Who we are

History

httv is one of the leading international technology and solution provider for interactive digital TV.

httv was created in 1999 by 2 senior managers from Canal+ and OpenTV™ involved in the creation and the deployment of Mediahighway™ and OpenTV™ middlewares across Europe.

Head quartered in France in Grenoble in the Alps capital, with sales and marketing office in Paris, httv employs a large team of iTV and broadcast specialised engineers. httv is providing end to end solutions to deploy the whole range of interactive services across most digital TVmiddleware technologies: broadcast (OpenTV, NDS, MhP/OCAP, Irdeto...), IPTV and hybrid (HbbTV).

In january 2012, httv has taken majority stake in the Singapore based company SindiTV.

Set up in February 2007, SindiTV provides turnkey solutions for STB and TV manufacturers. It develops STB and TV software as well as Digital TV solutions for manufacturers of consumer products; Bespoke / custom software design, Software engineering outsourcing, hardware design. SindiTV works with major Asian STB and TV manufacturers (GMI, Prime Pesi, Zinwell, Skardin, etc.) and chipset partners (STMicroelectronics, Fujitsu Microelectronics, etc.). With 50% of the market share, SindiTV is also the largest STB software provider for the new HD+ market in Germany (over 600,000 STBs).

httv enables broadcasters, networks operators and content providers to benefit from the development of digital TV in order to offer to their customers a new range of interactive services and generate additional ARPU.

Activity

httv offers:

  • Software turnkey solution for STB: our “httvBOX” is an embedded software solution offering an extensive range of functionalities, including some innovative features such as: HbbTV, User based profil UI (kids UI), Personalized Mosaic, Push VOD, Catch-up TV, Online Enhanced EPG, OTT, etc.
  • Head-End Products: 
    • httvStream iTV: play-out solution of iTV services
    • httvStream EIT : play-out solution for EIT and EPG data
    • httvStreamHbbTV: a robust, cost effective DVB data streamer and real time multiplexer dedicated to hybrid interactive applications.
    • httvMosaic: video mosaic builder.
  • iTV Solutions 
    • PrimEPG : EPG solution to consolidate, edit and generate EPG info (EIT P/F, S, private data,..). 
    • PrimePush: head-end, STB client and back-office to enable Push-VOD services catch-up TV, profiled advertising insertion, Etc.
    • PrimeMosaic: video builder, application and authoring for end to end interactive video mosaic. 
    • PrimAudience: audience measurement solution for broadcast networks 

References: NAGRA, Nokia, Irdeto, Viaccess, SKY, UPC, Canal+, NTV+, Etisalat, Reliance, KPN, Etc.