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Article: Canvas is a superset of HbbTV says BBC.(ENABLING TECHNOLOGY)
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- The Online Reporter
- Article date:
- October 16, 2009
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- But It's Not Open Says BSkyB
This report appears in the week's Faultline.
Separately, Anthony Smith-Chaigneau of Alticast who is chairman of DVB CM-MHP, e-mailed us: "HbbTV is not a 'standard.' It is only a specification being built in an industry initiative (version 0.5 and draft 0.8). It has not been sent to any standards organization or been ratified by any standards body."
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