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ANGA COM 2022
2022-05-10 - 2022-05-12 | Cologne Fairground
ANGA COM is Europe’s leading business platform for Broadband, Television and Online. It brings together network operators, vendors and content providers on all issues of broadband and media distribution. The next show date is 10 to 12 May 2022 in Cologne/Germany.
ANGA COM’s key topics include: Gigabit Networks, FTTX, 5G, OTT, AppTV, Cloud TV, Video Streaming, Smart City and Smart Home. Most recently, ANGA COM counted more than 500 exhibitors from 35 countries and 20,000 participants from 83 countries.
Among the largest exhibitors were telecom vendors such as Appear, AVM, Casa Systems, Cisco, CommScope, HUBER+SUHNER, Synamedia and Teleste. The speaker line-up of the conference programme with 2,400 participants included C-level representatives of Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone, Tele2, Sunrise, TDC, freenet, Eutelsat, ProSiebenSat.1, RTL Television and Discovery.

Deploying new developments in DASH - hardware-based DRM, multiple Periods and more
2022-06-13 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Halifax)
Recent developments relating to DASH include US content provider requirements to use hardware-based DRM such as Play Ready SL3000 and server-side ad insertion, which in turn may result in DASH content with multiple Periods rather than just one Period throughout as is most current practice.
Three organisations that have been working on these topics in the context of HbbTV share their experiences. This includes the HbbTV Association DASH-DRM reference app (developed by Sofia Digital), the DASH-IF dash.js player (developed by Fraunhofer FOKUS) and work in the context of the UK Freeview Play platform.
Agenda
• MSE based media playback on HbbTV using dash.js (Fraunhofer FOKUS)
o Latest dash.js developments and features
o Multi-Period DASH and DRM in dash.js
o dash.js on HbbTV
• HbbTV DASH DRM Reference App (Sofia Digital)
o Latest Application features
o Usage statistics and test results
o Future plans and how to participate
o Very short demo
• Significance of SL3000 and experiences in testing it (Digital UK)
o The drive to use PlayReady SL3000 protection. The intended Content Provider use case(s).
o Proof of concept work findings
o Testing devices and working with the device manufacturers / suppliers
o (very) Brief overview of additional DASH stream features / standards of interest (to Digital UK)
• Q&A
Presenters
Daniel Silhavy, Scientist and Project Manager, Fraunhofer FOKUS
Louay Bassbouss, Scientist and Senior Project Manager R&D, Fraunhofer FOKUS
Juha Joki, Director, Broadcast and Testing, Sofia Digital
Mark Riley, Video Streaming Architect, Digital UK
Moderator
Jörn Krieger, Freelance Journalist
Presenters’ bios
Daniel Silhavy: Scientist and project manager at Fraunhofer FOKUS. He is also the lead developer of the dash.js project and the development coordinator for the 5G-MAG Reference Tools. His main area of expertise includes adaptive bitrate (ABR) streaming focusing on MPEG-DASH, Digital Rights Management (DRM), 5G media streaming and video-encoding. Daniel is actively contributing to standardisation work done in DASH-IF and CTA-WAVE.
Louay Bassbouss: 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. Louay also teaches at the Technical University of Berlin (TU Berlin) in the field of Open Distributed Systems and Advanced Web Technologies.
Juha Joki has many years’ experience in DVB and HbbTV technologies. Currently he is in charge of DVB Broadcast products and testing and certification services for DVB, HbbTV and Smart TV apps and solutions at Sofia Digital.
Mark Riley: Video Streaming Architect at Digital UK. 30 years experience as part of the audio/video streaming industry. Software development background, specialising in audio/video driver development, now focusing more on content playback for embedded consumer devices and the implications for the end-to-end architecture. Worked for many UK based companies including NDS, Canal+, Pace, YouView, Sky etc. Currently, working as part of the Digital UK tech team, focusing on prototyping, specifying, testing and debugging DASH and DRM features for and with the various TV manufacturers and content providers, e.g. BBC, ITV, CH4, CH5, UKTV etc.
A recording of the 1-hour webinar is available on our YouTube channel. The presentations can be downloaded as PDF documents here: Daniel Silhavy & Louay Bassbouss, Juha Joki, Mark Riley

