Editing Set-top box (section)

===Hybrid box===
[[File:Lenovo A30 Internet TV Set Top Box - Front with Remote (6639767915).jpg|thumbnail|Lenovo A30 set-top box]]
Hybrid set-top boxes, such as those used for [[Smart TV]] programming, enable viewers to access multiple TV delivery methods (including terrestrial, cable, internet, and satellite);<ref>[https://iptv-abonne.fr/smart-iptv-guide-complet-installation-et-activation/ SMART IPTV]</ref> like IPTV boxes, they include [[video on demand]], [[time shifting|time-shifting]] TV, Internet applications, [[videotelephony]], surveillance, gaming, shopping, TV-centric [[electronic program guide]]s, and e-government. By integrating varying delivery streams, hybrids (sometimes known as "TV-centric"<ref>{{cite web
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}}</ref>) enable pay-TV operators more flexible application deployment, which decreases the cost of launching new services, increases speed to market, and limits disruption for consumers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.v-net.tv/Webcast.aspx?id=5 |title=Webcasts |access-date=2010-06-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100405064453/http://www.v-net.tv/Webcast.aspx?id=5 |archive-date=2010-04-05 }}</ref>

As examples, [[Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV]] (HbbTV) set-top boxes allow traditional TV broadcasts, whether from [[digital terrestrial television|terrestrial]] (DTT), satellite, or cable providers, to be brought together with video delivered over the Internet and personal multimedia content. [[Advanced Digital Broadcast]] (ADB) launched its first hybrid DTT/IPTV set-top box in 2005,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvb.org/about_dvb/dvb_worldwide/spain/index.xml|title=About – DVB|website=dvb.org|access-date=28 April 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606075928/http://www.dvb.org/about_dvb/dvb_worldwide/spain/index.xml|archive-date=6 June 2013}}</ref> which provided [[Telefónica]] with the digital TV platform for its [[Movistar TV]] service by the end of that year.<ref>{{cite web |date=September 11, 2006 |title=ADB Delivers World's First Hybrid, Single-Chip, Advanced Video Coding, High Definition IPTV Set-Top Boxes To Telefónica |url=http://www.digitaltvnews.net/items/060911adb_spain.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227141252/http://www.digitaltvnews.net/items/060911adb_spain.htm |archive-date=2012-02-27 |access-date=2013-06-15 |website=digitaltvnews.net}}</ref> In 2009, ADB provided Europe's first [[three-way hybrid]] digital TV platform to Polish digital satellite operator [[n (Poland)|n]], which enables subscribers to view integrated content whether delivered via satellite, terrestrial, or internet.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2009/09/12/adb-takes-%E2%80%98n%E2%80%99-hybrid-ibc09/|title=ADB takes 'n' hybrid|date=12 September 2009|website=broadbandtvnews.com|access-date=28 April 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704130208/http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2009/09/12/adb-takes-%e2%80%98n%e2%80%99-hybrid-ibc09/|archive-date=4 July 2017}}</ref>

UK-based [[Inview Technology]] has over 8{{spaces}}million STBs deployed in the UK for [[teletext]] and an original push [[video on demand|VOD]] service for Top Up TV.