HbbTV

35th HbbTV Interoperability Workshop, London, February 27 - 28, 2020
2020-02-27 - 2020-02-28 | DTG, Fifth Floor, 89 Albert Embankment, Vauxhall, London, SE1 7TP, United Kingdom
You are invited to attend the 35th HbbTV Interoperability Workshop taking place at DTG in London on Thursday 27 February and Friday 28 February.
The testing will be performed, as usual, with a selection of operational apps from various European regions. Among them are a number of new apps and HbbTV 2 prototype apps.
This is an opportunity for manufacturers to execute tests on their devices and log those executions as part of the evidence required to approve test cases for the v2020-1 release.
Representatives of Test Material Providers will attend or be available to discuss problems found either with the test material or implementation.​

FREE – DTG or HbbTV Members
£260 + VAT – Non-members

Register now using the link below or if you have any questions, please get in touch.
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Satellite 2020, Washington D.C.
2020-03-09 - 2020-03-12 | Walter E. Washington Convention Center
The burgeoning space-based economy, accompanied by an innovative ground ecosystem, is driving the industry further than ever before with new technologies that change how we live. As the business of space rapidly grows, it’s apparent that satellites have never before been so integral to such a broad scope of industries. From transportation to the military, telecommunications to media & entertainment and beyond, the possibilities that satellites produce are never-ending in their applications.
This transition from a niche market to the mainstream has spurred the birth of the next generation of satellites. Where we used to see tens of satellites launched annually, we’re now seeing hundreds, in addition to the replacement and reinforcement of existing infrastructure. The next generation of space and satellites is here…this is a revolution, not an evolution! There’s no time to sit back and wait for change to come to you; be a part of the action and get ahead of the curve by attending SATELLITE.

ONLINE EVENT ONLY: BroadThinking 2020, EBU Geneva
2020-03-24 - 2020-03-25
BroadThinking 2020 is one of the best things broadcast specialists in online services and content delivery can hope for. On 24 and 25 March they will be treated in Geneva to a roller-coaster of information only relevant to them. They will be guided through audience behavior trends in Europe in contrast to other parts of the world. Learn about the new technologies that are pertinent and cutting-edge work with a track record, and engage in conversations with colleague specialists.
One of the main themes at this years’ BroadThinking are the big sport events taking place in the summer. BroadThinking will look at how broadcasters can scale for peak traffic, for example by applying dynamic scaling solutions in the cloud.

HbbTV Webinar: "HbbTV - Overview and application examples" with Klaus Merkel, IRT
2020-06-17 15:00 - 16:00 (Europe/Paris)
The HbbTV Association is offering a series of webinars, covering current issues, solutions and developments in the TV and OTT market.
The first webinar of the new series gives an overview over the background and core technical concept and elements of HbbTV. It introduces the set of currently available HbbTV specifications and their areas of application. The current status of HbbTV in the market is described and a number of practical examples illustrates the wide range of HbbTV services which are offered in practice today based on the toolbox provided by the HbbTV standard.
A recording of the 1-hour webinar is available on our YouTube channel. The presentation held by Klaus Merkel (IRT) can be downloaded as a PDF document here.

Webinar: Introduction to DVB’s Targeted Advertising specifications
2020-06-30 14:00 - 15:00 (Europe/Helsinki)
Both DVB and HbbTV have recently published their complementary technical specifications for targeted advertising. These specifications are now available to anyone within the industry wishing to implement the DVB-TA framework.
This opens the door for broadcasters and the advertising industry to create opportunities in a space that has until now been largely restricted to the internet and streaming services.
This webinar will provide an overview of the new DVB-TA specifications covering signalling, interfacing to an ad decisioning server, and preparation of media, and explain how they are complemented by the related HbbTV specification. It will also provide some use case examples and will look briefly at the next phase of TA work within DVB.
Panellists

Matt Poole, chair of the DVB Technical Module working group on Targeted Advertising
Martin Gold (YouView), editor of the DVB-TA signalling specification
Angelo Pettazzi (Mediaset), chair of the DVB Commercial Module working group on Targeted Advertising
Peter Neumann (Mediengruppe RTL)

Agenda

Welcome (Matt Poole)
Commercial Background to DVB-TA (Angelo Pettazzi)
Overview of the signalling specification (Martin Gold)
Overview of the report on interfacing to an ad decisioning server and preparation of media (Matt Poole)
Upcoming work on DVB-TA (Angelo Pettazzi)
Q&A (Matt, Angelo and Martin will be joined by Peter Neumann)

