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SUMMARY:HbbTV Digital Experience Live 2024
DESCRIPTION:The first preview event of the HbbTV Symposium and Awards 2024 provides an update on the connected TV industry’s annual key summit with exclusive insights on what will be shown and discussed in London. \nHbbTV Digital Experience Live takes place on Wednesday\, 11 September\, 10:00-10:30 CEST. \nAgenda \nWelcome\nJörn Krieger\, Moderator \nHbbTV Unconference Update\nEoghan O’Sullivan\, Unconference Host \nRound Table\nNew HbbTV developments\, applications and solutions\, HbbTV Symposium 2024 preview\, future plans \nParticipants\nJames Jackson\, Everyone TV\nPeter Neumann\, Addressable TV Initiative (ATVI)\nMoritz Wuttke\, Konodrac\nOliver Botti\, Deltatre\nZivko Radonjic\, iWedia \nHbbTV Symposium and Awards Update\nAngelo Pettazzi\, HbbTV MEWG \nClosing remarks\nJörn Krieger\, Moderator \nWatch the recording on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ivi054rnzVQ
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/hbbtv-digital-experience-live-2024/
CATEGORIES:Symposium,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240528T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240528T160000
DTSTAMP:20260419T222103
CREATED:20240426T130817Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: HbbTV Test Suite 2.0.4 Insights
DESCRIPTION:The webinar focuses on the recently released version 2024-1 of the HbbTV Test Suite\, a key tool for device manufacturers to verify compliance of their products with the most current HbbTV specifications. The speakers discuss the new features covered by the updated Test Suite which center around the latest version of the HbbTV core specification\, HbbTV 2.0.4\, including accessibility\, voice control and DVB-I. \nAgenda and speakers\na. Test Suite 2.0.4 overview – Rob Foreman\, BBC R&D\nb. Accessibility\, voice control and DVB-I test development – Jason Nash\, Ocean Blue Software (OBS)\nc. DVB-I test material development – Juha Joki\, Sofia Digital\nd. Behind the test cases – Nguyen Thi Thanh Van\, Samsung R&D\ne. Q&A \nModerator\nJörn Krieger\, Freelance Journalist \nSpeakers’ bios \nRob Foreman is an engineer at BBC R&D with 20 years’ experience working on interactive TV systems. He has been a contributor to several HbbTV groups and is currently vice-chair of the HbbTV Testing Group. \nJason Nash is General Manager for TV at Ocean Blue Software (OBS). He has 25 years of experience in the TV and set-top box industry with companies including Philips\, Trident\, IP4\, EKT\, and now OBS. At OBS Jason has overseen projects to develop an open source HbbTV solution for OEMS (The Open Red Button project – ORB) and provided several contributions to the HbbTV Test Suite\, the most recent being for 2.0.4 features such as DVB-I and accessibility. \nJuha Joki has over 20 years of experience in DVB and HbbTV technologies. Currently he is in charge of DVB broadcast products and testing and certification services for DVB and HbbTV at Sofia Digital. He has also overseen the HbbTV DASH DRM and DVB-I Reference Application projects at Sofia Digital\, and is currently working with DVB-I and Operator App related projects. Juha also led the HbbTV 2.0.4 Test Materials delivery project at Sofia Digital. \nNguyen Thi Thanh Van is Head of DTV Standardization & Innovation at Samsung R&D Poland\, where she is involved with new technology projects. Van joined HbbTV in 2012 and has been Testing Group Chair since 2018. \nReplay\nThe recording of the live session is available here. \nPDF presentation downloads\nRob Foreman\, BBC R&D\nJason Nash\, Ocean Blue Software\nJuha Joki\, Sofia Digital\nNguyen Thi Thanh Van\, Samsung R&D
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/webinar-hbbtv-test-suite-2-0-4-insights/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240215T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240215T160000
DTSTAMP:20260419T222103
CREATED:20231219T215651Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: The HbbTV OpApp specification update
DESCRIPTION:The webinar focuses on the HbbTV Operator Application specification with details on the recent specification update and its implementation at Everyone TV (BBC/ITV/Channel 4/Channel 5). The UK TV platform is using the updated specification for its Freely OpApp\, launching in 2024. The 60-minute live session includes a Q&A with the audience following the presentations. \nSpeakers\nArne Redl\, Senior Systems Engineer\, HD+/SES\nChris Poole\, Lead Research Engineer\, BBC R&D\nJames Jackson\, Director of Technical Strategy\, Everyone TV\nJeff Hunter\, Chief Architect\, YouView\nAlexis Ashley\, Principal Engineer\, Media Delivery\, YouView \nModerator\nJörn Krieger\, Freelance Journalist \nSpeakers’ bios\nArne Redl is a Senior Engineer and has been with SES/HD+ for more than 10 years. He has worked on various HbbTV projects and\, since 2019\, on the specification\, launch and development of the HD+ Operator Application on various platforms. \nChris Poole leads a media streaming and connected TV research team at BBC R&D. He represents the BBC in several HbbTV groups and has been one of the main contributors to the new HbbTV Operator Application specification. \nJames Jackson is the Director of Technical Strategy at Everyone TV where he is responsible for the technical architecture supporting the Freeview and Freesat television platforms. His work has included leading the technical development and operation of the Freeview Play service since 2016 to build the world’s largest HbbTV platform and his current role in ensuring the technical design and delivery of the UK’s new Freely TV service. \nJeff Hunter is the Chief Architect at YouView TV Limited\, having helped to set up the business in 2010. Prior to that Jeff spent 20+ years at the BBC helping to launch Freeview\, Freesat and iPlayer; contributing to standardisation for digital broadcasting within DVB\, UK DTG and ISO/MPEG; and building lots of fun stuff from outside broadcast equipment to radio frequency planning software. \nReplay\nThe recording of the live session is available here. \nPDF presentation downloads\nArne Redl\, SES/HD+\nChris Poole\, BBC R&D\nJames Jackson\, Everyone TV\nJeff Hunter & Alexis Ashley\, YouView
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/webinar-the-hbbtv-opapp-specification-update/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20231121T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20231121T154000
DTSTAMP:20260419T222103
CREATED:20231120T234446Z
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SUMMARY:HbbTV Symposium and Awards Demo Live
