Middleware for Digital TV: It's the intermediate software layer that allows the development of interactive applications for Digital TV, regardless of the hardware platform used by set-top box manufacturers.
Ginga: It’s the specification for the intermediary software layer standard (middleware) developed for the Brazilian Digital TV System by Puc-RJ and UFPB.
Interactivity Component: This is the term created by TOTVS to classify each and every application sent by the open Digital TV signal that allows the user to interact with the application using the receiver’s remote control.
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AstroPlay! is a Digital TV stream broadcast environment, including video, audio and data streaming, which adheres 100% to the Brazilian norm.
With AstroPlay! it is possible to broadcast videos in high definition integrated with applications in NCL, JAVA e JAVA+NCL format, according to the needs of radio-diffusers, manufacturers and developers, in test or professional character.
AstroPlay! has a flexible architecture that can easily adapt to your company’s Digital TV environment. The product is focused on the generation of interactivity through the creation of scenarios where applications are broadcast and controlled by AstroPlay! and configured according to the television content to which they are related.
Thus, applications can be programmed to answer to events sent by AstroPlay! while they are being broadcast. This enables several scenarios to be explored, such as solutions that require synchrony between audio, video and data.
Configuration and Hardware Profiles
AstroPlay! is available in two versions: Studio y Portable.
AstroPlay! Portable
Directed at radio-diffusers and receiver and digital TV developers and manufacturers, this product generates a complete stream, with interactivity, audio, video and EPG support, making AstroPlay! Portable the ideal environment for tests and demonstrations.
This equipment is recommended for field tests, and can be easily transported to any location.
AstroPlay! Studio
Directed towards radio-diffusers, this product is connected to an existing Digital TV production environment, commanded by an automation process, generating the transport stream with all the interactivity data.
AstroPlay! Studio is made up of transmission flow generators, where the interactive applications, flow events and appropriate interactivity tables are generated.
The equipment is available in rack format, ready for the production environment.
AstroPlay! Differentials
- It was developed to adapt itself to the needs of each client.
- Its API for inter-device communication enables its configuration to adapt itself to each broadcasting environment.
- It has several data generation components for Digital TV, and can be configured to meet your company’s needs.