Digital Broadcasting

Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) Fundamentals - A tutorial on Video over ATM presented by the International Engineering Consortium.
www.iec.org/online/tutorials/atm_fund/topic08.html

ATSC - Advanced Television Systems Committee, an international organization establishing broadcasting standards for digital (including high-definition and data broadcasting) television. Provides press releases and many technology papers.
www.atsc.org/

The Basics of Digital Television - Frequently asked questions and answers about Digital Television.
www.avsforum.com/hdtvfaq/HDTV-FAQ.htm

Digital Media Net Forums - Visit the discussion groups and share with other professionals.
forums.digitalmedianet.com

Digital TV - A Cringely Crash Course - An easy to read overview of television, including a brief history and an explanation of the benefits of today's digital broadcasting.
www.pbs.org/opb/crashcourse/

Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) Project - An international organization partnering with ETSI/CENELEC/EBU for the development of digital television standards for terrestrial, satellite and cable broadcasting. Many fact sheets and a worldwide overview of countries using DVB-T are available.
www.dvb.org/

Dolby TV Audio - Dolby site contains numerous PDF links about Dolby audio technology
www.dolby.com/professional/pro_audio_engineering/

FCC stated goals and FAQ for DTV - An outline of Digital Television for the USA with FAQ.
www.fcc.gov/mb/policy/dtv/

HDTV Magazine - Articles, extensive glossary and forum about High Definition Television.
www.hdtvmagazine.com/

HDTV Ratings - Provides hdtv related information including directv and satellite hdtv.
www.hdtv-ratings.com

How Stuff Works: High Definition Television (HDTV) - Informative narrative that shows how HDTV actually works and its benefits to viewers.
www.howstuffworks.com/hdtv.htm

How Stuff Works: How Digital Television Works - In-depth unbiased multi-part tutorial explains digital television (DTV). Shows how the worst computer monitors you can buy have more resolution than the best analog TV set.
www.howstuffworks.com/dtv.htm

MPEG-2 Digital Video - MPEG-2, DVB, encoders and decoders explained.
www.erg.abdn.ac.uk/research/future-net/digital-video/

Nokia - Mobile TV Forum - Focused on issues relating to the development and deployment of mobile TV technologies, especially DVB-H.
www.mobiletv.nokia.com/

n-Vision reference library - Free downloadable books on analog to digital audio conversion in the broadcast studio environment.
www.nvision.tv/pages/library.cgi

Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing - OFDM Resources (OFDM, VOFDM, COFDM) including tutorials.
www.palowireless.com/ofdm/tutorials.asp

Rohde and Schwarz: Test, Measurement and Communication Systems - Extensive archive of application notes.
www2.rohde-schwarz.com/en/service_and_support/Downloads/Application_Notes/

Spread Spectrum Online - Comprehensive information on Spread Spectrum Technology, including tutorials.
sss-mag.com/

Video Tidbits - Tips and tricks for digital video productions with emphasis on the DV format.
www.adamwilt.com/Tidbits.html

VideoBits.org - A tutorial on the principles of digital video compression and standards.
www.videobits.org/

8-VSB Transmission - Essay on the Standard used for DTV transmission in the USA.
download.harris.com/app/public_download.asp?fid=505