Abertis Telecom is one of the leading European groups in the management of telecommunications
infrastructures and services, through its terrestrial and satellite divisions, offering to its
customers a complete service solution for the broadcasting sector. Abertis Telecom is Spain's
core operator in the deployment of Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) and Spain's television
and radio signal transportation leader
ANT is a leading provider of embedded software solutions and services to the digital
media industry with millions of units deployed worldwide.ANT develops the ANT Galio Suite, an open standards,
flexible application & middleware solution for a wide range of consumer platforms, operating systems and
embedded connected devices.
SES ASTRA is the leading Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite system in Europe.
The satellite fleet currently comprises 15 satellites at 5 orbital positions,
delivering more than 2,500 television and radio channels to over 122 million DTH
and cable households. SES ASTRA also provides satellite-based multimedia,
internet and telecommunication services to enterprises, governments and their agencies.
Canal+ Group is France's leading pay-TV operator and a major player in the programming and production
of premium and special-interest channels, the broadcasting of pay-TV services, and a pioneer in the
development of new television services. At year-end 2008, Canal+ Group had over 10.5 million subscriptions
to its different product offerings. CANAL+ Group runs pay-TV operations in Poland and in French-speaking
countries around the world via Canal Overseas. CANAL+ GROUP is also a European leader in the financing,
acquisition and distribution of feature films through its affiliate StudioCanal.
Eutelsat is one of the world's three leading satellite operators in terms of revenues.
The commercialised capacity on 27 satellites provide coverage of Europe, the Middle East, Africa,
India and significant parts of Asia and the Americas. These satellites were broadcasting almost 3,200
television channels, 1,100 radio stations and serve TV contribution markets, telcos, corporate
networks and broadband markets.
France Télévisions is the French National Public Television Broadcaster.
Every day, the France Télévisions channels (France 2, France 3, France 4, France 5 and RFO)
attract more than 30% audience in France.
France Télévisions Interactive is in charge of the HbbTV project, and manages and develops all
interactive services, created as an extension of the traditional broadcast.
Humax is one of the world's largest manufacturers of digital set-top boxes, exporting its
products to over 90 countries across the globe. The company has built a solid
reputation as a leading supplier of high quality, feature-rich digital TV products,
including Digital Television Recorders (DTRs), high definition (HD) set-top boxes and digital TVs.
The company headquarters and R&D facility are based in Korea, with offices in Dubai,
Germany, India, Thailand, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US.
Inverto Digital labs, is a leader in broadcast reception and streaming products and a major player in
the Low Noise Blocks (LNB's). The company serves tier-1 operators across EMEA and execute roadmaps on
behalf of leading brands worldwide. As a DVB expert group, the technical staff specializes across the
various technologies from Antenna, Feed, RF design, through switching to steaming software and hardware
in confined, embedded environments. This unique trait allows for a truly holistic view on product and
system design (www.inverto.tv).
The Institut für Rundfunktechnik has been committed to preserving broadcasting in
Germany and abroad. This commitment also extends to new markets and modern requirements.
Its associates are the following public broadcasters: ARD, ZDF, DRadio, ORF and SRG/SSR.
In addition, the institute collaborates not only with numerous clients in the
broadcasting, media, communications-engineering and IT sectors, but also with various
research organizations and institutions of higher education.
Preparing tomorrow’s television together.
IWEDIA provides software solutions for connected audiovisual digital terminals through its middleware
business unit (IWEDIA Middleware), and engineering services across the whole digital image chain through
its services business unit (IWEDIA Services). Based in Rennes and Issy-les-Moulineaux, IWEDIA capitalises
on over a decade of experience in the field of digital television and video. Naturally innovative, IWEDIA
plays a proactive role in the world-class "Media & Networks" competitiveness cluster. IWEDIA is an
independent company backed by four venture capital partners active in the field of digital media:
ACE Management, CDC Innovation, I-Source and iXCore.
As one of the world's largest leading manufacturers in digital set top boxes,
KAONMEDIA has built up solid business partnerships with broadcasting operators with its full
product line-up including satellite, cable, terrestrial, IPTV and Hybrid set top boxes.
Based on its proved technology and manpower, KAONMEDIA is providing digital set-top boxes
for more than 80 overseas broadcasting operators in Germany, India, Russia, UAE, China and the US,
etc. To be at the heart of the multimedia industry, we are gladly ready to challenge a new digital
paradigm over rapidly changing digital environment.
LG Electronics is a global leader and technology innovator in consumer electronics,
employing more than 84,000 people working in 112 operations including 81 subsidiaries
around the world. With 2008 global sales of $44.7 billion, LG is one of the world's
leading producers of flat panel TVs, audio and video products, mobile handsets,
air conditioners and washing machines.
OpenTV is a leading provider of advanced digital television solutions dedicated to creating
and delivering compelling viewing experiences to consumers of digital content worldwide.
