Abertis Telecom is one of the leading European groups in the management of telecommunications infrastructures and services, through its terrestrial and satellite divisions, offering to its customers a complete service solution for the broadcasting sector. Abertis Telecom is Spain's core operator in the deployment of Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) and Spain's television and radio signal transportation leader

ACCESS is a global provider of advanced software technologies to the mobile and beyond-PC markets. ACCESS' NetFront(tm) products, including the NetFront Browser as the most advanced, versatile and powerful embedded full Internet browser for beyond-PC devices, have been shipped in over 800 million devices throughout the world, including mobile phones, digital TVs, set-top boxes, etc. The company, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, operates subsidiaries and affiliates in Asia, Europe and the United States. ACCESS is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers' Index under the number 4813.

activa_multimedia digital S.L. AM, www.activamultimedia.com) was founded in 2001 as a subsidiary company of the Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals (CCMA, www.ccma.cat), the public corporation that manages the radio and television broadcasting services of the Catalan government (6 DTT channels, 4 radio stations, Internet, mobile, etc.). activa_multimedia leads the RTD&I activities of the CCMA. Our main objective is to develop innovative technologies and services that could be easily exported commercially to the market.
activa_multimedia has four business lines: AUTOMATIC TV (automatic content on TV), COMPACT TV (media asset management technologies), iTV (developers of cross-platform interactive applications), SAM (content provider of audiovisual weather services). Main RTD&I activities of activa_multimedia address automatic audiovisual technologies and intelligent content generation, both including multiple ways of interactivity.

ActiveVideo Networks is the world leader in cloud-based interactive services that are redefining television (iTV 2.0). The company's network-centric approach simply and inexpensively enables expanded programming, navigation and advertising possibilities, allowing viewers to define and share their TV experiences. ActiveVideo combines Web-based media and targeted, clickable advertisements with the high-quality video, immediate responsiveness and remote control navigation of television for uniform interactivity across all digital and IPTV set-tops, CI+ enabled televisions, and broadband-connected CE devices. ActiveVideo Networks is based in the heart of Silicon Valley, with offices in Los Angeles, Baltimore and Hilversum, the Netherlands. For more information, visit www.activevideo.com.

Alcatel-Lucent is the trusted partner of service providers, enterprises and governments worldwide, providing solutions to deliver voice, data and multimedia services to end-users. Alcatel-Lucent is a leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications and services. For interactive media services Alcatel-Lucent offers comprehensive solutions and SaaS services to efficiently produce and distribute interactive TV formats to a maximized reach of consumers. This Digital Media & Advertising Suite is an element of Alcatel-Lucent`s application enablement strategy.

ALTRAN Telecom & Media is focused on services and solutions for operators, vendors and media companies. We have an excellent track record working with major TV channels in France and in Europe developing their infrastructure and services to adapt to their fast-moving market. Our "Connected TV" strategic domain propose our clients a full capability to think, build, test and operate the best and most innovative interactive services.
Altran is an European leader in innovation consulting with 17 000 employees in 26 countries. Altran assists its clients at every stage of the innovation cycle in three business lines:
o Technology and innovation consulting
o Organisation and information systems consulting
o Strategy and management consulting

ANT is a leading provider of embedded software solutions and services to the digital media industry with millions of units deployed worldwide.ANT develops the ANT Galio Suite, an open standards, flexible application & middleware solution for a wide range of consumer platforms, operating systems and embedded connected devices.

SES ASTRA is the leading Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite system in Europe. The satellite fleet currently comprises 15 satellites at 5 orbital positions, delivering more than 2,500 television and radio channels to over 122 million DTH and cable households. SES ASTRA also provides satellite-based multimedia, internet and telecommunication services to enterprises, governments and their agencies.

The Beuth University of Technology Berlin as an University of Applied Sciences has a strong research and development activity in the scope of interactive TV, IPTV, WebTV and Mobile IPTV. In Particular the Department of Computer Science and Media is working within of several research and cooperation projects with a noticeable number of partners from the media and software industry on the newest interactive TV and IPTV solutions.

Cabot Communications is a market leader in providing tailored DVB middleware solutions for the digital TV industry. Cabot software and services are designed to deliver competitive advantage to digital device manufacturers by providing 'total' solutions which are tailored to meet specific needs, according to market and cost criteria.

