I recently started working for Simplestream on their next generation TV UI. Simplestream provide TV solutions for just about every platform and TV or Set Top Box device you can think of – including a turnkey solution for ingest, encoding and management of monetisation models.
Category Archives: Smart TV
How to allow insecure HTTP content in Chrome
So you’re working on a platform that doesn’t fully support https yet? Old Freeview and HbbTV Set Top Boxes, I’m looking at you. When testing your site/app via the browser (Chrome or Chromium-based MS Edge), you’ve noticed that it has recently started forcing every URL you type to https – even if you’ve followed the usual instructions? Read on…
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YouView – Smart TV UI
YouView is a Smart TV service in the UK, which runs on Set Top Boxes and Smart TVs. I worked on the original UI for years and thought I’d share some insights into best practices for building applications on such resource constrained devices.