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
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| Protected Broadcast Driver Architecture (PBDA) Specification (Version 1.3.1)
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White Papers, Specifications, and Supporting Documentation
| Implementing Parental Controls by Using PBDA
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| Windows Media Center Requirements for TV Pipeline Formats and Media Streams
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 | Consumption of a WTV file in DirectShow |
Tool Kits for Developing & Testing Broadcast Drivers
| Windows Media Center Customized Product Requirements
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 | Windows Driver Kit (WDK) |
| Windows Logo Kit (WLK) |
| Windows Media Center SDK |
| Windows Media for Professionals |
| Windows SDK |
Broadcast Driver Development Reference on MSDN
| Broadcast Driver Architecture Reference |
| DirectShow |
| Microsoft TV Technologies |
