Sportitalia launches 4 HD channels on DTT
Italian sports broadcaster Sportitalia has launched four HD channels on DTT via HbbTV technology. Having previously offered just one sports channel in standard definition, the broadcaster is now transmitting four…
Intertrust, Vewd partner for next-gen HbbTV protection
Intertrust, a specialist in Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology, and Vewd, the smart TV OTT software provider, have announced pre-integration of XCA in Vewd Core to reduce cost and accelerate…
Freesat upgrades datacasting systems with Icareus
Icareus, the Helsinki-based broadcast and online video partner, has delivered its Icareus Playout platform to Freesat, the free-to-air satellite television service – a joint venture between the BBC and ITV.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
HbbTV “at the heart of broadcasters’ new platforms”
HbbTV will be a key element of the new hybrid broadcast and OTT platforms currently being prepared by major European public and commercial broadcasters in countries such as Germany, France…
DVB, HbbTV release DASH validation tool
DVB, an industry consortium that develops open interoperable technical specifications for the delivery of digital media and broadcast services, has collaborated with the HbbTV Association to create a DASH validation…