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IBC2022 & RDK World Summit

IBC 2022 is just around the corner and we’re looking forwarding to getting together with our industry friends and colleagues for the first time since the pandemic. We will be demonstrating the latest developments in our Open Red Button project (ORB) HbbTV and RDK TV solutions. You can find us on the DTVKit stand in […]

RDK Tech Summit 2022

OBS will be presenting at the RDK tech summit on the 13th of July. We’ll be discussing the requirements for RDK based TVs in Europe and how we can help OEMs to meet them by leveraging the DTVKit software suite. For details see the RDK Tech Summit website. Hope to see you there !

DTVKit ask “Is it still possible to own the Set-top box experience?”

DTVkit have produced a new white paper looking at the ecosystem options available to operators for a new generation of set top box products. It highlights the shift in emphasis, and points to the pivotal role that RDK has recently played in re-igniting competition in the world of CPE. The level of adoption with the […]

OBS Announces the Launch of the Open Red Button Project

OBS Announces The Launch Of ‘The Open Red Button Project’ At The Upcoming 9th HbbTV Symposium. Bristol UK – October 26th 2021 Ocean Blue Software Ltd (OBS), the pioneer of collaborative digital broadcast software, is today announcing it will launch an exciting new collaborative project at the HbbTV Symposium in Paris next month. The Open […]

OBS grows its dedicated testing and QA team

OBS has been ramping up its testing and QA services over the past few months and has doubled the size of its QA team. The team, based in OBS’s UK office, are experienced test engineers familiar with all aspects of digital TV product testing including functional tests, user level tests, automation, test stream creation, and […]

Ocean Blue Software acquires Advanced Media Group from EKT

Ocean Blue Software expands with the acquisition of the Advanced Media Group from EKT BRISTOL, UK and HONG KONG — Ocean Blue Software Ltd (OBS) and EKT are excited to announce that they have agreed terms for the transfer of EKT’s Athens based Advanced Media Group to OBS with immediate effect. This team has more […]

CI Plus 2.0 Adoption Gains Support with Multiple Collaborative Projects

There is growing interest in the CI+ 2.0 standard from Operators and OEMs alike. The availability of the conformance test suite is an important milestone in driving the adoption of the standard. OBS was pleased to work with Eurofins, Twise, and SmiT on this project, contributing our CI Plus 2.0 Host stack and expertise. If […]

OBS Increasing Employment Support for Young People

Building on Ocean Blue Software’s (OBS) long established history of providing career accelerating opportunities to young people; we are pleased to announce that OBS has been accepted into the government Kickstart Scheme. This scheme, which is targeted at people 18 – 24 years old and claiming Universal Credit, provides the employer with support in hiring […]


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