Please register here

HbbTV Webinar: "HbbTV OpApp - Best practice report by HD+" with Alexander Sacher, HD PLUS, and Arne Redl, SES
2020-07-14 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Halifax)
The second edition of the new webinar series hosted by the HbbTV Association focuses on the HbbTV OpApp specification. German DTH satellite platform HD+ was the first operator to roll out a virtual set-top box solution based on the HbbTV OpApp. The webinar gives insights into the HD+ Operator Application, best practices and lessons learned.
The presentation is held by Alexander Sacher, CTO of HD PLUS GmbH, and Arne Redl, Senior Systems Engineer at SES.
A recording of the 1-hour webinar is available on our YouTube channel. The presentation can be downloaded as a PDF document here.

VEWD Virtual Experience (September 1 - 3, 2020)
2020-09-01 10:00 - 2020-09-03 18:00 (America/Halifax)
VEWD VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE IS A 3-DAY LIVE EVENT WITH PARTICIPATION FROM THE WORLD’S LEADING CONNECTED DEVICE PROVIDERS AND CONTENT OWNERS WITH STATE OF THE INDUSTRY PRESENTATIONS, ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS, AND CUSTOMER SUCCESS STORIES FEATURING OMDIA, DATAXIS, VIRGIN MEDIA, VODAFONE SPAIN, ZEE5, TUBI, TP VISION AND MANY MORE.
In partnership with leading research firms Omdia, Dataxis, 43Twenty and Ampere Analysis, Vewd has curated an unparalleled virtual event, providing over 20 pieces of content featuring:
3 live dynamic roundtable discussions with industry luminaries;
3 in-depth live State of the Industry presentations;
3 provocative Vewd Talks;
3 forward-thinking Thought Leadership topics;
9 Vewd Product Sheets;
6 compelling Customer Success Stories and much more

HbbTV Webinar "Testing and Certification" with Dr Bob Campbell and Nguyen Thi Thanh Van
2020-09-10 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Halifax)
The webinar focuses on the HbbTV Association’s core mission of testing and certification of devices and apps to ensure compliance with the specifications. The session covers HbbTV tools such as the Test Suite, Reference App and DASH Validator as well as certification and testing approaches in different countries and practical information about device and apps testing.
The presentation is held by Dr Bob Campbell, Eurofins Digital Testing, and Nguyen Thi Thanh Van, Samsung R&D Institute. It is followed by a Q&A session.
Dr Bob Campbell is Director of Engineering at 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 is also responsible for Eurofins’ participation in a wide range of standards bodies and is the company’s representative at the HbbTV Association Steering Group, CTA WAVE, ATSC and a number of other organisations. Prior to joining Eurofins, Bob worked in a variety of industries including at IBM and Siemens Rail and holds a PhD from Bristol University.
Nguyen Thi Thanh Van is Head of TV Interactive Middleware Development at Samsung R&D Institute. Van joined Samsung in 2007 and was responsible for cooperation with regulators and standards bodies on digital media regulation and standardization in CEE and Africa until 2014. In her current capacity, she is leading an Interactive MW development team. Van has been involved with HbbTV Testing Group since 2011, where she was a Group Vice-Chair from 2013 to 2018 and a Group Chair since 2018. Van has been multiply awarded for innovation at Samsung and a winner of an award for the Best Individual Contribution to the HbbTV Association in 2017.
Moderator: Dr Jörn Krieger, Freelance Journalist
A recording of the 1-hour webinar is available on our YouTube channel. The presentations can be downloaded as PDF documents here (Bob) and here (Van).

BroadcastAsia 2020
2020-09-29 - 2020-10-01 | Marina Bay, Singapore
Postponed to 29. September – 1. October 2020

As Asia’s must attend international event that attract the media, entertainment and technology professionals, BroadcastAsia is where content are created, innovations explored and networks established. The show, together with CommunicAsia and NXTAsia, form ConnecTechAsia – Asia’s mega technology platform for ICT, broadcast and enterprise technology and services.

HbbTV Webinar: Application Discovery over Broadband (ADB) Phase 2
2020-10-21 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Halifax)
The webinar focuses on the HbbTV specification for phase 2 of application discovery over broadband (ADB2). The feature enables viewers to access HbbTV services even when they are blocked, for example through non-compliant set-top boxes. The agenda includes the motivation behind ADB2, technical details, implementation examples, local market reports and future use cases such as targeted advertising.

