Mipcom 2009 – Cannes. AFDESI has announced the winners of the seventh edition of the only international interactive competition, the International ITV Awards 2009 during this year’s Mipcom.
EBU throws weight behind Hybrid Broadcast services
The Technical Committee of the European Broadcasting Union has agreed a set of measures for Hybrid Broadcast Broadband (HBB) services and devices.
Italy sets out hybrid rules
The Italian digital television association DGTVi has added broadband connectivity to its specifications for HDTV receivers.
MacAvock: EBU must harmonise hybrid TV
IBC 2009 – Amsterdam. “It is the EBU job to try and harmonise the initiatives for internet to the TV services,” said Peter MacAvock of the EBU. Over-the-top delivery of […]
Flying start for HbbTV
IFA 2009 – BERLIN. Several members of the HbbTV consortium are showing a number of applications for hybrid television services. They include broadcasters ARD, ZDF and RTL, the Eutelsat Kabelkiosk […]
German RTL to support HbbTV
The German broadcaster RTL will introduce a new text service using the Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HbbTV) standard. It will launch the service, called HD Text, next year.
European consortium plans Canvas ‘killer’
A consortium including Canal+, France Televisions, and TF1, German research organisation Institut für Rundfunktechnik, satellite operator SES Astra, as well as the software and media solutions providers ANT and OpenTV, […]