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SUMMARY:HbbTV Symposium  - Digital Experience
DESCRIPTION:The HbbTV Symposium Digital Experience will introduce the main topics of our annual key summit and discuss the most important current industry developments and trends. \nAgenda \n15:00 Welcome introduction\nJörn Krieger\nModerator \n15:05 HbbTV Symposium and Awards in Paris\nEmmanuelle Coulon\, Salto \n15:10 Round Table\nYiannis Vougiouklakis\, ERT\nLuca De Bartolo\, Tivù\nStanislas Leridon\, Dotscreen \n15.40 Conformance Regimes in Europe\nThi Thanh Van Nguyen\nTesting Group\, HbbTV Association \n15.50 Final Speech\nVincent Grivet\nHbbTV Chair \nPlease register at https://www.hbbtv2021.org.
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/hbbtv-symposium-digital-experience/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20210921T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20210921T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T223216
CREATED:20210913T013329Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230216T052240Z
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SUMMARY:Accessibility solutions with HbbTV
DESCRIPTION:The first HbbTV webinar after the summer holiday break focuses on improving accessibility through HbbTV-based solutions. The session features use case examples from several European markets\, a look at the upcoming EBU guideline for access services with HbbTV and future improvements\, for example through bridging TV devices and apps\, new features and specification updates. \nPresenters\nOlivia May\, Head of Product Development\, Freeview Play\nKlaus Merkel\, Senior Engineer\, Distribution\, rbb\nNigel Moore\, Senior Manager\, TV Engineering\, Sony Europe \nAgenda\n• Freeview Play HbbTV Accessible TV Guide: use case examples\, experiences\, future plans\n• Examples of how HbbTV can be used today to provide accessibility features\n• The EBU guideline for access services with HbbTV\n• Improvements in future specification updates\n• Q&A \nModerator\nJörn Krieger\, Freelance Journalist \nPresenters’ Biographies\nOlivia May currently leads Product Development at Freeview Play (Digital UK). Olivia joined Freeview Play from Youview where she was in Product Management with a focus on future media initiatives and platform strategy. Before Youview she worked as a consultant at PA Consulting\, OC&C and Curzon Consulting for Sky on strategy and organisational projects. \nKlaus Merkel joined rbb in April 2021 and actively contributes to the development of the standard and its practical application. From 1991-2021 Klaus had been employed at IRT where he was engaged in working groups for the definition and market introduction of open and interoperable platforms for interactive TV. He was deeply involved in the launch phase of HbbTV in 2009. \nNigel Moore is a Senior Manager in Sony Europe’s TV Engineering group\, looking at technologies and features that can be brought into future TV products. One of his main focus areas is HbbTV\, and Nigel is active in the Specification\, Requirements and Steering groups. He also chairs HbbTV’s Licensing working group. Nigel started working at Sony in 2002\, having previously been Technology VP for a streaming media start-up venture. \nReplay\nA recording of the 1-hour webinar is available on our YouTube channel. \nPDF presentation downloads\nOlivia May\, Freeview Play (Digital UK)\nKlaus Merkel\, rbb\nNigel More\, Sony Europe
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/accessibility-solutions-with-hbbtv/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20210928T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20210928T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T223216
CREATED:20210928T104941Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211116T102311Z
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SUMMARY:HbbTV Demo Live #1
DESCRIPTION:The first edition of our new HbbTV Symposium and Awards preview event HbbTV Demo Live features news\, updates and showcases by Kineton\, ERT\, Sofia Digital\, Vewd and SmarDTV. \nYoutube Video available here
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/hbbtv-demo-live-on-september-28-2021/
CATEGORIES:Conference,HbbTV Symposium,Panels,Symposium,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20211019T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20211019T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T223216
CREATED:20211007T005231Z
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SUMMARY:Extending the Reach of HbbTV TA to Set-top Box Markets
DESCRIPTION:Reaching a large number of viewers is one of the key issues for advertising. HbbTV has recently updated its specification for set-top box markets\, “Application Discovery over Broadband” to integrate with HbbTV Targeted Advertising (TA). In this webinar\, you hear about the target markets for this update and about how the two solutions fit together. You also hear about the components needed to deploy the combined solutions and the work of a task force in Germany aiming at such a deployment in practice. The presentations are followed by Q&A. \nPresenters\nFrank Heineberg\, Senior Manager\, Distribution\, RTL/CBC\nJon Piesing\, Director Standardisation\, TP Vision\nJoe Winograd\, CTO\, Verance\nKlaus Merkel\, Senior Engineer\, Distribution\, rbb/ARD \nModerator\nJörn Krieger\, Freelance Journalist \nPresenters’ Biographies\nFrank Heineberg is Senior Manager programme distribution at CBC / RTL Deutschland since 2014\, after having already been active in other functions at RTL and CBC since 1991. He is working on various new technology projects and represents RTL in standardisation bodies. Frank is also member of the HbbTV Steering Group. \nJon Piesing is the Vice-Chair of the HbbTV Association. He is