iWedia Reaffirms its Commitment Towards HbbTV and Discloses the Roadmap of its HbbTV 2.0 Implementation

iWedia Reaffirms its Commitment Towards HbbTV and Discloses the Roadmap of its HbbTV 2.0 Implementation

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, September 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --



iWedia, a leading provider of software solutions for TV devices to service operators
and Consumer Electronics manufacturers, today reaffirmed its commitment towards the HbbTV
standard and disclosed the roadmap of its HbbTV 2.0 implementation.



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The announcement was made at IBC 2015, which is being held in Amsterdam from Friday,
September 11th through to Tuesday, September 15th. iWedia exhibits at the show (hall 5,
booth B40) where it will showcase its HbbTV 2.0 implementation.



HbbTV 2.0 enhances the specification with support to HTML5, HEVC, TTML, MPEG DASH (DVB
profile), and CI Plus v1.4. It also introduces companion screens features, synchronization
of applications and contents across devices push VoD, etc.



"We have based HbbTV 2.0 on HTML5 to make it even simpler to develop applications
across a wide range of devices," said Klaus Illgner, Chairman at the HbbTV Association,
the industry body which develops the HbbTV specifications. "Moreover, the new version adds
a range of new functionalities giving to broadcasters and operators more means to engage
with their viewers and subscribers."



A member of the HbbTV Association, iWedia has been involved in the specification of
the standard since its inception and its HbbTV 1.5 implementation has been widely deployed
by major TV set and STB manufacturers.



iWedia has now engaged in the development of HbbTV 2.0 with deployments scheduled at
the beginning of 2016. HbbTV 2.0 will be proposed as a stand alone software component
optionally bundled with a Web browser.



This component may be complemented with other software components of iWedia's product
portfolio: MPEG DASH and HLS client software, TTML engine, CI Plus v1.4 host software.



HbbTV 2.0 will as well be proposed integrated within iWedia's STB software solutions
for Linux-based connected zappers (Teatro-3.0) and for Android TV-based STB (Teatro-3.5).



"In HbbTV 2.0 we trust!" said Herve Creff, VP Marketing at iWedia. "We feel the
additional features brought by HbbTV 2.0 make it the open platform of choice for TV
broadcasters and pay-TV operators to develop their added value services," he added.



"We encourage companies like iWedia to upgrade their HbbTV products towards compliance
with HbbTV 2.0. This is instrumental for the go to market of HbbTV 2.0," added Illgner.



At IBC iWedia will focus its HbbTV 2.0 demo on the newly introduced companion screen
features: a VoD HbbTV 2.0 app launches a companion app on the second screen to present
additional information related to the selected event.



About iWedia 



iWedia, a Swiss based company, is a leader in provision of integrated software
solutions for television devices. iWedia provides a world class portfolio of intellectual
property (IP) for broadcast, IPTV, and over-the-top television and also software
integration services to combine this IP into high volume CE products. iWedia is
headquartered in Switzerland with development labs in Belgrade and Novi Sad, Serbia, and
sales and support offices in China, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, and Korea.



Please visit http://www.iwedia.com for more information.




 
Media Contact: 
Herve Creff 
VP Marketing, iWedia 
+33-2-99-27-92-63 
herve.creff@iwedia.com 


 





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