Kineton and HbbTV schedule Naples plugfest for June 2026
Kineton and the HbbTV Association announced the second International Plugfest and HbbTV Testing Event from June 22-26, 2026, in Naples, Italy. The event aims to foster interoperability and validate the HbbTV Test Suite v2026-2, covering technologies such as UHD-4K/8K, HDR, HFR, NGA, HbbTV, DVB-I, and HDMI. Participants will include TV device manufacturers, broadcasters, and technology providers for testing and validation of AV products and software.
Key Takeaways
- The Plugfest runs June 22-24, 2026, at Kineton offices in Naples, Italy, before the HbbTV Testing Event from June 24-26.
- Testing covers UHD-4K/8K, HDR, HFR, NGA, HbbTV, DVB-I and HDMI 2.0/2.1a/2.1b interoperability.
- Participants include TV device manufacturers, broadcasters, platform operators, encoder providers, test equipment manufacturers and HbbTV app, OpApp and DVB-I client developers.
- The HbbTV Testing Event is focused on validating HbbTV Test Suite v2026-2, with temporary access to the test harness for attendees.
- Free attendance is available to HbbTV members, while non-members pay a nominal fee; the Testing Event itself is open to HbbTV members only.
Why It Matters
This gives HbbTV implementers a scheduled venue to test device and software interoperability against the HbbTV Test Suite v2026-2 before release. It also brings TV makers, broadcasters, platform operators and test vendors into the same Naples event, which can surface implementation issues across UHD-4K/8K, HDR, HFR, NGA, DVB-I and HDMI 2.0/2.1a/2.1b. The key signal to watch is the June 2026 test plan, distributed a day before the event, and the evidence collected for approving test cases in v2026-2.
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