With HbbTV (Hybrid Broadband Broadcast TV) established for the first time a standard with which the has long touted merger of television and the Internet might finally become reality. At this year's IFA (IFA Berlin) launched various public and private broadcasters HbbTV their regular operations.
similar to teletext, respectively. Teletext is the dissemination of HbbTV services with the TV signal of the respective broadcaster. In a so-called AIT table here is the particular attributes stored address from which additional interactive services such as libraries available for video on demand etc.. Standing in a program such services available to the Red Button symbol is always automatically indicate the available offers. The spread of HbbTV in a first step via satellite. In some regions of Germany is now also HbbTV terrestrial (ie via DVB-T) broadcast. The spread on German cable networks is in preparation.
As Swisscom TV accessible as IPTV proposal based only on a proprietary set-top box, it is probably pretty unlikely that the open HbbTV signals are distributed via this provider ever. Quite different is the situation, however, the DVB-C based digital cable television. Under the heading "Hybrid TV" here has even the Association of Swiss cable network operator (Swiss Cable) on its website your-kabelnetz.ch towards actively HbbTV and related facilities. One could easily get the impression HbbTV was already an integral part of the offer of local cable networks.
To ensure me that I can actually come over the cable network in my region to benefit from HbbTV services, I asked several times already with the current state of things. As a now long-standing customer of Swisscom TV I unfortunately can not assess to what extent the service of Cablecom has actually turned to good account. Makes me skeptical any case the fact that I have on my now three (!) written requests for Cablecom and a further request from Swisscable still not received an answer. Measured against this rather weak pre-sales service makes it possible, not just close out that the customer-friendliness of the Swiss cable operator actually so much better, is what you will make us credible lately. Moreover, I doubt that hybrid television has actually found its way even into our cable networks.
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