Vincent Grivet (representing Eutelsat) will remain Chairman of the HbbTV Association. The members of the industry association’s newly elected Steering Group (SG) re-elected Grivet for another two-year term at their meeting on June 21st. Jon Piesing (TP Vision) was re-elected the HbbTV Association’s Vice-Chairman. Xavi Redon (Cellnex Telecom) will continue to serve as Treasurer. The […]
The addressable TV Initiative (ATVI) has entered into partnership agreements with TV manufacturers TP Vision and Vestel. ATVI, a joint venture between RTL Deutschland and ProSiebenSat.1, aims to facilitate the introduction of addressable TV based on open standards such as HbbTV in the European market. TP Vision (Philips) and Vestel represent in aggregate about 30 […]
Everyone TV – the organisation leading the evolution of free TV in the UK – has confirmed that its new streaming service Freely, backed by BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5, will launch in Q2 2024. Everyone TV has also offered a first glimpse at the user-interface and features of Freely, including what it […]
Another prominent television manufacturer is joining the NEXTGEN TV vendor roster, with the news that TCL is planning new TV models equipped with integrated NEXTGEN TV capability. More than 100 NEXTGEN TV products will be available for US consumers in 2024. The Consumer Technology Association announced industry results for 2023 sales and projections for the […]
As the broadcast and consumer electronics industries prepare for CES 2024 in Las Vegas in January, Pearl TV, the consortium of US broadcast companies leading the nation’s transition to NEXTGEN TV, and its network partners, have revealed that since the NEXTGEN TV rollout commenced in 2020, broadcasters have driven nearly 18 per cent year-over-year growth in […]
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 […]
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. […]
RTL AdAlliance, the international total media sales house of RTL, and global advertising technology leader The Trade Desk are joining forces to expand the programmatic buying infrastructure for linear TV advertising across Europe. In a first step towards integrated programmatic TV buying, the partners enable the programmatic buying of addressable TV spot replacements and in-programme […]
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 updated versions of the HbbTV Test Suite and the DASH DRM Reference Application.The 2023-1 HbbTV Test Suite, developed by […]
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 published version 2.0.4 of its core specification. The three main highlights of the new version are the integration with voice assistants, with accessibility […]