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HbbTV
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Enensys joins HbbTV
Digital video technology company Enensys Technologies has become a member of the HbbTV organisation to…
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Sky, Google, Rai join HbbTV Association
A number of high-profile companies have joined the HbbTV Association in the past year, including…
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ProSiebenSat.1 revamps red button offering via HbbTV
ProSiebenSat.1 has rolled out a new red button offering for smart TVs in Germany, based…
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HbbTV Association announces free-to-use DASH DRM
The HbbTV Association has released its DASH DRM Reference Application, which is designed to make…
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HbbTV Association names new chair and vice-chair
The HbbTV Association, which promotes the open standard for the delivery of broadcast and broadband…
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Spanish broadcasters team up for new OTT TV platform
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE and commercial broadcasters Atresmedia and Mediaset plan to launch a joint…
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Vestel taps Vewd for HbbTV 2.0.1 devices
Turkish TV manufacturer Vestel has signed a deal with OTT technology provider Vewd to use…
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HbbTV Association publishes ‘virtual STB’ app specification
The HbbTV Association has finalised and published its Operator Applications Specification, which is designed to…
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Markíza taps Hybrid for HbbTV interactive ads
Slovakian commercial broadcaster Markíza Group has launched interactive commercial advertising based on the HbbTV platform….
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DTG outlines latest UK TV requirements in D-Book 10
The DTG has released D-Book 10, the latest specification for UK television that is designed…
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HbbTV Association publishes IPTV spec
Hybrid digital-terrestrial and IP standards outfit the HbbTV Association has finalised and published its IPTV…
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Tivù unveils first HbbTV 2.0.1 app
Italian DTT platform Tivù has teamed up with Samsung and Yotta Media Labs to unveil…
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Fox makes HD services available via HbbTV in Hungary
Fox Networks Group has made more HD content available on Antenna Hungária-owned Hungarian digital-terrestrial pay…
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Spanish digital TV forum adopts HbbTV 2
The Spanish Digital TV Tech Forum (Foro Técnico de la Televisión Digital) has adopted the…
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HbbTV Association backs Nordic move to HbbTV2
The HbbTV Association has welcomed NorDig’s new specification, which marks the Nordic region’s first steps…
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HbbTV requests video streaming proposals
The HbbTV Association has called for input on a reference application for streamed, DRM-protected video…
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HbbTV Association releases test suite for HbbTV 2
The HbbTV Association has released its test suite version 9.0, which will support the HbbTV…
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ETSI publishes new HbbTV spec for UK and Italy transition
The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has published a new version of the HbbTV specification…
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HbbTV names new Steering Group members
The HbbTV Association has named its newly elected Steering Group, which will focus on “extending…
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HbbTV 2.0 test suite to go live this summer
The HbbTV Association has now received all the test material it needs to release the…
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HbbTV looks to embrace IPTV and companion screens
Extending HbbTV to vertically integrated operator environments including IPTV is among the priorities for future…
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TRT offers HbbTV VoD in Dolby Digital Plus
Turkish Radio and Television has become the first national broadcaster in Turkey to broadcast its…
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Antenna Hungária to extend HbbTV services
Hungarian transmission services provider Antenna Hungária is to extend the range of HbbTV services offered…
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RTL Deutschland taps 3-Screen Solutions for n-tv HbbTV app
RTL Deutschland-owned news channel n-tv has tapped 3 Screen Solutions to develop a new HbbTV-compliant…
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Digital TV Labs to develop HbbTV 2.0 test suite
Digital TV Labs has been selected by the HbbTV Association to test new technologies for…
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Zinwell integrates HTTV OS for new set-tops
Taiwan-based set-top manufacturer Zinwell has integrated France-based TV software provider HTTV’s httvLink combined HbbTV and…
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Swisscom launches HbbTV service for SRG
Swisscom has launched HbbTV services for public broadcaster SRG’s channels as part of its TV…
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Estonia’s Levira launches HbbTV service
Estonian digital television operator Levira has launched hybrid TV services in the country in partnership…
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Zenterio taps Access to add HbbTV support
TV operating system provider Zenterio has add HbbTV support to its platform after teaming up…
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Selevision teams with Arabsat to launch Middle East HbbTV platform
Saudi Arabia-based technology provider Selevision has teamed up with satellite operator Arabsat to launch what…