RTL assesses on demand progress

May 22, 2013 23.34 Europe/London By
RTL Replay

Smart TVs accounted for less than 1% of on demand viewing on RTL Group’s services last year, according to Rhys Noelke, VP, business development.

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ProSiebenSat.1 expands HbbTV offer

May 1, 2013 10.52 Europe/London By

Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 Group is expanding its HbbTV offer with the addition of its Videocenter.

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Germany expands HbbTV over DTT coverage

April 15, 2013 09.30 Europe/London By
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German transmitter company Media Broadcast is now switching on its hybrid TV service Multithek in Munich, Bremen and North-Rhine-Westphalia.

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HEVC and HbbTV trial on DTT Copenhagen

April 5, 2013 10.01 Europe/London By

Open Channel has been granted a new trial license on UHF channel 35 for a period of up to three years.

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Media Broadcast expands HbbTV on DTT

April 2, 2013 13.36 Europe/London By
Multthek

Media Broadcast is expanding the reach of its hybrid HbbTV service on the digital terrestrial network.

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Dutch HbbTV Forum adopts HbbTV 1.5

March 28, 2013 10.52 Europe/London By
HbbTV on Dutch TV

HbbTV Forum Netherlands, a consortium of broadcasters, suppliers, distributors and other stakeholders, has decided to use the 1.5 version of the international HbbTV standard.

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ACCESS HTML5 browser the choice for HyperPanel

March 28, 2013 08.10 Europe/London By

Middleware provider HyperPanel has selected the ACCESS NetFront Brower NX for integration with its middleware solution.

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IRT to present HbbTV at NAB 2013

March 20, 2013 12.22 Europe/London By
ARD HbbTV

IRT, the central research and development centre of public broadcasters in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, will present a comprehensive showcase for HbbTV at NAB Show 2013 in Las Vegas.

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Ocean Blue launches Horizon HbbTV solution

March 19, 2013 07.32 Europe/London By

Connected software solutions provider Ocean Blue is launching their Horizon HbbTV solution at TV Connect in London.

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Httv implements Marlin DRM for HbbTV 1.5

March 18, 2013 20.05 Europe/London By

Httv, an international solution and technology provider for digital TV, has announced that, httvLink, its open-middleware for connected TV receivers, implements Intertrust’s Marlin DRM for the coming HbbTV 1.5 markets.

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