Usage scenarios, requirements and technical elements of a global platform for the broadcasting service
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Personal computers, smartphones and tablets are increasingly used to access media services. Audiences increasingly expect, from a technical perspective, to be able to watch linear and non-linear broadcast content anytime, anywhere and on any audio-visual device, both stationary and in motion. This trend is fully recognized and supported – to the extent possible – by today’s broadcasters, who naturally seek to deliver their range of content and services to all interested users on a device of their choice and in their preferred environment.
This report covers the requirements of a global platform, which is a delivery platform to facilitate distribution of broadcast content to end-users with various receiving devices in multiple reception environments, implemented by using both broadcasting and non-broadcasting technologies.
