future of terrestral broadcast.pdf

Technical Report 013 The Future of Terrestrial Broadcasting Also published as EBU BPN 100 Geneva October 2011 Page intentionally left blank. This document is paginated for two sided printing EBU Technical Report 013 Future of Terrestrial Broadcasting 3 Contents Summary 5 Recommendations 8 1. Introduction 9 2. The current and anticipated role of the terrestrial broadcast platform 9 3. Relevant trends and developments 11 3.1 Technology 12 3.1.1 Distribution 12 3.1.2 Consumer devices16 3.2 Services and consumer expectations 18 3.2.1 Linear broadcast services18 3.2.2 Non-linear media services 19 3.2.3 Data services 19 3.2.4 Social media 19 3.2.5 The context of media usage 19 3.2.6 Managed services vs. public Internet 20 3.3 Spectrum21 3.3.1 Spectrum regulation21 3.3.2 Envisaged spectrum requirements for broadcasting 21 3.4 Costs22 3.4.1 Distribution costs 22 3.4.2 Costs for consumers 23 3.4.3 Costs of spectrum re-allocation 23 4. Discussion 24 4.1 Comparison between broadcast and broadband25 4.2 The role of the terrestrial broadcast platform 27 4.3 Receiving devices28 4.4 Broadcasters engagement in terrestrial and hybrid distribution 28 5. Scenarios 29 ° Issued by EBU TECHNICAL L’Ancienne Route 17A 1218 Le Grand-Saconnex Switzerland tech@ebu.ch All rights reserved. EBU Technical Report 013 Future of Terrestrial Broadcasting 4 5.1 Scenario 1: Expansion31 5.2 Scenario 2: Reduction 33 5.3 Scenario 3: Phase-out35 6. Recommendations 36 6.1 Terrestrial broadcast systems 36 6.2 Portable indoor and mobile reception 37 6.3 Hybrid delivery systems 38 6.4 Complementary technologies 38 6.5 Regulatory issues 38 7. References 40 8. Abbreviations Acronyms 41 EBU Technical Report 013 Future of Terrestrial Broadcasting 5 Report on the F