Digital Video and Audio Broadcasting Technology

Preface to the Fourth Edition.- Introduction.- Analog Television.- The MPEG-2 Data Stream.- Digital Videosignal according to ITU-BT.R601 (CCIR601).- Video Signal Formats for HDTV and UHDTV.- Transformations to and from the Frequency Domain.- Video Coding (MPEG-2, MPEG-4, HEVC).- Audio Coding.- Teletext, Subtitles and VPS for DVB.- Teletext, Subtitles and VPS for DVB.- Physical AV Interface Signals.- Measurements on the MPEG-2 Transport Stream.- Picture Qualtity Analysis of Digital TV Signals.- Basic Principles of Digital Modulation.- Transmitting Digital TV Signals by Satellite – DVB-S/S2/S2X.- DVB-S/S2 Measuring Technology.- Broadband Cable Transmission According to DVB-C.- Broadband Cable Transmission According to ITU-T J83B (US) .- Measuring Digital TV Signals in the Broadband Cable.- Coded Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex (CODFM) .- Terrestrial Transmission of Digital TV Signals (DVB-T) .- Measuring DVB-T Signals.- DVB-H/DVB-SH – Digital Video Broadcasting for Handhelds.- Digital terrestrial TV according to North American ATSC.- ATSC/8VSB Measurements.- Digital Terrestrial TV according to ISDB-T.- Digital Audio Broadcasting – DAB/DAB+.- DVB Dataservices MHP and SSU.- T-DMB.- IPTV – Television over the Internet.- DRM – Digital Radio Mondiale.- Single-Frequency Networks in DVB-T in Practice.- Digital Terrestrial Multimedia Broadcasting – DTMB (China) .- DOCSIS – Data over Cable System Interface Specification.- Display Technologies.- The New Generation of DVB Standards.- Baseband Signals for DVB-x2.- DVB-T2.- DVB-C2.- DVB-T2 Measurement Technology.- VHF FM Radio.- Other Transmission Standards.- Digital Dividend.- 3DTV-Three-Dimensional Television.- Broadcast over Internet, HbbTV, Streaming, OTT.- Studio, Playout, Headend and Distribution Network.- Terrestrial Broadcast Transmitters and Transmitter Stations.- ATSC3.0.- LTE/5G-based Broadcast.- Outlook.- Bibliography.- Definition of Terms.- Channel Tables.- Index.