Developing Protected Broadcast Drivers in Windows

Protected Broadcast Driver Architecture (PBDA) is Microsoft's new worldwide platform to integrate broadcast TV services into Windows Media Center on a Windows PC. Building on the Broadcast Driver Architecture (BDA) the PBDA platform enables the PC-TV hardware ecosystem, for the first time, to integrate virtually any free or premium TV service into Windows Media Center, while satisfying the TV industry's requirements for strong content protection in the case of pay TV. On this site you will find the necessary resources to better understand how to develop and test your PBDA solutions.

Protected Broadcast Driver Architecture

	Migrating a BDA Solution to PBDA
	Protected Broadcast Driver Architecture (PBDA) Specification (Version 1.3.1)

White Papers, Specifications, and Supporting Documentation

	Implementing Parental Controls by Using PBDA
	Implementing the SourceType XML Element in PBDA Devices
	Windows Media Center Requirements for TV Pipeline Formats and Media Streams
	Consumption of a WTV file in DirectShow

Entertainment and Broadcast Devices - WinHEC 2008

	Overview of TV Tuner And Remote Control Logo Programs [WinHEC 2008; 1.9 MB]
	Perspectives on the Windows TV Tuners Ecosystem [WinHEC 2008; 1.6 MB]
	Protected Broadcast Driver Architecture (PBDA) in Windows 7 [WinHEC 2008; 2.1 MB]

Tool Kits for Developing & Testing Broadcast Drivers

	Windows Media Center Customized Product Requirements
	Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
	Windows Logo Kit (WLK)
	PBDA Tools Package
	Windows Media Center SDK
	Windows Media for Professionals
	Windows SDK

Broadcast Driver Development Reference on MSDN

	Broadcast Driver Architecture Reference
	DirectShow
	Microsoft TV Technologies

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