also Chair of the Technical Module of the DVB Project and the Steering Committee of the CTA Web Application Video Ecosystem (WAVE) project. Jon\, who has been a leading figure in the development of specifications for integration of TV and interactivity for more than 10 years\, is Director\, Standardisation for TP Vision\, the manufacturer of Philips TV sets. \nJoe Winograd is the Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Verance Corp and has directed the company’s development of watermark solutions since 1995. He led Verance’s efforts to establish the company’s technology as the industry standard for movies\, TV and music and has guided its deployment in hundreds of millions of consumer electronics and entertainment products. \nKlaus Merkel joined rbb in April 2021 and actively contributes to the development of the standard and its practical application. From 1991-2021 Klaus had been employed at IRT where he was engaged in working groups for the definition and market introduction of open and interoperable platforms for interactive TV. He was deeply involved in the launch phase of HbbTV in 2009. \nA recording of the 1-hour webinar is available on our YouTube channel. The presentations can be downloaded as PDF documents: Frank\, Jon\, Joe\, Klaus
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/extending-the-reach-of-hbbtv-ta-to-set-top-box-markets/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20211026T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20211026T153000
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CREATED:20211022T024925Z
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SUMMARY:HbbTV Demo Live #2
DESCRIPTION:The second edition of the HbbTV Demo Live series provides exclusive insights by major market players into the new products and services to be unveiled at the HbbTV Symposium and Awards in Paris 2021. \n Presenters: \nOliver Botti – Fincons \nAnaïs Libolt – Dolby \nPaul Martin – OBS \nPascal-Hippolyte Besson – Dotscreen \nModerator: \nJörn Krieger \nWatch the recording on YouTube.
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/hbbtv-demo-live/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20211116T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20211116T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T223216
CREATED:20211109T133557Z
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SUMMARY:HbbTV Demo Live #3
DESCRIPTION:The HbbTV Symposium and Awards preview event\, HbbTV Demo Live\, on November 16\, 2021\, 15:00-15:30 CET\, features exclusive updates\, market insights and live demos by Mediaset\, Eurofins Digital Testing\, Wiztivi and Konodrac \nThe replay is available on YouTube.
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/hbbtv-live-demo/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211124
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211126
DTSTAMP:20260403T223216
CREATED:20210317T105839Z
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SUMMARY:9th HbbTV Symposium and Awards on November 24-25 in Paris
DESCRIPTION: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. \nWatch conference day 1 and conference day 2 as a replay on YouTube. \nMore information about the conference site and programme is available here.
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/9th-hbbtv-symposium-and-awards-on-november-25-26-in-paris/
CATEGORIES:Conference,Exhibition,HbbTV Symposium,Panels,Seminars,Symposium,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20220125T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20220125T160000
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CREATED:20220118T110318Z
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SUMMARY:HbbTV developments in the UK
DESCRIPTION:The first session of the HbbTV webinar series in 2022 explains how HbbTV operates in the UK with insights on market players\, services\, developments and trends. A special focus is on the collaboration between broadcasters\, manufacturers\, retailers and consumers. The presentations are followed by Q&A. \nPresenters \nJames Jackson\, Technology Director\, Freeview/Digital UK \nRichard Moreton\, Business Development and Industrial Affairs\, Samsung Electronics R&D Institute UK \nSylvain Thevenot\, Managing Director\, Netgem UK\, CCO/CMO\, Netgem Group \nModerator \nJörn Krieger\, Freelance Journalist \nPresenters’ Biographies \nJames Jackson is the Technology Director of Digital UK where he is responsible for the management of the technology\, specifications and systems supporting the UK’s largest free-to-air television platform. Building on the success of Freeview\, James has led the technical development of the Freeview Play platform\, which offers free to view access to DTT broadcast and IP delivered content from all of the UK’s major broadcasters. \nRichard Moreton works in the Business Development and Industrial Affairs team for Samsung R&D Institute where he supports Samsung’s European activities within the digital TV market\, including forming strategic partnerships and defining European Standards for accessibility feature support on Samsung’s TV sets. Richard is also the Co-Chair of the HbbTV Requirements Group. \nSylvain Thevenot joined Netgem in 2015\, creating the London office of Netgem Group\, a leading provider of connected TV products since 1996. He has played a key role in transforming the business model from a set-top box vendor to a service provider. Sylvain launched Netgem TV in the UK\, the ‘super aggregator TV service’ with Freeview Play/HbbTV at the heart\, completed by the most popular OTT services such as Amazon Prime\, YouTube\, Britbox and BT Sport. \nA recording of the 1-hour webinar is available on our YouTube channel. The presentations can be downloaded as PDF documents: James\, Richard\, Sylvain.
