With the introduction of Treble Google improved the way how Android is accessing the device hardware. With Treble there is now a clear separation between Android SDK and vendor's code...
Using Android Treble for Inaris DVB/IPTV Middleware
Android 9 Pie on Broadcom SoC
The first Android 9 Pie for Android TV approved builds are now available and we already ported our Inaris DVB/IPTV Middleware Stack to the Broadcom 7271 reference platform. Also, our...
HbbTV Test Suite Executed with LiveOn TV Android Application
The LiveOn TV application is our reference application for the integration of the Inaris DVB/IPTV Middleware on Android TV devices. We integrated also our Inaris HbbTV Solution based on Chromium...
Quickline launches Android TV STB
The Swiss cable operator group recently launched their hybrid UHD Android TV STB which combines classic TV with on-demand content and apps like Netflix, Youtube, Spotify, Sky and others. TARA...
Premium Content with VoD Everywhere
In 2018, the SES VoD Everywhere platform has evolved from a demonstration vehicle to a ready to deploy full featured product. With Newland as an STB partner, the first customers...
LiveOn TV running on Sagemcom STBs
Our LiveOn TV reference application is now up and running on Sagemcom Android TV STBs which are widely used in the market. LiveOn TV accesses the Inaris DVB/IPTV Middleware using...
7th HbbTV Symposium in Berlin
In November, the 7th HbbTV Symposium took place in Berlin and we also participated to discuss the current developments and trends in the context of HbbTV. We demonstrated our Inaris...
VoD Everywhere on HiSilicon shown at IBC2018
At IBC 2018, our partner SES presented the VoD Everywhere solution on a HiSilicon based low cost STB platform. Besides of on-demand VoD content and Live Events, also the instant...
Application Discovery over Broadband for OTT Services
During the last year’s event of Medientage, we demonstrated a prototype implementation of the HbbTV ADB standard. This demonstration is mainly focused on DVB-C networks where the HbbTV signaling is not...
VoD Everywhere Multiscreen
The SES VoD Everywhere platform offers network operators the distribution of premium content without or limited Internet via satellite transmission to their customers. On the set-top box the content library...
HbbTV on Android Oreo
With Android Oreo, the latest Android version is currently rolled out on many devices in the market. This also applies to Android TV where the new version brings many enhancements,...
Verimatrix Ultra Security for Android TV
High-quality content is important to be available on Android TV devices. Securing reception and playback of content on an open platform as Android TV is a challenging task. To fulfill...
OIPF for Android
OIPF - the standardized TV API used by HbbTV - can now also be used by Android Java applications to access our Inaris DVB/IPTV Middleware.OIPF defines a well-established standard API...
Inaris Middleware on Android Oreo
We ported and verified our Inaris DVB/IPTV Middleware for Android Oreo. The functionality of our TV middleware can be accessed with our new OIPF for Android API directly from any...
Inaris HbbTV on Android TV at Medientage Munich
At Medientage 2017 in Munich, we demonstrated our Inaris HbbTV Solution running on AndroidTV including support for the HbbTV Application Discovery over Broadband (ADB) standard. Signalisation of HbbTV applications always...
METZ: Inaris Components for next generation TV
For the next generation UHD TV-Sets, METZ decided again to use TARA technology and Inaris components. TARA provided the Inaris components and Embedded Wizard platform package for the new TV...
SES teams up with TARA Systems
SES has selected TARA Systems as strategic partner for end-to-end solutions for video broadcasting in emerging markets. SES offers a turnkey-solution for operators which includes also the client device for...
Showcasing HbbTV on Android TV with Chromium
At IBC, we will showcase at Google’s Android TV Summit how operators and manufacturers can enhance their Android TV applications with HbbTV functionality using the Inaris HbbTV Solution and the...
VoD Everywhere: LiveEvents and StartOver
We have now integrated the possibility to download live event streams in our client solution. On top of this, the StartOver feature has been realized where already running live events...
Nagra Pre-Integration on Broadcom
The Inaris DVB/IPTV Middleware has for many years been prepared for CA system integration. In former projects the integration and certification was done by our customers or partners. Now we have done the...
HD+ Connect App is now available for Android
The HD+ Connect app has now been released for Android devices. It contains the Timeshift feature, which allows the user to pause the TV programme and continue the playback later.
VoD Everywhere: PushVoD GUI Realisation
To meet common requirements for VoD offering, a new GUI design for STB was created in cooperation with our partner design agency coeno. The sophisticated user interface has been realised...
Android TV on BCM7271
The InarisTvInputService is now also working on BCM7271 based hardware with Android N. The linear TV is received with the on-board DVB tuner or alternatively via OTT (e.g. using HLS)....
Teletext Server for OTT
In some cases (e.g. OTT) it may not be possible to transfer the Teletext data as part of the audio/video stream. With our Teletext Server solution, you can continue supporting...
