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HbbTV To Create Application For Online Streaming

by Yvette Raikes

The HbbTV Association has issued a Request for Proposals to create a reference application for online streaming of DRM protected video. It hopes to make it simpler for content providers to monetise content, by …

Tags:DRM & Content Protection| Europe| HbbTV| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 02

IRT To Hold HbbTV Event in Munich

by Bob Raikes

The Institut für Rundfunktechnik GmbH (Broadcast Technology Institute – IRT) in Munich will be running an “International Intensive Seminar on HbbTV” which will be scheduled for March 21st & 22nd 2017 at its offices …

Tags:Back Panel| Germany| HbbTV| Large Display Monitor| Training| Vol 23 - Issue 50

HbbTV Releases Test Suite for HbbTV 2

by Bob Raikes

The HbbTV Association has announced the release of test suite version 9.0 which will support the HbbTV 2 specification. The new test suite expands on the existing suite, making it 50% larger with an …

Tags:HbbTV| Large Display Monitor| Software| Testing| Vol 23 - Issue 48

HbbTV Releases Test Suite for HbbTV 2 Specification

by Isaac Oburu

The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing an open standard for the delivery of broadcast and broadband services through connected TVs and set-top boxes, has today announced the release of test suite …

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RTL Tests HbbTV in Croatia

by Bob Raikes

RTL has started testing HbbTV in Croatia in collaboration with OiV and Mautilus, an application developer based in the Czech Republic. After the tests, the companies will finalise the applications that will be implemented, …

Tags:HbbTV| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 45

The DTG’s D-Book 9 Defines Latest UK TV Industry Requirements

by Isaac Oburu

Hybrid broadcast broadband TV (HbbTV) references for the UK Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) Improved picture quality with High Dynamic Range (HDR) – including the two key technologies Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG) & Perceptual Quantizer …

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D-Book 9 Here in the UK

by Bob Raikes

The UK’s DTG said that it has launched the latest version of its D-Book, D-Book 9. The aim of the new version is to improve the operation of FTA hybrid TV services and builds …

Tags:HbbTV| Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| Terrestrial (DTT)| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 23 - Issue 43

Nova to Use HbbTV for Advertising

by Bob Raikes

Nova TV of the Czech Republic plans to introduce commercials using HbbTV during the autumn. Analyst Comment HbbTV was designed as a system to allow broadcasters to create connections between broadcast content and OTT …

Tags:HbbTV| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 42

HbbTV to Merge with Smart TV Alliance – Mozilla Ends Firefox OS

by Bob Raikes

The HbbTV Association is merging with the Smart TV Alliance so that applications in the future will be able to use a single architecture. The two groups have started technical collaboration and will merge …

Tags:HbbTV| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Smart TV| Smart TV Allance | Vol 23 - Issue 38

HbbTV Association Joins Forces with Smart TV Alliance

by Isaac Oburu

The Smart TV Alliance and HbbTV Association today announced a plan to merge the activities of the Smart TV Alliance into HbbTV, extending the scope of the HbbTV Specification to address Over-The-Top Services. The …

Tags:HbbTV| Smart TV Allance