Open IPTV Forum
Non-profit consortium and standards
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The Open IPTV Forum (OIPF) was a non-profit consortium and standards organization focused on defining and publishing open for end-to-end Internet Protocol television (IPTV) standards.[1][2][3][4] It was later joined by several others.[5][6]
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| Abbreviation | OIPF |
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| Formation | 19 March 2007 |
| Type | INGO |
| Website | www |
Since June 2014, OIPF has been part of the Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV association, a similar industry organisation for hybrid broadcast and broadband TV services formed in 2009, which worked closely with OIPF on browser and media specifications for network-connected televisions and set-top boxes.
History
In March 2007 AT&T, Ericsson, Orange, Panasonic, Philips, Samsung, Siemens, Sony and Telecom Italia formed the group.[1][7][8]
In September 2010 the consortium released the second version of their specification.[9]
The HbbTV standard, which has been adopted by many broadcasters across Europe, is based on the specifications created by the Open IPTV Forum.[10]
The OIPF and HbbTV announced a joint initiative for testing and certification in 2012.[2]
In June 2014, OIPF merged with HbbTV. The two initiatives were combined under the HbbTV banner because the markets for IPTV, OTT and hybrid broadcast and broadband TV are converging.[11]
