Webinar: HbbTV Test Suite 2.0.4 Insights

The webinar focuses on the recently released version 2024-1 of the HbbTV Test Suite, a key tool for device manufacturers to verify compliance of their products with the most current HbbTV specifications. The speakers discuss the new features covered by the updated Test Suite which center around the latest version of the HbbTV core specification, HbbTV 2.0.4, including accessibility, voice control and DVB-I.

Agenda and speakers
a. Test Suite 2.0.4 overview – Rob Foreman, BBC R&D
b. Accessibility, voice control and DVB-I test development – Jason Nash, Ocean Blue Software (OBS)
c. DVB-I test material development – Juha Joki, Sofia Digital
d. Behind the test cases – Nguyen Thi Thanh Van, Samsung R&D
e. Q&A

Moderator
Jörn Krieger, Freelance Journalist

Speakers’ bios

Rob Foreman is an engineer at BBC R&D with 20 years’ experience working on interactive TV systems. He has been a contributor to several HbbTV groups and is currently vice-chair of the HbbTV Testing Group.

Jason Nash is General Manager for TV at Ocean Blue Software (OBS). He has 25 years of experience in the TV and set-top box industry with companies including Philips, Trident, IP4, EKT, and now OBS. At OBS Jason has overseen projects to develop an open source HbbTV solution for OEMS (The Open Red Button project – ORB) and provided several contributions to the HbbTV Test Suite, the most recent being for 2.0.4 features such as DVB-I and accessibility.

Juha Joki has over 20 years of experience in DVB and HbbTV technologies. Currently he is in charge of DVB broadcast products and testing and certification services for DVB and HbbTV at Sofia Digital. He has also overseen the HbbTV DASH DRM and DVB-I Reference Application projects at Sofia Digital, and is currently working with DVB-I and Operator App related projects. Juha also led the HbbTV 2.0.4 Test Materials delivery project at Sofia Digital.

Nguyen Thi Thanh Van is Head of DTV Standardization & Innovation at Samsung R&D Poland, where she is involved with new technology projects. Van joined HbbTV in 2012 and has been Testing Group Chair since 2018.

Replay
The recording of the live session is available here.

PDF presentation downloads
Rob Foreman, BBC R&D
Jason Nash, Ocean Blue Software
Juha Joki, Sofia Digital
Nguyen Thi Thanh Van, Samsung R&D