GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — The HbbTV Association, a global initiative aimed at providing an open standard for the broadcast and broadband delivery of entertainment services through connected TVs, set-top boxes and multiscreen devices, announced the release of version 9.2 of its test suite.
This latest release of the test suite is designed to support the certification of devices coming to market in 2018 for all versions of the HbbTV (hybrid broadcast broadband TV) standard. The v9.2 test suite is available to be used by any organization through one of the registered HbbTV test centres or directly by HbbTV members themselves.
“Designed to enable compliance with the current HbbTV 2 Specification, the v9.2 test suite mainly contains new tests that were prioritized by U.K. broadcasters, and we are extremely pleased to announce its release,” said Klaus Illgner, chairman of the HbbTV Association, in a press release issued July 31.
The HbbTV Association distributes three test suite releases per year, in March, June and October. HbbTV test suite releases contain both fully approved test cases and preview material. Version 9.2 of the HbbTV test suite contains 1,909 HbbTV test cases, or which 1,492 are approved for testing conformance, the press release said.
“The newly released test suite is another step towards improved services and advanced consumer features, reinforcing HbbTV as the global standard for the delivery of broadcast and broadband services via connected TVs and set-top boxes,” Illgner said.
The HbbTV specification is developed by industry leaders to improve the video user experience for consumers by enabling innovative, interactive services over broadcast and broadband networks. The specification uses elements of existing specifications from other standards, including OIPF, CEA, DVB, MPEG-DASH and W3C. In June 2014, the activities of the Open IPTV Forum (OIPF) were transferred to the HbbTV Association. This broadened the HbbTV Association’s mandate to include defining specifications for service providers and technology suppliers that streamline and accelerate deployment of IPTV services.
For more information on the HbbTV Association’s v9.2 test suite, please visit www.hbbtv.org.