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/hbbtv-developments-in-the-uk/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20220222T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20220222T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T223216
CREATED:20220210T082725Z
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SUMMARY:HbbTV in programmatic advertising and GDPR compliance
DESCRIPTION:The webinar focuses on HbbTV-based programmatic advertising solutions\, data collection and consent management on connected TVs\, and legal aspects. \nPresenters\nAgustin Perez\, CEO & Founder\, Sibbo Ventures\nMargarita Lyadova\, Senior Manager\, Identity Solutions\, Samba TV\nLeslie Shanklin\, VP & Global Head of Privacy\, Discovery\, Co-Chair HbbTV Privacy Task Force \nAgenda\nIntroduction in programmatic advertising and GDPR requirements\nSolutions\, examples\, experiences\nValue of connected TV for advertisers\nImproving the viewing experience\nLegal challenges\nConsent gathering for data collection in Targeted Advertising\nConsent management tools\nQ&A \nModerator\nJörn Krieger\, Freelance Journalist \nPresenters’ bios\nAgustin Perez\, CEO of Sibbo\, founded the company that provides an IAB Europe compliance Consent Management Platform (CMP) for HbbTV\, smart TV\, apps\, Android\, Android TV\, iOS\, AMP and desktop. He was previously business development director at Orange Advertising and Senior Consultant\, Logistics at different companies. \nMargarita Lyadova leads the product development and strategy for Samba TV’s identity team. Samba’s proprietary identity graph is a capability used both by Samba proper and licensed out externally to any customers. Hailing from Nielsen and Adstra Data\, Margarita’s expertise is focused on identity resolution\, connected TV\, and developing products exceeding client expectations. \nLeslie Shanklin leads the global Privacy Office for Discovery\, Inc. In her role\, Leslie leads a team of lawyers and privacy professionals who are responsible for building and managing Discovery’s global data protection compliance programme and advising the business on the data protection aspects of Discovery’s global operations. Leslie\, a Certified Information Privacy Professional in the US and Europe\, is also currently serving as Co-Chair of the HbbTV Privacy Task Force. \nA recording of the 1-hour webinar is available on our YouTube channel. The presentations can be downloaded as PDF documents: Agustin\, Margarita\, Leslie
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/hbbtv-in-programmatic-advertising-and-gdpr-compliance/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20220405T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20220405T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T223216
CREATED:20220324T040137Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220405T140750Z
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SUMMARY:Insights into the HbbTV Developer Portal
DESCRIPTION:The webinar focuses on the new HbbTV Developer Portal at https://developer.www.hbbtv.org and provides details on its features\, tools and services and the motives for its launch. \nPresenters \nAngelo Pettazzi\, Consultant\, Strategic Marketing\, RTI-Mediaset\, Chair of HbbTV MEWG\nDavid Uhlmann\, Head of Video Solutions EMEA\, Google\nHrvoje Bašić\, Principal Consultant\, App Stream \nAgenda\n– Introduction to the project and the HbbTV Marketing and Education Working Group (MEWG)\n– Background on the need for the HbbTV Developer Portal\, explanation of the process and the discussion in MEWG\n– Portal features: sections\, content\, interaction with Stack Overflow\, MEWG and the HbbTV Association\n– First-hand insights into the development and launch of the HbbTV Developer Portal by App Stream\n– Q&A \nModerator\nJörn Krieger\, Freelance Journalist \nPresenters’ bios\nAngelo Pettazzi is Consultant at RTI-Mediaset Strategic Marketing\, Chair of the HbbTV Marketing and Education Working Group (MEWG) and a member of the HbbTV Steering Group. With more than 35 year experience in the industry\, Angelo has been involved in HbbTV activities since 2015 as the RTI-Mediaset representative in the HbbTV Association. \nDavid Uhlmann\, Head of Video Solutions EMEA at Google\, brings Google-powered cross-screen monetisation solutions to broadcaster and OTT streaming providers. As part of his role\, David leads Google’s Addressable TV efforts in HbbTV. \nHrvoje Bašić\, Principal Consultant at App Stream\, is a software development professional with over 20 years of experience. He is focused on digital transformation and software development projects within the satcom and broadcast industries. \nA recording of the 1-hour webinar is available on our YouTube channel. The presentation by Hrvoje Bašić (App Stream) can be downloaded as a PDF document here. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/insights-into-the-hbbtv-developer-portal/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20220426T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20220426T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T223216
CREATED:20220408T025908Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220509T015748Z
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SUMMARY:Ultra HD services via HbbTV
DESCRIPTION:The webinar shows how the HbbTV standard can be used to offer Ultra HD (UHD) services\, both via DVB broadcast and IP streaming solutions. An introduction to the integration of UHD into the HbbTV specifications\, HDR support and codec options\, is followed by best practice examples and experiences\, a focus on technical aspects and challenges. The webinar includes a Q&A session with the speakers after the presentations. \nPresenters\nKlaus Merkel\, Senior Engineer\, Distribution\, rbb/ARD\nStephen Perrott\, Senior R&D Engineer\, BBC\nRufael Mekuria\, Lead Research Engineer\, Unified Streaming \nModerator\nJörn Krieger\, Freelance Journalist \nPresenters’ bios \nKlaus Merkel joined rbb in April 2021 and actively contributes to the development of the standard and its practical application. From 1991-2021 Klaus had been employed at IRT where he was engaged in working groups for the definition and market introduction of open and interoperable platforms for interactive TV. He was deeply involved in the launch phase of HbbTV in 2009. \nStephen Perrott is a Senior Engineer with 20 years’ experience in the BBC’s Research and Development department. His current research includes IP delivery of media\, in particular Adaptive Bitrate systems and the use of MPEG DASH and represents the BBC on these topics in DVB and MPEG standardisation activities. He has been closely involved in developing the media encoding and delivery chain for the BBC’s UHD trials. \nA recording of the 1-hour webinar is available on our YouTube channel. The presentations can be downloaded as PDF documents here: Klaus Merkel\, Stephen Perrott\, Rufael Mekuria
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/ultra-hd-services-via-hbbtv/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20220509T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20220509T173000
DTSTAMP:20260403T223216
CREATED:20220405T024551Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Open-Source Media Application Reference Tools
DESCRIPTION: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. \nIt 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. \nPlease register here: https://us02web.zoom \nAgenda\nThe 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. \nThe full agenda will be developed over the coming weeks and includes participation from: \n\n5G-MAG reference tools – Johann Mika (ORS)\nDVB-I reference tools – Paul Higgs (Huawei) and Juha Joki (Sofia Digital)\nCTA WAVE Test Suite – presenter to be confirmed\nDash.js development – Daniel Silhavy (Fraunhofer FOKUS)\nJCCP (Joint Streaming Conformance Software Project) – Romain Bouqueau (GPAC Licensing)\nHbbTV Reference Video Application – Juha Joki (Sofia Digital)
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/workshop-open-source-media-application-reference-tools/
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220510
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220513
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CREATED:20211129T120106Z
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SUMMARY:ANGA COM 2022
DESCRIPTION: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. \nANGA 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. \nAmong 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.
