CABOT
Cabot Communications is a market leader in providing tailored DVB middleware solutions for all current and emerging digital TV products. Cabot software and services are designed to deliver competitive advantage to digital device manufacturers, according to specific market requirements.
Since its inception, Cabot has been at the forefront of MHEG technology, being one of the earliest contributors to the standard. Cabot is actively involved in the development of the return channel specification and is also chairing the development of the HD MHEG profile alongside the DTG. Cabot’s MHEG-based Push VOD system was shortlisted for a CSI 2008 award.
MHEG-5 is one of the core technologies embedded in all our TV sets sold in the European region. Our motivation for supporting IMPALA is to see the expansion of broadcast support for MHEG-5 in Europe and beyond. The UK market has proven MHEG stability of operation, and suitability for not only digital teletext delivery, but also for multi-screen video selection of hidden services. Its efficiency in launch speed also makes it ideally placed as an instant display at channel zapping for broadcaster controlled splash-screen, as used for radio screensavers, and non-running service captions.
Mark Londero,
General Manager of
Technical Planning Sony TV Operations Europe

