Satnews Daily
September 6th, 2011

TechniSat... @ IBC 2011 With (SatBroadcasting™)


[SatNews] The Company is going to present highlights of its 2011 product families for OEM and project businesses and more...

In Hall 1, Booth A.44, TechniSat Digital S.A. will demonstrate several new innovations, including the ISIO range of DVB/IP Hybrid products, a DVB-T2 set-top box customized for Freeview HD in the U.K., and a Boxer TV approved OEM set-top box (STB) for the Scandinavian market, which will be supplied exclusively to TRIAX A/S, as well as a new low cost DVB-T HD STB. TechniSat will show their latest router innovation called TechniSelect 12.

With the ISIO product series, TechniSat is introducing IP reception to its multi-tuner IDTVs – providing a fourth content delivery format to the existing DVB-S, DVB-C and DVB-T reception. The MultyVision ISIO IDTVs feature eLED technology and offer outstanding features and functionality, including DVR (Digital Video Recorder) and multimedia playback from external storage and networked PCs. The IP functionality provides UPnP/DLNA connectivity, HbbTV compatibility, and widget support. Furthermore, the range provides the TechniFamily feature, an extended EPG and Video-on-Demand support.

Next to IDTVs, TechniSat offers STBs for satellite and cable reception extended by IP functionality. This new device features many innovations. First of all, they offer an integrated Internet functionality which enables them both to receive either DVB-S or DVB-C, as well as Internet signals. Discover the Internet on your TV and enjoy the access to TechniSat´s new service portal ISIO Live!; free browsing and watching HbbTV is possible as well. When using your home network, the ISIO devices support Universal Plug and Play (server and client), and you can easily handle a variety of multimedia data such as digital pictures, music, and videos. A web interface for the programming of timers is integrated, too.

The ISIO devices for the international markets will be launched in autumn 2011. They will be equipped with a prepared internet favorite list corresponding to the country, offering all content partners with ready developed CE-HTML sites – such as VOD services, sport, news, music, or general information. As DRM systems TechniSat is in cooperation with Windows DRM, PlayReady, Secure Media and DivX.

One of the featured products is TechniSelect 12, which transforms the signal from a choice of as many as 12 satellite transponders for a various number of receptors. With this unicable solution, the existing cabling network in tree structure the signal will be distributed to the Sat-sockets. With common DVB-S set-top boxes, the reception of HD and SD channels is possible. FM and DVB-T signals can be additionally fed in.