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HbbTV updates Operator Application spec

The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing open standards for the delivery of advanced interactive TV services through broadcast and broadband networks for connected TV sets and set-top boxes, has announced the release of an updated version of the HbbTV Operator Application specification. When there is agreement between a platform operator and smart […]

November 24, 2023

Data: Britain adds 0.5m SVoD subs in Q3

Kantar, the insights and consulting company, has released its latest Entertainment on Demand (EoD) data on the UK’s streaming market. Kantar’s EoD study in Great Britain uncovers the following behaviours within the VoD market between July – September 2023: · Between July – September, the number of British households with at least one SVoD, increased […]

October 17, 2023

UK PSBs bring free TV into streaming age

The UK’s public service  broadcasters’ latest collaboration will see them develop a new free TV service designed to deliver live TV over broadband. For the first time for free, British viewers will be able easily to browse and watch live TV channels together with on-demand content streamed straight to their smart TV via the Internet. […]

September 18, 2023By Colin Mann