FOKUS Media Web Symposium
2022-06-21 - 2022-06-22
Since 2010, the FOKUS Media Web Symposium has developed into an expert meeting for media tech professionals, welcoming year by year around 200+ participants from all over the globe. The conference, tutorials and workshops cover deep insights in internet delivered media and discuss the newest developments in web media technologies. In between, coffee breaks and lunch offer the opportunity to network and to see the demos and exhibits of Fraunhofer FOKUS and MWS event partners.
The symposium will consist of interactive discussions and deep dives on several enabler technologies including:

Artificial Intelligence for Media: AI-based-Encoding, content analytics and metadata, AI based media solutions, content provenance and authenticity
Advanced Streaming Technologies: DASH, HLS, SAND, LL Streaming, HbbTV, Media Delivery in 5G+, Video Player Tech, DRM, Quality of Experience
Media Applications and Services: Addressable TV, Dynamic Ad Insertion/Substitution, Audience Measurement, Monetization, audiovisual conferencing

The full programme can be found here. Please register here to take part in the event.

UHD Plugfest by DTG and Deutsche TV Plattform
2022-06-28 08:00 - 2022-06-30 17:00 (America/Halifax)
The Digital TV Group (DTG) and Deutsche TV-Plattform (DTVP) are delighted to announce that our joint UHD Plugfest is back after a two-year Covid hiatus!
Registration is now open for our 12th UHD Plugfest, which will take place in London from June 28-30 this year.
Building on the success of our previous Plugfests in London and Berlin, this event provides a fantastic, controlled platform for all participants to work towards interoperability in providing excellent user experience.
The three-day event will cover HDMI/HDCP, USB, HDR, HFR, 4K/8K video content including NGA, and HbbTV, and is open to all relevant technical teams interested in testing their products/software/content from an interoperability perspective, including:

TV, STB & AVR manufacturers
Streaming device providers
TV platform operators
Audio-Video content providers
Audio-Video encoders
Test equipment providers
TV application developers
Industry associations

More details on the Plugfest coverage and test schedule will follow later, but registration is open now! For registration simply fill in the short form available at https://dtg.org.uk/2022/04/13/dtg-hosts-12th-uhd-plugfest/.
Free for all DTG & DTVP members. Nominal fee applicable for non-members.

HbbTV Symposium Digital Experience
2022-06-28 15:00 - 15:45 (America/Halifax)
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.
The 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.
Speakers
Angelo Pettazzi, HbbTV Association
Iva Dohnálková, AKTV
Paul Gray, Omdia
Aniello Saulino, Kineton
Raj Patel, Yotta Media Labs
Fabio Guarnaccia, Mediaset
Vincent Grivet, HbbTV Association
Moderator
Jörn Krieger
Replay
The recording of the live session is available here.
PDF presentation downloads
Angelo Pettazzi, HbbTV Association
Paul Gray, Omdia
Aniello Saulino, Kineton

HbbTV developments in Italy
2022-07-19 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Halifax)
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.
Agenda
– RTL 102.5 PLAY on connected TVs
– Adding a video layer to radio (radiovisione)
– DVB-T and DVB-S radio via HbbTV to smart TVs
– History of the HbbTV adoption in Italy
– HbbTV application development and examples
– Targeted Advertising and monetisation via HbbTV
– Q&A
Presenters
Eugenio La Teana, Head of Innovation, RTL 102.5
Annamaria Spera, Head of Media TV, Kineton
Marco Trentin, Co-Founder, Broadbandy
Moderator
Jörn Krieger, Freelance Journalist
Speakers’ bios
Graduated 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.
Eugenio 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.
Replay
The recording of the live session is available here.
PDF presentation downloads
Eugenio La Teana, RTL 102.5
Annamaria Spera, Kineton
Marco Trentin, Broadbandy

