Leading Asian TV Manufacturer Hisense Deploys Espial TV Browser in Japan

Leading Asian TV Manufacturer Hisense Deploys Espial TV Browser in Japan


OTTAWA, Oct. 31, 2012 /CNW/ - Espial, a leader in on-demand TV software and solutions, today announced that
the Espial TV Browser has been integrated with Hisense TVs. Hisense, the most popular TV
brand in China, has recently been gaining traction in markets across
the Asia-Pacific region. The Espial TV Browser will initially be
deployed on a variety of Hisense TV models in Japan to provide, among
other features, support for the country's Broadcast Markup Language
(BML) standard, which enables a rich set of interactive applications
and services bundled together with digital TV broadcasts over
satellite, terrestrial, or cable networks.



"We are pleased that Hisense has joined the major consumer electronics
brands that are deploying the Espial TV browser on their television
sets," said Dilshan De Silva, Espial's head of browser products. "This
latest customer win reinforces our product leadership across various
global and regional markets for Smart TVs."



The Espial TV browser is unique in that it supports dual mode -- HTML and
BML -- from the same high-performance WebKit-based rendering engine also
used by Google Chrome  and Apple(®) Safari(®). By lowering memory and device resource requirements, the browser s
dual-mode capability can dramatically reduce material costs for Smart
TV manufacturers.



The Espial TV Browser supports HTML5 and the latest W3C Web and
interactive TV standards, comes pre-integrated with Adobe(®) Flash(®) 11, and can be easily integrated to various chipsets via a
comprehensive software development kit (SDK). Leveraging all of the
latest industry standards, including HTML5, CSS 3D, and Canvas, with a
high-speed JavaScript engine, the Espial TV Browser delivers compelling
content both quickly and efficiently. The browser's SDK can be
integrated seamlessly with middleware media players, video plug-ins,
and JavaScript extensions to further enhance the user experience.



The Espial TV Browser includes multiple tabs and visual thumbnails for
favorites that allows for a rich user experience by successfully
creating the familiar look and feel of a desktop browser. A customized
virtual keyboard simplifies on-screen navigation, enabling users to
access a variety of personalized applications, such as product menus,
social media, interactive advertising, email, chat, and video games.



More information about the Espial TV Browser and the company's other
products is available at www.espial.com.



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About Espial (www.espial.com)

Espial is a leading supplier of digital TV and IPTV software and
solutions to cable MSOs and telecommunications operators as well as
consumer electronics manufacturers. Espial's middleware,
video-on-demand, and browser products power a diverse range of pay-TV
and Internet TV business models. Over 10 million licenses of its
patented software are in use across the world. Espial is headquartered
in Ottawa, Canada and has offices in the United States, Europe, and
Asia. Visit www.espial.com or contact via phone at +1 613 230 4770.


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