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The present document specifies the Service Information (SI) data which forms a part of DVB bitstreams, in order thatthe user can be provided with information to assist in selection of services and/or events within the bitstream, and sothat the Integrated Receiver Decoder (IRD) can automatically configure itself for the selected service. SI data forautomatic configuration is mostly specified within ISO/IEC 13818-1 [18] as Program Specific Information (PSI).The present document specifies additional data which complements the PSI by providing data to aid automatic tuning ofIRDs, and additional information intended for display to the user. The manner of presentation of the information is notspecified in the present document, and IRD manufacturers have freedom to choose appropriate presentation methods.