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Panasonic first to deploy HbbTV Operator App

March 20, 2019 09.31 Europe/London By Robert Briel

Panasonic has announced the world’s first commercial deployment of the HbbTV Operator App (HbbTV OpApp), making access to premium and additional services possible without a set-top box.

Filed Under: Connected TV, Editor's Choice, HbbTV, Newsline, Set-Top Boxes, Standards Tagged With: Garmany, Germany, HbbTV Operator App, HD+ Edited: 21 March 2019 12:34

Samsung to add direct HD+ access to TV sets

March 6, 2019 08.00 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Samsung will offer integrated access to German DTH satellite platform HD+ on all new QLED and Ultra HD TV sets sold in Germany from the end of March 2019.

Filed Under: Conditional Access/Security, Connected TV, DTH, Editor's Choice, HbbTV, Newsline, On Demand/VOD, Platforms, Satellite, Tech, Top Story, TV Tagged With: Astra, HbbTV OpApp, HbbTV Operator App, HD+, OpApp, Samsung, SES Edited: 11 March 2019 09:03

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