DTG/DTVP joint Plugfest 2025 & HbbTV Testing Event

The joint DTG/DTVP Plugfest is back for 2025 and will take place from Monday 24th February to Wednesday 26th February at the DTG offices in London, UK, followed by the HbbTV Testing Event from Wednesday 26th February to Friday 28th February.

Plugfest provides a dynamic platform where companies collaborate in a controlled environment to test and validate the interoperability of their products, software, content, and apps. This event is an essential step toward delivering seamless integration and an outstanding user experience across devices and platforms.

At Plugfest, interoperability tests cover a range of cutting-edge technologies, including:

• UHD-4K/8K, HDR, and HFR
• Next-Generation Audio (NGA)
• HbbTV, DVB-I, and HDMI compatibility testing

Plugfest is open to all companies interested in validating their products’ interoperability with others’ implementations. Participants typically include:

• CE TV, STB, Encoder, Streaming sticks, Test Equipment, AVR, Soundbar, Projector or Monitor manufacturers
• Broadcasters and platform operators
• Technology providers and encoder manufacturers
• Test equipment companies
• Research & development institutions
• Standardisation bodies
• HbbTV app, HbbTV OpApp, and DVB-I implementers.

This is a unique opportunity for your team to collaborate with industry leaders, identify potential challenges early, and ensure your offerings meet the highest standards of performance and compatibility.

When: 24th to 28th February 2025

Where: DTG, 5th Floor, 89 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7TP, UK

Who: Free for all DTG, DTVP & HbbTV members. Fee applicable for non-members. Attendance is strictly restricted to Participants only.

This Plugfest forms part of a week-long series of events, which also includes the HbbTV Testing Event focusing only on the HbbTV test suite v2025-1 validation and HbbTV Testing Group meeting from Wednesday 26th February to Friday 28th February 2025.

The testing event is open to HbbTV members only. It provides an opportunity for the HbbTV implementers to execute tests on their devices and log those executions as part of the evidence required to approve test cases for the HbbTV test suite v2025-1 release. The representatives of Test Material Providers will be available to discuss problems found with either the test material or implementation. The testing event participants will have temporary access to the test harness, necessary for executing the test cases at the event.

The test plan will be distributed to the event participants a day before. Participants should be TRAA assignees to have access to the HbbTV Test Repository.

Please complete registration using the button at the top of this page and return the agreement you receive to Martyn Traynor by 7th February 2025.

All devices and testing equipment must be shipped by 14th February 2025 to DTG, 5th Floor, 89 Albert Embankment, Vauxhall, London, SE1 7TP, UK.

For content-related questions about the Plugfest, please contact Ranjeet Kaur or Martyn Traynor

For content-related questions about the HbbTV Testing Event or face-to-face meeting, please contact Nguyen thi Thanh Van.

Please register here to take part.