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SUMMARY:DTG & DTVP Plugfest and HbbTV Testing Event 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Digital TV Group (DTG) and Deutsche TV-Plattform (DTVP) are delighted to announce their joint international Plugfest 2026\, and the HbbTV Testing Event in cooperation with the HbbTV Association. \nPlugfest provides a dynamic platform for companies to collaborate in a controlled environment\, testing and validating the interoperability of products\, software\, content\, and applications. This is an essential step toward delivering seamless integration and an outstanding user experience across devices and platforms. \nInteroperability tests will cover cutting-edge technologies including: \n\nUHD 4K/8K\, HDR\, and High Frame Rate (HFR)\nNext-Generation Audio (NGA)\nHbbTV\, DVB-I\, and HDMI compatibility\n\nWho Should Participate: \nPlugfest is open to all companies interested in validating interoperability with others’ implementations. Typical participants include: \n\nManufacturers: CE TVs\, STBs\, streaming sticks\, test equipment\, AVRs\, soundbars\, projectors\, monitors\nBroadcasters and platform operators\nTechnology providers and encoder manufacturers\nTest equipment companies\nResearch & development institutions\nStandardisation bodies\nHbbTV app\, HbbTV OpApp\, and DVB-I implementers\n\nWhy Attend: \nThis is a unique opportunity to collaborate with industry leaders\, identify potential interoperability challenges early\, and ensure your offerings meet the highest standards of performance and compatibility. \nEvent Dates: \n\nPlugfest 2026: Monday 23rd February – Wednesday 25th February 2026\nHbbTV Testing Event: Wednesday 25th February – Friday 27th February 2026\n\nLocation: \nDTG Office\, 5th Floor\, 89 Albert Embankment\, London SE1 7TP\, UK \nRegistration & Fees: \nDTG\, DTVP\, and HbbTV members £FOC \nNon-members: £750 \nNote: Attendance is strictly limited to active testing participants only \n\n\nRegister here\n\n\nIMPORTANT \nPlease complete the registration form using the button at the top of this page (and return the participation agreement you receive) no later than Friday\, February 6th 2026. \nAll shipped devices and testing equipment must be received at the address below no later than Friday 13th February 2026. \nAddress: FAO Martyn Traynor\, PLUGFEST\, DTG\, 5th Floor\, 89 Albert Embankment\, Vauxhall\, London\, SE1 7TP\, UK. \nFor all Plugfest queries\, contact Martyn Traynor: plugfest@dtg.org.uk +44 2078406503 \nFor all HbbTV Testing Event queries\, contact Nguyen thi Thanh Van\, Samsung Electronics: van.nguyen@samsung.com
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/dtg-dtvp-plugfest-and-hbbtv-testing-event-2026/
LOCATION:DTG\, 5th Floor\, 89 Albert Embankment\, London\, SE1 7TP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Plugfest
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251006
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251011
DTSTAMP:20260407T132000
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SUMMARY:DTVP/DTG Plugfest 2025 & HbbTV Testing Event in Berlin
DESCRIPTION:Deutsche TV-Plattform (DTVP) is continuing its successful Plugfest series in cooperation with Digital TV Group (DTG) UK and the HbbTV Association in 2025. We would like to invite you to the 16th edition\, which will take place from 6 to 8 October in Berlin at Fraunhofer FOKUS. Following the Plugfest\, an HbbTV Testing Event of the HbbTV Association will take place at the same venue (8-10 October)\, to which we also invite you on behalf of the HbbTV Association. \nThe test focus of our Plugfest this time is again on HbbTV\, streaming\, immersive audio and DVB-I\, as well as traditionally on UHD-HDR tests (HDMI®). As always\, it is aimed at device manufacturers\, broadcasters\, technology providers\, platform operators\, research and development institutions and standardisation bodies. \nPlease note that participation in all events requires prior registration\, and participation in the Plugfest requires signing our participant agreement\, which guarantees strict confidentiality. In this context\, we would like to point out that the HbbTV-related results of the Plugfest might be shared anonymously with the HbbTV Association. \nThe schedule of the events is planned as follows: \n \n* DTVP/DTG/HbbTV members: free of charge\, Non-members: participant fee\n** HbbTV members only\, no fee\n*** HbbTV Testing Group members only \nPlease register for participation in one or both parts of the event through the short web form at https://tv-plattform.de/plugfest. There you will find the documents required for binding registration available for download: a detailed registration form and a participant agreement for the Plugfest. Due to the international nature of the event\, all information and documents are provided in English. Please note that participation requires active involvement in the event; a purely observer role is not possible. \nPlease be aware of our deadlines:\nBoth the registration form and participant agreement must be submitted via email to the office at plugfest@tv-plattform.de by 5 September 2025. The participant agreement must be submitted with the digital signature of a duly authorised representative of the participating organisation. \nAlternatively\, the hand-signed agreement can be sent by post. In that case\, please send the documents in advance via email to plugfest@tv-plattform.de. \nWe will successively publish further details about the event on the Plugfest website as soon as they are available. \nParticipation in the Plugfest is open to members of the organisers (Deutsche TV-Plattform\, DTG UK or HbbTV Association) as well as companies outside these organisations – subject to a participation fee. \nFor content-related questions about the DTVP/DTG-Plugfest\, please contact our Plugfest team: plugfest@tv-plattform.de \nFor content-related questions about the HbbTV Testing Event\, please contact Nguyen thi Thanh Van\, Samsung Electronics: van.nguyen@samsung.com \nWe look forward to another successful Plugfest and to your registration and particularly thank our partner Fraunhofer FOKUS for the renewed cooperation!