DESCRIPTION:The third preview event of the HbbTV Symposium and Awards 2023 will provide insights by leading market players on the latest industry developments\, new products and services. \nHbbTV Demo Live will take place on Tuesday\, November 21\, 15:00-15:40 CET. \nAgenda \nWelcome\nJörn Krieger\, Moderator \nDemo Live Presentations \nNAGRA\nRoberto Borroni \nMAINSTREAMING\nPhilippe Tripodi \nKINETON\nAniello Saulino \nSOFIA DIGITAL\nJuha Joki \nSIBBO\nAgustin Perez \nKONODRAC\nCarles Manteca & Moritz Wuttke \nClosing remarks\nJörn Krieger\, Moderator \nWatch the recording on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPuQ8JBHDJw
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/hbbtv-symposium-and-awards-demo-live/
CATEGORIES:HbbTV Symposium,Symposium,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20231108T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20231108T154500
DTSTAMP:20260419T222103
CREATED:20231107T093542Z
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SUMMARY:HbbTV Symposium and Awards Premiere & Unconference Presentation
DESCRIPTION:In the second preview event of the HbbTV Symposium and Awards 2023\, we explain how the unconference works and discuss new products\, services and industry developments with leading market players. \nThe HbbTV Symposium and Awards 2023 Premiere & Unconference Presentation takes place on Wednesday\, November 8\, 15:00-15:45 CET. \nAgenda \nWelcome and Introduction\nJörn Krieger\, Moderator \n2023 Symposium & Awards in Naples\nAngelo Pettazzi\, HbbTV Association \nNaples 2023 from the Presenter Perspective\nJulian Clover\, Broadband TV News\nAnnamaria Spera\, Kineton \nRound Table\nJukka Saarelainen\, Couchplay\nMarco Sibilia\, MainStreaming\nRoberto Borroni\, Nagra\nBob Campbell\, Resillion \nUnconference Presentation\nEoghan O’Sullivan\, Unconference Host \nFinal Speech\nVincent Grivet\, HbbTV Chairman \nClosing Remarks\nJörn Krieger\, Moderator \nWatch the recording on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtBrVGRPuyc
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/hbbtv-symposium-and-awards-premiere-unconference-presentation/
CATEGORIES:HbbTV Symposium,Preview,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20230727T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20230727T160000
DTSTAMP:20260419T222103
CREATED:20230821T142240Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: HbbTV in DVB-I environments
DESCRIPTION:The webinar provides an update on the DVB-I projects and activities in Germany\, Italy and Ireland\, experiences\, challenges\, conclusions and next steps\, with a focus on the role of HbbTV. The 60-minute live session includes a Q&A with the audience following the presentations. \nSpeakers / Agenda \nRemo Vogel\, rbb / ARD Germany\, Business Development and Distribution Strategy\n– Status of German DVB-I Pilot\n– Role and usage of HbbTV within the pilot\n– Implementing features client-side native vs. HbbTV \nStefano Braghieri\, RTI-Mediaset Italy\, Innovation/Technical Research Department\n– Is DVB-I missing something – is DVB-I perfect?\n– Why HbbTV …and why not?\n– HbbTV in DVB-I: now & next\n– The role of the standards \nJim Higgins\, RTÉ Ireland\, Business Development Manager DTT platform Saorview\n– Saorview product development – open standards and a route to market\n– Context – evolving audience behaviours\n– DVB-I as a basis for a next-generation product\n– HbbTV – adding value in a hybrid future \nModerator\nJörn Krieger\, Freelance Journalist \nSpeakers’ bios \nRemo Vogel is responsible for the strategic development of distribution technology at Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (rbb) / ARD. His focus is on hybrid systems for programme publication. He is co-chairing the EBU TV Platforms group. \nStefano Braghieri has around 30 years of experience in broadcast/broadband technologies in various capacities\, from code writing to standard definition. Involved in DVB and HbbTV Association standards definition\, and in HD-Forum-Italia Working Group. He has been working for Mediaset since 2011\, involved in technical and commercial support for new technologies and product innovation. \nJim Higgins has worked in RTÉ since 2013\, as Business Development Manager for Ireland’s DTT platform Saorview. Experienced in DTT platform stakeholder management\, consumer electronics technology and marketing. Achievements include manufacturer technical group lead as part of Irish DTT pilot stakeholder group\, Saorview Connect product launch and 700MHz migration campaign. \nReplay\nThe recording of the live session is available here. \nPDF presentation downloads\nRemo Vogel\, rbb/ARD\nStefano Braghieri\, RTI-Mediaset\nJim Higgins\, RTÉ/Saorview
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/webinar-hbbtv-in-dvb-i-environments/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20230306T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20230306T160000
DTSTAMP:20260419T222103
CREATED:20230213T034459Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230307T043811Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: The WAVE Test Environment for HbbTV and ATSC
DESCRIPTION:The webinar focuses on the WAVE test environment for HbbTV and ATSC and includes an introduction to the WAVE project\, details on the relevance to HbbTV and examples of WMAS testing\, DPCTF & observation framework device testing and the implementation in the context of HbbTV testing. \nAgenda \nIntroduction\nBob Campbell\, Director of Engineering\, Resillion\, Chair\, Improving Interoperability Task Force\, HbbTV Association \nThe relevance to HbbTV\nJon Piesing\, Director Standardisation\, TP Vision\, Vice-Chair\, HbbTV Association \nWMAS testing\nLouay Bassbouss\, Scientist and Senior Project Manager R&D\, Fraunhofer FOKUS \nDPCTF & Observation Framework device testing\nYan Jiang\, Senior Software Engineer\, Resillion \nImplementation in the context of HbbTV testing\nYan Jiang & Bob Campbell\, Resillion \nQ&A \nModerator\nJörn Krieger\, Freelance Journalist \nSpeakers’ bios\n\nDr Bob Campbell is Director of Engineering at Resillion (formerly Eurofins Digital Testing). He is responsible for the delivery of products including its CI+ Test Tool\, Ligada HbbTV test harness and HbbTV Test Suites used around the world. Bob also represents the company in standards bodies\, in the HbbTV Association Steering Group\, CTA WAVE\, ATSC and other organisations. \nJon Piesing is the Vice-Chair of the HbbTV Association. He is also Chair of the Technical Module of the DVB Project and the Steering Committee of the CTA WAVE project. Jon\, who has been a leading figure in the development of specifications for integration of TV and interactivity for more than 10 years\, is Director\, Standardisation for TP Vision\, the manufacturer of Philips TV sets. \nDr Louay Bassbouss is Scientist and Senior Project Manager R&D at Fraunhofer FOKUS. He works on Future Web Applications\, Multiscreen Technologies & Standards\, and 5G Media Streaming. Louay actively participates in various standardisation groups in W3C\, HbbTV and CTA. He is the co-chair of the W3C Second Screen Working and Community Groups. \nYan Jiang is Senior Engineer at Resillion. Her involvements include the DPCTF WAVE project\, Device Observation Framework\, audio test content for the WAVE Device Playback test suite and the WMAS API test subset for purposes including ATSC3.0/HbbTV usage. Yan is also involved in HbbTV testing such as providing the HbbTV Automation tool\, TAR report and test cases. \nReplay\nThe recording of the live session is available here. \nPDF presentation downloads\nJon Piesing\, TP Vision\, HbbTV Association\nDr Louay Bassbouss\, Fraunhofer FOKUS\nYan Jiang\, Resillion