HbbTV Symposium and Awards Premiere
2022-09-28 15:00 - 15:45 (America/Halifax)
The HbbTV Symposium Premiere 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 Prague
Iva DOHNALKOVA, AKTV
Julian CLOVER, Broadband TV News
Angelo PETTAZZI, HbbTV Association
15:15 HbbTV 2022 Premiere – Round Table
KINETON
YOTTA MEDIA
MAINSTREAMING
15:30 Final Speech
Vincent Grivet
HbbTV Chair
Watch the webinar recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XLfNsk_Cms

HbbTV Demo Live
2022-10-13 15:00 - 15:30 (America/Halifax)
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.
Presenters:
Pasquale Marinaro – Kineton
Mathieu Ghariani – Netgem
Daniele Novaga – Tivù
Juha Joki – Sofia Digital
Philippe Loussararian – Ateme
Moderator:
Jörn Krieger
Watch the recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVvToPqZJ3s

Media Cybersecurity Seminar 2022
2022-10-18 09:00 - 2022-10-19 17:00 (America/Halifax) | EBU, Le Grand-Saconnex, Switzerland
The annual EBU Media Cybersecurity Seminar is the only industry event focusing on cybersecurity for media in general and public service media in particular. It assembles a line-up of leading security experts for an exchange on current cybersecurity risks and trends, latest technologies and best practices to mitigate those risks in the media industry.

HbbTV Demo Live #2
2022-11-03 15:00 - 15:45 (America/Halifax)
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,
Presenters:
Fabio Guarnaccia – Mediaset
Shira Leffel – Smartclip
Stanislas Leridon – Dotscreen
Guillaume Lorillard – Wiztivi
Moritz Wuttke – Konodrac
Raj Patel – Yotta
Moderator:
Dr Jörn Krieger
The recording is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VowD-dYGfJQ.

10th HbbTV Symposium and Awards 2022 in Prague (November 9-10)
2022-11-09 - 2022-11-10

Avenir de la TNT
2022-11-15 | Maison de L’Arisanant, 12, Avenue Marceau, 75008 Paris
Un second colloque pour passer à l’action !

En 2021, la loi a prévu le principe de la modernisation de la plateforme TNT.
Il faut, maintenant, la mettre en oeuvre.
L’objectif de ce colloque est de mobiliser les acteurs du secteur : pouvoirs publics, chaînes, fabricants de téléviseurs, opérateurs de diffusion, antennistes, bailleurs sociaux, syndics de copropriétés, grande distribution…
Mettre en avant tout l’intérêt de la plateforme TNT. Premier mode de réception en France, elle couvre 97 % de la population, 68 % des foyers l’utilisent (enquête IFOP – mai 2018), elle est gratuite, libre d’accès, assise sur une technologie à la fois résiliente et robuste qui ne risque pas la saturation, peu importe le nombre de personnes “reliées” aux émetteurs.

HbbTV and Gaming
2022-12-12 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Halifax)
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.
Presenters
George Jijiashvili, Principal Analyst, Games, Omdia
Aniello Saulino, Head of Development, Media Applications, Kineton
Timuçin Bilgör, President, BUBA Ventures/Digitiwise
Moderator
Jörn Krieger, Freelance Journalist
Speakers’ bios
George 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.
Passionate 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.
Timuçin 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.
Replay
The recording of the live session is available here.
PDF presentation downloads
George Jijiashvili, Omdia
Aniello Saulino, Kineton
Timuçin Bilgör, BUBA Ventures/Digitiwise

