September 28, 2022
Invitation for developers to take part in a survey
Geneva, September 28, 2022
Dear developers in the HbbTV community,
The HbbTV Marketing & Education Working Group (MEWG) is seeking feedback on the current state of the development of HbbTV applications. We are keen to hear your opinions on the type of challenges your are facing as you build applications for the HbbTV ecosystem on a regular base.
We would ask you if you or someone from your development team could take some minutes aside and answer the survey below. Your feedback is highly appreciated and we will share the results in adequate form with interested HbbTV members.
To enter this survey please use the following link https://www.surveymonkey.de/r/JM5DQH3
The survey takes only 4 minutes to fill out. Please provide your input by October 11, 2022 (EoB).
Thank you for your participation.
Best regards,
Angelo Pettazzi
Chair HbbTV Marketing & Education Working Group
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