3.2 Interactive TV

What is iTV?

With interactive TV, some digital broadcasters combine their normal TV programme with information or entertainment pages. On some pages, you can respond to a programme or vote, do online shopping or pay for a video-on-demand programme.

HbbTV, MHEG, MHP, DTVi, . . .

Broadcasters use various interactive TV systems : HbbTV (Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV) or iTV (Interactive TV - MHEG). Interactive TV is sometimes referred to as Digital Text or Red button. But each system is distinct.

Visit the broadcasters Internet website for more information.

What you need

Interactive TV is only available on digital TV channels. To enjoy the full benefits of Interactive TV, you need a high-speed (broadband) Internet connection to the TV.

Read more about connecting to the network in Help > Setup >

Network.

Open iTV pages

Most channels that offer HbbTV or iTV invite you to press the red key or OK key to open their interactive programme.

Close iTV pages

Most iTV pages inform you which key to use to close. For Digital Text and Red button, press È (Back).

To force an iTV page to close, switch to the next TV channel and switch back.

Navigate iTV pages

You can use the navigation and colour keys, the number keys and the È (Back) key to navigate the iTV pages. You can use the x (Play), U (Pause) and S (Stop) keys to watch videos within iTV pages.

Digital Text (UK only)

To open Digital Text, press TEXT. To close, press È (Back).

HbbTV links

Some HbbTV pages have links to the Internet. Your TV switches to Net TV to view these Internet websites. To switch back to normal TV viewing, you might need to press h (Home) and select Watch TV again to continue watching the TV channel.

Block HbbTV pages

To block the HbbTV pages from a specific channel, tune to the channel, press r OPTIONS and select HbbTV on this channel and select Off.

To block HbbTV on all channels, press h (Home), select Setup and select TV settings > HbbTV and select Off.

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