Version 1.5 of HbbTV Specification Released

Four new members added to Steering Group4th April 2012: The HbbTV (Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV) consortium today announced the publication of version 1.5 of its hybrid TV specification. Building on existing standards and web technologies, the HbbTV specification provides the features and functionality required to deliver feature rich broadcast and internet TV services. Version 1.5 of the HbbTV specification notably introduces support for HTTP adaptive streaming based on the recently published MPEG-DASH specification, improving the perceived quality of video presentation on busy or slow Internet connections.

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