The company's software has been integrated in more than 133 million devices around the world,
and enables advanced program guides, video-on-demand, personal video recording,
interactive and addressable advertising.
Opera Software's vision is to provide the best Internet experience on any
device. Opera Software is the only dedicated Web browser development
company in the world with 700+ employees in nine countries across
Americas, EMEA and APAC regions. Delivering solutions with unmatched
performances across PCs, mobile phones, STBs, TVs and other connected
devices, Opera Software is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and its
leading STB/TV customers are: Amino, Philips, Sony, Tata, Telsey, Thomson,
Toshiba, and Zyxel + others.
Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) is a diversified Health and
Well-being company, focused on improving people's lives through timely innovations.
As a world leader in healthcare, lifestyle and lighting, Philips integrates technologies and design
into people-centric solutions, based on fundamental customer insights and the brand promise of
"sense and simplicity".
Headquartered in the Netherlands, Philips employs approximately 121,000 employees in more
than 60 countries worldwide. With sales of EUR 26 billion in 2008, the company is a market leader
in cardiac care, acute care and home healthcare, energy efficient lighting solutions and new
lighting applications, as well as lifestyle products for personal well-being and pleasure with
strong leadership positions in flat TV, male shaving and grooming, portable entertainment and oral
healthcare. News from Philips is located at
www.philips.com/newscenter.
PLEYO is an independent software editor, specialized on multi-device end-to-end web-based solutions.
PLEYO provides an open-source Web Browser for CE devices, based on Webkit (Apple) and add-value
extensions as a widget engine, a bouquet of widgets and mechanisms for best integration with middleware.
PLEYO also provides a HbbTV implementation (open-source project : wedison.org)
Reycom brings HD TV and the Internet to the TV screen.
We deliver the entire value chain for complete entertainment solutions to network operators:
from content, over the IP/VoD platform up to state-of-the-art user devices.
Driven by the convergence of HD and the Web, subscribers enjoy a new and fascinating TV experience.
Right in the living-room.
Our "More than TV" Entertainment Solutions for network operators incorporate application integration
services (TV, movies, music, pictures, videos, e-commerce), video-on-demand platform services
(content aggregation, content rights management, video-on-demand platform operation), remote managed
services (software update services, deployment of new services, remote storage management) and hybrid
client devices for digital-TV and IP/TV (next generation settop-boxes, Entertainment Nettop systems)
for closed and encrypted operations or for open environments.
Rovi Corporation delivers technology solutions that enable consumers to intuitively connect and discover
to new entertainment content from many sources and locations. The company provides industry leading
interactive media and program guides; a catalog of entertainment metadata; advanced media recognition
solutions and industry standard networking technologies for the discovery of new media.
These solutions are deployed by companies working to create a more cohesive entertainment experience
for the consumers. More information about Rovi can be found at www.rovicorp.com.
Sony Corporation is a leading manufacturer of audio, video, game, communications, key device and
information technology products for the consumer and professional markets. With its music, pictures,
computer entertainment and on-line businesses, Sony is uniquely positioned to be the leading electronics
and entertainment company in the world. Sony recorded consolidated annual sales of approximately $79
billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009. Sony Global Web Site: http://www.sony.net/
TF1 is France's leading TV channel, historically at the forefront of current events.
The group's multi-channel offering now includes thirteen TV channels,
fast-growing new media and a range of diversification activities such as e-commerce,
digital content, audiovisual production, rights distribution and TV shopping.
VBox is a leading provider of products and solutions converging DVB (broadcast) and IP networks.
VBox offers innovative payTV receivers that enable solutions deployed for a range of market segments.
vBox covers market segments that benefit from its core technology competencies: broadcast and IP
convergence, full payTV CAS (Conditional Access Systems) and DRM integration, TV Gateway for any IP
enabled devices and support for any Operating System (Windows, Mac, Linux).
vBox solutions include:
v@Home for advanced all home payTV consumer premises equipment (CPE) that covers Home networks,
PCs, TVs and Portable devices
v@Retail Digital signage IP players converged with any type of broadcast TV
v@Enterprise Enterprise business TV and Data broadcasting
VideoWeb, based in Karlsruhe, Germany (www.videoweb.de) is a leading supplier of TV-Portals and
Hybrid SetTopBoxes. The first product, the VideoWeb 600S receiver with full integration of HbbTV
will be available in January 2010 in volume. VideoWeb 600S features a state-of-art Sat-Receiver
(with HDTV, built-in HD+ support, PVR & TimeShift), full HbbTV support (RedButton and VOD) and the
VideoWeb TV-Portal with HD VOD and may Internet Services like Picasa etc.
VideoWeb 600S already runs all major HbbTV applications from the German broadcasters like (ARD, ZDF and RTL).