What is HbbTV in a smart TV?

Did you pay attention to the proposals to take part in voting or polling while watching programs and shows? This is done using the HbbTV service. What is it and how to use it?

What is HbbTV and why is it needed

HbbTV is a special feature with which interactive content is displayed on the TV screen. It combines the capabilities of the Internet and television.

In simple terms, the service is a special site that the user can call to the screen using the remote control. It makes it possible to find out additional information, one way or another, related to what is viewed on the screen. For example, if you are watching a football match, HbbTV allows you to get data about the players, statistics on their activity on the field, and view the episodes of the game.

Among the main properties of the service can be identified:

1. Interactive information. Allows you to participate in polls and polls, make purchases directly when watching television advertising.
2. Image control. You can choose the aspect of the broadcast.
3. Repeat viewing. In Europe, you can review the video a few minutes after the end of its broadcast.
4. Additional features during the broadcast.

Today, the service is available at a number of European broadcasting stations. In Russia, you can use the format on Channel 1. It seems that such unpopularity of service in our country is not for long. The service is very convenient both for watching TV and for those who broadcast programs.

Initially, the service was developed so that users could receive additional services regardless of which TV operator they use. Operators could also use the service for their own purposes, and provide viewers with additional opportunities without spending a lot of money on it. Indeed, HbbTV for operators is a software interface on the basis of which you can create paid interactive services.

How to enable HbbTV on TV

In April 2018, HbbTV technology was first used on channel 1. Viewers of the show "Voice. Children" could choose candidates for the next season, evaluate the abilities of small participants. Now this feature continues to be implemented in other talk shows and sports programs.

In this regard, an increasing number of people are interested in how to turn on HbbTV. Depending on the TV model, the following switching options are also possible.

SONY

• Home key on the remote control;
• Next, select "Settings"> "Help"> "Troubleshooting"> "Privacy Settings";
• set the "On" slider to the "Interactive application";
• Click "Agree."

LG

To enable, you need to get into the TV settings. There, find the "Channels" menu and click "On."

PHILIPS

• click on the remote control house icon;
• Go to "Setup"> "General Settings"> HbbTV> "On".

Samsung

Go to the system menu> "Data Transfer"> "On".

Panasonic

Find Cable Channels> Interactive Applications> On.

Before using the HbbTV function on a smart TV, you need to know that it does not work when the Timeshift service is turned on, watching videos in a recording, the Internet connection is off, or there is no Wi-Fi signal.