Grivet re-elected Chair as HbbTV Association appoints new SG
June 29, 2026
Vincent Grivet – representing Eutelsat – will remain Chairman of the HbbTV Association. The members of the industry association’s newly elected Steering Group (SG) re-elected Grivet for another two-year term at their meeting on June 26th. Jon Piesing of TP Vision wasalso re-elected Vice-Chairman and Xavi Redon from Cellnex Telecom will continue to serve as Treasurer.
The new SG was appointed by the HbbTV Association members at the General Assembly on 12 June 2026. The 2026-2028 HbbTV Steering Group comprises the following members (in alphabetical order):
- BBC (Chris Poole)
- Cellnex Telecom (Xavi Redon)
- Digital TV Group (Ranjeet Kaur)
- Eutelsat (Vincent Grivet)
- Everyone TV (Alex Russell)
- LG Electronics (Hemanta Lamichhane)
- RAI Radiotelevisione italiana S.p.A. (Luca Barboni)
- R.T.I. S.p.A. / MediaForEurope Group (Fabio Guarnaccia)
- RTL Group (Frank Heineberg)
- Samsung Research (Christoph Fingerhut)
- Skyworth (Motoshi Bito)
- Sony Europe Ltd. (Nigel Moore)
- Tivù (Daniele Novaga)
- TP Vision (Jon Piesing)
- Vestel (Ersoy Özdemir)
Continuity and new perspectives
The new SG sees12 long-standing members re-elected, bringing an ongoing commitment to the Association’s technical and commercial agenda. At the same time, the 2026 election marks changes in the SG’s composition.
The HbbTV Association welcomes Vestel to the Steering Group for the first time, adding another TV manufacturer to the Association’s chief executive body. The return of the Digital TV Group (DTG) – a central hub for TV technology, standards and distribution in the UK – reinforces HbbTV’s ties to a key market. Skyworth joins the SG as the company steps into the European market following the strategic partnership under which Skyworth took over the sales, marketing and logistics of Panasonic-branded TVs in Europe from April.
Priorities for 2026-2028
Over the upcoming two-year term, HbbTV will continue updating its core standard to meet market requirements and remain focused on interoperability to ensure compliance of reception devices with the specifications. Key workstreams for the 2026-2028 period include the finalisation and publication of HbbTV 2.0.6, the All-IP/3.0 study mission, a strengthened articulation between HbbTV and DVB-I, the launch of new vertical Application Interest Groups where the key uses cases of HbbTV will be discussed and consolidated amongst stakeholders, and continued investment in Test Suite maintenance and automation.
New membership categories
The General Assembly also approved changes to the Association’s membership structure, effective from the start of the new financial year on July 1st. The standard membership fee has been increased for the first time since the Association’s founding, reflecting both the growing scope of HbbTV’s deliverables and inflationary pressures over 15 years. Two new membership tiers have been introduced: a Small Member category designed for smaller and innovative companies active in the HbbTV ecosystem, and an Associate Member category for organisations wishing to engage with HbbTV’s Application Interest Groups without full membership rights. These new categories open the Association to a broader range of participants and are expected to attract new entrants in the coming years.
Grivet commented “I am honoured to serve another term as Chair and grateful to the HbbTV membership for their continued trust,” said Vincent Grivet, Chair of the HbbTV Association. “The 2026 election has brought real change alongside strong continuity – welcoming Vestel onto the Steering Group for the first time, seeing DTG return, and adding Xiaomi and eJoyful as new members of the Association reflects the growing breadth of our community. With our new Small Member and Associate Member categories now in place, I expect that community to grow further. With HbbTV 2.0.6 close to finalisation, the All-IP roadmap taking shape and the first Application Interest Groups launching, the next two years present some of the most significant opportunities in the Association’s history.”
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