EBU Broadinking 05 and DVB World 05 Showcase HbbTV

EBU BroadThinking 2015 and DVB World 2015 Showcase HbbTV 16 March 2015

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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 pleased to announce that BroadThinking 2015 and DVB World 2015 will prominently feature HbbTV topics, speakers and discussions.

BroadThinking 2015 is organized by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and is taking place from March 18th and 19th. The event has designed an agenda with a strong focus on HbbTV, including a broad range of sessions covering a variety of topics including HbbTV 2.0, certification, interoperability, deployments and more. DVB World 2015, scheduled from March 23rd to 25th, will feature Jon Piesing, Director of Standardization at TP Vision and Vice-chair of the HbbTV Association, reviewing the new HbbTV 2.0 specification.

"We are pleased to see the prominent focus of HbbTV at BroadThinking 2015 and DVB World 2015" said Klaus Illgner, chairman of the HbbTV Association. "HbbTV has strong momentum and an active community across the world. We re honored to share HbbTV insights and best practices with the broader community. It is also an excellent opportunity for us to share details on the HbbTV 2.0 specification that has just been released."

Interested delegates should register to attend the events here:

BroadThinking

DVB World

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. For further information about the HbbTV Association visit: www.hbbtv.org

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