Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. (CableLabs) has undertaken several very important strategies with the consumer electronics industry in an attempt to solve long-standing interface problems between the cable delivery system and the consumer display and storage equipment, and to coordinate future developments to enhance forward compatibility. Building on the foundation or relationships forged in the EIA/NCTA Joint Engineering Committee, CableLabs has taken the interface issues from the level of engineers to the industry executives and product planners.