Presenters:
Joe Winograd is the Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Verance Corporation and has directed the company’s development of watermark technologies and solutions since 1995. He led Verance’s efforts to establish the company’s technology as the industry standard for movies, television, and music and has guided its deployment in hundreds of millions of consumer electronics and entertainment products. Joe represents the company in multiple standards bodies and industry consortia and has been a featured presenter at numerous industry events.
Klaus Merkel is Senior Engineer at German broadcast technology institute IRT. Since 1995 Klaus has been engaged in various working groups in the definition and market introduction of open and interoperable platforms for digital interactive television. With various standardisation activities being an important part of this work, he was deeply involved in the launching phase of the HbbTV initiative in 2009. Klaus coordinates IRT’s activities related to HbbTV and actively contributes to the further development of the standard and its practical application in operational market environments.
Additional speakers:
Jason Patton, Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Verance Corporation
Frank Visser, Programme Manager, Innovation, Media Perspectives
Erik Vold, Engineer, NRK/NorDig
Matt Poole, PMO of the HbbTV Steering Group and Chair of the DVB Targeted Advertising Working Group
Moderator:
Jörn Krieger, Freelance Journalist
A recording of the 1-hour webinar is available on our YouTube channel. The presentation is available for download as a PDF document.

Medientage München digital 2020, Munich
2020-10-24 10:00 - 2020-10-30 16:00 (America/Halifax)
The 34. Medientage München are organized this year as a seven days digital conference,

CABSAT 2020, Dubai
2020-10-26 - 2020-10-28 | Dubai World Trade Centre
Esports, 5G streaming, 8K cameras, satellite innovations and many more of the biggest breakthroughs in broadcast, media, satellite and film! Join the full content journey, from ideation to production to distribution at CABSAT.

Avenir de la TNT
2020-11-13 08:00 - 18:00 (America/Halifax) | MAISON DE LA CHIMIE – PARIS, Paris, France
The future of digital terrestrial broadcasting (DTT) is the focus of the conference Avenir de la TNT in Paris on November 13. Vincent Grivet, HbbTV Chair, will be a key speaker, explaining how #HbbTV can modernise and enhance DTT. Details and registration: https://colloquetnt.com

HbbTV Webinar: What's new in the HbbTV Specification: "HbbTV 2.0.3 Explained"
2020-11-23 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Halifax)
The webinar focuses on the latest revision of the HbbTV specification, version 2.0.3, which has recently been released by the HbbTV Association.
Agenda items:
– Fixing issues with HbbTV 2.0.1 and 2.0.2
– Updating features & technologies inherited from HbbTV 2.0.1 and 2.0.2
– Spring cleaning of unused features
– Q&A
The presentation is held by Jon Piesing (TP Vision), Vice-Chair of the HbbTV Association.
Presenter:
Jon 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 TVs for Europe and a number of other territories. He has previously held senior positions related to standardisation in several different units of Philips.
Moderator:
Dr Jörn Krieger, Freelance Journalist
A recording of the 1-hour webinar is available on our YouTube channel. The presentation is available for download as a PDF document.

HbbTV Webinar: Interactive TV services and innovative use cases
2020-12-03 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Halifax)
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.
Presenters:
Massimiliano Pessina, Responsible for the Technology Area of the Business Digital Department – RTI (Mediaset Group)
The 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.
Oliver Botti, Strategic Marketing and Innovation Executive Director – Fincons Group
After 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.
Greg Jarvis, Executive Vice President and General Manager – Fincons.US
Greg 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.
Moderator:
Dr Jörn Krieger, Freelance Journalist
A 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

HbbTV Webinar: Lessons learnt and challenges ahead in LOVEStv
2021-01-19 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Halifax)
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.
Presenter:
Xavi Redon, Senior Product Manager, Product Strategy and Innovation Direction, Cellnex Telecom; Steering Group member and Treasurer, HbbTV Association; Associate Professor, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Xavi 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.
Xavi 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.
Moderator:
Dr Jörn Krieger, Freelance Journalist
A recording of the 1-hour webinar is available on our YouTube channel. The presentation is available for download as a PDF document.

