New receivers for the German HD+ platform on Astra will be equipped with the HD InterActive feature from NetRange MMH using the HbbTV standard. The first internet-enabled receivers should already be introduced to the market by manufacturers in 2011.
Amazon buys Pushbutton
July 28, 2011 11.50 Europe/London By
Spanish broadcasters press for HBBtv
June 3, 2011 09.41 Europe/London By
Representatives of public broadcaster RTVE and the commercial Antena 3 Group, along with Nagravision, Havas Media and Vodafone, have told the second annual conference of the Spanish interactive television association AEDETI of the imperative of adopting a single interactive TV standard.
A tale of two VOD services
May 4, 2011 13.29 Europe/London By
France 24 launches interactive Android app
April 14, 2011 22.39 Europe/London By
Normandie TV launches HbbTV pilot service
April 14, 2011 10.22 Europe/London By
HbbTV deployment over French DTT
March 15, 2011 09.35 Europe/London By
TDF, the French transmission company, is running HbbTV over the country’s digital terrestrial network.
GEM adds hybrid support
March 3, 2011 10.04 Europe/London By
A new version of the GEM interactive specification is to include support for the delivery of over-the-top television and Hybrid Broadcast/Broadband (HBB).
Winners of the Deutsche Telekom Interactive TV Award 2011
February 15, 2011 12.20 Europe/London By
Deutsche Telekom has announced the winners of the Interactive TV Award 2011 honouring the best ideas for “TV of the future” in two categories. A sports bet application won the “Developer” award and a TV community concept received the creative “Freestyle” trophy.
BBC extends Freesat Red Button content
January 28, 2011 16.11 Europe/London By
BBC Red Button content is being extended to Freesat, adding single stream video services that have previously been absent from the free-to-air platform.
