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September 15, 2025

Registration open for the 13th HbbTV Symposium and Awards in Istanbul

Join us in Istanbul!

The HbbTV Association is delighted to invite delegates, speakers and sponsors to the 13th HbbTV Symposium and Awards, taking place on 12–13 November 2025 in Istanbul, Turkey. This year’s Symposium will focus on monetisation opportunities with HbbTV, including addressable advertising, and on strategies to expand business in high-growth markets across MENA, Arab and Asian countries.

With its mix of inspiring keynotes, insightful panels and unrivalled networking, the Symposium provides a unique opportunity to connect with key industry players, explore new markets and shape the future of connected TV.

Registration is now open!

Places can be secured at the event websiteEarly Bird tickets – with special discounts for both HbbTV members and non-members – are available for a limited period of time.

On the event website includes:

  • Details of the conference programme and speakers
  • Information about the HbbTV Awards
  • Insights into the venuesponsors and media partners
  • Hotel recommendations, including exclusive room discounts for delegates

HbbTV Awards – Call for Entries

The prestigious HbbTV Awards are now open for submissions! This is an opportunity to showcase innovations and to gain the connected TV industry’s most recognised award. The deadline for entries is 30 September 2025. Further details can be found here.

Sponsorship opportunities

A selection of attractive sponsorship packages is still available, offering excellent opportunities to increase brand’s visibility at this flagship industry event. Explore the options here.

We look forward to welcoming delegates in Istanbul this November for two exciting days of exchange, learning and celebration with the international HbbTV community.

Angelo Pettazzi
Chair, HbbTV Marketing and Education Working Group

September 11, 2026

Updated DASH Conformance Software brings new validation features 

Version 3.1.0 of the open-source DASH Conformance Software has been released, bringing useful improvements for HbbTV developers testing MPEG-DASH services. Updates include reimplemented XSD-based manifest validation, direct MPD input, updated CMAF support, improved SegmentTimeline handling, and Docker and error-handling fixes to help identify potential interoperability issues earlier.

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July 10, 2026

HbbTV launches Audience Measurement Group to accelerate innovation across the TV ecosystem

The HbbTV Association has launched its new Audience Measurement Group (AMG), the first of three Application Interest Groups created under the Association's new membership framework. Bringing together broadcasters, measurement companies and technology providers, the AMG will help advance HbbTV-based audience measurement through collaboration, best practice, implementation guidance and future standards development.

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July 2, 2026

Invitation to DTVP Plugfest & HbbTV Testing Event

The DTVP Plugfest & HbbTV Testing Event returns to Berlin from 12–16 October 2026, bringing together broadcasters, device manufacturers and technology providers to test interoperability across HbbTV, DVB-I, streaming, immersive audio and UHD-HDR. Registration is now open, with a deadline of 11 September 2026.

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