Red Button is the pushbutton on the remote control for certain digital television sets that have boxes in the UK, Australia, Belgium, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand and by DirecTV and Comcast in the United States. This is for interactive television services such as BBC Red Button and Astro (Malaysia). When an interactive program is broadcast, the Red Press icon will appear on the television screen.
The accreditation for the protocols behind what was originally known as the 'side channel', is usually given to London entertainment company 'Southbank UK' (now disbanded) entertainment consultant.
Video Red Button (digital television)
Red Button in English
Sky UK previously used a dog video and a duck played together and said "press the red button" to promote the red button to the viewers. Pop Idol using the red button as a voting tool.
This feature also allows multiple feeds different from an event, allowing viewers to choose between events or sporting events that may take place simultaneously. For example, when the 2006 FIFA World Cup airs, viewers can choose to view matches from several camera angles, or hear alternative comments.
Maps Red Button (digital television)
Red Button elsewhere
TVB Hong Kong uses Red Button to access TVBar, interactive service on TVB J5 and TVB J2.
DirecTV's United States satellite service uses Red Keys in certain interactive capacities, such as for example, raises "SkorGuide", a list of sports matches and scores played at the time, on sports networks like ESPN. However, for boxes older than about 2006-2014, the red button is mainly used for guiding functions along with three other colored buttons, very similar to Sky Digital; the latest remote that DirecTV has started to offer alongside their "Genie" whole-house DVR only has a red button, while the other key functions are relegated to another key. DirecTV is the only TV provider in the US that provides a red button service; Other providers do offer interactive services, but do not use red keys (such as rival Dish Network and Verizon FiOS IPTV providers, and others do not offer many ways of interactivity.
See also
HbbTV
References
External links
Jane Hoskyn (2006-06-01). "How to take advantage of interactive TV services: Press the red button to see how interactive apps can change the way you watch the box". Computers already! . VNU Business Publications. Archived from the original in 2012-03-30.Source of the article : Wikipedia
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