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/anga-com-2022/
LOCATION:Cologne Fairground
CATEGORIES:Conference,Exhibition,Panels,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20220613T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20220613T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T223216
CREATED:20220527T052113Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220615T135834Z
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SUMMARY:Deploying new developments in DASH - hardware-based DRM\, multiple Periods and more
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThree 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. \nAgenda\n• MSE based media playback on HbbTV using dash.js (Fraunhofer FOKUS)\no Latest dash.js developments and features\no Multi-Period DASH and DRM in dash.js\no dash.js on HbbTV \n• HbbTV DASH DRM Reference App (Sofia Digital)\no Latest Application features\no Usage statistics and test results\no Future plans and how to participate\no Very short demo \n• Significance of SL3000 and experiences in testing it (Digital UK)\no The drive to use PlayReady SL3000 protection. The intended Content Provider use case(s).\no Proof of concept work findings\no Testing devices and working with the device manufacturers / suppliers\no (very) Brief overview of additional DASH stream features / standards of interest (to Digital UK) \n• Q&A \nPresenters\nDaniel Silhavy\, Scientist and Project Manager\, Fraunhofer FOKUS\nLouay Bassbouss\, Scientist and Senior Project Manager R&D\, Fraunhofer FOKUS\nJuha Joki\, Director\, Broadcast and Testing\, Sofia Digital\nMark Riley\, Video Streaming Architect\, Digital UK \nModerator\nJörn Krieger\, Freelance Journalist \nPresenters’ bios \nDaniel 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. \nLouay 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. \nJuha 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. \nMark 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. \nA 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
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/hbbtv-webinar-june-deploying-new-developments-in-dash-hardware-based-drm-multiple-periods-and-more/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220621
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220623
DTSTAMP:20260403T223216
CREATED:20220506T043650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220528T161332Z
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SUMMARY:FOKUS Media Web Symposium
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe symposium will consist of interactive discussions and deep dives on several enabler technologies including: \n\nArtificial Intelligence for Media: AI-based-Encoding\, content analytics and metadata\, AI based media solutions\, content provenance and authenticity\nAdvanced Streaming Technologies: DASH\, HLS\, SAND\, LL Streaming\, HbbTV\, Media Delivery in 5G+\, Video Player Tech\, DRM\, Quality of Experience\nMedia Applications and Services: Addressable TV\, Dynamic Ad Insertion/Substitution\, Audience Measurement\, Monetization\, audiovisual conferencing\n\nThe full programme can be found here. Please register here to take part in the event.
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/fokus-media-web-symposium/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Fokus Fraunhofer":MAILTO:stephan.steglich@fokus.fraunhofer.de
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20220628T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20220630T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T223216
CREATED:20220506T044609Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220510T112005Z
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SUMMARY:UHD Plugfest by DTG and Deutsche TV Plattform
DESCRIPTION: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! \nRegistration is now open for our 12th UHD Plugfest\, which will take place in London from June 28-30 this year. \nBuilding 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. \nThe 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: \n\nTV\, STB & AVR manufacturers\nStreaming device providers\nTV platform operators\nAudio-Video content providers\nAudio-Video encoders\nTest equipment providers\nTV application developers\nIndustry associations\n\nMore 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/. \nFree for all DTG & DTVP members. Nominal fee applicable for non-members.
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/uhd-plugfest-by-dtg-and-deutsche-tv-plattform/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20220628T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20220628T154500
DTSTAMP:20260403T223216
CREATED:20220614T004253Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220629T013315Z
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SUMMARY:HbbTV Symposium Digital Experience
DESCRIPTION:The HbbTV Symposium Digital Experience on  June 28\, 15:00-15:45 CEST\, is the first preview event of the HbbTV Symposium and Awards 2022. \nThe 45-minute live session features the latest market figures\, news\, updates and showcases by Kineton\, Yotta Media Labs\, Mediaset and Omdia as well as first insights into the 10th HbbTV Symposium and Awards\, taking place on November 9-10\, 2022 in Prague\, Czech Republic. \nSpeakers\nAngelo Pettazzi\, HbbTV Association\nIva Dohnálková\, AKTV\nPaul Gray\, Omdia\nAniello Saulino\, Kineton\nRaj Patel\, Yotta Media Labs\nFabio Guarnaccia\, Mediaset\nVincent Grivet\, HbbTV Association \nModerator\nJörn Krieger \nReplay\nThe recording of the live session is available here. \nPDF presentation downloads\nAngelo Pettazzi\, HbbTV Association\nPaul Gray\, Omdia\nAniello Saulino\, Kineton
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/hbbtv-symposium-digital-experience-2/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20220719T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20220719T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T223216
CREATED:20220711T044755Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220719T094235Z
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SUMMARY:HbbTV developments in Italy