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/webinar-the-wave-test-environment-for-hbbtv-and-atsc/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20221212T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20221212T160000
DTSTAMP:20260419T222103
CREATED:20221206T153744Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221215T113211Z
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SUMMARY:HbbTV and Gaming
DESCRIPTION:Gaming applications have become increasingly popular with the rising market penetration of smart TVs and connected CE devices. In this webinar\, we will focus on the opportunities the HbbTV specifications offer to industry players in the growing area of cloud gaming\, discussing market figures\, use cases\, monetisation and future trends. \nPresenters\nGeorge Jijiashvili\, Principal Analyst\, Games\, Omdia\nAniello Saulino\, Head of Development\, Media Applications\, Kineton\nTimuçin Bilgör\, President\, BUBA Ventures/Digitiwise \nModerator\nJörn Krieger\, Freelance Journalist \nSpeakers’ bios\nGeorge Jijiashvili is a principal analyst at Omdia\, leading research into games and AR/VR technologies. Based in London\, he produces insight into the games sector through regular reports\, market sizing and forecasting. His specialisms include the video game market\, cloud gaming\, subscription services\, and wearable technology. He is a regular speaker at major technology exhibitions and is a respected industry commentator\, regularly quoted in mainstream publications. \nPassionate about technology\, Aniello Saulino joined Kineton at the company’s foundation. He started his journey creating Kineton’s HbbTV development framework and now leads the media applications division as head of development. Nello follows the entire development process\, from the collection of requirements through to maintenance. He is in charge of various media projects\, being always in close contact with the customer in the pursuit of continuous improvement. \nTimuçin Bilgör is the founder and president of BUBA Ventures\, based in İstanbul. Boğaziçi University Business Angles Ventures (BUBA) is Turkey’s first university-based angel investment network\, specialising in technology\, medicine and agriculture. Digitiwise is one of BUBA Ventures’ investment companies\, based in Finland\, which focuses on addressable TV advertisement technology. Timuçin is also a university lecturer at Boğaziçi University. \nReplay\nThe recording of the live session is available here. \nPDF presentation downloads\nGeorge Jijiashvili\, Omdia\nAniello Saulino\, Kineton\nTimuçin Bilgör\, BUBA Ventures/Digitiwise
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/hbbtv-and-gaming/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20221103T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20221103T154500
DTSTAMP:20260419T222103
CREATED:20221103T030745Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221103T095429Z
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SUMMARY:HbbTV Demo Live #2
DESCRIPTION:The second edition of the HbbTV Demo Live series provides exclusive insights by major market players into the new products and services to be unveiled at the HbbTV Symposium and Awards in Prague 2022 in a 45-minute live session\, \nPresenters: \nFabio Guarnaccia – Mediaset\nShira Leffel – Smartclip\nStanislas Leridon – Dotscreen\nGuillaume Lorillard – Wiztivi\nMoritz Wuttke – Konodrac\nRaj Patel – Yotta \nModerator:\nDr Jörn Krieger \nThe recording is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VowD-dYGfJQ.
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/hbbtv-demo-live-3/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20221013T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20221013T153000
DTSTAMP:20260419T222103
CREATED:20221012T152149Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221013T074217Z
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SUMMARY:HbbTV Demo Live
DESCRIPTION:The first edition of the 3-part HbbTV Demo Live series provides exclusive insights by major market players into the new products and services to be unveiled at the HbbTV Symposium and Awards in Prague 2022. \n Presenters: \nPasquale Marinaro – Kineton \nMathieu Ghariani – Netgem \nDaniele Novaga – Tivù \nJuha Joki – Sofia Digital \nPhilippe Loussararian – Ateme \nModerator: \nJörn Krieger \nWatch the recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVvToPqZJ3s
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/hbbtv-demo-live-2/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20220928T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20220928T154500
DTSTAMP:20260419T222103
CREATED:20220925T054655Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220928T075050Z
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SUMMARY:HbbTV Symposium and Awards Premiere
DESCRIPTION:The HbbTV Symposium Premiere will introduce the main topics of our annual key summit and discuss the most important current industry developments and trends. \nAgenda\n15:00 Welcome introduction\nJörn Krieger\nModerator \n15:05 HbbTV Symposium and Awards in Prague\nIva DOHNALKOVA\, AKTV\nJulian CLOVER\, Broadband TV News\nAngelo PETTAZZI\, HbbTV Association \n15:15 HbbTV 2022 Premiere – Round Table\nKINETON\nYOTTA MEDIA\nMAINSTREAMING \n15:30 Final Speech\nVincent Grivet\nHbbTV Chair \nWatch the webinar recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XLfNsk_Cms
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/hbbtv-symposium-premiere/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20220719T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20220719T160000
DTSTAMP:20260419T222103
CREATED:20220711T044755Z
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SUMMARY:HbbTV developments in Italy