Canal+ Group is France's leading pay-TV operator and a major player in the programming and production of premium and special-interest channels, the broadcasting of pay-TV services, and a pioneer in the development of new television services. At year-end 2008, Canal+ Group had over 10.5 million subscriptions to its different product offerings. CANAL+ Group runs pay-TV operations in Poland and in French-speaking countries around the world via Canal Overseas. CANAL+ GROUP is also a European leader in the financing, acquisition and distribution of feature films through its affiliate StudioCanal.

Capablue is a leading digital product development business focussing on TV and Web projects. Capablue have a pedigree within broadcast and VoD development that is second to none, having worked with many of the major broadcasters. Our core aim is in helping our clients getting TV on the Web and bringing the Web onto TV.
Capablue's Services:
o   Advise & Consult - Strategy, Requirements, Advice
o   Design & Build - UX, Creative Design, Implementation
o   Managed Services - Out of the box solutions
Capablue develop cutting edge services for TV and broadcast and are involved in major broadcaster initiatives around Connected TV/IPTV services.

Capgemini sd&m belongs to the Technology Services Unit of the Capgemini Group in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It offers its customers holistic processes and software solutions which have a significant influence on their ability to compete. Its services extend from process planning and IT consultancy by way of the development of individual solutions and the implementation and rollout of standard software to system integration and application management. For its customers in the telecom, media and entertainment industries, Capgemini sd&m is developing and launching major web CMS projects, web TV, video on demand and IPTV solutions. Capgemini sd&m has offices in Munich, Stuttgart, Walldorf, Frankfurt, Cologne/Bonn, Düsseldorf, Berlin, Hannover, Hamburg and Zurich and is registered as a company in Vienna under the Capgemini brand.

Cisco Systems, Inc. is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Today, networks are an essential part of business, education, government and home communications, and Cisco Internet Protocol-based (IP) networking solutions are the foundation of these networks.
Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings are used to create Internet solutions that allow individuals, companies, and countries to increase productivity, improve customer satisfaction and strengthen competitive advantage. The Cisco name has become synonymous with the Internet, as well as with the productivity improvements that Internet business solutions provide. At Cisco, our vision is to change the way people work, live, play and learn.

Codevise Solutions is a creative web agency with a strong focus on multi-device software solutions. Due to our long years' experience with customers in the broadcasting markets, we are able to meet the challenge of cutting-edge technology's early adaption combined with high quality of service requirements.
Leveraging of standardized web technologies in HbbTV implementations corresponds to our belief of next generation TV services. Codevise Solutions is the current leader in the creation of HbbTV applications for German radio broadcasters. For more information, please visit: http://codevise.de

CreNova Technology GmbH (www.crenova.tv) was established in 2008 as set-top-box manufacturer to take to market a unique modular system design that allows products to be tailored to meet individual customer needs. Meanwhile we have become the fastest growing manufacturer of STBs and have since attracted business as a provider of OEM solutions worldwide with a strong portfolio of product lines. Our competitive products are tailored to their specific requirements and span from DVB-S2, C-HD, T-HD, Combo S2/THD and Combo C-HD/T-HD to Twin-HD receivers. CreNova's team, which brings together over 20 years of experience in the set-top box market, is skilled in both software and hardware development. The addition of the HbbTV proposition to our range of receivers opens up totally new business opportunities to our customers.

Digital TV Labs provides specialised testing products and services to validate digital receiver conformance across various worldwide geographies. The company delivers conformance regimes for operator and broadcasters covering terrestrial, satellite, cable and IP delivery. Digital TV Labs' flagship Evora iSuite is a unique test framework incorporating multiple test suites covering over fifty countries and operators, that can be quickly configured for new standards and specifications. Digital TV Labs has over 150 clients including all the major consumer electronic brands, manufacturers and semiconductor suppliers.

DiscVision GmbH, established in Paderborn, Germany is providing technologies for networked STB and PVRs. DiscVision has long term experience especially in the development of PVR solutions and has provided its know how to a large number of innovative solutions since 2002.
Today, DiscVision is working on STB / PVR technologies that support broadcast and broadband applications ranging from WebTV portals, VoD solutions to web-based management and control systems for STB / PVRs. The HbbTV functionality will be a central topic in all future DiscVision solutions.