DESCRIPTION:The webinar focuses on the role of HbbTV in the Italian market\, addressing the current situation\, new developments and challenges. The speakers provide insights into innovative HbbTV applications\, experiences from deployments and discuss their future plans.  \nAgenda \n– RTL 102.5 PLAY on connected TVs\n– Adding a video layer to radio (radiovisione)\n– DVB-T and DVB-S radio via HbbTV to smart TVs\n– History of the HbbTV adoption in Italy\n– HbbTV application development and examples\n– Targeted Advertising and monetisation via HbbTV\n– Q&A \nPresenters\nEugenio La Teana\, Head of Innovation\, RTL 102.5\nAnnamaria Spera\, Head of Media TV\, Kineton\nMarco Trentin\, Co-Founder\, Broadbandy \nModerator\nJörn Krieger\, Freelance Journalist \nSpeakers’ bios\nGraduated in computer science\, Annamaria Spera is currently head of the Media TV area of Kineton\, a leading company in the TV entertainment area that aims to create innovative solutions in response to current and future needs. Expert in media application development and validation. She has international experience\, dealing with the main realities of the industry and applications in vogue. She has been responsible for the launch of the first HbbTV application for Italy with the broadcaster RTL 102.5. Annamaria also leads the Kineton European validation test centre. \nEugenio La Teana is passionate about technology and human behaviour analysis\, a communication and media sector expert in its form of entertainment\, information and service for the community. His experience developed through the application of the evolutionary processes of radio\, an extremely fluid medium. A change can arise from a new idea. Or the ideas to innovate are the result of an analysis of the needs of current and future users of a product or service. \nReplay\nThe recording of the live session is available here. \nPDF presentation downloads\nEugenio La Teana\, RTL 102.5\nAnnamaria Spera\, Kineton\nMarco Trentin\, Broadbandy
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/hbbtv-developments-in-italy/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20220928T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20220928T154500
DTSTAMP:20260403T223216
CREATED:20220925T054655Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220928T075050Z
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SUMMARY:HbbTV Symposium and Awards Premiere
DESCRIPTION:The HbbTV Symposium Premiere will introduce the main topics of our annual key summit and discuss the most important current industry developments and trends. \nAgenda\n15:00 Welcome introduction\nJörn Krieger\nModerator \n15:05 HbbTV Symposium and Awards in Prague\nIva DOHNALKOVA\, AKTV\nJulian CLOVER\, Broadband TV News\nAngelo PETTAZZI\, HbbTV Association \n15:15 HbbTV 2022 Premiere – Round Table\nKINETON\nYOTTA MEDIA\nMAINSTREAMING \n15:30 Final Speech\nVincent Grivet\nHbbTV Chair \nWatch the webinar recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XLfNsk_Cms
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/hbbtv-symposium-premiere/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20221013T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20221013T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T223216
CREATED:20221012T152149Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221013T074217Z
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SUMMARY:HbbTV Demo Live
DESCRIPTION:The first edition of the 3-part HbbTV Demo Live series provides exclusive insights by major market players into the new products and services to be unveiled at the HbbTV Symposium and Awards in Prague 2022. \n Presenters: \nPasquale Marinaro – Kineton \nMathieu Ghariani – Netgem \nDaniele Novaga – Tivù \nJuha Joki – Sofia Digital \nPhilippe Loussararian – Ateme \nModerator: \nJörn Krieger \nWatch the recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVvToPqZJ3s
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/hbbtv-demo-live-2/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20221018T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20221019T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T223216
CREATED:20220707T081744Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220707T081744Z
UID:10528-1666083600-1666198800@www.hbbtv.org
SUMMARY:Media Cybersecurity Seminar 2022
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/media-cybersecurity-seminar-2022/
LOCATION:EBU\, Le Grand-Saconnex\, Switzerland
CATEGORIES:Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20221103T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20221103T154500
DTSTAMP:20260403T223216
CREATED:20221103T030745Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221103T095429Z
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SUMMARY:HbbTV Demo Live #2
DESCRIPTION:The second edition of the HbbTV Demo Live series provides exclusive insights by major market players into the new products and services to be unveiled at the HbbTV Symposium and Awards in Prague 2022 in a 45-minute live session\, \nPresenters: \nFabio Guarnaccia – Mediaset\nShira Leffel – Smartclip\nStanislas Leridon – Dotscreen\nGuillaume Lorillard – Wiztivi\nMoritz Wuttke – Konodrac\nRaj Patel – Yotta \nModerator:\nDr Jörn Krieger \nThe recording is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VowD-dYGfJQ.
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/hbbtv-demo-live-3/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221109
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221111
DTSTAMP:20260403T223216
CREATED:20220212T083412Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230209T143019Z
UID:10135-1667952000-1668124799@www.hbbtv.org
SUMMARY:10th HbbTV Symposium and Awards 2022 in Prague (November 9-10)
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/hbbtv-symposium-and-awards-2022-in-prague-november-9-10/
CATEGORIES:Awards,Exhibition,HbbTV Symposium,Panels,Seminars,Symposium,Workshops
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221115
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221116
DTSTAMP:20260403T223216
CREATED:20220625T020422Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220905T014110Z
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SUMMARY:Avenir de la TNT
DESCRIPTION:Un second colloque pour passer à l’action !\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEn 2021\, la loi a prévu le principe de la modernisation de la plateforme TNT.\nIl faut\, maintenant\, la mettre en oeuvre.\nL’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… \nMettre 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.
