<s>
This	O
page	O
provides	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
specific	O
service	O
providers	O
who	O
are	O
,	O
or	O
soon	O
will	O
be	O
,	O
providing	O
video	O
in	O
the	O
H.264/MPEG	B-Application
-4	I-Application
AVC	I-Application
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Botswana	O
's	O
TV	O
and	O
mobile	O
-	O
segment	O
terrestrial	O
broadcast	O
services	O
of	O
ISDB-T	O
(	O
1seg	B-Device
)	O
uses	O
the	O
H.264/AVC	B-Application
codec	O
,	O
including	O
major	O
broadcaster	O
such	O
as	O
Botswana	O
Television	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brazil	O
's	O
terrestrial	O
broadcast	O
service	O
uses	O
H.264/AVC	B-Application
in	O
ISDB-T	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Czech	O
Republic	O
,	O
O2	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
DVB-T	O
providers	O
is	O
broadcasting	O
HD	O
versions	O
of	O
TV	O
channels	O
CT1	O
and	O
Nova	O
experimentally	O
in	O
H.264/AVC	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
France	O
's	O
prime	O
minister	O
announced	O
the	O
selection	O
of	O
H.264/AVC	B-Application
as	O
a	O
requirement	O
for	O
receivers	O
of	O
HDTV	B-Device
and	O
Pay	O
TV	O
channels	O
for	O
digital	O
terrestrial	O
broadcast	O
television	O
services	O
(	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
TNT	O
"	O
)	O
in	O
France	O
in	O
late	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lithuania	O
,	O
Estonia	O
,	O
Latvia	O
and	O
Slovenia	O
are	O
expected	O
to	O
use	O
H.264/AVC	B-Application
for	O
all	O
terrestrial	O
digital	O
television	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hong	O
Kong	O
leading	O
broadcaster	O
,	O
TVB	O
,	O
selected	O
H.264	B-Application
in	O
for	O
new	O
digital	O
services	O
there	O
,	O
including	O
HDTV	B-Device
service	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
China	O
DMB-T/H	O
system	O
environment	O
,	O
starting	O
from	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Asia	O
Television	O
has	O
joined	O
this	O
decision	O
and	O
uses	O
H.264	B-Application
for	O
its	O
new	O
digital	O
services	O
too	O
(	O
both	O
broadcasters	O
use	O
MPEG-2	B-Algorithm
to	O
encode	O
the	O
digital	O
simulcast	O
of	O
the	O
existing	O
analogue	O
channels	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Hungary	O
's	O
DVB-T	O
service	O
,	O
MinDigTV	O
,	O
uses	O
H.264	B-Application
for	O
encoding	O
both	O
SD	O
and	O
HD	O
transmissions	O
,	O
including	O
simulcasts	O
of	O
analogue	O
channels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japan	O
's	O
Mobile-segment	O
terrestrial	O
broadcast	O
services	O
of	O
ISDB-T	O
(	O
1seg	B-Device
)	O
uses	O
the	O
H.264/AVC	B-Application
codec	O
,	O
including	O
major	O
broadcasters	O
such	O
as	O
NHK	O
and	O
Fuji	O
Television	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Korea	O
's	O
Digital	O
Multimedia	O
Broadcast	O
(	O
DMB	O
)	O
service	O
will	O
use	O
H.264/AVC	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Poland	O
will	O
test	O
DVB-T	O
transmissions	O
(	O
working	O
reliably	O
for	O
several	O
years	O
)	O
use	O
MPEG-2	B-Algorithm
,	O
but	O
commercial	O
run	O
scheduled	O
after	O
2010	O
will	O
be	O
MPEG-4	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
United	O
Kingdom	O
started	O
high	O
definition	O
DTT	O
broadcasts	O
using	O
H.264	B-Application
for	O
its	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
FTA	O
service	O
Freeview	O
HD	O
service	O
from	O
2	O
sites	O
on	O
2	O
December	O
2009	O
although	O
no	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
receivers	O
were	O
sold	O
to	O
consumers	O
until	O
mid	O
February	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
multiplex	O
at	O