36th HbbTV Interoperability Workshop, London, February 27–28, 2023
2023-02-27 - 2023-02-28 | DTG, 5th Floor, 89 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7TP, United Kingdom
Following the successful event in February 2020, the Digital TV Group (DTG) is delighted to host the next HbbTV Interoperability Workshop (‘Plugfest’) in February this year. This event will once again bring together HbbTV application developers and manufacturers from the UK and Europe to drive interoperability across all applications and devices.
The HbbTV Plugfest is a two-day event open to everyone interested in HbbTV interoperability, including DTG & HbbTV members and non-members.
Date: Monday 27th February and Tuesday 28th February 2023
Venue: DTG, 5th Floor, 89 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7TP, UK
Who: Free for all DTG & HbbTV members. Nominal fee applicable for non-members.
The Plugfest forms part of a week-long series of events, hosted by the DTG, focused on HbbTV conformance, including a pre-release HbbTV Test Event and HbbTV Testing Group meeting which are open for HbbTV members only from Wednesday 1st March to Friday 3rd March 2023.
The Test Event will be a hybrid event with an opportunity for manufacturers to execute tests on their devices at our offices or remotely and log those executions as part of the evidence required to approve test cases for the v2023-1 release.
Representatives of Test Material Providers will attend or be available to discuss problems found either with the test material or implementations.
Register here: https://dtg.org.uk/2023/01/10/2023-hbbtv-plugfest-announced/

Webinar: The WAVE Test Environment for HbbTV and ATSC
2023-03-06 15:00 - 16:00 (Europe/Berlin)
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.
Agenda
Introduction
Bob Campbell, Director of Engineering, Resillion, Chair, Improving Interoperability Task Force, HbbTV Association
The relevance to HbbTV
Jon Piesing, Director Standardisation, TP Vision, Vice-Chair, HbbTV Association
WMAS testing
Louay Bassbouss, Scientist and Senior Project Manager R&D, Fraunhofer FOKUS
DPCTF & Observation Framework device testing
Yan Jiang, Senior Software Engineer, Resillion
Implementation in the context of HbbTV testing
Yan Jiang & Bob Campbell, Resillion
Q&A
Moderator
Jörn Krieger, Freelance Journalist
Speakers’ bios

Dr 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.
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 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.
Dr 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.
Yan 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.
Replay
The recording of the live session is available here.
PDF presentation downloads
Jon Piesing, TP Vision, HbbTV Association
Dr Louay Bassbouss, Fraunhofer FOKUS
Yan Jiang, Resillion

Connected TV World Summit 2023
2023-03-21 - 2023-03-22 | Convene 22 Bishopsgate, 22 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ, United Kingdom
Connected TV World Summit, the thought-leadership event dedicated to the future of pay-TV, broadcasting and streaming, will return to London, UK on March 21-22, 2023.
The HbbTV Association is an official partner of the event. The conference programme will include a speech by HbbTV Chairman Vincent Grivet.
The Connected TV World Summit with major market players in pay-TV, broadcasting, streaming, studios, and TV tech will take place in its new home, Convene 22 Bishopsgate, a new event space in London’s second-tallest building in the heart of the city.
You can expect new thinking and best practice with global relevance. 2023 will be a stand-out year for the thriving D2C, SVOD, AVOD, Connected TV, FAST, streaming content, sports streaming and premium video adtech markets.
Discussions will include:
– The raison d’être for pay-TV when viewers can see their favourite pay channel content via a D2C app.
– The purpose of FTA aggregators now streaming apps deliver a first-class experience in free homes.
– How the fight for attention influences where content will be made available.
– Sustainable growth and profit strategies after a decade of revolution and experimentation.
– How the TV industry decarbonises and ends the process as large and profitable as when it began.
– Near-term revenue wins, like addressable TV, and virgin markets (like the driverless car).
More details on the Connected TV World Summit 2023 are available here including the list of speakers and the key topics. Please register at https://www.adwantedevents.com/connectedtvsummit/register.

ANGA COM 2023
2023-05-23 - 2023-05-25 | Cologne Fairground
ANGA COM is Europe’s leading business platform for Broadband, Television and Online. It brings together network operators, vendors and content providers on all issues of broadband and media distribution. The next show date is 23 to 25 May 2023 in Cologne/Germany.
ANGA COM’s key topics include Gigabit Networks, FTTX, 5G, OTT, AppTV, Cloud TV, Video Streaming, Smart City and Smart Home. The last ANGA COM counted 390 exhibitors from 33 countries and more than 18,000 participants from 82 countries.
Among the largest exhibitors are telecom vendors such as Amadys, Astra, AVM, Casa Systems, CommScope, GM Plast, HUBER+SUHNER, Opternus, Teleste and WISI. The speaker line-up of the conference programme includes C-level representatives of Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone, Telefónica, Deutsche Glasfaser, PYUR, TDC, freenet, NetCologne, M-net, ProSiebenSat.1, RTL Television, Discovery, DAZN and Sky.

