FREE TV AUSTRALIA OPERATIONAL PRACTICE OP–61 Implementation of Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV by Australian Free-to-air Television Broadcasters Issue 3

Australian free-to-air (FTA) television broadcasters (Broadcasters) are enhancing their content offerings by implementing IP delivery to Internet Connected Television receivers aligned with open standards that would support the Australian horizontal television market. This operational practice sets out the requirements for supporting implementation of Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (Hbb TV) services by broadcast network operators and the reception of such services by suitable consumer electronic equipment. Within the Australian framework, Broadcasters seek to implement HbbTV Version 1.5 in accordance with ETSI TS 102 796 v1.2.1 to ensure compatibility & minimal customisation of products from international markets. In order to comply with Australian regulatory requirements, Australian television broadcasters’ content delivery include some parameters and values that will need to be interpreted differently when compared to other implementations and these are outlined in those clauses specified in the Australian DTTB Transmission Standard, AS4599.