Verance has announced plans to bring its Aspect watermarking technology to HbbTV.
Aspect uses Verance’s implementation of the standards-based watermarking technologies sanctioned by the HbbTV Association in their recently published “Application Discovery over Broadband” specification. It enables consumers to access HbbTV services on their television sets, even when they receive TV service through a legacy set-top box.
By deploying Aspect, these services will be delivered through any distribution path, where they can be discovered and accessed on watermark-enabled HbbTV televisions. Because Aspect watermarking is compatible with all distribution environments – cable, satellite, IPTV and OTT – it increases the household reach of these services.
In addition to supporting the HbbTV standard, Aspect is a technology that provides access to hybrid services as part of the ATSC 3.0 next-generation U.S. television standard, offering global compatibility, scale and cost efficiencies. Aspect products have already been successfully adopted by leading U.S. programmers in connection with the new US broadcast system, which is being readied for deployment nationally starting in 2020.
“We are pleased to extend the support of Aspect to the HbbTV ecosystem,” said Joe Winograd, Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder of Verance.
“Aspect is now a global watermarking solution that benefits the entire HbbTV ecosystem – programmers, manufacturers, advertisers and consumers, expanding the availability of advanced interactive television, on-demand viewing, audience insights and other HbbTV features.”