10th FOKUS Media Web Symposium
2023-06-13 - 2023-06-14 | Fraunhofer FOKUS, Kaiserin-Augusta-Allee 31, Berlin, 10589, Germany
The FOKUS Media Web Symposium (MWS) is an annual international conference organised by Fraunhofer FOKUS, hosting 200+ participants from all over the world. Focusing on Internet-based media delivery, the MWS covers technical aspects (in workshops and tutorials on day one) as well as trends and business-related aspects (in conference on day two).
The 10th FOKUS Media Web Symposium will focus on the following topics:

Advanced Streaming Technologies:
DASH, HLS, SAND, Low Latency Streaming, Content Steering, Media Delivery in 5G/6G, HbbTV, Video Player Tech, DRM, Quality of Experience, Edge and Cloud processing, Remote Rendering
Artificial Intelligence for Media:
AI-based-Media-Encoding, Streaming Analytics, Content Analytics and Metadata, AI based Media Solutions, Content Provenance and Authenticity
Media Applications and Services:
Metaverse, Addressable TV, Dynamic Ad Insertion/Substitution, Audience Measurement, Programmatic Advertisement, Holo Conferencing, XR

Co-hosted Events
– dash.js face to face meeting, June 12, 2023
– Berlin Video Meetup, June 14, 2023
– DASH-IF meeting, June 15-16, 2023
– W3C meeting (in preparation)
Further details can be found at https://www.fokus.fraunhofer.de/go/mws.

13th DTVP & DTG Plugfest and HbbTV Testing Event in Berlin
2023-06-26 - 2023-06-30
Deutsche TV-Plattform is continuing its successful Plugfest series in cooperation with DTG UK in 2023. The 13th edition will take place from June 26 to 28 in Berlin at Fraunhofer FOKUS. Following the Plugfest, an additional HbbTV Testing Event of the HbbTV Association (HbbTV Testing Group) will take place at the same venue (June 28 to 30).
The focus of the Plugfest this time is on HbbTV, streaming, immersive audio and DVB-I, as well as traditionally on UHD-HDR tests (HDMI). As always, it is aimed at device manufacturers, broadcasters, technology providers, platform operators, research and development institutions and standardisation bodies.
More details and a registration form are available at https://tv-plattform.de/plugfest/.

13th HbbTV Association General Assembly (Members only)
2023-07-10 12:00 - 17:30 (Europe/Paris) | Eutelsat, 32 Bd Gallieni, Issy-les-Moulineaux Paris, 92130, France
The HbbTV Association’s 13th General Assembly will take place on Monday, July 10, 2023 in Paris, France.
Lunch: 12:00-13:30 CEST
Meeting: 13:30-17:30 CEST
Location: EUTELSAT Paris: 32 Bd Gallieni, 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux Paris
HbbTV members can download the agenda as a PDF document at https://member.www.hbbtv.org/wg/All_Members/document/7078.
Please use the following registration link to take part in the 13th HbbTV General Assembly, indicating whether you will be attending in person or remotely: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/347824337895840604
Note: The General Assembly is open only to HbbTV members, both regarding in-person and remote attendance.
A list of recommended hotels near the venue (Eutelsat’s offices in Paris) and information about parking and public transportation will be circulated soon.
Please contact us at admin@hbbtv.org if you have any questions.