DESCRIPTION:The webinar focuses on the role of HbbTV in the Italian market\, addressing the current situation\, new developments and challenges. The speakers provide insights into innovative HbbTV applications\, experiences from deployments and discuss their future plans.  \nAgenda \n– RTL 102.5 PLAY on connected TVs\n– Adding a video layer to radio (radiovisione)\n– DVB-T and DVB-S radio via HbbTV to smart TVs\n– History of the HbbTV adoption in Italy\n– HbbTV application development and examples\n– Targeted Advertising and monetisation via HbbTV\n– Q&A \nPresenters\nEugenio La Teana\, Head of Innovation\, RTL 102.5\nAnnamaria Spera\, Head of Media TV\, Kineton\nMarco Trentin\, Co-Founder\, Broadbandy \nModerator\nJörn Krieger\, Freelance Journalist \nSpeakers’ bios\nGraduated in computer science\, Annamaria Spera is currently head of the Media TV area of Kineton\, a leading company in the TV entertainment area that aims to create innovative solutions in response to current and future needs. Expert in media application development and validation. She has international experience\, dealing with the main realities of the industry and applications in vogue. She has been responsible for the launch of the first HbbTV application for Italy with the broadcaster RTL 102.5. Annamaria also leads the Kineton European validation test centre. \nEugenio La Teana is passionate about technology and human behaviour analysis\, a communication and media sector expert in its form of entertainment\, information and service for the community. His experience developed through the application of the evolutionary processes of radio\, an extremely fluid medium. A change can arise from a new idea. Or the ideas to innovate are the result of an analysis of the needs of current and future users of a product or service. \nReplay\nThe recording of the live session is available here. \nPDF presentation downloads\nEugenio La Teana\, RTL 102.5\nAnnamaria Spera\, Kineton\nMarco Trentin\, Broadbandy
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/hbbtv-developments-in-italy/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20220628T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20220628T154500
DTSTAMP:20260419T222103
CREATED:20220614T004253Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220629T013315Z
UID:10458-1656428400-1656431100@www.hbbtv.org
SUMMARY:HbbTV Symposium Digital Experience
DESCRIPTION:The HbbTV Symposium Digital Experience on  June 28\, 15:00-15:45 CEST\, is the first preview event of the HbbTV Symposium and Awards 2022. \nThe 45-minute live session features the latest market figures\, news\, updates and showcases by Kineton\, Yotta Media Labs\, Mediaset and Omdia as well as first insights into the 10th HbbTV Symposium and Awards\, taking place on November 9-10\, 2022 in Prague\, Czech Republic. \nSpeakers\nAngelo Pettazzi\, HbbTV Association\nIva Dohnálková\, AKTV\nPaul Gray\, Omdia\nAniello Saulino\, Kineton\nRaj Patel\, Yotta Media Labs\nFabio Guarnaccia\, Mediaset\nVincent Grivet\, HbbTV Association \nModerator\nJörn Krieger \nReplay\nThe recording of the live session is available here. \nPDF presentation downloads\nAngelo Pettazzi\, HbbTV Association\nPaul Gray\, Omdia\nAniello Saulino\, Kineton
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/hbbtv-symposium-digital-experience-2/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20220426T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20220426T160000
DTSTAMP:20260419T222103
CREATED:20220408T025908Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220509T015748Z
UID:10226-1650985200-1650988800@www.hbbtv.org
SUMMARY:Ultra HD services via HbbTV
DESCRIPTION:The webinar shows how the HbbTV standard can be used to offer Ultra HD (UHD) services\, both via DVB broadcast and IP streaming solutions. An introduction to the integration of UHD into the HbbTV specifications\, HDR support and codec options\, is followed by best practice examples and experiences\, a focus on technical aspects and challenges. The webinar includes a Q&A session with the speakers after the presentations. \nPresenters\nKlaus Merkel\, Senior Engineer\, Distribution\, rbb/ARD\nStephen Perrott\, Senior R&D Engineer\, BBC\nRufael Mekuria\, Lead Research Engineer\, Unified Streaming \nModerator\nJörn Krieger\, Freelance Journalist \nPresenters’ bios \nKlaus Merkel joined rbb in April 2021 and actively contributes to the development of the standard and its practical application. From 1991-2021 Klaus had been employed at IRT where he was engaged in working groups for the definition and market introduction of open and interoperable platforms for interactive TV. He was deeply involved in the launch phase of HbbTV in 2009. \nStephen Perrott is a Senior Engineer with 20 years’ experience in the BBC’s Research and Development department. His current research includes IP delivery of media\, in particular Adaptive Bitrate systems and the use of MPEG DASH and represents the BBC on these topics in DVB and MPEG standardisation activities. He has been closely involved in developing the media encoding and delivery chain for the BBC’s UHD trials. \nA recording of the 1-hour webinar is available on our YouTube channel. The presentations can be downloaded as PDF documents here: Klaus Merkel\, Stephen Perrott\, Rufael Mekuria
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/ultra-hd-services-via-hbbtv/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20220405T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20220405T160000
DTSTAMP:20260419T222103
CREATED:20220324T040137Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220405T140750Z
UID:10191-1649170800-1649174400@www.hbbtv.org
SUMMARY:Insights into the HbbTV Developer Portal
DESCRIPTION:The webinar focuses on the new HbbTV Developer Portal at https://developer.www.hbbtv.org and provides details on its features\, tools and services and the motives for its launch. \nPresenters \nAngelo Pettazzi\, Consultant\, Strategic Marketing\, RTI-Mediaset\, Chair of HbbTV MEWG\nDavid Uhlmann\, Head of Video Solutions EMEA\, Google\nHrvoje Bašić\, Principal Consultant\, App Stream \nAgenda\n– Introduction to the project and the HbbTV Marketing and Education Working Group (MEWG)\n– Background on the need for the HbbTV Developer Portal\, explanation of the process and the discussion in MEWG\n– Portal features: sections\, content\, interaction with Stack Overflow\, MEWG and the HbbTV Association\n– First-hand insights into the development and launch of the HbbTV Developer Portal by App Stream\n– Q&A \nModerator\nJörn Krieger\, Freelance Journalist \nPresenters’ bios\nAngelo Pettazzi is Consultant at RTI-Mediaset Strategic Marketing\, Chair of the HbbTV Marketing and Education Working Group (MEWG) and a member of the HbbTV Steering Group. With more than 35 year experience in the industry\, Angelo has been involved in HbbTV activities since 2015 as the RTI-Mediaset representative in the HbbTV Association. \nDavid Uhlmann\, Head of Video Solutions EMEA at Google\, brings Google-powered cross-screen monetisation solutions to broadcaster and OTT streaming providers. As part of his role\, David leads Google’s Addressable TV efforts in HbbTV. \nHrvoje Bašić\, Principal Consultant at App Stream\, is a software development professional with over 20 years of experience. He is focused on digital transformation and software development projects within the satcom and broadcast industries. \nA recording of the 1-hour webinar is available on our YouTube channel. The presentation by Hrvoje Bašić (App Stream) can be downloaded as a PDF document here. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/insights-into-the-hbbtv-developer-portal/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20220222T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20220222T160000
