HbbTV Association

HbbTV Association releases Conformance Test Suite update

The HbbTV Association has announced the release of a new version of its Conformance Test Suite.  The HbbTV Conformance Test Suite is a tool for device manufacturers to verify compliance of their products with the most current HbbTV specifications and their new features. V2022-1 is the first major release of the Test Suite in 2022. […]

HbbTV Association sets dates and location for 10th annual symposium

The HbbTV Association has announced that its Symposium and Awards will take place in Prague, Czech Republic in November. The event, the 10th HbbTV Symposium and Awards, will be staged on November 9 and 10. The Symposium is an annual key summit of the connected TV industry, targeting platform operators, broadcasters, advertisers and adtechs, standards […]

HbbTV launches new test suite

Hybrid broadcast-broadband standards body the HbbTV Association has released the 2021-21 version of the HbbTV Conformance Test Suite and the Test Assertions Repository (TAR). The new version, v2021-1, is the first major release of the Test Suite in 2021 and contains 2,963 test cases in total, an increase by 142 test cases since the v2020-3 […]

Amazon, Discovery and TELE System Digital announced as latest HbbTV Association members

A trio of high-profile companies have joined the HbbTV Association, the body has announced Over the past six months, Amazon, Discovery and TELE System Digital have become members of the industry association. The additions take the total membership of 77 companies from all areas of the broadcast and broadband industry, with existing members including the […]

Less is more as HbbTV strips out unused features for latest release

Hybrid broadband-broadcast standards organisation the HbbTV Association has completed work on an update to its core specification, HbbTV 2.0.3.  The update marks the first time that HbbTV has removed some features and is announcing the intention to remove others in the future. What the body describes as ‘never-used’ parts of the media synchronisation, companion screen […]

HbbTV Association publishes new conformance test suite

Interactive TV standards body the HbbTV Association has published a new version of a new version of the HbbTV Conformance Test Suite. The association says that the latest, version, v2020-2, is the second and most important major release of the Test Suite in 2020. The release contains 2,759 test cases in total, an increase by […]

HbbTV Association moves forward with app discovery spec

The HbbTV Association has published its specification for phase 2 of application discovery over broadband (ADB). According to the HbbTV Association, this specification has been developed for markets in which set-top boxes are extensively used for TV reception, a potential barrier to consumers accessing HbbTV services. The ADB feature is designed to enable consumers to […]

HbbTV Associaton publishes new version of conformance test suite

The HbbTV Association’s testing group has published a new version of the HbbTV Conformance Test Suite. The new version is called v2019-2, marking the second and last major release of the Test Suite in 2019, according to the association. The release comprises new tests for the HbbTV 2.0.2 specification, including HDR and HFR video, AC-4 […]

HbbTV and DVB partner on DASH validation tool

The HbbTV Association has partnered with the DVB industry consortium to compile a DASH validation tool. The tool checks ISO/IEC 23009-1 MPEG-DASH media presentation descriptions and segments to ensure conformance with DASH-related specifications from DVB and HbbTV. HbbTV Association chair, Vincent Grivet, said that validation tool “will help application developers and content providers verify that […]

Sky, Google, Rai join HbbTV Association

A number of high-profile companies have joined the HbbTV Association in the past year, including Google, Sky and Italian public broadcaster Rai. Other new member include Greek public broadcaster ERT, Italian technology provider Kineton, and Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer Skyworth, the association announced. “We are excited about these high-profile companies joining HbbTV Association,” said Vincent […]

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