The Digital TV Group (DTG) is the industry association for digital television in the UK and is independent and platform neutral.
Formed in the mid 90s to facilitate the introduction of digital terrestrial TV in the UK, the Group is now at the centre of UK digital TV development. It publishes and maintains the technical standards for digital terrestrial TV in the UK and runs the industry's test and conformance centre: DTG Testing.
The Group is presently focused on emerging consumer devices and experiences including Connected TV, 3DTV, Video-on-Demand (VoD) and High Definition TV (HD).

Espial Group Inc. is a leading provider of on-demand software used across the world by cable operators (MSO), telco IPTV operators, hospitality operators and consumer electronics manufacturers. Its middleware, browser and video-on-demand solutions provide superior service delivery, advanced service innovation tools and the ability to serve a wide range of market segments - including over-the-top, IPTV, hybrid IP, multi-dwelling unit and enterprise. With over 2.5 million licenses of its patented technology in use, Espial is a leading supplier of TV software. Its browser products are also deployed in automobiles, mobile devices, TVs and a wide range of other devices.

Eutelsat is one of the world's three leading satellite operators in terms of revenues. The commercialised capacity on 27 satellites provide coverage of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, India and significant parts of Asia and the Americas. These satellites were broadcasting almost 3,200 television channels, 1,100 radio stations and serve TV contribution markets, telcos, corporate networks and broadband markets.

eviado - visionary people, crafting solutions
eviado - the German cutting-edge technology company - offers a new world of home entertainment. Consumers will get in touch with web on TV in an easy way and will become a part of the most important overwhelming TV and media revolution ever. Partners will find an innovative way for customer retention.
Combining the worlds of web, television, music, social media and VoD, eviado is the real next generation TV.
eviado understands how Web-TV works and is looking forward to hbbTV's start, which will be the next step into the future of television. www.eviado.com

Based in Berlin, the Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems (FOKUS) has a distinguished track record of over 20 years work in the research and development of integration and communication solutions for partners from industry, contract research and public administration in the fields of telecommunications and software development. Its own solutions and those developed together with its partners are tried, tested and demonstrated in a broad range of dedicated FOKUS laboratories. Fraunhofer FOKUS sees itself as a forger of links between university research and the industry. With regards to Hybrid TV, IPTV and converged Rich Media, Fraunhofer FOKUS drives corresponding standardization activities, mediates between Telcos', Cablecos', Broadcasters' & CEs' interests and provides reference implementations to show gaps and advantages of different kind of technologies.

The Fraunhofer IIS Audio and Multimedia division, based in Erlangen, Germany, has been working in compressed audio technology for more than 20 years and remains a leading innovator of technologies for cutting-edge multimedia systems. Fraunhofer IIS is universally credited with the development of mp3 and co-development of AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) as well as technologies for the media world of tomorrow, including MPEG Surround, MPEG Spatial Audio Object Coding and the Fraunhofer Audio Communication Engine.
Through the course of more than two decades, Fraunhofer IIS has licensed its audio codec software and application-specific customizations to at least 1,000 companies. Fraunhofer estimates that it has enabled more than 1 billion commercial products worldwide using its mp3, AAC and other media technologies.
The Fraunhofer IIS organization is part of Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, based in Munich, Germany. Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft is Europe's largest applied research organization and is partly funded by the German government. With 17,000 employees worldwide, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft is composed of 59 Institutes conducting research in a broad range of research areas.

France Télévisions is the French National Public Television Broadcaster. Every day, the France Télévisions channels (France 2, France 3, France 4, France 5 and RFO) attract more than 30% audience in France.
France Télévisions Interactive is in charge of the HbbTV project, and manages and develops all interactive services, created as an extension of the traditional broadcast.

