OpenTV offers a comprehensive portfolio of software solutions for embedded devices. With OpenTV DTV and media management platform, operators can easily deploy HDTV, PVR, IPTV, Broadband IP, VOD, and Home Media services with unique and high impact user experiences.

• Best User Experience – OpenTV’s compact and efficient use of set-top resources and multiple authoring environments help operators and third-parties build user experiences that are maximized for the target set-top platform. Operators can keep subscribers engaged with compelling and relevant user experiences and services
  
  
• Foundation for convergent service strategies – OpenTV provides operators with a competitive platform with support for advanced functionality from Home networking, multi-tuner PVR, VOD, broadband IP and interactive TV. This means operators can think beyond the basic functionality available with standard DTV service platform and plan for next generation services.
  
  
• Common Platform for Digital TV and Pay TV Services – OpenTV provides operators with a common platform across multiple generations of set-top boxes that is backward compatible and can be enabled to include functionality (e.g. PVR, home networking) from the lowest to the most advanced set-top boxes. This ensures that content and services created for the OpenTV platform can be delivered across an existing installed base of set-tops as the business grows.
  
  
• Choice of Vendors and Technologies – Operators benefit from OpenTV’s established and open APIs by being able to source from multiple vendors, helping reduce service operation costs. This provides greater flexibility to align new technology components with an operator’s service roadmap.

OpenTV Advantage

• Portable Platform Design: Optimized runtime design allows for best performance on both low-end and high-end set-tops using the smallest memory footprint and offers a consistent user experience across mixed set-top platforms.
  
  
• Advanced PVR Platform: Intelligent recording and high-fidelity playback provides the most responsive and seamless user experience when watching recorded content
  
  
• xVOD Ready: Implement new business models including off-disk PPV, Push VOD. Locally- managed content can be received via IP, broadcast or drip modes depending upon the network infrastructure.
  
  
• Broadcast Quality Graphics: Match user interface and OSD design with HD broadcast content and get smoother rendering such as scrolling tickers as well as richer animations even on entry-level set-top platform.