The association comprises member organisations from Europe, the USA and Asia.
Membership is open to all who sign the Memorandum of Understanding and attend meetings.
The Forum was formed at an inaugural meeting in Newport Beach, California from the 27 - 29 September 1999 and is now working to develop open specifications designed to allow Consumer Electronics Manufacturers, Content Creators, Telcos, Broadcasters and Service Providers to exploit high volume digital storage in consumer platforms. The Forum expects to publish its first specifications, covering Content Referencing in July 2000. Details of the next meeting of the TV Anytime Forum .