DVB and HbbTV Technologies in TV Systems
2021-02-24 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Halifax)
The webinar, jointly hosted by the DVB Project and the HbbTV Association, focuses on the coexistence of DVB and HbbTV technologies in TV systems, both now and in future developments.
Key topics:
The most relevant DVB technologies for HbbTV:

Content delivery technologies overview (DVB-T/S/C/I)
DVB-I, DVB-TA and TA with DVB-I
A glance to the future: DVB-I on 5G

HbbTV technologies:

The importance of the liaison with the DVB for the TV system (coexistence, completeness, integration of services)
How HbbTV defines and maintains its own technology
What’s next on the radar?

The presentation is followed by a Q&A session.
Presenters:
Peter MacAvock (Head of Delivery, Platforms and Services, EBU Technology and Development, DVB Chairman)
Peter Lanigan (Senior Manager, Standardisation, TP Vision)
Peter MacAvock is Head of Delivery, Platforms and Services, EBU Technology and Development, and DVB Chairman. At the EBU, he heads the team responsible for innovation projects relating to delivery technologies, spectrum management and software platforms. Among other things, he is responsible for spectrum matters and high-level projects related to Hybrid Radio and Television including HbbTV, DVB, RadioDNS and others. In July 2016, he was elected Chairman of the DVB Project, and retains a role as co-chair of the HbbTV Requirements Group. He is an Irish national living and working in Switzerland.
Peter Lanigan works in various standards bodies and other industry associations on behalf of TP Vision, the manufacturer of Philips TVs for Europe and a number of other territories. Topics covered include broadcast and IP technologies, smart TV, advanced picture quality, content security, and national and European regulation. He sits on the Board of CI Plus LLP and chairs the DVB CM-I group, which manages the commercial requirements for the new DVB-I standard for linear TV delivery over IP networks.
Moderator:
Dr Jörn Krieger, Freelance Journalist
A recording of the 1-hour webinar is available on our YouTube channel. The presentations are available for download as PDF documents: Peter Lanigan and Peter MacAvock

EBU BROADTHINKING 2021
2021-03-23 10:00 - 2021-03-24 18:30 (America/Halifax)
BroadThinking is the online event for online video specialists. The 2021 programme will provide a full overview of all relevant technical innovations with regard to their applicability in PSM’s online video services.
EBU BroadThinking 2021 is a two-day online event covering topics that are relevant to video specialists who are working on broadcasters’ online services. The event provides a mix of EBU Members’ experience and industry specialists sharing relevant insights. The programme intends to provide a full overview of all relevant technical and delivery related topics. The first day focusses on applications and platforms, whilst the second day concentrates more on convergence and delivery.
Session 5 on Tuesday March 23 (14:25pm – 15:45pm) with three presentations is focusses on HbbTV:

The state of art of HbbTV services
What can DVB-I add to HbbTV: a first implementation
Zattoo’s implementation of HbbTV on AndroidTV

HbbTV Webinar: OpApp as a virtual STB – Less work and more power than you think
2021-03-23 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Halifax)
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.
Key topics:
Main features of the OpApp specification
What’s in the pipeline for OpApp version 2
Benefits for the different stakeholders
How to get started with OpApps
How to deploy an Operator App
Converting an OTT app to an HbbTV OpApp
How does an OpApp look in practice?
OpApps and regular HbbTV apps
OpApp: A win-win for operators, content vendors, device manufacturer and consumers

Presenters:
Rachel Mischke (Product Consultant / PO Smart TV, Zattoo)
Pavel Verkhovskyi (Engineering Director, Zattoo)
Teun van der Veen (Senior Consultant, TNO)
Martin Fähnrich (Manager, Standardisation, Panasonic Business Support Europe)

Moderator:
Dr Jörn Krieger, Freelance Journalist
A 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.

HbbTV and DVB Webinar Mini-Series: Using Targeted Advertising on Broadcast Television (Part 1)
2021-04-13 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Halifax)
Part 1: The Targeted Advertising opportunity for free-to-air broadcasters
Targeted 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.
The new suite of complementary specifications from the DVB Project and the HbbTV Association are market-ready, bringing the benefits of a standards-based approach.
This 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.

