Digisoft Unveil CastSDK At IBC2016

At IBC2016, Digisoft.tv announced CastSDK – a platform enabling OTT providers to cast their content to almost any connected TV device on the market, without the need to develop and deploy TV apps.

OTT video service providers can maximize their investment in premium video content by delivering to every screen whilst avoiding the overhead of custom development and maintenance for every connected consumer device.

CastSDK is a mobile SDK for iOS and Android, backed by a cloud platform for service configuration and maintenance. Using its developer-friendly APIs, OTT video service developers do not need to worry about supporting multiple casting protocols or developing numerous TV apps to enable their service on new consumer devices.

CastSDK addresses the fragmentation and app store submission challenges. It is initially launching with support for Chromecast, Apple TV, Roku, Android TV, Selected Smart TVs and Fire TV.

More devices will be added to the service on an on-going basis, without the need to update code on the mobile app.

John Casey, CTO, Digisoft, said: "Digisoft has spent many years in the industry, observing the creation of numerous multi-screen platforms, frameworks and bespoke implementations, none of which appear to have solved the problem of cost and maintainability. We see the emergence of the mobile-centric casting model as both an opportunity to innovate in user interaction AND enable a radical reduction in cost and timelines. We believe that CastSDK is the answer for OTT providers who want a big screen solution but don't want the pain that goes with it."

www.castsdk.com

www.digisoft.tv

(JP/MH)