DTSTAMP:20260419T222103
CREATED:20220210T082725Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220222T120816Z
UID:10129-1645542000-1645545600@www.hbbtv.org
SUMMARY:HbbTV in programmatic advertising and GDPR compliance
DESCRIPTION:The webinar focuses on HbbTV-based programmatic advertising solutions\, data collection and consent management on connected TVs\, and legal aspects. \nPresenters\nAgustin Perez\, CEO & Founder\, Sibbo Ventures\nMargarita Lyadova\, Senior Manager\, Identity Solutions\, Samba TV\nLeslie Shanklin\, VP & Global Head of Privacy\, Discovery\, Co-Chair HbbTV Privacy Task Force \nAgenda\nIntroduction in programmatic advertising and GDPR requirements\nSolutions\, examples\, experiences\nValue of connected TV for advertisers\nImproving the viewing experience\nLegal challenges\nConsent gathering for data collection in Targeted Advertising\nConsent management tools\nQ&A \nModerator\nJörn Krieger\, Freelance Journalist \nPresenters’ bios\nAgustin Perez\, CEO of Sibbo\, founded the company that provides an IAB Europe compliance Consent Management Platform (CMP) for HbbTV\, smart TV\, apps\, Android\, Android TV\, iOS\, AMP and desktop. He was previously business development director at Orange Advertising and Senior Consultant\, Logistics at different companies. \nMargarita Lyadova leads the product development and strategy for Samba TV’s identity team. Samba’s proprietary identity graph is a capability used both by Samba proper and licensed out externally to any customers. Hailing from Nielsen and Adstra Data\, Margarita’s expertise is focused on identity resolution\, connected TV\, and developing products exceeding client expectations. \nLeslie Shanklin leads the global Privacy Office for Discovery\, Inc. In her role\, Leslie leads a team of lawyers and privacy professionals who are responsible for building and managing Discovery’s global data protection compliance programme and advising the business on the data protection aspects of Discovery’s global operations. Leslie\, a Certified Information Privacy Professional in the US and Europe\, is also currently serving as Co-Chair of the HbbTV Privacy Task Force. \nA recording of the 1-hour webinar is available on our YouTube channel. The presentations can be downloaded as PDF documents: Agustin\, Margarita\, Leslie
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/hbbtv-in-programmatic-advertising-and-gdpr-compliance/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20220125T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20220125T160000
DTSTAMP:20260419T222103
CREATED:20220118T110318Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220222T111918Z
UID:10108-1643122800-1643126400@www.hbbtv.org
SUMMARY:HbbTV developments in the UK
DESCRIPTION:The first session of the HbbTV webinar series in 2022 explains how HbbTV operates in the UK with insights on market players\, services\, developments and trends. A special focus is on the collaboration between broadcasters\, manufacturers\, retailers and consumers. The presentations are followed by Q&A. \nPresenters \nJames Jackson\, Technology Director\, Freeview/Digital UK \nRichard Moreton\, Business Development and Industrial Affairs\, Samsung Electronics R&D Institute UK \nSylvain Thevenot\, Managing Director\, Netgem UK\, CCO/CMO\, Netgem Group \nModerator \nJörn Krieger\, Freelance Journalist \nPresenters’ Biographies \nJames Jackson is the Technology Director of Digital UK where he is responsible for the management of the technology\, specifications and systems supporting the UK’s largest free-to-air television platform. Building on the success of Freeview\, James has led the technical development of the Freeview Play platform\, which offers free to view access to DTT broadcast and IP delivered content from all of the UK’s major broadcasters. \nRichard Moreton works in the Business Development and Industrial Affairs team for Samsung R&D Institute where he supports Samsung’s European activities within the digital TV market\, including forming strategic partnerships and defining European Standards for accessibility feature support on Samsung’s TV sets. Richard is also the Co-Chair of the HbbTV Requirements Group. \nSylvain Thevenot joined Netgem in 2015\, creating the London office of Netgem Group\, a leading provider of connected TV products since 1996. He has played a key role in transforming the business model from a set-top box vendor to a service provider. Sylvain launched Netgem TV in the UK\, the ‘super aggregator TV service’ with Freeview Play/HbbTV at the heart\, completed by the most popular OTT services such as Amazon Prime\, YouTube\, Britbox and BT Sport. \nA recording of the 1-hour webinar is available on our YouTube channel. The presentations can be downloaded as PDF documents: James\, Richard\, Sylvain.
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/hbbtv-developments-in-the-uk/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20211116T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20211116T153000
DTSTAMP:20260419T222103
CREATED:20211109T133557Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211116T101712Z
UID:9467-1637074800-1637076600@www.hbbtv.org
SUMMARY:HbbTV Demo Live #3
DESCRIPTION:The HbbTV Symposium and Awards preview event\, HbbTV Demo Live\, on November 16\, 2021\, 15:00-15:30 CET\, features exclusive updates\, market insights and live demos by Mediaset\, Eurofins Digital Testing\, Wiztivi and Konodrac \nThe replay is available on YouTube.
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/hbbtv-live-demo/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20211026T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20211026T153000
DTSTAMP:20260419T222103
CREATED:20211022T024925Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211116T102255Z
UID:9248-1635260400-1635262200@www.hbbtv.org
SUMMARY:HbbTV Demo Live #2
DESCRIPTION:The second edition of the HbbTV Demo Live series provides exclusive insights by major market players into the new products and services to be unveiled at the HbbTV Symposium and Awards in Paris 2021. \n Presenters: \nOliver Botti – Fincons \nAnaïs Libolt – Dolby \nPaul Martin – OBS \nPascal-Hippolyte Besson – Dotscreen \nModerator: \nJörn Krieger \nWatch the recording on YouTube.