each	O
main	O
transmission	O
station	O
is	O
to	O
be	O
converted	O
from	O
DVB-T	O
to	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
UK	O
's	O
Digital	O
Switch	O
Over	O
service	O
to	O
provide	O
capacity	O
for	O
4	O
HD	O
stations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Portugal	O
's	O
DVB-T	O
service	O
from	O
Portugal	O
Telecom	O
will	O
use	O
H.264	B-Application
for	O
encoding	O
both	O
SD	O
and	O
HD	O
transmissions	O
starting	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
Zealand	O
's	O
Freeview	O
service	O
launched	O
its	O
DVB-T	O
transmissions	O
in	O
March	O
2008	O
using	O
H.264/AVC	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Australia	O
's	O
Nine	O
HD	O
service	O
to	O
launch	O
its	O
DVB-T	O
transmissions	O
on	O
26	O
November	O
2015	O
using	O
H.264/AVC	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Norway	O
's	O
NTV	O
use	O
H.264/AVC	B-Application
for	O
its	O
national	O
DVB-T	O
broadcasting	O
started	O
October	O
2007	O
in	O
central	O
southern	O
areas	O
of	O
Norway	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Singapore	O
's	O
first	O
over-the-air	O
HDTV	B-Device
channel	O
,	O
MediaCorp	O
HD5	O
,	O
uses	O
H.264/AVC	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pan-Arab	O
States	O
first	O
over-the-air	O
national	O
TV	O
stations	O
,	O
uses	O
H.264/AVC	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Italy	O
's	O
DVB-T	O
services	O
from	O
RAI	O
(	O
public	O
broadcaster	O
)	O
and	O
Mediaset	O
(	O
largest	O
commercial	O
broadcaster	O
)	O
use	O
H.264/AVC	B-Application
for	O
encoding	O
HD	O
transmissions	O
since	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thailand	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
services	O
are	O
uses	O
H.264/AVC	B-Application
both	O
SD	O
and	O
HD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BBC	O
HD	O
uses	O
H.264	B-Application
for	O
both	O
its	O
satellite	O
(	O
DVB-S	O
)	O
service	O
on	O
Astra	O
2D	O
and	O
its	O
DTT	O
(	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
)	O
Freeview	O
HD	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ITV	O
HD	O
uses	O
H.264	B-Application
for	O
both	O
its	O
satellite	O
(	O
DVB-S	O
)	O
service	O
on	O
Astra	O
2D	O
and	O
its	O
DTT	O
(	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
)	O
Freeview	O
HD	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Česká	O
televize	O
uses	O
H.264	B-Application
for	O
its	O
satellite	O
(	O
DVB-S2	O
)	O
service	O
on	O
Astra	O
3B	O
service	O
(	O
Karta	O
ČT	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
InTV	O
uses	O
H.264	B-Application
for	O
its	O
satellite	O
(	O
DVB-S2	O
)	O
service	O
on	O
ARSAT-2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Australian	O
ISP	O
Total	O
Peripherals	O
Group	O
Internet	O
is	O
broadcasting	O
in	O
H.264	B-Application
for	O
its	O
IPTV	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Canadian	O
Telco	O
Bell	O
Aliant	O
is	O
now	O
broadcasting	O
in	O
H.264	B-Application
for	O
its	O
IPTV	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
German	O
Telco	O
Deutsche	O
Telekom	O
is	O
broadcasting	O
in	O
H.264	B-Application
for	O
its	O
IPTV	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inuk	O
Networks	O
the	O
largest	O
IPTV	O
provider	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
broadcasts	O
in	O
H.264	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BBC	O
uses	O
streamed	O
H.264	B-Application
files	O
to	O
deliver	O
its	O
BBC	B-Application
iPlayer	I-Application
catch-up	O
services	O
to	O
FreesatHD	O
set	O
top	O
boxes	O
and	O
televisions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sri	O
Lanka	O
Telecom	O
's	O
PEO	O
TV	O
Platform	O