Webinar: HbbTV in DVB-I environments
2023-07-27 15:00 - 16:00 (Europe/Berlin)
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.
Speakers / Agenda
Remo Vogel, rbb / ARD Germany, Business Development and Distribution Strategy
– Status of German DVB-I Pilot
– Role and usage of HbbTV within the pilot
– Implementing features client-side native vs. HbbTV
Stefano Braghieri, RTI-Mediaset Italy, Innovation/Technical Research Department
– Is DVB-I missing something – is DVB-I perfect?
– Why HbbTV …and why not?
– HbbTV in DVB-I: now & next
– The role of the standards
Jim Higgins, RTÉ Ireland, Business Development Manager DTT platform Saorview
– Saorview product development – open standards and a route to market
– Context – evolving audience behaviours
– DVB-I as a basis for a next-generation product
– HbbTV – adding value in a hybrid future
Moderator
Jörn Krieger, Freelance Journalist
Speakers’ bios
Remo 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.
Stefano 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.
Jim 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.
Replay
The recording of the live session is available here.
PDF presentation downloads
Remo Vogel, rbb/ARD
Stefano Braghieri, RTI-Mediaset
Jim Higgins, RTÉ/Saorview

Plugfest, HbbTV Testing Event & Testing Group Meeting
2023-10-02 - 2023-10-06
We are delighted to invite you to the third 2023 Plugfest from October 2 to 6 in Naples, Italy, at the Kineton headquarter. After the Plugfest, an HbbTV Testing Event and a Testing Group Meeting of the HbbTV Association will take place at the same venue (October 4 to 6).
The event is aimed at device manufacturers, broadcasters, technology providers, platform operators, research and development institutions and standardisation bodies. Please note that the participation requires an advance registration and the signature of the “Terms and Conditions of Attendance and Participation“, which guarantees strict confidentiality. In this context, we would like to point out that the HbbTV-related results of the Plugfest might be shared anonymously with the HbbTV Association. You can also register for the HbbTV Testing Event of the HbbTV Association (HbbTV Testing Group – only for HbbTV members) using the same form.
The “Kineton Plugfest Registration Form” and the “Terms and Conditions of Attendance and Participation” (PDF download) must be filled in and submitted to Kineton by September 22, 2023 at the latest. Please send the documents to angelo.pettazzi@kineton.it. Companies that are not members of the HbbTV Association can participate by paying a participation fee.
All registered participants are cordially invited to attend the “Napolitan Lounge” hosted by Kineton on the evening of October 3, 2023 in Naples. More information will be announced in due time.
For more specific information, please refer to the following people:

For content-related questions about the Plugfest, please contact Angelo Pettazzi at Kineton: angelo.pettazzi@kineton.it
For any IT and admin/logistics support, please contact Romualdo Federico at Kineton: romualdo.federico@kineton.it
For content-related questions about the HbbTV Testing Event, please contact Thi Thanh Van Nguyen at Samsung Electronics: van.nguyen@samsung.com

HbbTV Digital Experience Live
2023-10-11 15:00 - 15:30 (Europe/Berlin)
The first preview event of the HbbTV Symposium and Awards 2023 provides an update on the connected TV industry’s annual key summit with exclusive insights on what will be shown and discussed in Naples.
HbbTV Digital Experience Live takes place on Wednesday, October 11, 15:00-15:30 CEST.
Agenda
Welcome
Jörn Krieger, Moderator
HbbTV Unconference Explained
Eoghan O’Sullivan, Unconference Host
Round Table
Topics: update on HbbTV, new applications and solutions such as DVB-I, Targeted Advertising, FAST Channels, plans for Naples, future perspectives and challenges
Participants
Pedro Valiente, Kineton
Cristiano Benzi, Eutelsat
Agustin Perez, Sibbo
Moritz Wegmann, Smartclip
Jerome Vial, iWedia
HbbTV Symposium and Awards Update
Angelo Pettazzi, HbbTV MEWG
Closing remarks
Jörn Krieger, Moderator
Watch the recording on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49QimUZOoWQ

HbbTV Symposium and Awards Premiere & Unconference Presentation
2023-11-08 15:00 - 15:45 (Europe/Berlin)
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.
The HbbTV Symposium and Awards 2023 Premiere & Unconference Presentation takes place on Wednesday, November 8, 15:00-15:45 CET.
Agenda
Welcome and Introduction
Jörn Krieger, Moderator
2023 Symposium & Awards in Naples
Angelo Pettazzi, HbbTV Association
Naples 2023 from the Presenter Perspective
Julian Clover, Broadband TV News
Annamaria Spera, Kineton
Round Table
Jukka Saarelainen, Couchplay
Marco Sibilia, MainStreaming
Roberto Borroni, Nagra
Bob Campbell, Resillion
Unconference Presentation
Eoghan O’Sullivan, Unconference Host
Final Speech
Vincent Grivet, HbbTV Chairman
Closing Remarks
Jörn Krieger, Moderator
Watch the recording on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtBrVGRPuyc

