<s>
The	O
SBTVD	B-Device
Forum	I-Device
is	O
a	O
non-profit	O
organization	O
of	O
private	O
and	O
public	O
companies	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
general	O
aspects	O
of	O
Digital	B-Application
TV	I-Application
deployment	O
in	O
Brazil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
organization	O
was	O
founded	O
in	O
2007	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
address	O
all	O
technical	O
issues	O
regarding	O
the	O
upcoming	O
SBTVD	B-Application
standard	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
ISDB-Tb	B-Application
(	O
ISDB-T	O
version	O
B	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
over	O
80	O
companies	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
SBTVD	B-Device
Forum	I-Device
ranging	O
from	O
all	O
areas	O
of	O
the	O
television	O
industry	O
,	O
including	O
broadcasters	B-Operating_System
,	O
receiver	O
and	O
transmitter	O
manufacturers	O
,	O
universities	O
,	O
software	O
industries	O
and	O
regulatory	O
governmental	O
agencies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Association	O
to	O
the	O
SBTVD	B-Device
Forum	I-Device
is	O
available	O
for	O
all	O
companies	O
regardless	O
of	O
nationality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
tasks	O
of	O
the	O
SBTVD	B-Device
Forum	I-Device
is	O
the	O
development	O
writing	O
of	O
the	O
technical	O
standards	O
that	O
describe	O
the	O
inner	O
workings	O
of	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
transmission	O
and	O
reception	O
in	O
the	O
Brazil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
standard	O
were	O
written	O
by	O
telecommunications	O
and	O
television	O
experts	O
from	O
many	O
companies	O
and	O
universities	O
and	O
cover	O
in	O
detail	O
all	O
the	O
aspects	O
regarding	O
SBTVD	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SBTVD	B-Device
Forum	I-Device
is	O
the	O
recognize	O
entity	O
for	O
discussions	O
and	O
meetings	O
about	O
Digital	B-Application
TV	I-Application
in	O
Brazil	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
play	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
technical	O
consultant	O
to	O
the	O
Brazilian	O
Digital	B-Application
TV	I-Application
Development	O
Committee	O
,	O
a	O
governmental	O
group	O
responsible	O
system	O
regulation	O
.	O
</s>
