Ocean Blue Software and SLR push DVB-I service discovery at scale
Ocean Blue Software and Service List Registry (SLR) have partnered to deploy DVB-I at scale, combining their client software and platform infrastructure to simplify television and video viewing globally. SLR's platform supports the DVB-I service discovery specification, connecting consumer devices to registered media service providers and integrating traditional broadcast with online offerings across various networks and screens. The collaboration aims to enable a unified service platform that allows users to discover and access audiovisual media services based on location, language, and preferences, supporting free, subscription, or mixed monetization models.
Key Takeaways
- SLR’s platform supports the DVB-I service discovery specification and connects consumer devices to registered media service providers.
- The service layer supports free, subscription, or mixed monetization models and is designed to preserve prominence, branding, and accessibility for broadcasters.
- The registry can aggregate conventional satellite, terrestrial, or cable transmissions with online offerings delivered over wireless or fixed internet connections.
- Any compatible device or application can query the registry using published APIs and open standards, including DVB-I, HbbTV, HTTPS, XML, and JSON.
- The Service List Registry is hosted on globally resilient AWS infrastructure and is described as highly available and scalable.
Why It Matters
This is a concrete push to make TV and video service discovery more standardized across broadcast and broadband delivery. By combining Ocean Blue Software’s client software with SLR’s registry, the partners are positioning DVB-I as a way to surface services by location, language, and device capability rather than by a single distribution stack. That matters for broadcasters and service operators that need to manage prominence, accessibility, and mixed free-paid offers across multiple networks. What to watch next: adoption through the SLR Pilot Programme, which lets early adopters register and publish service list offerings free of charge.
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