FULAN Electronics LTD, a China leading digital TV company, specializes in developing digital TV solutions for worldwide operators and STB manufacturers. The mission of FULAN is to let people enjoy the digital new life which innovates unceasingly brought by home-use multimedia. Website: http://www.fulansoft.com

HTTV: Solution provider for Interactive Digital TV. HTTV is a technology and solution provider for interactive digital TV: Broadcast, Broadband and Hybrid. It offers a range of iTV services (EPG, VOD, Video Mosaic, News services,...), head-end equipments (Push-VOD, Data streamers, Mosaic builders,...) and software solution for hybrid STB. HTTV works with major DTV operators (SKY, Canal+, UPC, NYV+, Digiturk, Belgacom, Reliance, ...) and industry leaders (NAGRA, Viaccess, Irdeto, Selevision, NSN, TMM, OpenTV...). HTTV is involved in the HBBTV initiative by promoting by developing HBBTV TV services and by providing head-end data casting equipment. As a member of AFDESI, HTTV is also supporting the adoption of HBBTV standard in France.

Humax is one of the world's largest manufacturers of digital set-top boxes, exporting its products to over 90 countries across the globe.  The company has built a solid reputation as a leading supplier of high quality, feature-rich digital TV products, including Digital Television Recorders (DTRs), high definition (HD) set-top boxes and digital TVs.  The company headquarters and R&D facility are based in Korea, with offices in Dubai, Germany, India, Thailand, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US.

HyperPanel Lab (http://www.hyperpanel.com), a leading provider of software solutions for satellite, cable and terrestrial digital TV set top boxes, announces a next generation of middleware for hybrid broadcast broadband tv (HbbTV) set top boxes.
With 30 million licenses sold worldwide, the company is working with the major manufacturers and systems integrators.
This new solution integrates an Html engine frame work. The TV Browser enables a smooth navigation for web pages based on HTML, CSS and Javascript .
The implementation is a ready to deploy product that combines an advanced suite of standard TV applications like HD viewing, EPG, dual video recording, through a user friendly interface.

Icareus Group has been actively involved in the development of standardized interactive digital TV since 2001 by developing and promoting cutting-edge iTV solutions for terrestrial, cable, satellite and IPTV environments. Icareus' product and service offering for HbbTV includes innovative and attractive interactive TV services and head-end playout products including e.g. total HbbTV Lab playout server and Object Carousel. The company works with the leading digital-TV operators (Telekom Italia, Videocon, Digita, N, Telenet, etc.), broadcasters (ABC, RAI, RTB, TV3, ORF, MusicTV, etc.) equipment manufacturers (LG, Phillips, NEC, Samsung, etc.) and research institutions (Aido, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Universidade de Brasília, SENA, Torino University, etc.) in more than 40 countries around the world.

Based in Istanbul, Turkey, IKON Interactive Digital TV is an end-to-end technology and interactive services provider for digital television platforms, enabling differentiated media and platform experience to the broadest audience possible with a special focus on emerging IP, OTT (over the top)and next generation Hybrid platforms.
Its services and solutions help operators, content/service providers, broadcasters, TV and consumer platforms to bridge IP, interactivity and rich media to unlock the revenue potential of their networks, deliver "TV Everywhere" strategy with key broadcast, integration and turnkey IP, OTT,Hybrid platform services.

INFONOVA GmbH - A BearingPoint Company
Looking at Hybrid TV and Connected TV there is a vast complexity in technology and interoperability issues. Infonova has many years of experience in implementing interactive and enhanced TV services, hybrid broadcast and broadband services based on different technology platforms, proprietary Connected TV platforms, rich media web portal development and Telco eShop solutions. Aligned with our capabilities to orchestrate complex business models with Infonova BSS R6 we have the expertise to make your visions in digital media a success
INFONOVA GmbH specializes in providing technology and business-oriented solutions and services to telecommunications, media, utility and convergent industries. The solution portfolio of INFONOVA GmbH encompasses products, solutions and services in the area of Multi-Industry Business Support Systems (BSS), Media & Convergent Services, Content Management Systems and Portals, Middleware & OSS Solutions, Full Service Managed Hosting as well as Technology Consulting. INFONOVA GmbH employs 250 employees and is a wholly owned subsidiary of BearingPoint, a Management Technology & Business Consultant firm with 3250 employees in Europe. www.infonova.com

Intek Digital Inc. is the manufacturer of digital set-top-boxes, such as satellite, terrestrial, cable, SD, HD, PVR models. Our core members have over 10 years experience for set-top-box business. All products are made in Korea. Therefore we guarantee that the quality is the highest in set-top-box companies. Also we provide prompt solution to every issues which are from customers and buyers.

