device manufacturers that have expressed an interest. Those that are selected will be taken through to the next stage of the evaluation process by the end of the month.

The ambition is to continue to extend the Project Canvas partner programme by bringing on board more and more device partners over time to give consumers the widest possible range of Canvas devices next year.

Due to be incorporated this Summer, the Project Canvas joint venture, is backed by the BBC, ITV, BT, Channel 4, TalkTalk, Arqiva and Five.

Northern & Shell Chairman, Richard Desmond, said:

“Project Canvas is set to shape the future of broadcasting and open up new and exciting possibilities for viewers. This is important to the future of Channel Five and having an open internet-connected TV platform fits closely with our plans to bring brilliant new content and interactive services to viewers. We’re delighted to renew Channel Five’s commitment to supporting Project Canvas following a review of our digital strategy.”

Richard Halton, Director, Project Canvas, said:

“Channel Five has already made a major contribution to Project Canvas and we’re delighted to have them back on board. This is great recognition of how important Canvas is to the future of television.”

Project Canvas will see the creation of a standards based, open internet-connected TV environment to offer viewers seamless access to both linear and video-on-demand, web-based content, HD, and interactive services over the internet direct to the TV.

Expressions of interest received by the closing date will be taken forward into a process to identify consumer device manufacturers to work with the proposed joint venture as Device Partners. 

This process and the criteria to be used have been discussed with the Chairman and Executive of the Digital Television Group (DTG) and are published under ‘Device Manufacturers’ in the ‘Industry & Technology’ section of the Project Canvas web site. The number of Device Partners taken on at this stage will reflect the resources that are available within the Project Canvas programme and engineering teams.

As Chairman, Kip Meek will lead the Board of the new venture and oversee the appointment of a Chief Executive Officer, who will have day to day operational responsibility for the new organisation. He will step down from his full time role at Ingenious Media and his non-executive positions at the Broadband Stakeholder Group and Phorm.

Kip Meek said: “Internet technology creates unlimited choice and can also give people real control over what they watch, and when they watch it.

“Project Canvas will integrate the broadcast and on-demand worlds to make this possible via the TV. It will also allow third-party business models to thrive through an open platform, bringing the benefits of next-generation TV to anyone who wants it.
“With the backing of these six substantial partners, we have the opportunity to transform television. I look forward to working with the board and the executive team to make this happen.”

Kip Meek assumes the role with immediate effect and succeeds BBC Director of Future Media and Technology Erik Huggers who has acted as project chair for the last year.

Huggers said: “Project Canvas is of huge importance to the digital media industry, as it will secure the future of free-to-air broadcasting in the digital age. This is a major moment for a project started by the BBC and developed in partnership with the wider industry.

“Project Canvas can now continue its journey towards incorporation as a business standing on its own two feet. On behalf of the shareholders, I’m delighted to have attracted someone as respected as Kip Meek to the challenge.”

Meek has a distinguished career in British media and telecoms. Prior to joining Ingenious, he held a variety of responsibilities at Ofcom, including chairing the European Regulators Group, and was instrumental in the establishment of BT’s operationally independent infrastructure company Openreach. Before joining Ofcom, he was Managing Director of Spectrum Strategy Consultants.

Charles Constable, Director of Strategy at Five said “We continue to support the objectives of Project Canvas and despite withdrawing our interest in the venture we believe it will be a critical part of our strategy for reaching consumers in the future.”
Richard Halton, Project Canvas, Director said: “We’ve had excellent support from Five. They share our goal of bringing the benefits of internet-connected TV to all. We look forward to working with them as a content provider to the platform in the future.”

Project Canvas will see the creation of a standards based, open internet-connected TV environment. It proposes to offer viewers seamless access to both linear and video-on-demand, web-based content, HD, and interactive services over the internet direct to the TV.


