HD Forum Italia 2015 Conference Puts Spotlight on HbbTV 2.0

HD Forum Italia 2015 Conference Puts Spotlight on HbbTV 2.0
GENEVA — April 17, 2015 — The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to
providing an open standard for the delivery of broadcast and broadband services through
connected TVs and set-top boxes, is delighted to announce their participation at the HD
Forum Italia 2015 Conference. The event will feature an HbbTV 2.0 workshop and a range of
industry speakers representing the HbbTV Association.
The HbbTV workshop is scheduled from on April 24th as part of the HD Forum Italia
Conference 2015, which will be on the 25th, at the Congress Centre in San Marino, Italy. The
HD Forum Italia designed the conference to discuss current opportunities with hybrid
services and to share best practices from other regions. This will include an overview of the
different interactive services deployed on terrestrial and satellite channels. The goal of the
conference is to promote the adoption of HbbTV services across the digital TV industry in
Italy. The workshop will be part of the agenda at the annual HD Forum Italia general
assembly which includes participation from broadcasters, network operators, TV
manufacturers, service providers and developers.
“We are excited to share our insights into HbbTV best practices at the HD Forum Italia
Conference 2015. In particular, we look forward to providing deep insights into the new
HbbTV 2.0 specification” stated Klaus Illgner, chair, HbbTV Association, “Italian broadcasters
are leaders in deploying advanced interactive broadcast TV services. With HbbTV 2.0, they
can remain at the forefront of innovation and provide Italian consumers with a new
generation of rich HTML5 applications on the TV and multiscreen devices. We look forward
to participating at this event.”
For further information about the HbbTV Association visit: www.hbbtv.org
For more information about participating at the HD Forum Italia visit:
www.hdforumitalia.org/HbbTV_workshop2015
About HbbTV Association (www.hbbtv.org)
Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (or "HbbTV") is a major global initiative aimed at
harmonising the broadcast and broadband delivery of entertainment services to the end
consumer through connected TVs and set‐top boxes. The HbbTV specification was
developed by industry leaders to effectively manage the rapidly increasing amount of
available content targeted at today's end consumer. It is based on elements of existing
specifications including OIPF (Open IPTV Forum), CEA, DVB, MPEG-DASH and W3C.
HbbTV Association Contacts:
Kirk Edwardson and Régis Saint Girons
Co-Chairs, HbbTV Marketing Group
Email: [email protected]