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/avenir-de-la-tnt-2/
LOCATION:Maison de L’Arisanant\, 12\, Avenue Marceau\, 75008 Paris
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20221212T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20221212T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T223216
CREATED:20221206T153744Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221215T113211Z
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SUMMARY:HbbTV and Gaming
DESCRIPTION:Gaming applications have become increasingly popular with the rising market penetration of smart TVs and connected CE devices. In this webinar\, we will focus on the opportunities the HbbTV specifications offer to industry players in the growing area of cloud gaming\, discussing market figures\, use cases\, monetisation and future trends. \nPresenters\nGeorge Jijiashvili\, Principal Analyst\, Games\, Omdia\nAniello Saulino\, Head of Development\, Media Applications\, Kineton\nTimuçin Bilgör\, President\, BUBA Ventures/Digitiwise \nModerator\nJörn Krieger\, Freelance Journalist \nSpeakers’ bios\nGeorge Jijiashvili is a principal analyst at Omdia\, leading research into games and AR/VR technologies. Based in London\, he produces insight into the games sector through regular reports\, market sizing and forecasting. His specialisms include the video game market\, cloud gaming\, subscription services\, and wearable technology. He is a regular speaker at major technology exhibitions and is a respected industry commentator\, regularly quoted in mainstream publications. \nPassionate about technology\, Aniello Saulino joined Kineton at the company’s foundation. He started his journey creating Kineton’s HbbTV development framework and now leads the media applications division as head of development. Nello follows the entire development process\, from the collection of requirements through to maintenance. He is in charge of various media projects\, being always in close contact with the customer in the pursuit of continuous improvement. \nTimuçin Bilgör is the founder and president of BUBA Ventures\, based in İstanbul. Boğaziçi University Business Angles Ventures (BUBA) is Turkey’s first university-based angel investment network\, specialising in technology\, medicine and agriculture. Digitiwise is one of BUBA Ventures’ investment companies\, based in Finland\, which focuses on addressable TV advertisement technology. Timuçin is also a university lecturer at Boğaziçi University. \nReplay\nThe recording of the live session is available here. \nPDF presentation downloads\nGeorge Jijiashvili\, Omdia\nAniello Saulino\, Kineton\nTimuçin Bilgör\, BUBA Ventures/Digitiwise
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/hbbtv-and-gaming/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230227
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230301
DTSTAMP:20260403T223216
CREATED:20230112T155648Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230112T160032Z
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SUMMARY:36th HbbTV Interoperability Workshop\, London\, February 27–28\, 2023
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe HbbTV Plugfest is a two-day event open to everyone interested in HbbTV interoperability\, including DTG & HbbTV members and non-members. \nDate: Monday 27th February and Tuesday 28th February 2023\nVenue: DTG\, 5th Floor\, 89 Albert Embankment\, London SE1 7TP\, UK\nWho: Free for all DTG & HbbTV members. Nominal fee applicable for non-members. \nThe 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. \nThe 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. \nRepresentatives of Test Material Providers will attend or be available to discuss problems found either with the test material or implementations. \nRegister here: https://dtg.org.uk/2023/01/10/2023-hbbtv-plugfest-announced/
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/36th-hbbtv-interoperability-workshop-london-february-27-28-2023/
LOCATION:DTG\, 5th Floor\, 89 Albert Embankment\, London\, SE1 7TP\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20230306T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20230306T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T223216
CREATED:20230213T034459Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230307T043811Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: The WAVE Test Environment for HbbTV and ATSC
DESCRIPTION:The webinar focuses on the WAVE test environment for HbbTV and ATSC and includes an introduction to the WAVE project\, details on the relevance to HbbTV and examples of WMAS testing\, DPCTF & observation framework device testing and the implementation in the context of HbbTV testing. \nAgenda \nIntroduction\nBob Campbell\, Director of Engineering\, Resillion\, Chair\, Improving Interoperability Task Force\, HbbTV Association \nThe relevance to HbbTV\nJon Piesing\, Director Standardisation\, TP Vision\, Vice-Chair\, HbbTV Association \nWMAS testing\nLouay Bassbouss\, Scientist and Senior Project Manager R&D\, Fraunhofer FOKUS \nDPCTF & Observation Framework device testing\nYan Jiang\, Senior Software Engineer\, Resillion \nImplementation in the context of HbbTV testing\nYan Jiang & Bob Campbell\, Resillion \nQ&A \nModerator\nJörn Krieger\, Freelance Journalist \nSpeakers’ bios\n\nDr Bob Campbell is Director of Engineering at Resillion (formerly