Hybrid – IRT Lab

HbbTV 2: Down with the language barriers

Klaus Merkel — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 06:24:51 +0000

On television, language barriers are reconciled by translations or subtitles. Thanks to artificial intelligence, audio tracks can now even be converted into foreign languages largely automatically and with much less effort. New features co-developed by IRT make it possible to offer viewers individual language versions via the TV speakers or via smartphones and headphones. A ...

“Inter-Device Synchronization” using HbbTV2

Klaus Merkel — Wed, 15 May 2019 09:24:28 +0000

The “inter-device synchronization” feature of the HbbTV2 standard allows the playback of IP AV streams on a mobile device in lip-sync with the broadcast TV image on the TV. One of the most important use cases for this is the provision of additional audio versions via mobiles and headphones, e.g. for use in a family ...

HRADIO: Online demo of transparent DAB(+) distribution over IP

Alexander Erk — Thu, 21 Feb 2019 13:57:19 +0000

Radio is going digital – slowly but steadily. Currently, this happens in two different worlds: One is DAB(+) and the other is IP streaming. DAB(+) is a sophisticated and efficient broadcast standard with many clearly specified add-on functionalities – but it does not support personalisation of its services as is. In contrast, IP-based radio services ...

HbbTV Application Discovery over Broadband

Thomas Schierbaum — Mon, 28 May 2018 11:27:01 +0000

Hybrid broadcast broadband TV (HbbTV) is a global initiative aimed at harmonising the broadcast and broadband delivery of entertainment services to consumers through connected TVs, set-top boxes and multiscreen devices. The new HbbTV feature Application Discovery (ADB) over Broadband has been desgined to expand HbbTV usage to additional market segments. The key usage mode ...

Hybrid Radio: 1st OMRI implementation from the HRADIO project

Alexander Erk — Thu, 29 Mar 2018 09:14:32 +0000

Hybrid radio will reveal its full potential once the application developers gain access to radio hardware on mobile systems. One of the goals of the EU-funded HRADIO project is the development of an OMRI (Open Mobile Radio Interface) implementation for these platforms. Application developers get access to tuner hardware and can realise feature-rich applications that ...

Android IRT HybridRadio

Fabian Sattler — Wed, 05 Apr 2017 15:10:51 +0000

IRT’s Hybrid Radio App enables LG’s smartphone Stylus 2 DAB+ as a real hybrid radio platform. The app offers hybrid radio functionalities for instant Radio-EPG, Radio-DNS, Slide Shows and Dynamic Labels. Furthermore, functions such as service following for an automated switching between DAB+ and Internet reception and the linking of radio services with accompanying Podcasts ...