SMIT, the global leader in the design and development of Conditional Access Module (CAM) extends partnership with the Austrian Broadcasting Services (ORS) on the DVB-T2 platform, launching a CAM integrated with HbbTV solution under simpliTV brand. The HbbTV CAM, which is compatible with Irdeto cardless solution and HbbTV1.5, providing user ID and entitlement status to […]
The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing an open standard for the delivery of broadcast and broadband services through connected TVs and set-top boxes, is pleased to announce that more than 45 companies will be displaying HbbTV demonstrations and products at the upcoming IBC show. Worldwide momentum for HbbTV has been accelerating in […]
Opera TV will soon start shipping its Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HbbTV) 2.0 software development kit (SDK) to TV manufacturers and set-top-box OEMs, enabling them to be the first in the market with HbbTV-2.0-compliant devices. HbbTV 2.0 is the newest standard for interactive broadcaster content. Aligned with other web standards, HbbTV 2.0 simplifies the task […]
3 Screen Solutions (3SS), a provider of customised software solutions and services to the multiscreen digital entertainment industry, has been appointed by German news channel n-tv to develop its new n-tv app. After a competitive selection process, 3SS was selected to design the new n-tv application end-to-end, embracing the increasingly prevalent HbbTV technology standard, and […]
The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing an open standard for the delivery of broadcast and broadband services through connected TVs and set-top boxes, has selected Digital TV Labs and RT-RK as suppliers for the HbbTV 2.0 specification test suite. The HbbTV 2.0 specification and the tender process for the supply of HbbTV […]
Amino Technologies, the provider of digital entertainment solutions for IPTV, Internet TV and in-home multimedia distribution, has conditionally agreed to acquire the entire issued share capital of broadcast hybrid TV and connected home solutions provider Entone for a total consideration of $73 million (€67.2 million). Donald McGarva, Chief Executive of Amino, said the proposed acquisition […]
Wyplay, creator of software solutions for pay-TV operators, and global semiconductor specialist STMicroelectronics have disclosed their contributions to the development of Canal+ Group’s new Cube S set-top-box. The hybrid OTT / broadcast set-top-box runs Wyplay’s open source Frog Client middleware, integrated by Wyplay’s professional services team on top of a hardened Linux kernel with the […]
Connected television in Germany and Austria has now passed the threshold into rapid and sustained growth, The total number of SVoD subscriber grew by 46 per cent in the first six months of 2015, according to consulting firm Deadline Media TV. This is without any noticeable cord cutting.The primary challenge of OTT TV is to […]
New Zealand’s DTT provider Freeview has launched a new platform designed to give New Zealanders easy access to on-demand video services on their TVs – FreeviewPlus. In a New Zealand first, FreeviewPlus uses Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HbbTV) to enable seamless integration and switching between broadcast TV and on-demand services. The service is free to […]
Arqiva and Pixsan have partnered to launch an ‘out-of-the-box’ hybrid TV solution for any TV and set-top-box. Those looking to expand into the wholesale hybrid TV market, can now launch their own HbbTV-based device solution, with features including a backwards EPG and all the broadcaster catch-up TV players. Tom Cape, Director of Connected Solutions at […]