1. Research & Development DVB MHP TV-Anytime API Andrew McParland Digital Media Group BBC R&D Department

2. Research & Development DVB-MHP overview The DVB “Multimedia Home Platform” (MHP) is an open standard specification for an interactive TV platform

3. Research & Development MHP-PDR specification The DVB-TAM group is currently drafting an MHP-PDR specification: –Allows interactive TV applications (e.g. downloadable EPGs) to support PDR functionality –Provides access to TV-Anytime metadata and resolution services –iTV applications can schedule recordings, control playback etc –Target completion date: Jan ‘05

4. Research & Development MHP-PDR API structure “Common core" Recording APIs TV-Anytime APIs DVB Specific PVR APIs DVB and OCAP are working towards a common, transport independent, Recording API Technical work is close to convergence

5. Research & Development MHP-PDR API structure “Common core" Recording API TV-Anytime API DVB Specific PVR API DVB specific requirements are provided separately e.g. support for DVB locators, CRID labelling of DVB-SI events, promotional links etc

6. Research & Development MHP-PDR API structure “Common core" Recording API TV-Anytime API DVB Specific PVR API TV-Anytime API is transport independent Developed from the Share-it! IST Project TV-Anytime API Provides access to metadata and resolution services