Interactive TV playout platform

The Softel MediaSphere interactive TV platform enables broadcast-quality, highly-scalable application streaming with unique parallel multi-middleware playout capability from a single server, including:

• MHEG
• EBIF
• tru2way
• MHP
• OpenTV

MediaSphere Lab enables cost effective, rapid application test and deployment of interactive TV applications.

Leading broadcasters rely on the MediaSphere interactive TV platform to deliver interactive experience to their viewers, providing a diverse range of applications and services ranging from revenue generating interactive advertising and gaming, EPGs and Digital Text, to Code Download for updating set-top boxes on cable networks and over-air ‘SSU’ updates for DVB receivers.

Broadcasters migrating from traditional Teletext services, can deploy MediaSphere to playout rich Digital Text services.

As manageability, reliability and accountability are key, the MediaSphere interactive Tv platform provides an extensive Software Development Kit (SDK) that enables a high degree of customisation and seamless integration with other elements in the ecosystem. Manageability is further enhanced by a browser-based interface that allows users to operate MediaSphere from anywhere, and support for monitoring via SNMP.

With years of experience in interactive TV, working directly with broadcasters, and supported by partnerships with leading suppliers of application development tools and services, Softel enables the delivery of interactive TV solutions. These partnerships extend to leading technology providers such as Ensequence, Ocean Blue, Pixsan, Mirada and EventIS.