Eurofins Digital Testing). He is responsible for the delivery of products including its CI+ Test Tool\, Ligada HbbTV test harness and HbbTV Test Suites used around the world. Bob also represents the company in standards bodies\, in the HbbTV Association Steering Group\, CTA WAVE\, ATSC and other organisations. \nJon Piesing is the Vice-Chair of the HbbTV Association. He is also Chair of the Technical Module of the DVB Project and the Steering Committee of the CTA WAVE project. Jon\, who has been a leading figure in the development of specifications for integration of TV and interactivity for more than 10 years\, is Director\, Standardisation for TP Vision\, the manufacturer of Philips TV sets. \nDr Louay Bassbouss is Scientist and Senior Project Manager R&D at Fraunhofer FOKUS. He works on Future Web Applications\, Multiscreen Technologies & Standards\, and 5G Media Streaming. Louay actively participates in various standardisation groups in W3C\, HbbTV and CTA. He is the co-chair of the W3C Second Screen Working and Community Groups. \nYan Jiang is Senior Engineer at Resillion. Her involvements include the DPCTF WAVE project\, Device Observation Framework\, audio test content for the WAVE Device Playback test suite and the WMAS API test subset for purposes including ATSC3.0/HbbTV usage. Yan is also involved in HbbTV testing such as providing the HbbTV Automation tool\, TAR report and test cases. \nReplay\nThe recording of the live session is available here. \nPDF presentation downloads\nJon Piesing\, TP Vision\, HbbTV Association\nDr Louay Bassbouss\, Fraunhofer FOKUS\nYan Jiang\, Resillion
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/webinar-the-wave-test-environment-for-hbbtv-and-atsc/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230321
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230323
DTSTAMP:20260403T223216
CREATED:20230222T164429Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230228T104332Z
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SUMMARY:Connected TV World Summit 2023
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe HbbTV Association is an official partner of the event. The conference programme will include a speech by HbbTV Chairman Vincent Grivet. \nThe 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. \nYou 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. \nDiscussions will include:\n– The raison d’être for pay-TV when viewers can see their favourite pay channel content via a D2C app.\n– The purpose of FTA aggregators now streaming apps deliver a first-class experience in free homes.\n– How the fight for attention influences where content will be made available.\n– Sustainable growth and profit strategies after a decade of revolution and experimentation.\n– How the TV industry decarbonises and ends the process as large and profitable as when it began.\n– Near-term revenue wins\, like addressable TV\, and virgin markets (like the driverless car). \nMore 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.
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/connected-tv-world-summit-2023/
LOCATION:Convene 22 Bishopsgate\, 22 Bishopsgate\, London\, EC2N 4BQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Conference,Panels
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230523
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230526
DTSTAMP:20260403T223216
CREATED:20221206T161550Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221206T161550Z
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SUMMARY:ANGA COM 2023
DESCRIPTION: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. \nANGA 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. \nAmong 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.
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/anga-com-2023/
LOCATION:Cologne Fairground
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230613
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230615
DTSTAMP:20260403T223216
CREATED:20230228T102211Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230304T095049Z
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SUMMARY:10th FOKUS Media Web Symposium
DESCRIPTION: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). \nThe 10th FOKUS Media Web Symposium will focus on the following topics: \n\nAdvanced Streaming Technologies:\nDASH\, 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\nArtificial Intelligence for Media:\nAI-based-Media-Encoding\, Streaming Analytics\, Content Analytics and Metadata\, AI based Media Solutions\, Content Provenance and Authenticity\nMedia Applications and Services:\nMetaverse\, Addressable TV\, Dynamic Ad Insertion/Substitution\, Audience Measurement\, Programmatic Advertisement\, Holo Conferencing\, XR\n\nCo-hosted Events\n– dash.js face to face meeting\, June 12\, 2023\n– Berlin Video Meetup\, June 14\, 2023\n– DASH-IF meeting\, June 15-16\, 2023\n– W3C meeting (in preparation) \nFurther details can be found at https://www.fokus.fraunhofer.de/go/mws.
URL:https://www.hbbtv.org/event/10th-fokus-media-web-symposium/
LOCATION:Fraunhofer FOKUS\, Kaiserin-Augusta-Allee 31\, Berlin\, 10589\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Conference,Exhibition,Workshops
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ORGANIZER;CN="Fraunhofer FOKUS":MAILTO:mws-event@fokus.fraunhofer.de
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