Espial has appointed Philip Poulidis as its new vice president of Smart TV.
Poulidis will lead the on demand software provider’s Smart TV initiatives, enabling consumer electronics vendors to add TV Web browsing, interactive TV content and applications, as well as over-the-top web video to devices such as connected TVs, Blu-ray players, gaming consoles, and digital media adapters.
“I’m excited to join Espial to continue building upon our successes to date in the developing Smart TV market,” said Poulidis. “Espial has already secured major wins, a rapidly growing base of TV devices, and a rich application ecosystem that is built around Espial’s market leading HTML5 browser platform. The market for Smart TVs is expected to experience rapid growth as the majority of TVs become connected. Espial’s mix of customers and products place us in a unique position to capitalize on this opportunity.”
Poulidis was previously the CEO of Morega Systems, the TV Everywhere solutions company he co-founded in 2007. He reports to Espial CEO Jaison Dolvane.
