HbbTV is (abbreviation of “Hybrid broadcast broadband TV”) a standard which offers combinations of broadcast and broadband services on devices like TV sets or Set Top Boxes. It provides a (close to) standardized browser environment for web applications on TV sets across all manufacturers
Questions tagged [hbbtv]
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Spring Boot, static resources and mime type configuration
I'm facing a Spring Boot configuration issue I can't deal with...
I'm trying to build an HelloWorld example for HbbTV with Spring Boot, so I need to serve my "index.html" page with mime-type="application/vnd.hbbtv.xhtml+xml"
my index.html will be…

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hbbtv app test/debug on a real TV
Is there a way to manually test/debug hbbtv app on a real TV.
I already tried plugins for opera/ff plugins and successfully run through static validators like http://hbbtv-live.irt.de/validator/.

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CI+ Communication in the HbbTV platform
Does anyone know how to communicate with CI+ CAM module via HbbTV 1.2.1/1.1.1?
We have created these objects
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JavaScript in HTML/XML: not well formed error
I'm trying to get information out of a JSON and I get an error that my XML is not well formed. It points to
if((jsonResponse[0].error) && (jsonResponse[0].error.type == 101)) {
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Here's the context:

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AIT/HbbTV testing for Sony, Panasonic
With Panasonic and Sony KDL series, we cover some compatibility issues with AIT application, loading transparent page with a small redbutton overlay appears with black instead of transparent background.
Furthermore, some devices stop broadcast…

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How to know supported HbbTV version on TV
I am trying to know which version is supporting my 2014 Samsung Smart TV but it is not detailed on the technical specifications, it only says it is HbbTV compatible.
My TV is this one (H5500…

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HBBTV: Uncaught (in promise) DOMException: The play() request was interrupted by a call to pause()
Video playback fails on call to play because promise fails. Using BBC TAL framework.
var promise = this._mediaElement.play();
if (playPromise !== undefined) {
playPromise.then(function() {
// Automatic playback…

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How to implement an HLS stream into hbbtv
The problem is implementing an HTTP Live Streaming (also known as HLS) in HbbTV
I cannot find a solution for it
I tried this for example
HbbTV Stream

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How do you get HbbTV browser logs from a JVC Android TV?
I'm in the process of exploring the capabilities of HbbTV on a JVC Android TV. While there is an example application for logging to the screen, there are times when the application I write does not run at all. This is despite it working in a desktop…
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HbbTV - HTTP request
I make GET - http request and in most TVs, which I test, everything is fine, but I have some TVs that they display "NETWORK ERROR". Of course the TVs are connected to the network and the server is working (meaning the URL is correct. Is exactly the…

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How is `switchMediaPresentation` used?
It's not clear to me how is switchMediaPresentation supposed to work after reading the docs: https://www.hbbtv.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/HbbTV-SPEC-00260-030-ts_103464v010301-without-ETSI-branding.pdf
I'm trying the following:
// ... previous…

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Communication between React Native Mobile App and React.js Hbbtv App
Can you explain how to make connection between Hbbtv React App in TV and mobile App in React Native?
I implement SSDP Client in React Native Mobile App to look for SSDP Server (That should be implmented on TV). Then receiving IP Address of that…

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HbbTV Broadcast aspect ratio switching
Here's one that's got me a bit confused on how to do something. I have a broadcast TV channel and depending on the programme it can either be in 16:9 or 4:3. So basically there are aspect ratio switches, live during broadcast. Quite common when old…

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HbbTV - .privateData.currentChannel / bindToCurrentChannel and TV / Data channels
I operate apps in the UK and have a interesting problem. The channel I work with operates as a TV channel during some of the day, but switches to a Data channel at other times.
So it makes sense to ask the device the channelType, at launch. So I can…

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Including a library in an XML based web app which causes an XML parsing error
I want to include Adobe Analytics in a HbbTV application, which is a web application that runs on smart TVs over the top of digital broadcasts. The library is included with a script tag in the index.html file.
The index.html file on HbbTV apps is…

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