Inverto Digital labs, is a leader in broadcast reception and streaming products and a major player in the Low Noise Blocks (LNB's). The company serves tier-1 operators across EMEA and execute roadmaps on behalf of leading brands worldwide. As a DVB expert group, the technical staff specializes across the various technologies from Antenna, Feed, RF design, through switching to steaming software and hardware in confined, embedded environments. This unique trait allows for a truly holistic view on product and system design (www.inverto.tv).

Since its establishment in 2000, iPlus Technologies has been committed to providing the best head-end solution for IPTV service providers. The members of the company have gained extensive IPTV expertise in Korea, which already supports the greatest number of IPTV subscribers worldwide. The core strength of iPlus Technologies is their ownership of end to end solutions for IP hybrid technologies, including head end, middleware and set top box systems.

Irdeto empowers companies to protect and monetize their digital assets and maximize return on content with innovative and reliable software technologies, content management and distribution solutions and end-to-end solutions and services. The company's products include conditional access, digital rights management, business support systems and set-top box software solutions. Through group company Cloakware, it provides software and datacenter security solutions, More than 500 customers worldwide trust Irdeto to secure and enable the delivery of their valuable content across digital broadcast, IP, mobile, enterprise and government networks. Irdeto solutions currently enable simple to advanced business models on more than one billion devices and applications. For more information, please visit: http://www.irdeto.com

The Institut für Rundfunktechnik has been committed to preserving broadcasting in Germany and abroad. This commitment also extends to new markets and modern requirements. Its associates are the following public broadcasters: ARD, ZDF, DRadio, ORF and SRG/SSR. In addition, the institute collaborates not only with numerous clients in the broadcasting, media, communications-engineering and IT sectors, but also with various research organizations and institutions of higher education.

Preparing tomorrow's television together.
IWEDIA provides software solutions for connected audiovisual digital terminals through its middleware business unit (IWEDIA Middleware), and engineering services across the whole digital image chain through its services business unit (IWEDIA Services). Based in Rennes and Issy-les-Moulineaux, IWEDIA capitalises on over a decade of experience in the field of digital television and video. Naturally innovative, IWEDIA plays a proactive role in the world-class "Media & Networks" competitiveness cluster. IWEDIA is an independent company backed by four venture capital partners active in the field of digital media: ACE Management, CDC Innovation, I-Source and iXCore.

As one of the world's largest leading manufacturers in digital set top boxes, KAONMEDIA has built up solid business partnerships with broadcasting operators with its full product line-up including satellite, cable, terrestrial, IPTV and Hybrid set top boxes. Based on its proved technology and manpower, KAONMEDIA is providing digital set-top boxes for more than 80 overseas broadcasting operators in Germany, India, Russia, UAE, China and the US, etc. To be at the heart of the multimedia industry, we are gladly ready to challenge a new digital paradigm over rapidly changing digital environment.

LG Electronics is a global leader and technology innovator in consumer electronics, employing more than 84,000 people working in 112 operations including 81 subsidiaries around the world. With 2008 global sales of $44.7 billion, LG is one of the world's leading producers of flat panel TVs, audio and video products, mobile handsets, air conditioners and washing machines.

The NetRange MMH, formerly MMH Interactive, is a pioneer in interactive television (ITV) in German-speaking regions. Our comprehensive service portfolio includes not only strategic consultation, conception and support for license issues, but also technical implementation and services for ongoing operations. NetRange MMH assists you in the realisation of your ITV projects in this new, promising segment with incredible potential.
As the largest consultancy agency for web-based TV applications in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, NetRange MMH works with clients such as telephone and cable network providers, CE device manufacturers, linear TV networks, media companies and publishing houses and with a variety of content and service partners. The first ITV programs available in Germany were made possible by NetRange MMH.

MStar Semiconductor is the leading supplier of ICs for Consumer Devices with the number one position by volume in TV and Monitor applications, and leading positions in solutions for Portable and Mobile consumer devices. MStar provides also a comprehensive hybrid software stack, that includes a HbbTV implementation based on Webkit.

