The present document specifies the methods to encode and deliver DVB HDTV service compatible plano-stereoscopic 3DTV (SC-3DTV) services@ and their decoding by a digital receiver. This includes the selection of SC-3DTV formats@ the definition of SC-3DTV service signalling information@ and the handling of graphics and captions overlays in the receiver during the reception of a SC-3DTV service. The underlying mechanisms are specified in amendments and extensions to the appropriate existing DVB specifications. The production and contribution of SC-3DTV content prior to delivery and the method of rendering the SC-3DTV content on a display after its reception and decoding are outside the scope of the present document.