With the release of the HbbTV Operator Applications (OpApp), French software house Wiztivi is seeing growing demand for HbbTV support among its primarily European operator customers. A new deal with French DTH provider Fransat demonstrates how telcos are now using HbbTV to push their own TV portal on CPE that is outside of their ecosystem. While HbbTV has always posed an attractive prospect for broadcasters and content owners by granting them direct access to live channels for interactive features, the OpApp means that telcos are now able to make use of the technology even if they do not own the set top within the home. Eutelsat-owned Fransat used the Wiztivi Framework to develop its new HbbTV app – including front-end UX development…