HbbTV Symposium and Awards Demo Live
2023-11-21 15:00 - 15:40 (Europe/Berlin)
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.
HbbTV Demo Live will take place on Tuesday, November 21, 15:00-15:40 CET.
Agenda
Welcome
Jörn Krieger, Moderator
Demo Live Presentations
NAGRA
Roberto Borroni
MAINSTREAMING
Philippe Tripodi
KINETON
Aniello Saulino
SOFIA DIGITAL
Juha Joki
SIBBO
Agustin Perez
KONODRAC
Carles Manteca & Moritz Wuttke
Closing remarks
Jörn Krieger, Moderator
Watch the recording on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPuQ8JBHDJw

11th HbbTV Symposium and Awards 2023 in Naples
2023-11-28 - 2023-11-29
The 11th HbbTV Symposium and Awards, which takes place on November 28-29, 2023 in Naples, Italy, will provide a unique platform to discuss all relevant topics in the HbbTV universe with high-level industry executives and experts. The annual key summit of the connected TV industry targets platform operators, broadcasters, advertisers and adtechs, standards organisations and technology companies.
The conference programme features first-hand insights by top-level executives and experts on new products and services, best practice examples and experiences and the latest developments and trends in the connected TV industry.
The HbbTV Symposium 2023 will also host the 6th edition of the HbbTV Awards, showcasing and celebrating excellence in the HbbTV community. The prizes will be awarded at a prestigious ceremony in the evening of November 28.

Webinar: The HbbTV OpApp specification update
2024-02-15 15:00 - 16:00 (Europe/Berlin)
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.
Speakers
Arne Redl, Senior Systems Engineer, HD+/SES
Chris Poole, Lead Research Engineer, BBC R&D
James Jackson, Director of Technical Strategy, Everyone TV
Jeff Hunter, Chief Architect, YouView
Alexis Ashley, Principal Engineer, Media Delivery, YouView
Moderator
Jörn Krieger, Freelance Journalist
Speakers’ bios
Arne 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.
Chris 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.
James 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.
Jeff 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.
Replay
The recording of the live session is available here.
PDF presentation downloads
Arne Redl, SES/HD+
Chris Poole, BBC R&D
James Jackson, Everyone TV
Jeff Hunter & Alexis Ashley, YouView

DTG & DTVP International Plugfest 2024
2024-02-26 - 2024-03-01 | DTG, Fifth Floor, 89 Albert Embankment, Vauxhall, London, SE1 7TP, United Kingdom
The Digital TV Group (DTG) and Deutsche TV-Plattform (DTVP) are delighted to announce their joint International Plugfest 2024 in cooperation with the HbbTV Association. This week-long event will include the HbbTV Testing event.
The 14th edition of the Plugfest will take place from Monday, February 26, to Wednesday, February 28, at the DTG offices in London, UK. From February 28 to Friday, March 1, the DTG and DTVP will be hosting the HbbTV Testing Event and Testing Group meeting.
The established joint Plugfests provide a fantastic, controlled platform for all participants to collaborate towards achieving interoperability and delivering an excellent user experience.
Interoperability tests cover cutting-edge technologies such as UHD-4K/8K, HDR, HFR, NGA, HbbTV, DVB-I and HDMI (2.0/2.1a/2.1b) interoperability with sources (STBs/streaming devices, Sound bars, AVRs, laptops, encoders) and sinks (TVs, Projectors, Display Monitors etc).
The Plugfest is open to all companies interested in testing/validating their AV products/software/content/apps interoperability & compatibility with others’ implementations. Participants include TV device manufacturers, broadcasters, technology providers, platform operators, encoder providers, test equipment manufacturers, research & development institutions, standardisation bodies as well as HbbTV app, HbbTV OpApp and DVB-I client developers.
Date: February 26-28, 2024
Venue: DTG, 5th Floor, 89 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7TP, UK
Who: Free for all DTG, DTVP & HbbTV members. Nominal fee applicable for non-members. Attendance is strictly restricted to participants only.
This Plugfest forms part of a week-long series of events, which also includes the HbbTV Testing Event, focusing only on the HbbTV Test Suite v2024-1 validation, and HbbTV Testing Group meeting from February 28 to March 1. The Testing Event is open to HbbTV members only.
It provides an opportunity for the HbbTV implementers to execute tests on their devices and log those executions as part of the evidence required to approve test cases for the HbbTV Test Suite v2024-1 release. The representatives of test material providers will be available to discuss problems found with either the test material or implementation. The Testing Event participants will have temporary access to the test harness, necessary for executing the test cases at the event. The test plan will be distributed to the event participants a day before. Participants should be TRAA assignees to have access to the HbbTV Test Repository.
Event details:

