HbbTV Association Announces Asian Symposium - Features Industry Leaders Discussing Latest HbbTV Developments

HbbTV Association Announces Asian Symposium - Features Industry Leaders Discussing Latest HbbTV Developments


GENEVA, Switzerland, May 27, 2014 /CNW/ - 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 the "HbbTV Symposium: Asia". It
will be the largest HbbTV conference in Asia and is to take place on
June 18th, 2014 at the Marina Bay Sands Hotel, Singapore during the
Broadcast Asia and CommunicAsia 2014 tradeshows.



"HbbTV Symposium: Asia" will feature industry leaders from suppliers,
operators and broadcasters who will review the latest developments and
approaches to designing, building, and launching successful HbbTV
services. Attendees will develop broad HbbTV insights through their
engagement with expert presentations and panels. They will be able to
leverage this knowledge to develop and apply advanced hybrid TV
strategies. Interested delegates should register to attend the event
using the following link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/hbbtv-symposium-asia-tickets-11724118153.



"We are pleased with the quality and calibre of the organizations who
are participating in our Asian symposium. It is a reflection of the
growing interest in HbbTV in the region" stated Regis Saint Girons and
Kirk Edwardson, co-chairs for the HbbTV marketing group. "One of the
key objectives of the HbbTV Association is to bring the latest in
hybrid TV services to broadcasters and operators across the world.
This is an exciting opportunity for those following and deploying HbbTV
in Asia to learn more about HbbTV services, case studies and our
technology roadmap."



The symposium will feature speakers from the following organizations:



-- Digital TV Labs
-- Espial
-- Eutelsat
-- France 24
-- Freeview (Australia)
-- HTTV
-- Marlin
-- Motive Television
-- Quadrille
-- Strategy & Technology
-- Sofia Digital
-- Viaccess-Orca


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

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.



SOURCE ESPIAL GROUP

ESPIAL GROUP

CONTACT: HbbTV Association Contacts:  Kirk Edwardson and Régis Saint Girons
Co-Chairs, HbbTV Marketing Group
Email: press@hbbtv.org


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