Inaris DVB Middleware on MStar Chipsets
We have now successfully ported our Hardware Abstraction Layer to run on latest MStar platforms using the MStar MI interface.Our Inaris DVB Middleware is fully platform independent and runs already...
TV programme guide skill for Alexa
With Alexa, Amazon has provided a powerful environment to develop speech controlled services. We have taken a closer look at this and developed a TV programme guide skill for the...
HbbTV Operator Applications
The HbbTV Specification Group is currently in the final phase of working on the Operator Application Standard, which was initially started in early 2016. The concepts and mechanisms are already...
Inaris now on Android N
We now support Android N for watching live TV with our Inaris DVB/IPTV Middleware. We are working on combining OTT with classic live TV for new features like Replay TV...
26th HbbTV Interoperability Workshop
TARA Systems participated in the 26th HbbTV Interoperability Workshop at IRT (Insitiut für Rundfunktechnik) in Munich to meet app developers and manufacturers to test the interoperability of HbbTV terminals and...
HD+ Connect App for Playback of Encrypted Content on Mobile Devices
The brand-new feature - HD+ ExtraScreen - extends HD+ to multiscreen distribution in households using Inaris SAT>IP Solution. For the very first time, the SAT>IP technology was used to stream...
HbbTV 2.0 Companion Screen feature is now supported by Inaris HbbTV Solution
In collaboration with the IRT, we have set-up a demonstration on how the HbbTV 2.0 Companion Screen feature can be used by companion applications. This demonstration was shown at IRT's...
HbbTV on Android TV
We will shortly introduce our HbbTV Solution also for Android TV. This includes the current HbbTV 1.5 Solution as well as the new components developed for HbbTV 2.0. Even further...
HbbTV 2.0 Media Synchronisation and Companion Screen Release
The development activities for the HbbTV 2.0 features Media Synchronisation and Companion Screen will be completed in Q4/2016. You can now upgrade or extend your HbbTV solution for HbbTV 2.0.During...
Timeshift of encrypted content (in cooperation with SES PS)
Continuing the close cooperation with SES PS, TARA Systems extend their multiscreen solution by supporting encrypted channels. Read more here.
Automatic testing of the Inaris HbbTV Solution in Jenkins
We now fully automated our continuous integration environment Jenkins to enable the daily execution of the HbbTV Test Suite. Take a look at the following video to learn more about...
TARA Systems contributes to the HbbTV 2.0 Operator Extension
The HbbTV 2.0 Operator Applications working group started their activities with a face-to-face meeting in May 2016 in London. We from TARA Systems participated at this meeting and also at...
Presentation and Demonstrations at SES Industry Days
The annual SES Industry Days conference took place May 26-27 in Luxembourg. The two-day event provided the latest update on important satellite industry trends. Our Managing Director Alexander Wass gave...
TIF Extension for DVB Scanning Feature
In cooperation with the major European network operator, we extended TIF to support DVB scanning. Currently the Android TV Input Framework (TIF) does not support a dedicated API for DVB channel...
Future-proof with HbbTV 2.0 extensions
With the HbbTV 2.0 standard, a rich set of features will be added to HbbTV capable devices. For current and future customers of our Inaris HbbTV Solution, we already started...
SDK further simplifies the integration work with own middleware
Today, we are proud to announce the availability of our new Inaris HbbTV SDK coming with our Inaris HbbTV Solution. The SDK provides a sample implementation of all required interfaces...
Global iTV Research Project successfully completed
Last week, TARA Systems attended the final review of the GLOBAL iTV Project through the European Commission at the IRT Munich. The project has now been successfully completed. The scope...
Automation of our HbbTV Test Environment
With the release of the current HbbTV test suite v8.1.0 the number of tests has increased from around 400 to over 950. To enable the daily execution of the HbbTV...
Optimisation of Media-Streaming with MPEG-DASH
TARA Systems participates in ANOPAS - a research project for application oriented optimisation of media streaming with MPEG-DASH and extends its MPEG-DASH client InarisDASH with features required by HbbTV 2.0....
35 Years Teletext!
Teletext launched 35 years ago and we were there almost right from the start! German weekly "Die Zeit" is marking the 35th anniversary of the Teletext information service with a...
Inaris and Android AOSP on Marvell BG4-CT Reference Board
The Inaris DVB Service now runs on the Marvell ARMADA 1500 Ultra /88DE3218 (BG4-CT) reference board as a SAT>IP client on top of Android AOSP. However any DVB tuner can...
Inaris on Android TV
We successfully added Teletext to our integration of Inaris DVB Middleware on Android TV. Since we have been engaged for years with Inaris in relation to Android, in the context...
Inaris TV Middleware now runs on the Google Nexus Player
We created an app with underlying Inaris DVB / IPTV Middleware realizing the TvInputService of the Android 5.0 TV input framework and using SAT>IP as data source. Thereby Google’s AndroidTV...