Dotscreen to develop Freesat UI on Arris set-top box

DOTSCREEN Selected to Develop Freesat’s TV User Interface on New Generation Arris Set-top Box

PARIS — DOTSCREEN, the multi-screen video applications & UI specialist, today announced its selection by Freesat as the developer of the operator’s User Interface for its next HbbTV compliant set-top box.

Headquartered in Paris, DOTSCREEN is one of the most experienced developer of HbbTV applications. The company has already been working for Freenet TV in Germany and Fransat in France, two other main European satellite operators using the HbbTV technology. Other HbbTV customers of DOTSCREEN include TF1 and France Télévisions in France, SVT in Sweden, ERT in Greece as well as France 24 in Europe.

Chandan Rajah, Director of Technology at Freesat said, “Our collaboration with DOTSCREEN has turned into a burgeoning partnership and they have been instrumental in the success of our Generation 3 product offering. We are thankful to them for pulling out all the stops and displaying an uncompromising sense of professionalism and dedication to deliver on time, under immense pressure. As Freesat grows and scales, we see DOTSCREEN as a key partner to our success.”