The GmbH (IRT) (''Institute for Broadcasting Technology Ltd.'') was a research centre of German broadcasters ( ARD / ZDF / DLR), Austria's broadcaster ( ORF) and the Swiss public broadcaster ( SRG / SSR). It was responsible for research on broadcasting technology. It was founded in 1956 and was located in

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. They invented or were influential in the research, development and field-testing of important standards such as ARI, RDS, VPS, DSR, DAB and

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. was a founding member of the Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HbbTV) consortium of broadcasting and Internet industry companies that established an open European standard (called HbbTV) for hybrid set-top boxes for the reception of broadcast TV and broadband multimedia applications with a single user interface. In 2020, ZDF and then other supporters indicated that they planned to withdraw from the organization, so the IRT was closed by the end of 2020.

Former members

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* Deutschlandradio * Hessischer Rundfunk * Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk *

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* * Radio Bremen *

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* Saarländischer Rundfunk * SRG SSR *

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* Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln * ZDF

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* * https://web.archive.org/web/20210430071454/https://www.irt.de/en/home * https://web.archive.org/web/20210430023055/https://www.irt.de/de/publikationen/technische-richtlinien/technische-richtlinien-archiv Technical guidelines {{DEFAULTSORT:Institut fur Rundfunktechnik ARD (broadcaster) International research institutes Information technology research institutes 1956 establishments in West Germany 2020 disestablishments in Germany Radio technology Research institutes in Munich Scientific organizations established in 1956 Television technology ZDF

Former members

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