Registrations for the DTG/DTVP Plugfest are now open. Please register here.
For logistics please contact Stella Molloy smolloy@dtg.org.uk
For content-related questions about the Plugfest, please contact Ranjeet Kaur rkaur@dtg.org.uk
For content-related questions about the HbbTV Testing Event or face-to-face meeting, please contact Nguyen thi Thanh Van, Samsung Electronics: van.nguyen@samsung.com

Webinar: HbbTV Test Suite 2.0.4 Insights
2024-05-28 15:00 - 16:00 (Europe/Berlin)
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.
Agenda and speakers
a. Test Suite 2.0.4 overview – Rob Foreman, BBC R&D
b. Accessibility, voice control and DVB-I test development – Jason Nash, Ocean Blue Software (OBS)
c. DVB-I test material development – Juha Joki, Sofia Digital
d. Behind the test cases – Nguyen Thi Thanh Van, Samsung R&D
e. Q&A
Moderator
Jörn Krieger, Freelance Journalist
Speakers’ bios
Rob 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.
Jason 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.
Juha 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.
Nguyen 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.
Replay
The recording of the live session is available here.
PDF presentation downloads
Rob Foreman, BBC R&D
Jason Nash, Ocean Blue Software
Juha Joki, Sofia Digital
Nguyen Thi Thanh Van, Samsung R&D

11th FOKUS Media Web Symposium
2024-06-11 - 2024-06-12 | Fraunhofer FOKUS, Kaiserin-Augusta-Allee 31, Berlin, 10589, Germany
11th FOKUS Media Web Symposium

The 11th FOKUS Media Web Symposium (MWS) will be held on June 11-12, 2024. The annual international conference, organised by Fraunhofer FOKUS together with event partners and sponsors, brings together 200+ participants from countries all over the world to discuss Internet-based media delivery. Over the course of two days, the MWS covers technical aspects, including workshops, tutorials and exhibitions on the first day, as well as trends and business-related aspects during the conference on the second day.
This year, the focus will be on the following subjects:

Advanced Streaming Technologies
DASH, HLS, SAND, Low Latency Streaming, Content Steering, Media Delivery in 5G/6G, HbbTV, Video Player Tech, DRM, Quality of Experience, Edge and Cloud processing, Remote Rendering

Artificial Intelligence for Media
Generative AI, AI-based-Media-Encoding, Streaming Analytics, Content Analytics and Metadata, AI based Media Solutions, Content Provenance and Authenticity

Media Applications and Services
Metaverse, Addressable TV, Dynamic Ad Insertion/Substitution, Audience Measurement, Programmatic Advertisement, Holo Conferencing, XR

Sustainable Media
Green Streaming, Energy-conscious Content-Aware Encoding, Green Digital Twins for Media Workflows, Energy-efficient Media Player, Green Content Steering, Sustainable Media Consumption, Eco-sensitive Streaming Platforms, Energy-efficient Media Infrastructure

Further details can be found here.
