Hybrid TV device and cloud solutions specialist Amino has confirmed the availability of the new Amino 6 Series, a comprehensive range of 4K Ultra HD and HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding) Hybrid TV Devices to spearhead operator rollout of next generation entertainment services. According to industry analysts IHS Electronics and Media, strong growth in demand for […]
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, is pleased to announce the successful launch of Freeview Play last month. Freeview Play, a Freeview and Digital UK co-initiative, is built on the HbbTV 2.0 standard which was […]
ETSI has just released the latest specification on hybrid broadcast broadband TV (HbbTV), TS 102 796 V.1.3.1, which corresponds to HbbTV 2.0. The latest HbbTV release adds support for new capabilities including companion device support, HTML5 user experience and support for advanced video delivery features such as Ultra HD and High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) […]
Exhibiting at IBC earlier this week, Lukup Technologies showcased its hybrid services that deliver a combination of television, Internet access, on-demand content, home automation and interactive services across televisions and a variety of connected devices in homes for customers of broadcast TV. These services are being offered to operators and broadcasters interested in adding OTT […]
Media and device testing specialists, Eurofins Digital Testing (formally Digital TV Labs) has announced that they are building a complete test suite covering DVB-T2/HEVC and HbbTV for MEDIA BROADCAST GmbH, Germany’s largest full-service provider for the broadcast and media industry. Additionally, MEDIA BROADCAST has licensed Eurofins Digital Testing’s industry-standard Ligada iSuite for HbbTV, and the […]
SMIT, the global leader in the design and development of Conditional Access Module (CAM) extends partnership with the Austrian Broadcasting Services (ORS) on the DVB-T2 platform, launching a CAM integrated with HbbTV solution under simpliTV brand. The HbbTV CAM, which is compatible with Irdeto cardless solution and HbbTV1.5, providing user ID and entitlement status to […]
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, is pleased to announce that more than 45 companies will be displaying HbbTV demonstrations and products at the upcoming IBC show. Worldwide momentum for HbbTV has been accelerating in […]
Opera TV will soon start shipping its Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HbbTV) 2.0 software development kit (SDK) to TV manufacturers and set-top-box OEMs, enabling them to be the first in the market with HbbTV-2.0-compliant devices. HbbTV 2.0 is the newest standard for interactive broadcaster content. Aligned with other web standards, HbbTV 2.0 simplifies the task […]
3 Screen Solutions (3SS), a provider of customised software solutions and services to the multiscreen digital entertainment industry, has been appointed by German news channel n-tv to develop its new n-tv app. After a competitive selection process, 3SS was selected to design the new n-tv application end-to-end, embracing the increasingly prevalent HbbTV technology standard, and […]
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 selected Digital TV Labs and RT-RK as suppliers for the HbbTV 2.0 specification test suite. The HbbTV 2.0 specification and the tender process for the supply of HbbTV […]