NDS Group Ltd is a private company owned by the Permira Funds and News Corporation. It creates proven technologies that allow pay-TV operators to generate revenues by securely delivering digital content to TVs, set-top boxes (STBs), digital video recorders (DVRs), PCs, portable media players (PMPs), removable media, and other mobile devices. NDS has also developed solutions that simplify convergence.

nexx.tv, based in Munich, Germany is a full service provider for all aspects of video platforms. Their products are available on a variety of devices, using all available technologies. Starting with golfdigital.tv on Philips netTV, they began to extend their efforts on the growing HbbTV market. Since january 2010, they are working on HbbTV applications for Rovi's media guide.

NRJ 12 is a French private TV service broadcasted is SD over DTT and satellite and in HD over cable and ADSL... Innovative, attractive and interactive, NRJ 12 has confirmed its status as a general-interest channel, thanks to an editorial programming schedule that is solidly focused on the future. Behind this eldest child of the NRJ television family come three channels : NRJ HITS (music only); NRJ PARIS (the Parisian multicultural channel) and 7L TV, the regional station for Montpellier.

Ocean Blue Software, based in Bristol and Hong Kong and specialises in the development, distribution and support of world-class software solutions, which are incorporated into Digital TV consumer electronics products, present in the Digital Home.
Ocean Blue's software products stand out in terms of maturity, usability, operability and adherence to international digital broadcast standards, notably DVB and DTG. Ocean Blue is active in both DTG and DVB groups, assisting in the development of industry software standards. Ocean Blue's new software developments include support for High Definition TV broadcasts, Advanced Text-To-Speech Technology, CI Plus and Connected-TV solutions.

Opentech Inc., a leading set top box manufacturer, was founded in 1996.
In 2001, Opentech started digital set top box business with all of its efforts and has been advanced in key digital broadcasting technologies. Now opentech becomes one of the leading set top box manufacturers with many success businesses in the world.
Opentech has supplied the high quality products and services to over 50 countries including 10 big broadcasting operators worldwide with a variety of set top boxes meeting the high standard of requirements.
Headquartered in Seoul, Korea, Opentech has a branch in Dubai, U.A.E and Eschborn, Germany to respond promptly to it's customers around the world. http://www.opentech.co.kr

OpenTV is a leading provider of advanced digital television solutions dedicated to creating and delivering compelling viewing experiences to consumers of digital content worldwide. The company's software has been integrated in more than 133 million devices around the world, and enables advanced program guides, video-on-demand, personal video recording, interactive and addressable advertising.

Opera Software's vision is to provide the best Internet experience on any device. Opera Software is the only dedicated Web browser development company in the world with 700+ employees in nine countries across Americas, EMEA and APAC regions. Delivering solutions with unmatched performances across PCs, mobile phones, STBs, TVs and other connected devices, Opera Software is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and its leading STB/TV customers are: Amino, Philips, Sony, Tata, Telsey, Thomson, Toshiba, and Zyxel + others.

Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) is a diversified Health and Well-being company, focused on improving people's lives through timely innovations. As a world leader in healthcare, lifestyle and lighting, Philips integrates technologies and design into people-centric solutions, based on fundamental customer insights and the brand promise of "sense and simplicity". Headquartered in the Netherlands, Philips employs approximately 121,000 employees in more than 60 countries worldwide. With sales of EUR 26 billion in 2008, the company is a market leader in cardiac care, acute care and home healthcare, energy efficient lighting solutions and new lighting applications, as well as lifestyle products for personal well-being and pleasure with strong leadership positions in flat TV, male shaving and grooming, portable entertainment and oral healthcare. News from Philips is located at www.philips.com/newscenter.

Reycom brings HD TV and the Internet to the TV screen.
We deliver the entire value chain for complete entertainment solutions to network operators: from content, over the IP/VoD platform up to state-of-the-art user devices.
Driven by the convergence of HD and the Web, subscribers enjoy a new and fascinating TV experience. Right in the living-room.
Our "More than TV" Entertainment Solutions for network operators incorporate application integration services (TV, movies, music, pictures, videos, e-commerce), video-on-demand platform services (content aggregation, content rights management, video-on-demand platform operation), remote managed services (software update services, deployment of new services, remote storage management) and hybrid client devices for digital-TV and IP/TV (next generation settop-boxes, Entertainment Nettop systems) for closed and encrypted operations or for open environments.

