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Record turnout at 16th Plugfest and HbbTV Testing Event in Berlin

October 10, 2025 18.01 Europe/London By Broadband TV News Correspondent

The 16th Plugfest and HbbTV Testing Event concluded today at Fraunhofer FOKUS in Berlin after five days of intensive interoperability testing.

Filed Under: HbbTV, Newsline, Tech, Testing Tagged With: Deutsche TV-Plattform, DTG, DVB-I, Frank Heineberg, Fraunhofer FOKUS, HbbTV Association, HbbTV Testing Event, HDMI, plugfest, Stefan Kunz Edited: 10 October 2025 18:10

Spanish DVB-I pilot underway

September 26, 2025 13.43 Europe/London By Julian Clover

RTVE and FORTA have formally announced the launch of the Spanish DVB-I Pilot that will perform technical evaluations of the DVB-I standard. 

Filed Under: Newsline, Tech, Terrestrial Tagged With: DVB, DVB-I, FORTA Edited: 30 September 2025 13:02

Eutelsat and Babeleye partnership brings DVB-I and HbbTV to Sat.tv

September 11, 2025 21.16 Europe/London By Robert Briel

Babeleye extends its partnership with Eutelsat, solidifying Babeleye’s role as metadata provider for Sat.tv, Eutelsat’s Free-to-Air satellite television service across Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

Filed Under: Newsline, Satellite Tagged With: Babeleye, DVB-I, Eutelsat, HbbTV, Sat.tv Edited: 11 September 2025 21:59

New DVB-I specification amid growing interest

July 14, 2025 13.11 Europe/London By Julian Clover

DVB has published a new version of its DVB-I specification, DVB BlueBook A177r7, which defines the framework for discovering and delivering television services over broadband and broadcast networks. 

Filed Under: Newsline, Tech Tagged With: DVB, DVB-I Edited: 14 July 2025 13:11

Broadcasters work on framework for launch of DVB-I in Germany

March 17, 2025 12.15 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Public and private television broadcasters in Germany are drawing up plans for a market launch of DVB-I.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline Tagged With: DVB-I Edited: 18 March 2025 13:54

SLR joining DVB to promote DVB-I specification

February 24, 2025 12.43 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Service List Registry SLR has joined the DVB Project as it looks to help promote the adoption and deployment of the DVB-I standard internationally.

Filed Under: Newsline Tagged With: DVB, DVB-I, SLR Edited: 24 February 2025 12:43

Sofia Digital joins DVB Project

January 23, 2025 10.24 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Sofia Digital, a Finnish technology company specialising in digital broadcasting and OTT solutions, has become a member of the DVB Project, an international industry-led consortium focused on developing global standards […]

Filed Under: HbbTV, Newsline, Tech Tagged With: DVB Project, DVB-I, Mika Kanerva, Sofia Digital Edited: 23 January 2025 10:31

Eutelsat’s Sat.tv Connect combines HbbTV and DVB-I

September 11, 2024 13.51 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Eutelsat has launched an interactive application for connected TV sets equipped with integrated satellite tuners.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Top Story Tagged With: DVB-I, Eutelsat, HbbTV Edited: 12 September 2024 13:47

Sofia Digital integrates 5G Broadcast in DVB-I Android application

September 4, 2024 13.15 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Sofia Digital has further advanced its DVB-I Android application, integrating 5G Broadcast capabilities to enhance service delivery and data management.

Filed Under: Newsline, Tech, Terrestrial Tagged With: 5G Broadcast, Android, DVB-I, IBC 2024, Media Broadcast, oneplus, Qualcomm, Rohde & Schwarz, Sofia Digital, TestTree, Xiaomi Edited: 4 September 2024 13:20

DVB publishes new Targeted Advertising specifications

July 10, 2024 13.05 Europe/London By Julian Clover

The DVB Steering Board has given its approval to an update to its Targeted Advertising specifications as well as commercial requirements for the addition of a new CDN-related functionality to […]

Filed Under: Newsline, Tech Tagged With: CDN, DVB, DVB-DASH, DVB-I, targeted advertising Edited: 11 July 2024 13:57

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