The SBTVD Forum is a

non-profit A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...

organization of private and public companies responsible for the general aspects of

Digital TV Digital television (DTV) is the transmission of television signals using digital encoding, in contrast to the earlier analog television technology which used analog signals. At the time of its development it was considered an innovative advanc ...

deployment in

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

. The organization was founded in 2007 in order to address all technical issues regarding the upcoming

SBTVD ISDB-T International, or SBTVD, short for Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão Digital ( en, Brazilian Digital Television System), is a technical standard for digital television broadcast used in Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Botswana, Chile, Honduras, Ve ...

standard, also known as

ISDB-Tb ISDB-T International, or SBTVD, short for Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão Digital ( en, Brazilian Digital Television System), is a technical standard for digital television broadcast used in Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Botswana, Chile, Honduras, Ve ...

(ISDB-T version B). There are over 80 companies members of the SBTVD Forum ranging from all areas of the television industry, including

broadcasters Broadcaster may refer to: * A presenter of any syndicated media program * A broadcasting organization, one responsible for audio and video content and/or their transmission * A sports commentator on television or radio * Broadcaster, currently ...

, receiver and transmitter manufacturers, universities, software industries and regulatory governmental agencies. Association to the SBTVD Forum is available for all companies regardless of nationality.

Standards

One of the most important tasks of the SBTVD Forum is the development writing of the technical standards that describe the inner workings of digital television transmission and reception in the Brazil. The standard were written by telecommunications and television experts from many companies and universities and cover in detail all the aspects regarding

. The complete documents can be found and downloaded freely in English, Spanish and Portuguese a
ABNT's website

Modules and workgroups

The SBTVD Forum is the recognize entity for discussions and meetings about Digital TV in Brazil, and also play the role of technical consultant to the Brazilian Digital TV Development Committee, a governmental group responsible system regulation. There are four different Modules that addresses topics from separate perspectives: a Technical Module, a Marketing Module, an Intellectual Property Module and a Market Module. SBTVD Forum Organizational Structure v1

Members

*Abril Radiodifusão S/A *Canal Brasileiro da Informação – CBI Ltda *Empreendimentos Radiodifusão Cabo Frio S/A *Empresa Paulista de Televisão *Fundação Cásper Líbero *Fundação de Radiodifusão Futura *Globo Comunicação e Participações S/A *Globo Comunicação e Participações S/A - Filial de Belo Horizonte – MG *Globo Comunicação e Participações S/A - Filial de Brasília – DF *Globo Comunicação e Participações S/A - Filial de Recife – PE *Globo Comunicação e Participações S/A - Filial de São Paulo – SP *Rádio e Televisão Iguaçu S/A *Radio e Televisão Record S/A *Rádio e TV Bandeirantes Ltda *Radio Televisão de Sergipe S/A *Rádio TV do Amazonas Ltda - TV Rondônia *RBS Participações S/A *Shop Tour TV Ltda *Sistema Clube de Comunicação Ltda *Sistema Norte de Rádio e Televisão Ltda *Sociedade Radio Emissora Paranaense S/A *Televisão Liberal Ltda *Televisão Ponta Porã Ltda *Televisão Rio Formoso Ltda *Televisão Verdes Mares Ltda *TV SBT Canal 05 de Porto Alegre Ltda *TV SBT Canal 11 do Rio de Janeiro Ltda *TV SBT Canal 4 de São Paulo S/A *TV Studio de Brasília Ltda *LG Electronics da Amazonia Ltda *Panasonic do Brasil Ltda *Philips da Amazônia Industria Eletrônica Ltda *Samsung Eletrônica da Amazônia Ltda *Semp Toshiba Amazonas S/A *Sony Brasil Ltda *Centro de Excelência em Tecnologia Eletrônica Avançada - CEITEC *Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica do Ceará – CEFETCE *Fundação Centro de Análise, Pesquisa e Inovação Tecnológica - FUCAPI *Fundação CPqD:

Centro de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento em Telecomunicações CPQD is a Research and Development Center in Telecommunications and one of the largest Latin American R&D centers in Telecommunications and IT. Located in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, CPQD has operated as a contractor for institutions and enterp ...

*Fundação Instituto Nacional de Telecomunicações - INATEL *Laboratório de Sistemas Integráveis da Escola Politécnica da Usp *Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro *Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul -PUCRS *Universidade de Brasília *Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos - Unisinos *Universidade Estadual de Campinas - Unicamp *Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB *Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC *Universidade Federal do Ceará - UFC *Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ *Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS *Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie *Linear Equipamentos Eletrônicos S/A *Superior Tecnologia em Radiodifusão Ltda *Tecsys do Brasil Industrial Ltda *EITV Entretenimento e Interatividade para TV Digital com Serv de Produtos de Informática *Le Serviços de Informática e Comércio Ltda *Quality Software S/A *Totvs S/A *Tqtvd Software Ltda *Wimobilis Digital Technologies Informática Ltda *Envision Indústria de Produtos Eletrônicos *Rohde & Schwarz do Brasil Ltda *Schadeck Consultoria em Tecnologia da Informação Ltda *Screen Service do Brasil Ind e Com de Produtos Eletrônicos Ltda

External links

ABNT website

SBTVD Forum SBTVD Forum website

ARIB (Association of Radio Industries and Businesses) website

DiBEG Digital Broadcasting Experts Group website
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