Inview Technology
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Inview Technology (Inview Technology Ltd or simply Inview) is a UK-based digital TV software company. It specialises in advanced
Inview have been involved in digital TV in the UK since the late 1990s, providing software for set-top boxes manufactured by Digifusion, Thomson and Sony, alongside the Teletext Extra
The company was appointed in March 2015 by
A Mexican TV company, Dish Mexico, has appointed Inview to provide software and services.[10][11][12]
Also in 2016, Inview was contracted to supply middleware for Cignal, the largest satellite provider in the Philippines, which enabled Cignal to directly communicate with their customers through the user interface, Inview's new EPG and other services such as advertising. This is all supplied within Zapper satellite boxes. [13]
In 2014-5 their partners include
History
The company was started in 1996. Inview provided a chip based EPG, broadcast data service and a digital TV software platform for the free to air terrestrial market.
It was one of the first companies to launch a broadcast TV listings service, known as
Services
These include: whole country switch-over,
Liberator
In October 2012, Inview developed "Liberator 3", an OTT cloud-based platform for Pay TV operators and telcos wishing to equip their customers with tailor made connected set-top boxes for broadcast and broadband internet content.
Broadcast services
In territories where the broadband infrastructure is underdeveloped, Inview offers a broadcast service with advertising, Push-VOD, catch up TV and PVR.[18][19]
Legacy upgrades
Inview's solution[buzzword] for existing (older) deployed set-top boxes is to offer applications including an EPG and TV apps that can run in devices with limited memory and processing power.[20][21] By June 2015 Inview had upgraded over 10 million legacy set-top boxes worldwide.[22]
Lolipop
Inview has developed the platform for a HDMI dongle streaming device called "Lolipop" which is controlled through a smartphone using gesture control. This allows content such as VOD, live-streamed channels and social networking apps to be viewed on a mobile device or on another TV without the need of a set-top box.[23][24]
Board members
In February 2014,
Partnerships
In 2014 their partners included:
, Giec, MTC and MICO.In previous years, Inview has been in partnership with companies such as
See also
- Enhanced TV
- Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV
- Hybrid digital TV
- Interactive television
- List of digital distribution platforms for mobile devices
- Over-the-top content
References
- ^ "Inview Technology Partner with Novatek to Launch Innovative Digital TV Platform". sys-con.com Media. 16 April 2012.[1]
- ^ "Broadcast Asia 2014". broadcast-asia.com. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ^ "Today's media stories from the papers". The Guardian. 28 October 2003.
- ^ Digital TV Europ; August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- Nick Markham, Chairman of Inview technology; published 17 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "NBC Appoints Inview Technologies for Common Set-Up-Box System". talkmedianigeria.com. Talk media Nigeria. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ "NATIONAL COMMON SET TOP BOX SYSTEM AGREEMNENT". nbc.gov.ng. National Broadcasting Commission of Nigeria. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ apidtvnews.com; title: Nigeria takes delivery of first DTT set-top boxes. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ^ dailytrust.com.ng Archived 24 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine; title: Broadcast Digitisation: MTN launches TV service in Jos, offers 30 free channels by Hir Joseph, Jos | Publish Date: 26 May 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ^ rapidtvnews.com; title: Dish Mexico selects Inview for DTH ecosystem; Tuesday, 14 June 2016 . Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ^ http://nextvlatam.com/ Next TV news Archived 18 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine; title: DISH MEXICO APPOINTED INVIEW TO PROVIDE AN ADVANCED DTH ECOSYSTEM; 16 June 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ^ digitaltvnews.net; title: Dish Mexico selects Inview for DTH ecosystem; 14 June 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ^ "Philippines: Inview middleware for Cignal". Advanced Television. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "Skyworth to integrate Inview services". advanced-television.com. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ^ "Farncombe, Inview deliver OTT solutions to LatAm". 14 May 2013.
- ^ "InView EPG death – boxes". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- ^ "InView EPG to be withdrawn – DigiFusion / Thomson PVRs affected – Digital TV Banter".
- ^ "News – Inview to showcase its Broadcast Advertising and Push-VOD solutions at Broadcast Asia 2014". inview.tv/. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ^ "INVIEW TECHNOLOGY". broadcast-asia.com. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ^ "Inview gives new life to legacy STBs". advanced-television.com. Advanced Television Ltd. 19 March 2014.
- ^ "ONLINE SHOW CATALOGUE". broadcast-asia.com. BroadcastAsia 2014. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ^ "News – Inview and Irdeto deliver IP connected STB software and services for leading Thai pay TV operator – Inview". Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ "Inview to reveal next generation OTT solution at TV Connect 2014". 7 March 2014.
- ^ "Inview website". Inview Technology. Archived from the original on 15 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ^ "Radio Times to run Freeview EPG". Broadband TV News. 31 January 2011.