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/dtvp-dtg-plugfest-2025-hbbtv-testing-event-in-berlin/
LOCATION:Fraunhofer FOKUS\, Kaiserin-Augusta-Allee 31\, Berlin\, 10589\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Plugfest
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ORGANIZER;CN="Deutsche TV-Plattform":MAILTO:plugfest@tv-plattform.de
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250623
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250628
DTSTAMP:20260407T132000
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SUMMARY:Kineton International Plugfest 2025
DESCRIPTION:Kineton is delighted to announce the second International Plugfest planned for this year in cooperation with the HbbTV Association. The Kineton Plugfest will take place from Monday\, June 23rd\, to Wednesday\, June 25th\, at the Kineton offices in Milan\, Italy. From June 25th to June 27th\, the HbbTV Testing Event and Testing Group meeting will follow. \nPlugfests provide a fantastic\, controlled platform for all participants to collaborate towards achieving interoperability and delivering an excellent user experience. \nInteroperability tests cover cutting-edge technologies such as UHD-4K/8K\, HDR\, HFR\, NGA\, HbbTV\, DVB-I and HDMI (2.0/2.1a/2.1b) interoperability with sources (STBs/streaming devices\, sound bars\, AVRs\, laptops\, encoders) and sinks (TVs\, projectors\, display monitors etc). \nThe Plugfest is open to all companies interested in testing/validating their AV products/software/content/apps interoperability & compatibility with others’ implementations. Participants include TV device manufacturers\, broadcasters\, technology providers\, platform operators\, encoder providers\, test equipment manufacturers\, research & development institutions\, standardisation bodies as well as HbbTV app\, HbbTV OpApp and DVB-I client developers. \nPlugfest Date: June 23-25\, 2025\nVenue: Kineton offices\, via Edoardo Bassini 56\, 20133 Milan\, Italy\nWho: Free for all HbbTV members. Nominal fee applicable for non-members. Attendance is strictly restricted to participants only. \nThe Plugfest is part of a week-long event\, which also includes the HbbTV Testing Event\, focusing on the HbbTV Test Suite v2025-2 validation\, and the HbbTV Testing Group meeting from June 25th to June 27th. The Testing Event is open to HbbTV members only. \nThe Plugfest provides an opportunity for the HbbTV implementers to execute tests on their devices and log those executions as part of the evidence required to approve test cases for the HbbTV Test Suite v2025-2 release. The representatives of test material providers will be available to discuss problems found with either the test material or implementation. The Testing Event participants will have temporary access to the test harness\, necessary for executing the test cases at the event. The test plan will be distributed to the event participants a day before. Participants should be TRAA assignees to have access to the HbbTV Test Repository. \nEvent details: \n \nUpdate: Deadline for registrations extended to June 18th 2025. Please register here. \nFor content-related questions about the Plugfest\, please contact Salvatore Martino at salvatore.martino@kineton.it \nFor content-related questions about the HbbTV Testing Event or the face-to-face HbbTV Testing Group meeting\, please contact Nguyen Thi Thanh Van\, Samsung Electronics at van.nguyen@samsung.com
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/kineton-international-plugfest-2025/
LOCATION:Kineton\, via Edoardo Bassini 56\, Milan\, 20133\, Italy
CATEGORIES:Plugfest
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241012
DTSTAMP:20260407T132000
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SUMMARY:15th DTVP & DTG Plugfest and HbbTV Testing Event in Berlin
DESCRIPTION:Deutsche TV-Plattform is continuing its successful Plugfest series in cooperation with DTG UK in 2024. The 15th edition will take place from 7-11 October in Berlin at Fraunhofer FOKUS. Following the Plugfest on 7-9 October\, an HbbTV Testing Event hosted by the HbbTV Association’s HbbTV Testing Group will take place at the same venue from 9-11 October. \nThe focus of the Plugfest this time is on HbbTV\, streaming\, immersive audio and DVB-I\, as well as traditionally on UHD-HDR tests (HDMI). As always\, it is aimed at device manufacturers\, broadcasters\, technology providers\, platform operators\, research and development institutions and standardisation bodies. \nThe HbbTV Testing Event is an opportunity for HbbTV implementers to execute tests on their devices and log those executions as part of the evidence required to approve test cases for the Test Suite v2024-3 release. The representatives of test material providers will be available to discuss problems found with either the test material or implementation. The event participants will have temporary access to the test harness necessary for executing the test cases at the event. \nFurther details and the registration form can be found at https://tv-plattform.de/plugfest/.
