About DIF
Europe is a world leader in digital and interactive television. The Digital Interoperability Forum (DIF) is committed to maintaining Europe's lead in digital TV, delivering digital TV to Europe's citizens, and fostering interoperable solutions for Digital TV.DIF is a cross-sector forum of global players involved in delivery of content across multiple platforms and devices:
- transmission
- hardware
- software
- middleware
- platform operators
- content providers
DIF (along with the European Broadcasting Union) created and are managing the European High Definition Forum (EHDF)
The European High Definition Forum (EHDF) was established, with the support of the European Commission's services, to bring together European, national and international stakeholders who are actively involved in developing and deploying HDTV in Europe. The EHDF is administered jointly by the Digital Interoperability Forum (DIF) and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).
DIF (and EBU, BMCO,GSME) also created and administers the European Mobile Broadcasting Council (EMBC).