FOXXUM Smart TV Portal pre-integrated with MStar software platform

FOXXUM Smart TV Portal Solution now is pre-integrated on MStar software platform for digital home

KIEL/BERLIN — MStar Semiconductor, Inc., a leading semiconductor company for display and digital home solutions, and Smart TV Portal technology specialist FOXXUM today announce that they have agreed on an advanced partnership to offer a complete turnkey solution to their customers. This collaboration provides TV/STB manufacturers, operators and end brand customers a rich portfolio of Smart TV apps and features. In addition to the premium content services such as Youtube, Hulu and Netflix implemented on MStar’s platform, the localized and international premium content delivered by FOXXUM are all integrated in the platform.

Through the FOXXUM Smart TV Portal solution, MStar customers are able to quickly upgrade their devices to state-of-the-art Smart TV products, including personalized content recommendation, global content portfolio, Second Screen scenarios, multiple user management and utilization analytics. Due to pre-integration of a highly developed FOXXUM application framework, all possible Smart TV functions including design customization can be implemented directly and within a very short time, reducing development costs and time to market. Additionally the FOXXUM Smart TV Portal solution provides MStar customers with an attractive venue to gain additional revenues based on proven monetization mechanism from end-user traffic.

“MStar is a leading chipset vendor for connected TV and we are delighted to be a part of their software platform for digital home, bringing premium content and smart TV features to millions of devices worldwide,” says Ronny Lutzi, CEO at FOXXUM. “By reducing development cost and time to market for device manufacturers while at the same time adding new possibilities to monetize their own end user relations, our entire business will gain a very strong momentum in 2014. This naturally includes our content partners who will extend their reach to any MStar client brand connected with us.”

“In the era of ‘Content is King’, Smart TV and Hybrid STB business are facing more and more challenges. Every manufacture tries to fulfill customer needs regarding content although resources and time budgets are often a limiting factor. How to get the real ‘killer’ content to touch users’ hearts is the key. Through the collaboration with FOXXUM, MStar keeps its commitment to help customers deliver the excellent ‘Smart TV‘ user experience in a very short product development cycle.” explains Bill Hsiung, the Head of Corporate Software Marketing at MStar Semiconductor Inc.