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/15th-dtvp-dtg-plugfest-and-hbbtv-testing-event-in-berlin/
LOCATION:Fraunhofer FOKUS\, Kaiserin-Augusta-Allee 31\, Berlin\, 10589\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Plugfest
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ORGANIZER;CN="Deutsche TV-Plattform":MAILTO:plugfest@tv-plattform.de
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240624
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240629
DTSTAMP:20260407T132000
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SUMMARY:Kineton International Plugfest 2024
DESCRIPTION:Kineton is delighted to announce the second International Plugfest planned for this year in cooperation with the HbbTV Association. This week-long event will include the HbbTV Testing Event. \nThe 15th edition of the Plugfest will take place from Monday\, June 24th\, to Wednesday\, June 26th\, at the Kineton offices in Milan\, Italy. From June 26th to June 28th\, we will be hosting the HbbTV Testing Event and Testing Group meeting. \nThe established joint Plugfests provide a fantastic\, controlled platform for all participants to collaborate towards achieving interoperability and delivering an excellent user experience. \nInteroperability tests cover cutting-edge technologies such as UHD-4K/8K\, HDR\, HFR\, NGA\, HbbTV\, DVB-I and HDMI (2.0/2.1a/2.1b) interoperability with sources (STBs/streaming devices\, Sound bars\, AVRs\, laptops\, encoders) and sinks (TVs\, Projectors\, Display Monitors etc). \nThe Plugfest is open to all companies interested in testing/validating their AV products/software/content/apps interoperability & compatibility with others’ implementations. Participants include TV device manufacturers\, broadcasters\, technology providers\, platform operators\, encoder providers\, test equipment manufacturers\, research & development institutions\, standardisation bodies as well as HbbTV app\, HbbTV OpApp and DVB-I client developers. \nPlugfest Date: June 24-26\, 2024 \nVenue: Kineton offices\, via Edoardo Bassini 56\, 20133 Milan\, Italy \nWho: Free for all HbbTV members. Nominal fee applicable for non-members. Attendance is strictly restricted to participants only. \nThis Plugfest forms part of a week-long series of events\, which also includes the HbbTV Testing Event\, focusing only on the HbbTV Test Suite v2024-2 validation\, and HbbTV Testing Group meeting from June 26th to June 28th. The Testing Event is open to HbbTV members only. \nIt provides an opportunity for the HbbTV implementers to execute tests on their devices and log those executions as part of the evidence required to approve test cases for the HbbTV Test Suite v2024-2 release. The representatives of test material providers will be available to discuss problems found with either the test material or implementation. The Testing Event participants will have temporary access to the test harness\, necessary for executing the test cases at the event. The test plan will be distributed to the event participants a day before. Participants should be TRAA assignees to have access to the HbbTV Test Repository. \nEvent details: \n \nPlease register here. \nFor content-related questions about the Plugfest\, please contact Angelo Pettazzi angelo.pettazzi@kineton.it. \nFor content-related questions about the HbbTV Testing Event or face-to-face meeting\, please contact Nguyen Thi Thanh Van\, Samsung Electronics: van.nguyen@samsung.com.
