Digisoft.tv Announce HbbTV Support for Iris

Digisoft.tv Announce HbbTV Support for Iris

CORK, Ireland, January 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --



Digisoft.tv, a leading global provider of set-top box software for the cable,
satellite, terrestrial and telecommunications industry, announces the integration of
HbbTV, the global standard for hybrid entertainment, to its Iris platform for set-top
boxes. The company will offer HbbTV as an open standard component of its DVB/Hybrid
offering. Digisoft.tv recently announced record sales of its Iris platform.



Speaking on behalf of Digisoft.tv, Head of Product Development Eoin Shanaghy said,
"With Iris, Digisoft's HTML5 platform for next-generation set-top boxes, customers can
already build, grow and adapt applications and services using cutting edge technology.
HbbTV membership allows us to ensure compliance with the growing number of HbbTV
deployments. This provides us and our customers with a clear model for hybrid
broadcast/broadband application delivery."



"It is a great pleasure for the consortium to welcome Digisoft.tv as a new member",
says Dr. Klaus Illgner-Fehns, Chairman of the HbbTV consortium. "With its extensive
expertise in interactive TV and set-top box OSs, Digisoft.tv will increase the development
and awareness of HbbTV".



HbbTV (Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV) is a new industry standard providing an open and
business neutral technology platform that seamlessly combines TV services delivered via
broadcast with services delivered via broadband and also enables access to Internet only
services for consumers using connected TVs and set-top boxes. The founding members of the
HbbTV consortium together with a large group of supporters jointly developed the HbbTV
specification to create a global standard for hybrid entertainment services.



About Digisoft



Digisoft.tv Ltd is a leading global provider of next-generation set-top box software
for the cable, satellite, terrestrial and telecommunications industries. Iris is designed
to meet the needs of service providers who seek to deploy, adapt and grow broadcast or IP
services. Iris supports all IP and broadcast standards, including DVB, ISDB-T and ATSC.
Built on HTML5, Iris provides operators with the control and flexibility to deliver the
right content to the right users.



Digisoft.tv provides software and professional services to brands such as TelstraClear
(Vodafone New Zealand), PMT Video and VideoEzy. Digisoft.tv maintains headquarters in
Ireland with sales offices around the world. Visit the company at
http://www.digisoft.tv or follow us on Linked In.



About HbbTV



Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV or "HbbTV" is a major pan-European initiative aimed at
harmonising the broadcast and broadband delivery of entertainment services to the end
consumer through connected TVs and set-top boxes. The HbbTV specification was developed by
industry leaders to effectively manage the rapidly increasing amount of content available
targeted at today's end consumer. It is based on elements of existing specifications
including OIPF (Open IPTV Forum), CEA, DVB and W3C.




Digisoft.tv Media Contact:
Pam Dorney
Head of Marketing and Communications
E-mail: pdorney@digisoft.tv
Tel. +353-21-491-7272

HbbTV Media Contact:
Ben Lawrence
ANT Software Limited
Telephone: +44(0)1223-716-400
Email: ben.lawrence@hbbtv.org

Thomas Schierbaum
Institut fuer Rundfunktechnik GmbH
Telephone: +49(0)89-323-99-204
Email: presse@irt.de


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