Rovi Corporation delivers technology solutions that enable consumers to intuitively connect and discover to new entertainment content from many sources and locations. The company provides industry leading interactive media and program guides; a catalog of entertainment metadata; advanced media recognition solutions and industry standard networking technologies for the discovery of new media. These solutions are deployed by companies working to create a more cohesive entertainment experience for the consumers. More information about Rovi can be found at www.rovicorp.com.

The simple HbbTV Editor started as a project at Beuth University for Technology Berlin.
The idea was to create a component based editor that enables one to design an HbbTV website without programming skills. The user can create pages on a wysiwyg basis via drag& drop. The HTML, Javascript and CSS code for an HbbTV compatible site/ application is generated automatically. Through a plug-in-system new components and features can be added easily.
For further information feel free to contact us at: projekt-she AT gmx.de

sofatronic is a leading middleware solutions provider for iTV and Blu-ray. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany with offices also in Los Angeles, CA. sofatronic's products and services enable the Film & TV industries to develop highly complex interactive applications efficiently which consequently reduces developmental costs and introduces targeted T-commerce merchandising. Leading C&A facilities and film studios are using sofatronic Kaleidoscope to develop BD-J applications for Blu-ray. For more information visit www.sofatronic.com

Sony Corporation is a leading manufacturer of audio, video, game, communications, key device and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets. With its music, pictures, computer entertainment and on-line businesses, Sony is uniquely positioned to be the leading electronics and entertainment company in the world. Sony recorded consolidated annual sales of approximately $79 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009. Sony Global Web Site: http://www.sony.net/

STMicroelectronics is a global leader in developing and delivering semiconductor solutions across the spectrum of microelectronics applications. ST is a world leading supplier of comprehensive solutions for the converging segments of home entertainment, communication and connectivity. ST's product offering encompasses a broad range of applications in the digital consumer market, including set-top-boxes, TV, and audio together with a wide array of solutions for personal multimedia, from application processors to energy management and mobile imaging.

TARA Systems is an embedded software provider focussed on digital TV functionality (DVB) and graphical user interface technology (GUI). TARA Systems was established in 1990 in Munich, Germany and ever since has delivered software solutions to many well-known device manufacturers worldwide, as well as taken part in many standardization processes with IRT and ETSI. For all its DVB and GUI solutions, TARA has received top marks from the industry for providing high modularity, a sustainable architecture and a high test coverage. TARA believes in the technical advantages and commercial success of HBBTV and therefore wants to contribute its reliable and flexible solutions with the ultimate goal to enable true added value for the consumer. For further information, please visit www.tara-systems.de .

The TDF Group is operator of shared facilities and terrestrial networks in Europe. Its main markets are France and Germany.
It assists television networks, radio stations, telecommunications operators, ISPs and local authorities over the entire value chain of audiovisual and telecoms networks: filming, management and distribution of content up to transmission, deployment of networks, on-site hosting of operators' equipment at its sites and maintenance.
A key player in telecommunications and audiovisual convergence, upstream of new technologies, TDF is an operator with strong local roots, actively committed to battle against the digital dividend.

TechNexion manufactures board level, system level, and fully integrated streaming STB for customers who seek to deploy their networks quickly and cost effectively. We are dedicated to providing you with a single source for all of your needs - from our systems integration service, engineering support to customizing of PCB's or housings.

Teveo provides services to the interactive television market.
The company offers a unique service that allows broadcasters to identify viewers in front of TV screens and to bill transactions thereby bridging the gap between free-to-air broadcasters and their audience.
Once registered, TV viewers can use the service to conveniently access premium content from any TV portal supporting the Teveo service.
Teveo performs payment processing for content providers and e-commerce businesses that offer their services through Internet enabled TV sets and other CE devices.
For more information please go to: www.teveo.de
Teveo is based in Hamburg, Germany.

