Today’s interactive television systems are using proprietary communication protocols and interchange formats. To provide interoperability at the application level the next generation of interactive television system will be based on standardized communication protocols, monomedia and multimedia formats. This paper presents the Globally Accessible Services (GLASS) system which is a prototype int...

We set up an environment in which a database is lled with television data from several information channels. Philips Sound and Vision provides a prototype television that is very suited for this application. The combination of television and personal computer is used to investigate new paradigms to enhance the traditional television interface. Multimedia database technology provides the basis f...

Increased Internet speeds together with new possibilities for tailor-made television services have spurred the interest in providing television via the Internet. Several television services are readily available and both IP-layer and application-layer (P2P) technologies are used. When disregarding commercial influences, customers will choose for IPTV or P2PTV based on the Quality of Experience ...