HbbTV (Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV) News
Barb launches prototype phase for Barb Panel Plus
Jan 30, 2025 – Barb has commissioned two prototypes and two new data sources for Barb Panel Plus, which extends Barb's use of big data sets for integration with UK panel data.
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Barb, Caroline Baxter, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, HbbTV, Set Top Box, Smart TV, UK
HbbTV Association appoints Service List Registry
Nov 14, 2024 – The HbbTV Association has appointed the Service List Registry to run the registry platform enabling HbbTV Application Discovery over Broadband.
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Service List Registry, HbbTV Association, Dr William Cooper, Vincent Grivet, Apps, Big Data, Digital TV, Europe, HbbTV, UX, Worldwide
OBS launches HbbTV Compliance Suite
Nov 12, 2024 – Ocean Blue Software (OBS) has launched Axia, a complete suite of tools and services tailored for rigorous HbbTV compliance, from integration through testing to deployment and maintenance.
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Ocean Blue Software, Paul Martin, Digital TV, Europe, HbbTV, QoE, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Worldwide
Eutelsat chooses Wiztivi to develop HbbTV app for Sat.tv Connect
Sep 18, 2024 – Wiztivi has created a custom HbbTV app for Eutelsat. Wiztivi was chosen to design and develop the Sat.tv Connect application after successfully delivering Eutelsat's Fransat Connect HbbTV app.
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Wiztivi, Eutelsat, Jeroen van Vliet, Apps, Digital TV, Europe, France, HbbTV, Middle-East, Satellite, Smart TV, UX
FRANSAT unveils USB format CAM CI Plus 2.0 module
Sep 13, 2024 – At IBC 2024, FRANSAT is premiering a miniature set-top box designed to plug into the USB port of new-generation TV sets equipped with an integrated satellite tuner.
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FRANSAT, Content Protection, Digital TV, France, HbbTV, IBCShow, Peripherals / Accessories, Satellite, Smart TV
Eutelsat launches EPG for TV sets with integrated satellite tuner
Sep 11, 2024 – Eutelsat (Paris/London: ETL) is launching Sat.tv Connect, for TV sets with an integrated satellite tuner. The application provides a programme guide for the channels broadcast FTA on its satellites.
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Eutelsat, Laurence Delpy, Digital TV, Europe, HbbTV, IBCShow, Middle-East, Satellite, Smart TV, UX
Secure Service Key offers TV service on a USB stick
Aug 29, 2024 – Twise, DTVKit and the Service List Registry have announced Secure Service Key™, a USB stick that plugs into a television to enable a branded TV service via a dedicated operator application.
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Service List Registry, DTVKit, Twise, Dr William Cooper, Nick Thorne, Xavier Teil, Digital TV, Europe, HbbTV, IBCShow, Set Top Box, Worldwide
HbbTV releases version 2024-2 of its Conformance Test Suite
Aug 5, 2024 – The HbbTV Association has released v2024-2 of the HbbTV Conformance Test Suite, building on the 2024-1 release with further new packages for the latest version of the core HbbTV specification.
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HbbTV Association, Vincent Grivet, Digital TV, Europe, HbbTV, QoE, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Worldwide
ACCESS and NetRange offer integrated HbbTV browser and app store
Jul 31, 2024 – ACCESS Europe and NetRange have launched NetFront Browser BE v3, the latest version of the ACCESS browser, with support for HbbTV 2.0.4 and integrated with the NetRange HbbTV Appstore.
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ACCESS Europe, NetRange, Aono Masahiro, Digital TV, Europe, HbbTV, Smart TV, Worldwide
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