As an open platform, providers can choose to make content available with no protection at all, or adopt transport encryption, file encryption, device authentication, or digital rights management (DRM). Conditional Access upgrade will also be possible for those who require it. Further detail is available in the technology section on the Project Canvas web site.


For providers of premium content, such as the latest movie releases, or those requiring a subscription or download model, Canvas will support Marlin as the required DRM solution, at launch, which has been developed over the past five years by Intertrust, Panasonic, Philips, Samsung and Sony.


The selection of Marlin follows widespread industry engagement with content owners, content distributors, device manufacturers and internet service providers, from which it was concluded that a common DRM solution present on all devices at launch and widely supported by content providers would benefit all industry participants. Marlin is referenced in Release 1 of the Open IPTV Forum specifications and therefore has the potential to be widely adopted as a part of internet-connected TV device deployments worldwide.

Anthony Rose, chief technology officer, Project Canvas said:

“Project Canvas has worked hard to account for the needs of all industry participants and ensure a rich and diverse TV viewing experience for consumers. We have also considered the submissions of key industry participants into the BBC Trust approval process.

Our content protection requirements have to cater for the widest possible number of content providers, including giving reassurance to those looking to support pay per view and subscription access to film. The industry is looking for a fully supported DRM solution, and Marlin will give content providers the best option at launch. Marlin is based on open standards, is already widely supported and is being increasingly deployed by the industry.”


The publication of the Project Canvas Content Protection requirements add to the technical specification documents already made available to industry through the Digital Television Group (DTG) with the most recent documents released on 30th June. In line with its timetable, Project Canvas plans to submit further technical documents on 30th July and 19th August.


Aside from the technical documents released via the DTG, a timetable for the publication of other materials of relevance to consumer device manufacturers, content providers and retailers (e.g. Software Development Kit, Trade Mark Licenses and Retail Training Materials) will be made available on the Project Canvas web site by end July.

The partners in Project Canvas, the proposed joint venture between the BBC, ITV, BT, Five, Channel 4, Talk Talk and Arqiva to develop a standards based, open internet-connected TV environment, have today welcomed the BBC Trust‘s approval of the BBC’s involvement.

This news marks the conclusion of a regulatory process that began in February 2009, when the BBC Trust published the BBC’s initial proposals.

Project Director Richard Halton said: “We are delighted by today’s news. The BBC Trust has subjected the proposals to the highest level of scrutiny and the findings reflect over a year of consultation and debate. The partners will work through the final conclusions and conditions and step up our engagement with the wider industry as we plan towards a consumer launch.

“Project Canvas will safeguard the future of the UK’s free-to-air TV platforms and allow new business models to thrive through an open, internet-connected, TV platform. This brings the benefits of next-generation TV to all consumers, including those who choose not to subscribe to pay-TV. We look forward to rising to that challenge.”

Richard Lindsay-Davies, Director-General, Digital Television Group, said: “The DTG welcomes the release of further detailed information from the Canvas partners and looks forward to working with them, and our membership, towards the publication of D-Book 7 and the launch of world-leading connected television products and services into the horizontal market.

In addition to the development of the specification, the DTG continues to work in partnership with industry to develop our existing Digital Tick, Freeview and Freesat test and conformance regimes to ensure the interoperability of connected television services and receivers.”

Richard Halton, Project Canvas Director, said: “We want Project Canvas to support a competitive market for connected TV, which is open to all manufacturers, ISPs, retailers, content and service providers. This is why we have gone to great lengths to accommodate the market’s needs in developing these technical specifications. With its diversity of members, our engagement with the DTG helps us achieve this.”

The Digital Television Group (DTG) provides a recognised industry forum for industry experts to contribute to the UK specification for digital terrestrial television – the D-Book.

DTG members now comprise over 150 organisations drawn from broadcasters, manufacturers, platform operators, retailers, trade bodies, charities and consumer groups, and therefore are the most appropriate industry group to provide their expertise to peer-review the Project Canvas technical documents.

The timetable for releasing technical documents is outlined below.