11th Aug 2014 11:31
LONDON (Alliance News) - PeerTV PLC Monday said that it has trialled its next generation set top box using H265 HEVC or High Efficiency Video Coding to deliver TV over the internet, with the new technology meaning that content can be streamed via its set top box using 50% of the bandwidth previously required for H264 technology.
The company added that "significant enhancements" to transmission quality have also been reported.
At the same time, PeerTV said that other important upgrades have been made to its Android-based technology, which now uses quad core processors, delivering more power for apps and games.
"Our next generation OTT TV over the internet set top box takes us to what we believe to be clear market leading position within the OTT market - we can now offer OTT providers a technology solution using Android apps, quad core technology for power and H265 compression, which delivers far superior picture and sound quality, whilst using around half the bandwidth previously needed," Chief Executive Avi Vermus said in a statement.
"Clearly, this opens up the market considerably and allows us to target countries where OTT TV may not yet have been considered viable, as these areas may not yet have a well-developed fast internet infrastructure," Vermus added.
In addition, PeerTV said that a games adapter has been launched allowing Android games that were originally designed for touchscreen to be played with a standard remote control or external joystick/gamepad.
It said that further software upgrades have been made in the area of advanced apps and TV integration, enabling "seamless delivery" of TV, whilst gaming or running apps such as Facebook, browsers and other web pages.
PeerTV shares were Monday quoted up 15% at 0.635 pence.
By Samuel Agini; [email protected]; @samuelagini
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