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Build for the biggest screen in the house.

Everything you need to develop, test and ship HbbTV applications — the developer guide for learning, the API reference for looking things up.

Developer Guide

44 pages Start reading →

A 12-chapter path, in reading order: from your first app and how launching works, through streaming, broadcast integration and security, to testing and certification.

01 Developer guide introduction 12 pages
02 Getting Started 8 pages
03 Launching HbbTV applications from a broadcast channel 6 pages
04 Broadcast video control 3 pages
05 Streaming video 4 pages
06 HbbTV security 1 page

Single-page chapter — read it in one sitting.

07 Stream events 1 page

Single-page chapter — read it in one sitting.

08 Media switcher (HbbTV-TA) 2 pages
09 Companion screens 1 page

Single-page chapter — read it in one sitting.

10 Accessibility 1 page

Single-page chapter — read it in one sitting.

11 Testing and Certification 4 pages
12 Glossary 1 page

Single-page chapter — read it in one sitting.

API Reference

100 pages Start reading →

The full JavaScript API surface: application management, broadcast video, media playback, metadata, communication services and more.

API reference introduction 1 page

Single-page chapter — read it in one sitting.

Application Management 6 pages
Configuration and Capabilities 5 pages
Broadcast Video Management 6 pages
Media Playback APIs 10 pages
Metadata APIs 5 pages
Content Service Protection API 2 pages
Parental Rating and Parental Control APIs 6 pages
Miscellaneous APIs 2 pages
Object factory API 3 pages
Defined JavaScript APIs 6 pages
Shared Utility Classes and Features 11 pages
Scheduled Recording APIs 7 pages
Content Download APIs 8 pages
Communication Services APIs 14 pages
Content on Demand Metadata APIs 7 pages
Gateway Discovery and Control APIs 1 page