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/kineton-international-plugfest-2024/
LOCATION:Kineton\, via Edoardo Bassini 56\, Milan\, 20133\, Italy
CATEGORIES:Plugfest
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240302
DTSTAMP:20260407T132000
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SUMMARY:DTG & DTVP International Plugfest 2024
DESCRIPTION:The Digital TV Group (DTG) and Deutsche TV-Plattform (DTVP) are delighted to announce their joint International Plugfest 2024 in cooperation with the HbbTV Association. This week-long event will include the HbbTV Testing event. \nThe 14th edition of the Plugfest will take place from Monday\, February 26\, to Wednesday\, February 28\, at the DTG offices in London\, UK. From February 28 to Friday\, March 1\, the DTG and DTVP will be hosting the HbbTV Testing Event and Testing Group meeting. \nThe established joint Plugfests provide a fantastic\, controlled platform for all participants to collaborate towards achieving interoperability and delivering an excellent user experience. \nInteroperability tests cover cutting-edge technologies such as UHD-4K/8K\, HDR\, HFR\, NGA\, HbbTV\, DVB-I and HDMI (2.0/2.1a/2.1b) interoperability with sources (STBs/streaming devices\, Sound bars\, AVRs\, laptops\, encoders) and sinks (TVs\, Projectors\, Display Monitors etc). \nThe Plugfest is open to all companies interested in testing/validating their AV products/software/content/apps interoperability & compatibility with others’ implementations. Participants include TV device manufacturers\, broadcasters\, technology providers\, platform operators\, encoder providers\, test equipment manufacturers\, research & development institutions\, standardisation bodies as well as HbbTV app\, HbbTV OpApp and DVB-I client developers. \nDate: February 26-28\, 2024 \nVenue: DTG\, 5th Floor\, 89 Albert Embankment\, London SE1 7TP\, UK \nWho: Free for all DTG\, DTVP & HbbTV members. Nominal fee applicable for non-members. Attendance is strictly restricted to participants only. \nThis Plugfest forms part of a week-long series of events\, which also includes the HbbTV Testing Event\, focusing only on the HbbTV Test Suite v2024-1 validation\, and HbbTV Testing Group meeting from February 28 to March 1. The Testing Event is open to HbbTV members only. \nIt provides an opportunity for the HbbTV implementers to execute tests on their devices and log those executions as part of the evidence required to approve test cases for the HbbTV Test Suite v2024-1 release. The representatives of test material providers will be available to discuss problems found with either the test material or implementation. The Testing Event participants will have temporary access to the test harness\, necessary for executing the test cases at the event. The test plan will be distributed to the event participants a day before. Participants should be TRAA assignees to have access to the HbbTV Test Repository. \nEvent details: \n \nRegistrations for the DTG/DTVP Plugfest are now open. Please register here. \nFor logistics please contact Stella Molloy smolloy@dtg.org.uk \nFor content-related questions about the Plugfest\, please contact Ranjeet Kaur rkaur@dtg.org.uk \nFor content-related questions about the HbbTV Testing Event or face-to-face meeting\, please contact Nguyen thi Thanh Van\, Samsung Electronics: van.nguyen@samsung.com
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/dtg-dtvp-international-plugfest-2024/
LOCATION:DTG\, Fifth Floor\, 89 Albert Embankment\, Vauxhall\, London\, SE1 7TP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Plugfest
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SUMMARY:13th DTVP & DTG Plugfest and HbbTV Testing Event in Berlin
DESCRIPTION:Deutsche TV-Plattform is continuing its successful Plugfest series in cooperation with DTG UK in 2023. The 13th edition will take place from June 26 to 28 in Berlin at Fraunhofer FOKUS. Following the Plugfest\, an additional HbbTV Testing Event of the HbbTV Association (HbbTV Testing Group) will take place at the same venue (June 28 to 30). \nThe focus of the Plugfest this time is on HbbTV\, streaming\, immersive audio and DVB-I\, as well as traditionally on UHD-HDR tests (HDMI). As always\, it is aimed at device manufacturers\, broadcasters\, technology providers\, platform operators\, research and development institutions and standardisation bodies. \nMore details and a registration form are available at https://tv-plattform.de/plugfest/.
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/13th-dtvp-dtg-plugfest-and-hbbtv-testing-event-in-berlin/
CATEGORIES:Plugfest,Seminars,Workshops
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ORGANIZER;CN="Fraunhofer FOKUS":MAILTO:mws-event@fokus.fraunhofer.de
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