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/hbbtv-demo-live/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20211019T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20211019T160000
DTSTAMP:20260419T222103
CREATED:20211007T005231Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211026T014859Z
UID:9168-1634655600-1634659200@www.hbbtv.org
SUMMARY:Extending the Reach of HbbTV TA to Set-top Box Markets
DESCRIPTION:Reaching a large number of viewers is one of the key issues for advertising. HbbTV has recently updated its specification for set-top box markets\, “Application Discovery over Broadband” to integrate with HbbTV Targeted Advertising (TA). In this webinar\, you hear about the target markets for this update and about how the two solutions fit together. You also hear about the components needed to deploy the combined solutions and the work of a task force in Germany aiming at such a deployment in practice. The presentations are followed by Q&A. \nPresenters\nFrank Heineberg\, Senior Manager\, Distribution\, RTL/CBC\nJon Piesing\, Director Standardisation\, TP Vision\nJoe Winograd\, CTO\, Verance\nKlaus Merkel\, Senior Engineer\, Distribution\, rbb/ARD \nModerator\nJörn Krieger\, Freelance Journalist \nPresenters’ Biographies\nFrank Heineberg is Senior Manager programme distribution at CBC / RTL Deutschland since 2014\, after having already been active in other functions at RTL and CBC since 1991. He is working on various new technology projects and represents RTL in standardisation bodies. Frank is also member of the HbbTV Steering Group. \nJon Piesing is the Vice-Chair of the HbbTV Association. He is also Chair of the Technical Module of the DVB Project and the Steering Committee of the CTA Web Application Video Ecosystem (WAVE) project. Jon\, who has been a leading figure in the development of specifications for integration of TV and interactivity for more than 10 years\, is Director\, Standardisation for TP Vision\, the manufacturer of Philips TV sets. \nJoe Winograd is the Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Verance Corp and has directed the company’s development of watermark solutions since 1995. He led Verance’s efforts to establish the company’s technology as the industry standard for movies\, TV and music and has guided its deployment in hundreds of millions of consumer electronics and entertainment products. \nKlaus Merkel joined rbb in April 2021 and actively contributes to the development of the standard and its practical application. From 1991-2021 Klaus had been employed at IRT where he was engaged in working groups for the definition and market introduction of open and interoperable platforms for interactive TV. He was deeply involved in the launch phase of HbbTV in 2009. \nA recording of the 1-hour webinar is available on our YouTube channel. The presentations can be downloaded as PDF documents: Frank\, Jon\, Joe\, Klaus
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/extending-the-reach-of-hbbtv-ta-to-set-top-box-markets/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20210928T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20210928T153000
DTSTAMP:20260419T222103
CREATED:20210928T104941Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211116T102311Z
UID:9142-1632841200-1632843000@www.hbbtv.org
SUMMARY:HbbTV Demo Live #1
DESCRIPTION:The first edition of our new HbbTV Symposium and Awards preview event HbbTV Demo Live features news\, updates and showcases by Kineton\, ERT\, Sofia Digital\, Vewd and SmarDTV. \nYoutube Video available here
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/hbbtv-demo-live-on-september-28-2021/
CATEGORIES:Conference,HbbTV Symposium,Panels,Symposium,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20210921T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20210921T160000
DTSTAMP:20260419T222103
CREATED:20210913T013329Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230216T052240Z
UID:9058-1632236400-1632240000@www.hbbtv.org
SUMMARY:Accessibility solutions with HbbTV
DESCRIPTION:The first HbbTV webinar after the summer holiday break focuses on improving accessibility through HbbTV-based solutions. The session features use case examples from several European markets\, a look at the upcoming EBU guideline for access services with HbbTV and future improvements\, for example through bridging TV devices and apps\, new features and specification updates. \nPresenters\nOlivia May\, Head of Product Development\, Freeview Play\nKlaus Merkel\, Senior Engineer\, Distribution\, rbb\nNigel Moore\, Senior Manager\, TV Engineering\, Sony Europe \nAgenda\n• Freeview Play HbbTV Accessible TV Guide: use case examples\, experiences\, future plans\n• Examples of how HbbTV can be used today to provide accessibility features\n• The EBU guideline for access services with HbbTV\n• Improvements in future specification updates\n• Q&A \nModerator\nJörn Krieger\, Freelance Journalist \nPresenters’ Biographies\nOlivia May currently leads Product Development at Freeview Play (Digital UK). Olivia joined Freeview Play from Youview where she was in Product Management with a focus on future media initiatives and platform strategy. Before Youview she worked as a consultant at PA Consulting\, OC&C and Curzon Consulting for Sky on strategy and organisational projects. \nKlaus Merkel joined rbb in April 2021 and actively contributes to the development of the standard and its practical application. From 1991-2021 Klaus had been employed at IRT where he was engaged in working groups for the definition and market introduction of open and interoperable platforms for interactive TV. He was deeply involved in the launch phase of HbbTV in 2009. \nNigel Moore is a Senior Manager in Sony Europe’s TV Engineering group\, looking at technologies and features that can be brought into future TV products. One of his main focus areas is HbbTV\, and Nigel is active in the Specification\, Requirements and Steering groups. He also chairs HbbTV’s Licensing working group. Nigel started working at Sony in 2002\, having previously been Technology VP for a streaming media start-up venture. \nReplay\nA recording of the 1-hour webinar is available on our YouTube channel. \nPDF presentation downloads\nOlivia May\, Freeview Play (Digital UK)\nKlaus Merkel\, rbb\nNigel More\, Sony Europe
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/accessibility-solutions-with-hbbtv/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20210909T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20210909T160000
DTSTAMP:20260419T222103
CREATED:20210812T063702Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210825T034924Z
UID:9017-1631199600-1631203200@www.hbbtv.org
SUMMARY:HbbTV Symposium  - Digital Experience
DESCRIPTION:The HbbTV Symposium Digital Experience will introduce the main topics of our annual key summit and discuss the most important current industry developments and trends. \nAgenda \n15:00 Welcome introduction\nJörn Krieger\nModerator \n15:05 HbbTV Symposium and Awards in Paris\nEmmanuelle Coulon\, Salto \n15:10 Round Table\nYiannis Vougiouklakis\, ERT\nLuca De Bartolo\, Tivù\nStanislas Leridon\, Dotscreen \n15.40 Conformance Regimes in Europe\nThi Thanh Van Nguyen\nTesting Group\, HbbTV Association \n15.50 Final Speech\nVincent Grivet\nHbbTV Chair \nPlease register at https://www.hbbtv2021.org.
