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_What is MHP?

Multimedia Home Platform (MHP) is an open and interoperable middleware specification for interactive TV. It was designed by the DVB Project.

On this site you can find out all you need to know about MHP: the technical specifications; the commercial requirements that led to them; and the legal and compliance arrangements which turn a paper specification into the sophisticated iTV products and services which are shaping the future of television around the world.

You can discuss implementation issues surrounding the MHP specifications with other interested members of the MHP community on the MHP Discussion Forums here.

_Fact Sheets

The fact sheets below give a brief introduction to both MHP and GEM, covering what they are, how they work and where they're used.
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_Latest News


MHP patent pool experience prompts DVB to reinforce IPR policy (29 November 2007)
In a press release issued today, the DVB Project announces some new measures to reinforce its Intellectual Property Rights policy. Click the headline above to read the release or download the PDF.

DVB-T goes live in Norway - MHP included
(24 September 2007)
The digital terrestrial network in Norway has launched as one of the world's most technically advanced platforms, with H.264 video coding, AAC+ audio coding, and MHP interactive middleware. (more...)

MHP Consortium formed in Spain (3 September 2007)
Four Spanish companies have come together to produce a range of MHP applications for the Spanish DTT network. (more...)

MHP growing in popularity in Austria (2 September 2007)
As of June 2007, around 40% of DTT receivers in Austria were equipped with MHP 1.1.2 middleware. A growing range of applications is now being broadcast by both ORF and ATV. (more...)

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