HTTP adaptive streaming extends Espial multi-screen offer | Videonet

Multi-screen TV is top of the agenda for Espial when the cable industry gathers in Cologne next week. Visitors to ANGA Cable 2012 can find out how the Espial Media Service Platform can help them simplify the introduction of TV Everywhere services. This headend system enables the delivery and management of a wide range of video services from the cloud. The capabilities include system administration, unified authentication and authorization across devices, supports multiple business models and provides an application toolkit. The platform also supports set-top box and gateway-based services. The Espial Media Service Platform interacts with ecosystem components via Web service APIs and integration adapters, allowing rapid deployment and expansion as needs evolve. The platform is field proven to meet the demanding scalability and system management requirements of service providers.

The company is also displaying the Espial MediaBase on-demand video platform, which supports live TV streaming, time-shift TV services, remote storage DVR services and VOD across multiple devices. With its recently introduced HTTP-adaptive streaming capabilities, Espial MediaBase is now available in several new configurations including origin servers, Internet servers, and unified servers. Its content delivery networking (CDN) engine, configurable using the Espial MediaBase Manager, allows operators to optimize system design to improve utilization of their network resources. With best-in-class performance on COTS hardware, operators can achieve the lowest total cost of ownership for TV Everywhere services.

Espial will also demonstrate the Espial TV Browser, which is based on WebKit and HTML5 and is designed to support the demanding browsing requirements of current and future Connected TVs, set-top boxes and Internet devices. The Espial TV Browser accelerates the deployment of TV Web browsing, over-the-top Web video, immersive gaming Web content, and interactive TV content including social media. The browser is easily ported across devices and offers the latest W3C Web standards available today, supporting HbbTV, Adobe Flash, and full HTML5 video support for YouTube, BBC iPlayer, and other Web-based media aggregators. The powerful system comes complete with remote control navigation, a TV-optimized user interface and a virtual keyboard.

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