Agenda & Presenters
Moderators: Jörn Krieger (HbbTV Association) with Emily Dubs (DVB Project)
Introduction
Sebastian Busse, Director Addressable TV International, smartclip

What is TA in the context of linear broadcast?
Leveraging data for targeting, re-targeting and campaign analysis
Proprietary vs standards-based approaches

Use cases and experiences
Arturo Larrainzar, Head of Strategy, Atresmedia

Silvia Broggi, International Marketing & MarTech Director, Publitalia ‘80

Implementation challenges
Early results

Q&A

You have an opportunity to post questions for all of our speakers

A recording of the 1-hour webinar is available on YouTube. The presentations are available for download as PDF documents: Sebastian, Arturo and Silvia

HbbTV and DVB Webinar Mini-Series: Using Targeted Advertising on Broadcast Television (Part 2)
2021-04-28 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Halifax)
Targeted 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.
The new suite of complementary specifications from the DVB Project and the HbbTV Association are market-ready, bringing the benefits of a standards-based approach.
This 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.

Part 2: Implementing standards-based Targeted Advertising
Moderators: Emily Dubs (DVB Project) with Jörn Krieger (HbbTV Association)
Agenda & Presenters
The TA standards, end-to-end
Dror Mangel, Senior Product Manager, Viaccess-Orca
Nicolas Guyot, AdsReach Product Manager, ENENSYS Technologies

What are the different components of a Targeted Advertising solution from headend to receiver?
Where do the DVB and HbbTV TA standards map onto those components?
Overview of the French scenario for TA on DTT

Shifting to a standards-based approach in Italy
Angelo Pettazzi, Senior Strategic Marketing Manager, Mediaset

How has Mediaset prepared for the deployment of standards-based TA in Italy?

Looking forwards
Joe Winograd, Chief Technology Officer, Verance

What advantages will watermarking bring for TA implementers?
Other TA technology advances on the horizon

DVB-TA & DVB-I
Rufael Mekuria, Head of Research & Standardization, Unified Streaming

Extending TA for DVB-I and DVB-DASH
Cooperation with SCTE

Reducing fragmentation
Pascal Jezequel, Global Solutions Architect, Harmonic

Taking steps towards improving interoperability between the new TA solutions for DTT and already deployed (and still standards-based) solutions on STBs, IPTV, OTT, etc.
A future holistic vision

Q&A

You have an opportunity to post questions for all of our speakers

A recording of the 1-hour webinar is available on YouTube. The presentations are available for download as PDF documents: Nicolas & Dror, Angelo, Joe, Pascal and Rufael.

HbbTV Webinar: HbbTV and SALTO: Insights from the French market
2021-05-11 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Halifax)
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.
Presenter
Thomas Follin, Managing Director, SALTO
Speakers
Franck Vêtu, Technical Leader, SALTO
Vincent Grivet, Chair, HbbTV Association
Agenda
– Overview of French TV and VOD market
– SALTO: History, product proposal and results to date
– The SALTO HbbTV application with a live demo
– Using HbbTV at SALTO: lessons learned and areas for improvements
The presentation is followed by a Q&A session.
Presenter:
Thomas 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.
Thomas 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.
Thomas 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.
Moderator:
Jörn Krieger, Freelance Journalist
A 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.

HbbTV Symposium and Awards Premiere
2021-05-27 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Halifax)
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.
Agenda

14:00 CEST
Welcome introduction
Jörn Krieger
Moderator

14:05 CEST
2021 Events
Thomas Follin, SALTO
Managing Director
Vincent Grivet
HbbTV Chair

14:20 CEST
HbbTV in Europe
Paul Gray, Omdia
Research Director

14:30 CEST
Round Table
Jan Müller, Dolby
Serge Bidault, Fincons
Pedro Valiente, Kineton
Stefano Braghieri, RTI Mediaset
Frode Hernes, Vewd

14:50 CEST
Final Speech
Vincent Grivet
HbbTV Chair

A recording of the 1-hour session is available on YouTube. The presentation by Paul Gray, Omdia, can be downloaded as a PDF document.

ANGA COM 2021, Cologne
2021-06-08 09:00 - 2021-06-10 18:00 (America/Halifax) | KOELNMESSE, Messeplatz 1, Cologne, 50679, Germany
ANGA COM is Europe’s leading business platform for broadband operators and content providers. The next show date is 12 to 14 May 2020 in Cologne (Germany)

HbbTV June Webinar - NextGen TV: What’s on in the US
2021-06-16 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Halifax)
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.
Presentation
Madeleine Noland, President, ATSC
Round Table
Sam Matheny, CTO, NAB
Mike Kralec, Vice President Technical Operations and Deputy CTO, Sinclair Television Group
Francesco Moretti, Group Deputy CEO and CEO International, Fincons Group
Oliver Botti, Strategic Marketing and Innovation Executive Director, Fincons Group
Speakers’ Biographies
https://www.hbbtv.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Speakers-NextGen-TV-Whats-on-in-the-US.pdf
The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session.
Moderator
Jörn Krieger, Freelance Journalist
A 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.

