Fransat, the Eutelsat Group subsidiary working a DTH platform of DTT channels for the French market, has showcased at IBC a miniature set-top field designed to additional simplify satellite tv for pc DTT DTH reception.
The Fransat TV Stick is a conditional entry module (CAM) that makes use of the brand new CI Plus 2.0 normal to combine the decrypting and logical channel numbering functionalities of satellite tv for pc broadcasting, right into a compact USB dongle.
The TV Stick could be inserted into the USB port of new-generation TV units geared up with an built-in satellite tv for pc tuner. The viewer can then navigate the total vary of satellite tv for pc HD and UHD channels and management the TV’s options and providers with the TV distant management – no exterior set-top field or extra cabling is required.
Whereas over half of French properties are geared up with a Sensible TV, a sizeable portion, notably in low-density areas, has little or no terrestrial DTT protection, or inadequate bandwidth to obtain HD and UHD tv channels over the Web. For that reason, Fransat says it’s launching the TV Stick, that includes latest-generation safety capabilities for entry management and safety of UHD and premium content material.
The small digital gadget requires no exterior set-top field, enabling TV viewers to benefit from their sensible TV’s video and audio high quality with built-in satellite tv for pc HD and UHD reception, in addition to their OTT providers that require much less Web bandwidth. Fransat additionally proposes Fransat Join, an interactive TV software integrating an enhanced EPG service, based mostly on the HbbTV interactive tv expertise normal, which can also be accessible in all new-generation TV units. The TV Stick provides lowered vitality consumption, utilizing energy from the tv set with out the necessity for an extra energy supply.
Software program improvement behind the TV Stick is the results of joint efforts between Fransat and Twise, a French firm growing embedded safety software program, and Viaccess-Orca, one other French firm specialising in video content material applied sciences with a specific concentrate on entry management.
The CI Plus 2.0 normal has already been built-in by quite a few TV producers, together with Hisense, LG and Philips. Progressive roll-out of the usual is anticipated to happen in 2025, thus permitting a transition away from the outdated PCMCIA port interface.
