TAIPEI, Taiwan and LAUSANNE,
Switzerland, June 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --
ALi Corporation, a leading innovator
and developer of Set-Top Box (STB) chipsets and iWedia, a leading
provider of software solutions for TV devices to service operators
and Consumer Electronics manufacturers, today announced that they
have joined forces to provide a common offering for hybrid DVB+OTT
STB.
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The offer is made of iWedia's Teatro-3.0 software solution for
Linux-based hybrid STB ported on ALi's M3527 and M3727 STB
chipsets.
The announcement was made to coincide with the opening of
CommunicAsia / BroadcastAsia 2018, which is held in Singapore from Tuesday,
June 26th through to Thursday, June
28th. Both ALi and iWedia exhibit at the show where the
integrated solution will be demonstrated.
ALi's M3527 (resp. M3727) is a cost-effective HD HEVC DVB-S2
(resp. DVB-C) SoC with advanced security. It supports high
performance RISC CPU, 2D vector graphic engine, DDR3, Ethernet,
HDMI, USB and HD multi-format video decoder. Its advanced security
engine has got the latest certifications of major CAS vendors.
Whatever the chipset and the OS, the SDK exposes the same APIs
(called AUI - ALi Unified Interface) which accelerates the porting
of third-parties software solutions.
ALi's M3727 was selected as the chipset platform for this
co-development project with iWedia. The robust, feature-rich M3727
provides a secure environment for the deployment of iWedia software
component and turnkey solutions. Besides hardware architecture, ALi
AUI (Application Unified Interface) plays a significant role for
the interoperability with APIs (Application Programming Interface)
from iWedia software solutions, which also accelerates the
deployment and development process with Android and Linux RTOS.
iWedia's Teatro-3.0 is a software solution for Linux-based
hybrid (DVB+OTT) STB. It features an easy to customize User
Interface / resident app developed using regular Web technologies
(HTML5, CSS, DOM, JavaScript). The solution includes a web browser
optimized for embedded systems, a full-blown DVB stack as well as
client software for HLS and DASH. Support to HbbTV 2 is proposed as
an option.
Teatro-3.0 is pre-integrated with the main Conditional Access
Systems to secure broadcast content and with the main DRM systems
to secure OTT content.
"With Teatro-3.0 Pay TV operators can deliver a mix of broadcast
and OTT video services on the main screen using their own branded
UI," said Sunghoon Kim, VP Sales at
iWedia. "The M3527 and M3727 SoC from ALi allow for a very
optimized STB BOM and they thus efficiently target the first
segment of the hybrid STB market - also known as connected zappers
- for which massive deployments are foreseen e.g., in LATAM and
APAC," he added.
"Our M3527 and M3727 chipsets are ideally fitted for the hybrid
STB markets as they support the smooth and secure delivery of
broadcast and OTT content," said Willis
Chang, Vice President of ALi Corporation. "With this
integration with Teatro-3.0, we enable our customers, the STB ODM,
to bring a better Time-To-Market to Pay TV operators. Moreover,
they can leverage iWedia's STB software integration services
capabilities," he added.
About ALi Corporation
ALi Corporation is a leading innovator and developer in the
Set-Top Box (STB) system-on-chip (SoC) market. By fully leveraging
its core expertise in the STB industry, ALi Corp.'s solutions are
recognized for their high levels of integration, superior
performance reliability, premier customer-oriented service and
compelling cost structure. Hundreds of Pay TV operators have
adopted ALi Corp.'s solutions worldwide. ALi Corp. was founded in
1987 with headquarters in Taipei,
Taiwan, R&D centers as well as sales offices in Hsinchu,
Shanghai, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Geneva, Seoul, and Noida, and technical support teams
throughout Asia.
Please visit www.alitech.com for more information.
Media contact:
Mavis Wu
+886-(0)2-8752-2000
mavis.wu@alitech.com
About iWedia
Media provides software components and solutions for TV devices
to service operators and consumer electronics manufacturers. Its
mission is to deliver the software products and services needed by
its customers to adapt constantly to the ever-changing requirements
of the digital TV markets. In addition to stand-alone components
giving support to DVB, ATSC, ARIB, ISDB-T, HLS, DASH, VidiPath,
DVB>IP, MHEG-5, HbbTV, CI Plus, DTCP-IP, TR-069, etc., iWedia
offers a range of complete solutions for zappers, connected
receivers, Smart TVs, as well as for OTT and IPTV boxes. Dubbed
Teatro, these solutions are available for RTOS, Linux/HTML, and
Android/Java and are pre-integrated with leading service and
delivery platforms, CA/DRM systems, and chipsets. Alongside its
products, iWedia delivers efficient and scalable software
integration services performed by an experienced team used to
enable rapid deployments of high volume consumer electronics
devices. iWedia is headquartered in Switzerland with development labs in
Belgrade and Novi Sad, Serbia, and
sales and support offices in Brazil, France, Germany, and Thailand.
Please visit www.iwedia.com for more information.
Media contact:
Hervé Creff
VP Marketing, iWedia
herve.creff@iwedia.com