TF1 is France's leading TV channel, historically at the forefront of current events. The group's multi-channel offering now includes thirteen TV channels, fast-growing new media and a range of diversification activities such as e-commerce, digital content, audiovisual production, rights distribution and TV shopping.

Trident Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRID) is a leading force in the digital home entertainment market, delivering innovative semiconductor solutions for digital televisions and set-top boxes - at the heart of today's digital home. A pioneer in the consumer electronics and TV markets for the past 20 years, Trident understands the rapidly-evolving consumer space and has taken bold moves to deepen its technology portfolio and expand its addressable market.

TVC is a large producer of TV content. Its in-house production covers a wide range of genres (news programs, documentaries, sports programs, fiction, entertainment, etc.). But TVC also co-produces with private companies and has contributed to creating a thriving audiovisual industry in Catalonia. TVC is also pioneering interactive applications that allow viewers to access a wide range of complementary services.

TV Genius improves the TV experience with personalized search that provides relevant recommendations across TV, mobile and the web. The company's content discovery platform has been built from the ground up to specifically meet the needs of TV discovery, providing deeper, richer content aggregation, allowing viewers to discover programming from a variety of sources. Its Recommendations Engine suggests appropriate content according to individual preferences.

VANTAGE Digital GmbH - "Television at the highest level " - This guiding principle has been set as a benchmark for all activities of the company VANTAGE Digital GmbH based in Karlsbad/Germany.
The company develops and manufactures products since 2004 in the field of consumer electronics. The specialty of VANTAGE Digital are set-top boxes with HDTV receiver technology.
Innovative technology and outstanding design are the basic hallmarks of the receiver from VANTAGE. VANTAGE products are available across Europe in well-stocked electronics centers and in traditional stores.
Parallel to the everyday business offers VANTAGE Digital GmbH customized OEM services for set-top boxes.
www.vantage-digital.com

VBox is a leading provider of products and solutions converging DVB (broadcast) and IP networks. VBox offers innovative payTV receivers that enable solutions deployed for a range of market segments.
vBox covers market segments that benefit from its core technology competencies: broadcast and IP convergence, full payTV CAS (Conditional Access Systems) and DRM integration, TV Gateway for any IP enabled devices and support for any Operating System (Windows, Mac, Linux).
 
vBox solutions include:

• v@Home for advanced all home payTV consumer premises equipment (CPE) that covers Home networks, PCs, TVs and Portable devices
• v@Retail Digital signage IP players converged with any type of broadcast TV
• v@Enterprise Enterprise business TV and Data broadcasting

Vestel is one of the leading digital TV manufacturers of the World with its offices all around Europe and headquarters at Turkey. Vestel designs and produces TVs and also set-top-boxes with focus on broadcasting operators. Besides digital TV products, Vestel has its full product line for white goods such as waching machines and refrigerators.

VideoWeb, based in Karlsruhe, Germany (www.videoweb.de) is a leading supplier of TV-Portals and Hybrid SetTopBoxes. The first product, the VideoWeb 600S receiver with full integration of HbbTV will be available in January 2010 in volume. VideoWeb 600S features a state-of-art Sat-Receiver (with HDTV, built-in HD+ support, PVR & TimeShift), full HbbTV support (RedButton and VOD) and the VideoWeb TV-Portal with HD VOD and may Internet Services like Picasa etc. VideoWeb 600S already runs all major HbbTV applications from the German broadcasters like (ARD, ZDF and RTL).

Zappware is a one-stop solution provider for interactive digital TV (iDTV) on multiple TV platforms. Zappware conceives, designs, develops and integrates compelling and revenue-generating iDTV services such as Video-on-Demand, Electronic Program Guides, (Network) Digital Video Recording, Interactive Advertisements or TV Programme Enhancements.
Zappware's interactive services are complete end-to-end solutions and come with respective production and management tools to allow operators, broadcasters or advertisers to manage, maintain and measure their iDTV services in-house.
Zappware delivers interactive services on a broad variety of TV platforms including cable, satellite, terrestrial, IPTV and connected TV platforms. They are also pre-integrated with a broad variety of head-end management products.
Besides custom iDTV solutions, Zappware offers a range of off-the-shelf iDTV services that can easily be rebranded and thus allow for a fast market introduction.