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HbbTV

HbbTV European first and major innovation for multi-room applications in the home! Once again, Aston shows its know-how in digital TV reception.

Aston, historic actor on the digital TV market for over 20 years, provided a sneak- preview at the IBC, showcasing a new technical platform integrating HbbTV technology. This new technical platform is based on MStar’s K2 secure chipset and integrates Viaccess-Orca’s latest technology: ACS 5.0.  Aston also provided an exclusive demonstration of a multi-room solution […]

October 8, 2012

Alticast, Icareus HbbTV trials in Poland

Alticast, an expert in interactive TV open standard solutions and Icareus, a company providing products for a better TV experience, have conducted HbbTV trials at TVP in Warsaw, Poland. The success of these trials demonstrate the viability of HbbTV for public television in Poland and the capabilities of both the Icareus CS100 play-out carousel & […]

September 24, 2012

GlobeCast and FRANCE 24 expand HbbTV trials

GlobeCast and FRANCE 24 will expand their exploratory Hybrid Broadband Broadcast Television (HbbTV) service to the Middle East in the autumn with the support of Orange and Arabsat. The service, to be offered to satellite viewers of FRANCE 24 in the Middle East, follows a European deployment begun earlier this year with SES. The project […]

September 20, 2012

TDF first end-to-end HbbTV platform

TDF Media Services, the TDF business unit dedicated to providing innovative solutions for the media industry, has announced the launch of the first end-to-end HbbTV platform. This comprehensive brand new platform for broadcasters and media companies is able to support any kind of video-based hybrid TV services. Thanks to the HbbTV technologies, it is now […]

September 10, 2012Nick Snow @ IBC

ASTON presents HbbTV European first and major innovation for multi-room applications in the home

ASTON, historic actor on the digital TV market for over 20 years, is providing a sneak-preview at the IBC, showcasing a new technical platform integrating HbbTV technology. This new technical platform is based on MStar’s K2 secure chipset and integrates Viaccess-Orca’s latest technology: ACS 5.0. ASTON is also providing an exclusive demonstration of a multi-room […]

September 9, 2012

OIPF and HbbTV collaborate on technology testing

The Open IPTV Forum (OIPF) and the Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HbbTV) Consortium have announced their collaboration on the testing of technologies common to IPTV and enhanced broadcast environments. These include testing the Declarative Application Environment (colloquially referred to as the “OIPF browser”) and the Media Formats specifications that are currently being implemented in retail […]

September 7, 2012

HbbTV Test Suite released

The HbbTV (Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV) consortium has announced the first release of its HbbTV Test Suite. Covering a wide selection of aspects of the HbbTV 1.1.1 specification, the Test Suite will be used as part of the HbbTV Certification Program. The HbbTV Test Suite represents more than a year’s work from leaders from across […]

August 23, 2012

EBU initiates first large scale DASH trial for Olympics

The commercial deployment of the MPEG-DASH (dynamic adaptive streaming over HTTP) standard is one step closer with the first live public trial, presented by Belgian public broadcaster VRT. The DASH Promoters Group, supported by the European Broadcasting Union, is facilitating live MPEG-DASH streaming of the 2012 London Olympics, with DRM content protection, to demonstrate the […]

July 31, 2012

GlobalSat selects ANT Galio for HbbTV

ANT, an established provider of software and services for the delivery of digital TV, has announced that GlobalSat, a manufacturer of satellite and terrestrial products has licensed its ANT Galio HbbTV Platform. GlobalSat has identified the fast growing HbbTV (Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV) market as a target for its next generation of connected STBs. GlobalSat […]

July 26, 2012

DTG welcomes Intellect HbbTV consultation

The Digital TV Group (DTG), the industry association for digital television in the UK and an active member of the HbbTV hybrid TV standard, has said it welcomes the decision by Intellect, the UK’s trade body for the high technology sector, to consult with broadcasters regarding its preferred way for aligning the UK with HbbTV. […]

July 11, 2012By Colin Mann