Product
Cozy up on that couch
Empower your dev team to focus on great content experiences while we handle your playback challenges.
We provide various avenues for feature-packed OTT playback on the big screen. Whether it’s out-of-the-box high‑performance streaming, custom features, or support – we’ll help you deliver premium video experiences.
Smart TVs
Leverage HTML playback for modern MSE/EME environments, or breathe new life into legacy models that rely on feature-limited native players.
Linux STBs
Create native streaming apps with custom premium features and solid playback performance.
Game consoles
Turbo‑charge your console video streaming strategy. Easily create web-tech apps or bespoke playback for your codebase of choice.
Apple TV
Gain valuable extra player benefits over AVPlayer. Learn more about our solution for Apple devices.
Hybrid OTT/IPTV Android TV
Enable OTT and IPTV streaming with a single-app. Along with powerful features, we offer superior compatibility and performance than stock ExoPlayer. Learn more about our Android TV solution.
Dongles
Deliver premium playback with popular streaming sticks and dongles.
Key facts
Player highlights
Built for removing tech roadblocks and saving developer’s time, we offer secure, adaptive streaming with the latest playback features.
DRM ready
Protect and monetize your amazing content with studio-approved digital rights management (DRM) support. PRESTOplay also works seamlessly with our scalable DRM licensing service for both OTT and IPTV.
Addressable ad abilities
Attain next-gen addressable ad revenue opportunities and optimizations like server-guided ad insertion (SGAI) to attract more advertisers – and their budgets. Learn more
Low latency
Give your audience that broadcast-feel with fast playback start time, live edge low latency, and speedy VOD/live channel zapping.
Built-in QoE & analytics
Looking to use quality of experience (QoE) or analytics tools? We’ve pre-integrated popular providers.
Added value
Over and above open source
General open-source players are great for the basics, but things get difficult when extra features, consumer-reach, or support are desired. We offer added value not available with free alternatives.
| PRESTOplay | Open source | |
|---|---|---|
| Cutting-edge features Aligned with the latest industry specs to deliver the best experience |  |  |
| Frequent releases Compatibility & performance improvements to maximize audience reach | | |
| Fast expert support & SLAs Investigate workflow issues & squish sneaky bugs with priority | | |
Support
Here to help
Need tailored STB features? Encountering decoder challenges or SOC-level issues? You get more than just software!
Whether it’s solving tricky playback challenges, customization to enrich your app, or targeting extra devices – you can leverage our deep player expertise to support your streaming vision.
Contact us to learn more
Try platforms today
Get a free trial to start seeing how we can help you deliver across TV devices.
Features
TV screen features
Supported platforms & devices
| Smart TVs (via HTML) | Samsung Tizen, LG webOS, Hisense Vidaa (and others featuring MSE/EME) |
| Smart TVs (via native player) | Samsung Tizen 2.3 & 2.4 (AVPlay API) |
| STBs | Linux, Android TV, Apple TV |
| Game consoles | PlayStation, XBox, Switch |
| Streaming sticks & dongles | Google Chromecast, Amazon Fire TV |
Player features
Want to dive deeper into PRESTOplay’s features? Take a look at our detailed list.
| Live & VOD adaptive bitrate (ABR) streaming MPEG-DASH, HLS, CMAF, Smooth Streaming | |
| DRM support for OTT/IPTV Widevine, PlayReady, FairPlay Streaming Looking for a DRM provider? Discover DRMtoday! | |
| Addressable ads support | |
| Low & ultra-low latency | |
| Fast channel changing | |
| Multi-language subtitles & closed captions | |
| Thumbnails | |
| Playlists | |
| Third-party QoE & analytics pre-integrated | |
| Fully customizable UI | |
FAQs
Have questions?
Read common questions we receive about enabling TV screens, or contact us to discuss your specific use case.
Yes! We’ve enabled Widevine playback across numerous STB hardware models, for example, using GStreamer. Check out our consulting page or contact us for a chat to learn more!
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