Austrian commercial broadcaster ATV will launch video-on-demand (VOD) platform ATV Smart on October 27, 2016.
5th HbbTV Annual Symposium takes place in Madrid
The HbbTV Association and AEDETI, the Spanish Association of Interaction Television, have announced the 5th annual HbbTV symposium entitled HbbTV: Open for Business! in Madrid on October 18 and 19, […]
DTVKit selects Voxtok HbbTV SDK
Voxtok, a music experience provider for the audio and TV industries, has announced that DTVKit, the independent non-profit shared-software organization specialising in TV receiver firmware components, is adopting its HbbTV […]
HbbTV Association joins forces with Smart TV Alliance
The Smart TV Alliance and HbbTV Association have announced a plan to merge the activities of the Smart TV Alliance into HbbTV, extending the scope of the HbbTV Specification to […]
ZDF to show first Ultra HD production
German public broadcaster ZDF will show its first documentary completely produced in Ultra HD/4K on September 25, 2016 at 19.30 CET.
Dutch pubcaster NPO plans HD via DTT
Dutch public broadcaster NPO plans to start broadcast in HD via the nation’s DTT network as soon as 2017. NPO also wants to expand its HbbTV services.
Contract extended for HbbTV 2.0.1 test suites
The HbbTV Association has extended its contract with RT-RK for 104 additional test cases to cover the differences between HbbTV 2.0 and HbbTV 2.0.1.
BBC to move towards HbbTV
As the rest of the country votes for Brexit the BBC has announced it’s to follow the international standards followed in mainland Europe.
Zattoo and ABOX42 launch DVB-C/IP multiscreen TV solution
Swiss IPTV company Zattoo and German set-top-box provider ABOX42 demonstrate a new white label DVB-C/IP hybrid multiscreen TV solution for cable operators at ANGA COM 2016.
HbbTV first for Czech Republic
Seznam.cz has launched what is believed to be the first HbbTV virtual channel in Central and Eastern Europe.