[mythtvnz] TVNZ announces High Definition plans

[Daniel McKenzie]

Got a response today from Freeview saying they updated their FAQ. So it's
the official word now:
http://freeviewnz.tv/index.php?section_id=8
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How will the Schedule data be broadcast on Freeview Aerial
(DTT)?<http://freeviewnz.tv/index.php?section_id=8#> The
Freeview EPG is populated by a MHEG-5 data stream for both satellite and
aerial. However, the Freeview Satellite service had an existing base of
free-to-air satellite set-top boxes and PVRs which work off an EIT schedule.
We will continue to broadcast this data format for the Freeview satellite
service. For the Freeview Aerial (DTT) service, planned for launch next
April, there will be no existing base of Aerial(DTT) set top boxes so
Freeview has chosen to broadcast the schedule using MHEG-5 only, as it is a
more bandwidth efficient and presentation friendly standard.
--
Isn't there already an existing base of DTT STB's?

On 9/29/07, Steven Ellis <steven at openmedia.co.nz> wrote:
>
> Simon Green wrote:
> > On 29/09/2007, Steven Ellis <steven at openmedia.co.nz> wrote:
> >
> >> Daniel McKenzie wrote:
> >>
> >>> I read on a hairy.geek.nz that EIT data isn't going to be included on
> DVB-T.
> >>> Is that true?
> >>>
> >>>
> >> Nothing official on that. You might try contacting freeview to get an
> >> answer.
> >>
> >
> > While I don't know anything official, I'd be suprised if this is the
> > case. One of the big plus to freeview is having an EPG. It's available
> > on DVB-S currently.
> >
> >
> The EIT EPG isn't the official freeview one, the MHEG-5 one is.
>
> They will still be providing an MHEG-5 one on DTT, and it isn't that
> difficult to produce XMLTV data off  MHEG-5.
>
> Steve
>
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Daniel McKenzie
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