mobile units, which then become portable set-to-bo
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mobile units, which then become portable set-to-boxes struck a chord with me, (given Amino association)
End to End
Blurring the lines to harmonize delivery
Until recently, television services were clearly separated and defined by the delivery network; cable, satellite and IPTV. Today, the lines have blurred to create 'hybrid TV'. Driving this trend are the introduction of the Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HbbTV) standard, delivery of interactive TV services over the Internet (OTT) and worldwide deployments employing hybrid broadcast methods.
HbbTV
The HbbTV standard is the driving factor behind the incrasing acceptance of Hybrid-TV models across Europe and other geographies. HbbTV is an initiative that aims to harmonize the delivery of broadcast and broadband entertainment services to consumers through connected TVs or set-top boxes. Initiated by free-to-air broadcasters and major TV manufacturers, HbbTV is based on existing standards and relies on proven web technologies that allow entertainment providers to easily port and develop services on HbbTV compliant devices.
Leveraging the power and richness of HTML and JavaScript technologies, HbbTV enables content service providers to easily develop state-of-the-art user interfaces. With early adoption in France and Germany, the HbbTV is rapidly becoming the de-facto standard.
http://www.viaccess-orca.com/end-to-end/hybrid-tv.html
http://www.viaccess-orca.com/what-we-do/end-to-end.html
http://www.viaccess-orca.com/end-to-end/hybrid-tv.html ......components
Amino www.viaccess-orca.com/index.php/partners/item/62-amino ....of course Amino is headquartered near Cambridge, in the UK, with offices in the US, and China.
and speaking of partners http://www.marinerpartners.com/en/home/partners/default.aspx ....some paths cross here