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/hbbtv-symposium-digital-experience/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20210616T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20210616T160000
DTSTAMP:20260419T222103
CREATED:20210531T033205Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210616T104046Z
UID:8936-1623855600-1623859200@www.hbbtv.org
SUMMARY:HbbTV June Webinar - NextGen TV: What’s on in the US
DESCRIPTION:HbbTV laid the foundations of hybrid TV and exported the experience into the US. Now let’s be inspired by the American NextGen TV progress. A round table to discover the latest ATSC 3 application trends\, directly from the voice of key executives from the US market. \nPresentation\nMadeleine Noland\, President\, ATSC \nRound Table\nSam Matheny\, CTO\, NAB\nMike Kralec\, Vice President Technical Operations and Deputy CTO\, Sinclair Television Group\nFrancesco Moretti\, Group Deputy CEO and CEO International\, Fincons Group\nOliver Botti\, Strategic Marketing and Innovation Executive Director\, Fincons Group \nSpeakers’ Biographies\nhttps://www.hbbtv.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Speakers-NextGen-TV-Whats-on-in-the-US.pdf \nThe presentation will be followed by a Q&A session. \nModerator\nJörn Krieger\, Freelance Journalist \nA recording of the 1-hour webinar is available on our YouTube channel. The presentation by Madeleine Noland\, President\, ATSC can be downloaded as a PDF document here.
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/hbbtv-june-webinar-nextgen-tv-whats-on-in-the-us/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20210527T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20210527T150000
DTSTAMP:20260419T222103
CREATED:20210514T115005Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210527T073954Z
UID:8884-1622124000-1622127600@www.hbbtv.org
SUMMARY:HbbTV Symposium and Awards Premiere
DESCRIPTION:Exclusive preview of our annual key summit\, the 9th HbbTV Symposium and Awards 2021 in Paris. The HbbTV Symposium and Awards Premiere on May 27\, 14:00-15:00 CEST\, will offer a market update and insights. \nAgenda \n\n\n\n\n14:00 CEST \nWelcome introduction\nJörn Krieger\nModerator \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14:05 CEST \n2021 Events\nThomas Follin\, SALTO\nManaging Director \nVincent Grivet\nHbbTV Chair \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14:20 CEST \nHbbTV in Europe\nPaul Gray\, Omdia\nResearch Director \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14:30 CEST \nRound Table\nJan Müller\, Dolby \nSerge Bidault\, Fincons \nPedro Valiente\, Kineton \nStefano Braghieri\, RTI Mediaset \nFrode Hernes\, Vewd \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14:50 CEST \nFinal Speech\nVincent Grivet\nHbbTV Chair \n\n\n\nA recording of the 1-hour session is available on YouTube. The presentation by Paul Gray\, Omdia\, can be downloaded as a PDF document.
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/hbbtv-symposium-and-awards-premiere/
CATEGORIES:Preview,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20210511T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20210511T160000
DTSTAMP:20260419T222103
CREATED:20210507T035035Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210601T074056Z
UID:8866-1620745200-1620748800@www.hbbtv.org
SUMMARY:HbbTV Webinar: HbbTV and SALTO: Insights from the French market
DESCRIPTION:The webinar takes a look at the French TV market\, its players\, services and conditions\, with a focus on developments in the video-on-demand (VOD) and streaming business. In his presentation\, Thomas Follin\, Managing Director of SALTO\, explains how the French streaming platform\, operated by France Télévisions\, TF1 and M6\, uses HbbTV to reach new target groups\, grow its business and offer new services. \nPresenter\nThomas Follin\, Managing Director\, SALTO \nSpeakers\nFranck Vêtu\, Technical Leader\, SALTO\nVincent Grivet\, Chair\, HbbTV Association \nAgenda\n– Overview of French TV and VOD market\n– SALTO: History\, product proposal and results to date\n– The SALTO HbbTV application with a live demo\n– Using HbbTV at SALTO: lessons learned and areas for improvements \nThe presentation is followed by a Q&A session. \nPresenter:\nThomas Follin is the Managing Director of SALTO\, the new French streaming platform founded by the three major French public and commercial broadcasters: France Télévisions\, M6 and TF1. SALTO subscribers can enjoy major TV brands\, all series episodes in preview\, live and replay mode and can also discover new and original productions from around the world. \nThomas was previously Deputy Managing Director and Member of the Executive Committee of Groupe M6 where he was in charge of 6play\, the digital app of Groupe M6\, and the distribution of all channels and audio-visual services of the group. Thomas has notably developed the group’s channels and services revenues on all networks and platforms as well as driving digital innovation. \nThomas started at Groupe M6 in 2002 in the Strategy & Development team. He joined M6 WEB in 2008 to launch M6 Replay\, the first replay service in France. Thomas holds a DESS / MASTER 2 in Telcos and New Media from Université Paris Dauphine. \nModerator:\nJörn Krieger\, Freelance Journalist \nA recording of the 1-hour webinar is available on our YouTube channel. The presentation by Thomas Follin\, SALTO\, can be downloaded as a PDF document here.