HbbTV July Webinar: HbbTV solutions for small and local broadcasters
2021-07-20 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Halifax)
Following sessions with Europe’s major broadcasters and platform operators, the HbbTV webinar series will focus on HbbTV solutions and services for small and local broadcasters. Their special requirements, for example in viewer ratings and analysis, are reflected in HbbTV-based audience measurement solutions enabling live monitoring of viewer figures and advertising reach. We will also look at best use cases of HbbTV apps and the advantages offered by the open standard.
Presenters
Rainer Biehn, Technical Manager, Deputy Managing Director, bmt
Veit Olischläger, Head of Technology, Media Business & Public Relations, BLM
Pasquale Marinaro, Technical Manager, Kineton
Fabrizio Bocci, CTO, RTV38
Massimo Pavan, Marketing Manager, Head of Special Projects, Sportitalia
Moderator
Jörn Krieger, Freelance Journalist
Presenters’ Biographies
Rainer Biehn has been employed at bmt since 1995, responsible for the coordination and implementation of technical projects and products including DVB playout.
Veit Olischläger has been Head of Technology, Media Business and Public Relations at BLM since 2020, joining the Bavarian media authority from bmt.
Pasquale Marinaro has been involved in the development and design of web and media applications since 2010. At Kineton, he has worked on projects using technologies and standards including HbbTV, DVB-I, Sky Q, Roku and RDK.
Fabrizio Bocci has been heading RTV38’s technological strategies with particular attention to new technologies for TV and audio/video production for 30 years.
Massimo Pavan has been employed at Sportitalia since 2014. He has experience in TV marketing, journalism and the digital world, having previously worked at Condé Nast, Sole 24 Ore, Mondadori and Sisal Group.
A recording of the 1-hour webinar is available on our YouTube channel. The presentations can be downloaded as PDF documents: Rainer & Veit, Massimo.

HbbTV Symposium - Digital Experience
2021-09-09 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Halifax)
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.
Agenda
15:00 Welcome introduction
Jörn Krieger
Moderator
15:05 HbbTV Symposium and Awards in Paris
Emmanuelle Coulon, Salto
15:10 Round Table
Yiannis Vougiouklakis, ERT
Luca De Bartolo, Tivù
Stanislas Leridon, Dotscreen
15.40 Conformance Regimes in Europe
Thi Thanh Van Nguyen
Testing Group, HbbTV Association
15.50 Final Speech
Vincent Grivet
HbbTV Chair
Please register at https://www.hbbtv2021.org.

Accessibility solutions with HbbTV
2021-09-21 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Halifax)
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.
Presenters
Olivia May, Head of Product Development, Freeview Play
Klaus Merkel, Senior Engineer, Distribution, rbb
Nigel Moore, Senior Manager, TV Engineering, Sony Europe
Agenda
• Freeview Play HbbTV Accessible TV Guide: use case examples, experiences, future plans
• Examples of how HbbTV can be used today to provide accessibility features
• The EBU guideline for access services with HbbTV
• Improvements in future specification updates
• Q&A
Moderator
Jörn Krieger, Freelance Journalist
Presenters’ Biographies
Olivia 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.
Klaus 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.
Nigel 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.
Replay
A recording of the 1-hour webinar is available on our YouTube channel.
PDF presentation downloads
Olivia May, Freeview Play (Digital UK)
Klaus Merkel, rbb
Nigel More, Sony Europe

HbbTV Demo Live #1
2021-09-28 15:00 - 15:30 (America/Halifax)
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.
Youtube Video available here

Extending the Reach of HbbTV TA to Set-top Box Markets
2021-10-19 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Halifax)
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.
Presenters
Frank Heineberg, Senior Manager, Distribution, RTL/CBC
Jon Piesing, Director Standardisation, TP Vision
Joe Winograd, CTO, Verance
Klaus Merkel, Senior Engineer, Distribution, rbb/ARD
Moderator
Jörn Krieger, Freelance Journalist
Presenters’ Biographies
Frank 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.
Jon 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.
Joe 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.
Klaus 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.
A recording of the 1-hour webinar is available on our YouTube channel. The presentations can be downloaded as PDF documents: Frank, Jon, Joe, Klaus
