Samsung is going in 2012 are tv’s in the Netherlands with HbbTV support. This makes it possible to digital tv channels include additional information about the programs to show. Also gave the company a look at new tv apps for 2012.
Samsung demonstrated the HbbTV-functionality on a D8000, that I was tuned on the German channel ARD. There was an electronic program guide is displayed, as well as a news service along the lines of Teletext as an overlay on the digital image. It is not known whether the HbbTV-support only for 2012 models will be applied for the current models with Smart Hub. In France and Germany would be the high-end tvs from Samsung are equipped with HbbTV support.
The NPO has already begun to HbbTV test via satellite, in cooperation with canal digital, while Ziggo will follow. It is expected that around march or april the first HbbTV services with a select number of broadcasters to be rolled out.
Samsung showed at the presentation, among others, the game Mark The Spot of 24i Media, which in January should appear for the Samsung Smart TV. This game is on the screen a picture from Flickr, displayed, after which players must guess where the photo was taken. They need to log in with their smartphone or tablet, and then a Google Map-a map is displayed.
In the first instance, with up to four players on a tv played, but 24i Media is working on a new version which on two tv’s can be played. The Mark The Spot app is exclusive to Samsung tv’s, but 24i Media is also working on a variant where, for example, old tv-series for children is guessed to be. Also, are the concept and the basic code for other purposes.
In addition to Mark The Spot, there are other Samsung Smart TV apps in the pipeline. So is a TomTom HD Traffic app is planned, Radio 538 and will TED content in an app.