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/hbbtv-webinar-hbbtv-and-salto-insights-from-the-french-market/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20210413T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20210413T160000
DTSTAMP:20260419T222103
CREATED:20210327T055239Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210414T013254Z
UID:8730-1618326000-1618329600@www.hbbtv.org
SUMMARY:HbbTV and DVB Webinar Mini-Series: Using Targeted Advertising on Broadcast Television (Part 1)
DESCRIPTION:Part 1: The Targeted Advertising opportunity for free-to-air broadcasters \nTargeted Advertising in linear television services allows broadcasters and ad agencies to offer attractive new opportunities to advertisers\, who can now use connected TVs as an additional digital touchpoint alongside apps and websites on smartphones\, tablets and PCs. \nThe new suite of complementary specifications from the DVB Project and the HbbTV Association are market-ready\, bringing the benefits of a standards-based approach. \nThis mini-series of webinars focuses on the business opportunities and on the steps broadcasters can take to implement the DVB-TA and HbbTV-TA specifications and solutions. \n  \nAgenda & Presenters \nModerators: Jörn Krieger (HbbTV Association) with Emily Dubs (DVB Project) \nIntroduction \nSebastian Busse\, Director Addressable TV International\, smartclip \n\nWhat is TA in the context of linear broadcast?\nLeveraging data for targeting\, re-targeting and campaign analysis\nProprietary vs standards-based approaches\n\nUse cases and experiences \nArturo Larrainzar\, Head of Strategy\, Atresmedia\n\nSilvia Broggi\, International Marketing & MarTech Director\, Publitalia ‘80 \n\nImplementation challenges\nEarly results\n\nQ&A \n\nYou have an opportunity to post questions for all of our speakers\n\nA recording of the 1-hour webinar is available on YouTube. The presentations are available for download as PDF documents: Sebastian\, Arturo and Silvia
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/hbbtv-and-dvb-webinar-using-targeted-advertising-on-broadcast-television-part-1/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20210323T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20210323T150000
DTSTAMP:20260419T222103
CREATED:20210305T112113Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231116T185449Z
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SUMMARY:HbbTV Webinar: OpApp as a virtual STB – Less work and more power than you think
DESCRIPTION:The webinar\, co-hosted by Panasonic\, TNO and Zattoo\, focuses on the HbbTV OpApp as the standard for a virtual set-top box (STB) inside the smart TV set\, experiences with the solution and the benefits for market players. The presentations are followed by a Q&A session. \nKey topics: \nMain features of the OpApp specification \nWhat’s in the pipeline for OpApp version 2 \nBenefits for the different stakeholders \nHow to get started with OpApps \nHow to deploy an Operator App \nConverting an OTT app to an HbbTV OpApp \nHow does an OpApp look in practice? \nOpApps and regular HbbTV apps \nOpApp: A win-win for operators\, content vendors\, device manufacturer and consumers \n  \nPresenters: \nRachel Mischke (Product Consultant / PO Smart TV\, Zattoo) \nPavel Verkhovskyi (Engineering Director\, Zattoo) \nTeun van der Veen (Senior Consultant\, TNO) \nMartin Fähnrich (Manager\, Standardisation\, Panasonic Business Support Europe) \n  \nModerator: \nDr Jörn Krieger\, Freelance Journalist \nA recording of the 1-hour webinar is available on our YouTube channel. The presentations are available for download as PDF documents: Teun\, Rachel and Pavel\, Martin.
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/hbbtv-webinar-opapp-as-a-virtual-stb-less-work-and-more-power-than-you-think/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:HbbTV Webinar: Lessons learnt and challenges ahead in LOVEStv
DESCRIPTION:The Spanish hybrid TV platform LOVEStv is an initiative by the main Spanish TV broadcasters (Atresmedia\, Mediaset España\, RTVE)\, offering catch-up\, start over and other features like recommendations\, subtitles\, multiple audio tracks\, DRM and metrics. Two years after launch\, LOVEStv is now being used on millions of TV sets in Spain. In this webinar Xavi Redon from Cellnex Telecom will explain how the system works\, how it is managing advertising and data protection\, what the operators have learnt from audience feedback and describe the future plans for the platform regarding companion screens\, operator apps and targeted advertising. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session. \nPresenter: \nXavi Redon\, Senior Product Manager\, Product Strategy and Innovation Direction\, Cellnex Telecom; Steering Group member and Treasurer\, HbbTV Association; Associate Professor\, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona \nXavi Redon plays an active role in the DTT evolution in Spain. He has been involved in the big changes in the broadcasting industry in Spain such as introduction of HD\, UHD\, and interactivity\, and previously in the analogue switch-off\, digital switch-on and digital dividends. Since the early days of MHP\, and later with HbbTV\, Xavi has been involved in the introduction of interactivity in Spain. He has been leading the TDT Híbrida certification process and\, since 2018\, leading the implementation of the Spanish broadcasters’ joint platform LOVEStv. At the HbbTV Awards 2018\, LOVEStv won the Judges’ Grand Prix Price. \nXavi Redon has been representing Cellnex in the HbbTV Steering Group since 2012 and has been Treasurer of the HbbTV Association since 2017. Since 2018 he has also been collaborating with the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona as Associate Professor. Xavi is a graduate in Telecommunications Engineering at the UPC with a post degree in Telecommunications Management at ICT and Master in Sales and Marketing Direction at the EAE Business School. \nModerator:\nDr Jörn Krieger\, Freelance Journalist \nA recording of the 1-hour webinar is available on our YouTube channel. The presentation is available for download as a PDF document.
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/hbbtv-webinar-lessons-learnt-and-challenges-ahead-in-lovestv/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:HbbTV Webinar: Interactive TV services and innovative use cases
DESCRIPTION:The Connected TV market is in turmoil both in Europe and in the US\, leveraging HbbTV and ATSC 3. This webinar\, co-hosted by Fincons Group\, collects concrete examples of next-gen hybrid TV applications from leading market players in both regions and groundbreaking use cases of advanced innovation. Join us to hear success stories by Mediaset\, CBS and Fincons. The live presentations are followed by a Q&A session. \nPresenters: \nMassimiliano Pessina\, Responsible for the Technology Area of the Business Digital Department – RTI (Mediaset Group)\nThe Business Digital department is responsible for all Mediaset online services: news\, sports\, entertainment portals\, video OTT platform and mobile applications. Massimiliano manages the team responsible for projects\, supplier management and technical evaluation of services and products required for delivery to end users. \nOliver Botti\, Strategic Marketing and Innovation Executive Director – Fincons Group\nAfter 25+ years divided among Research & Innovation\, Operations and Sales & Business Development\, Oliver is today Strategic Marketing & Innovation Executive Director\, in charge at Group level of scouting new market opportunities\, creating brand awareness\, leading social selling as well as innovating the company’s offering\, through new technologies and their disruptive application. In the media sector\, he contributes to revolutionise TV as we know it\, thanks to a groundbreaking application of the most innovative technologies. \nGreg Jarvis\, Executive Vice President and General Manager – Fincons.US\nGreg leads international IT services firm Fincons’ US business. Over the past 18 years he has launched multiple OTT and Connected TV platforms and apps; and over the past 3 years worked closely on the launch of Interactive TV applications in the US with the ATSC 3.0 standard. He currently leads the efforts to design and deploy NextGen User Experience’s and recently published the Interactive TV interface best practices book\, reference design and revenue enhancing applications. \nModerator:\nDr Jörn Krieger\, Freelance Journalist \nA recording of the 1-hour webinar is available on our YouTube channel. The presentations are available for download as PDF documents: Oliver\, Massimiliano and Greg
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/webinar-hbbtv-interactive-tv-services-and-innovative-use-cases/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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