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
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
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
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
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 | 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
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
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
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
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
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
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

HbbTV Demo Live #2
2021-10-26 15:00 - 15:30
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.
Presenters:
Oliver Botti – Fincons
Anaïs Libolt – Dolby
Paul Martin – OBS
Pascal-Hippolyte Besson – Dotscreen
Moderator:
Jörn Krieger
Watch the recording on YouTube.

HbbTV Demo Live #3
2021-11-16 15:00 - 15:30
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
The replay is available on YouTube.

9th HbbTV Symposium and Awards on November 24-25 in Paris
2021-11-24 - 2021-11-25
The 9th HbbTV Symposium and Awards in Paris is co-hosted by the HbbTV Association and SALTO, the new French streaming platform founded by the leading domestic public and commercial broadcasters France Télévisions, TF1 and M6. SALTO’s commitment to the HbbTV standard has driven the awareness, development and prospects for HbbTV in the French market as the technology for interactive services enriching the TV experience.
Watch conference day 1 and conference day 2 as a replay on YouTube.
More information about the conference site and programme is available here.

HbbTV developments in the UK
2022-01-25 15:00 - 16:00
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.
Presenters
James Jackson, Technology Director, Freeview/Digital UK
Richard Moreton, Business Development and Industrial Affairs, Samsung Electronics R&D Institute UK
Sylvain Thevenot, Managing Director, Netgem UK, CCO/CMO, Netgem Group
Moderator
Jörn Krieger, Freelance Journalist
Presenters’ Biographies
James 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.
Richard 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.
Sylvain 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.
A recording of the 1-hour webinar is available on our YouTube channel. The presentations can be downloaded as PDF documents: James, Richard, Sylvain.

HbbTV in programmatic advertising and GDPR compliance
2022-02-22 15:00 - 16:00
The webinar focuses on HbbTV-based programmatic advertising solutions, data collection and consent management on connected TVs, and legal aspects.
Presenters
Agustin Perez, CEO & Founder, Sibbo Ventures
Margarita Lyadova, Senior Manager, Identity Solutions, Samba TV
Leslie Shanklin, VP & Global Head of Privacy, Discovery, Co-Chair HbbTV Privacy Task Force
Agenda
Introduction in programmatic advertising and GDPR requirements
Solutions, examples, experiences
Value of connected TV for advertisers
Improving the viewing experience
Legal challenges
Consent gathering for data collection in Targeted Advertising
Consent management tools
Q&A
Moderator
Jörn Krieger, Freelance Journalist
Presenters’ bios
Agustin 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.
Margarita 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.
Leslie 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.
A recording of the 1-hour webinar is available on our YouTube channel. The presentations can be downloaded as PDF documents: Agustin, Margarita, Leslie

Insights into the HbbTV Developer Portal
2022-04-05 15:00 - 16:00
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.
Presenters
Angelo Pettazzi, Consultant, Strategic Marketing, RTI-Mediaset, Chair of HbbTV MEWG
David Uhlmann, Head of Video Solutions EMEA, Google
Hrvoje Bašić, Principal Consultant, App Stream
Agenda
– Introduction to the project and the HbbTV Marketing and Education Working Group (MEWG)
– Background on the need for the HbbTV Developer Portal, explanation of the process and the discussion in MEWG
– Portal features: sections, content, interaction with Stack Overflow, MEWG and the HbbTV Association
– First-hand insights into the development and launch of the HbbTV Developer Portal by App Stream
– Q&A
Moderator
Jörn Krieger, Freelance Journalist
Presenters’ bios
Angelo 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.
David 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.
Hrvoje 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.
A 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.

Ultra HD services via HbbTV
2022-04-26 15:00 - 16:00
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.
Presenters
Klaus Merkel, Senior Engineer, Distribution, rbb/ARD
Stephen Perrott, Senior R&D Engineer, BBC
Rufael Mekuria, Lead Research Engineer, Unified Streaming
Moderator
Jörn Krieger, Freelance Journalist
Presenters’ bios
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.
Stephen 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.
A 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

Workshop: Open-Source Media Application Reference Tools
2022-05-09 15:00 - 17:30
This online workshop is organised by the DVB Project and the 5G Media Action Group in collaboration with the DASH Industry Forum, CTA WAVE and the HbbTV Association. It is open to anyone with an interest in open-source reference tools for use in the context of media applications. The workshop will take place on Zoom, in meeting mode on Monday, May 9, 2022, 15:00 to 17:30 CEST.
It is not planned to make a recording available afterwards and we hope that those who attend will participate actively with questions and in the discussion session.
Please register here: https://us02web.zoom
Agenda
The workshop is focused on the development of open-source software for media applications with a series of status updates and roadmaps on relevant projects from the five organisations mentioned above. These will be followed by a discussion on how collaboration and interoperability can be improved and potential next steps into commercial deployments.
The full agenda will be developed over the coming weeks and includes participation from:

5G-MAG reference tools – Johann Mika (ORS)
DVB-I reference tools – Paul Higgs (Huawei) and Juha Joki (Sofia Digital)
CTA WAVE Test Suite – presenter to be confirmed
Dash.js development – Daniel Silhavy (Fraunhofer FOKUS)
JCCP (Joint Streaming Conformance Software Project) – Romain Bouqueau (GPAC Licensing)
HbbTV Reference Video Application – Juha Joki (Sofia Digital)

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
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
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
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
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
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
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 | 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
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.