the	O
only	O
IPTV	O
service	O
provider	O
in	O
Sri	O
Lanka	O
broadcasts	O
in	O
H.264/MPEG	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3rd	O
Generation	O
Partnership	O
Project	O
(	O
3GPP	O
)	O
has	O
approved	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
H.264/AVC	B-Application
as	O
an	O
optional	O
feature	O
in	O
release	O
6	O
of	O
its	O
mobile	O
multimedia	O
telephony	O
services	O
specifications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
North	O
Atlantic	O
Treaty	O
Organisation	O
(	O
NATO	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
Motion	O
Imagery	O
Standards	O
Board	O
(	O
MISB	O
)	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Department	O
of	O
Defense	O
(	O
DoD	O
)	O
have	O
adopted	O
H.264/AVC	B-Application
as	O
their	O
preferred	O
video	O
codec	O
for	O
a	O
broad	O
variety	O
of	O
military	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Internet	O
Engineering	O
Task	O
Force	O
(	O
IETF	O
)	O
has	O
completed	O
a	O
payload	O
packetization	O
format	O
(	O
RFC	O
6184	O
)	O
for	O
carrying	O
H.264/AVC	B-Application
video	O
using	O
its	O
Real-time	B-Protocol
Transport	I-Protocol
Protocol	I-Protocol
(	O
RTP	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Internet	O
Streaming	O
Media	O
Alliance	O
(	O
ISMA	O
)	O
has	O
adopted	O
H.264/AVC	B-Application
for	O
its	O
new	O
ISMA	O
2.0	O
specifications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
ITU-T	O
H.32x	O
standards	O
,	O
H.264/AVC	B-Application
is	O
widely	O
used	O
for	O
videoconferencing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ITU-R	O
BT.1737	O
"	O
Use	O
of	O
the	O
ITU-T	O
Recommendation	O
H.264	B-Application
(	O
MPEG-4/AVC	O
)	O
video	O
source-coding	O
method	O
to	O
transport	O
high	B-Device
definition	I-Device
TV	I-Device
programme	O
material	O
"	O
for	O
HDTV	B-Device
contribution	O
,	O
distribution	O
,	O
and	O
satellite	O
news	O
gathering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2005	O
,	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
began	O
selling	O
H.264-encoded	O
videos	O
over	O
the	O
Internet	O
through	O
their	O
iTunes	O
Music	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
's	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
support	O
H.264	B-Application
Baseline	O
Profile	O
,	O
Levels	O
2.1	O
and	O
3	O
,	O
at	O
resolutions	O
up	O
to	O
480x320	O
or	O
640x480	O
and	O
bitrates	O
up	O
to	O
1.5	O
Mbit/s	O
and	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
playing	O
the	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
video	I-General_Concept
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
Android	I-Application
platform	O
for	O
mobile	O
devices	O
natively	O
supports	O
H.264	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
T-Mobile	B-Application
G1	I-Application
,	O
a	O
Qualcomm	O
MSM7200	O
CPU	O
provides	O
hardware	O
decoding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Selected	O
videos	O
on	O
the	O
regular	O
(	O
non-mobile	O
)	O
Google	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
website	O
(	O
including	O
suitable	O
quality	O
videos	O
uploaded	O
after	O
June	O
2007	O
)	O
are	O
available	O
in	O
a	O
selectable	O
"	O
High	O
Quality	O
"	O
version	O
which	O
uses	O
H.264	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
having	O
a	O
higher	O
bitrate	O
and	O
resolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adobe	O
supports	O
H.264	B-Application
in	O
its	O
Flash	O
Player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Australian	O
Broadcasting	O
Corporation	O
offers	O
streaming	O
video	O
online	O
in	O
a	O
service	O
called	O
iView	O
using	O
H.264	B-Application
video	O
.	O
</s>
