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Sportitalia to launch 4 new FTA channels in July

Italian broadcaster Sportitalia will expand its FTA offer on DTT from July, with the launch of four new thematic TV channels. Sportitalia HD, SI Solo Calcio, SI Motori and SI Live24 will all be available on the same multiplex on channel 60. In order to watch the new SI Smart offer, viewers will need a […]

May 21, 2019From Branislav Pekic in Rome

HbbTV Association adds 7 new members

The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing an open standard for the delivery of advanced interactive TV services through broadcast and broadband networks for connected TV sets and set-top boxes, has announced that seven new companies have joined the industry association in the past six months. The new members are leading technology, conditional […]

May 16, 2019

US: 40-market Next-Gen TV build-out

At the 2019 NAB Show, a broad coalition of broadcast television station groups – including both network owned-and-operated stations and affiliates, as well as public broadcasters – have announced plans to deploy Next-Gen TV in the 40 largest US TV markets by the end of 2020. The announcement includes Fox Television Stations, NBCUniversal Owned Television […]

April 9, 2019By Colin Mann

FCC’s Carr: ‘ATSC 3.0, a new broadband pipe’

With a broad coalition of US broadcast television station groups announcing plans to deploy Next-Gen TV in the 40 largest US TV markets by the end of 2020, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr has described the ATSC 3.0 digital television standard as “a pretty exciting technology that can bring new and creative services to market”. Delivering […]

April 9, 2019

HbbTV releases Version 2019-1 Conformance Test Suite

The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing an open standard for the delivery of advanced interactive TV services, has announced release of a new version of the HbbTV Conformance Test Suite. The new version, called v2019-1, is the first major release of the Test Suite in 2019 and the first one to cover […]

April 8, 2019

HbbTV welcomes first Operator App

The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing an open standard for the delivery of advanced interactive TV services through broadcast and broadband networks for connected TV sets and set-top boxes, has welcomed the world’s first commercial deployment of the HbbTV Operator App (HbbTV OpApp) by Panasonic. The specification enables end users to access […]

March 20, 2019

ENENSYS Technologies joins HbbTV

ENENSYS Technologies has confirmed its membership to HbbTV, the international structure (based in Geneva) that has created and upgraded the standard for hybrid TV services (Broadcast and Broadband) available on connected TVs (Smart TV) or set-top boxes ). ENENSYS offers network operators products and solutions serving the value chain of TV content distribution, regardless of […]

March 5, 2019

Fincons, Verance partner for Next Gen TV

Professional services company Fincons Group has partnered with audio and video watermarking technology specialist Verance Corporation to accelerate and expand the development of Next Gen TV experiences in the US and Europe. The partnership combines Fincons Group’s expertise deploying Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HbbTV) applications with the Verance Aspect watermark technology, which enables Next Gen […]

January 24, 2019

LOVEStv launches in Spain

LOVEStv, the joint FTA HbbTV platform sponsored by Spanish broadcasters Atresmedia, Mediaset and RTVE, has started streaming and aims to be integrated into over 2 million TV sets by year end. The platform is available on TV sets equipped with HbbTV 1.5 technology, through the main manufacturers LG, Panasonic, Philips, Samsung, Sony and Vestelde. The […]

November 29, 2018From David Del Valle in Madrid

netgem.tv offers best of free & pay-TV

Entertainment technology specialist netgem.tv has launched its next-generation of smart TV service. Combining its new app-powered TV personalised service, which will be available on iOS/Android bundled with the UK’s first Freeview and 4K media streamer – the NetBox 4K -, to bring TV streaming experience to a new level for UK consumers. Promising to offer […]

November 28, 2018By Colin Mann