Glossary

R

Red button

On a remote control, allows access to interactive services and Teletext

Resolution

The amount of detail that can be seen in a broadcast image. For television, resolution is measured in horizontal lines displayed (commonly 480, 720, or 1080)

Return channel / path

Broadcast infrastructure where the consumer has a two-way communication channel

RGB

"Red Green Blue". This is an analogue video signal format that provides the best quality standard definition audio and video signals via a SCART lead

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Glossary

Terms and abbreviations (175 KB)

BBC British Broadcasting Corporation

BIS Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Digital UK Organisation leading the digital switchover in the UK

DLNA Interoperability Standards Group

DTG UK Digital Television Association

DTG Testing Comformance testing of DTV receivers

DVB World Digital Television Association

EBU European Broadcasting Union

ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute

Intellect UK association for IT and electronics industry

ISO International Standards Organisation

NAB The National Association of Broadcasters

OFCOM Office of Communications

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