Taipei, January 2022 - ZEASN, the world’s leading provider of OTT and smart TV solutions, today officially released a brand new smart TV solution: Whale OS Turnkey 2.0. Built on ZEASN’s Whale OS, the new turnkey solution offers highly customized UI under Whale OS UI Guideline, the most requested advanced smart TV features, and also brings the perfect native app experience to TV viewers, including top-tier native streaming apps: Netflix, YouTube, Prime Video, Globoplay, etc. At present, Whale OS Turnkey 2.0 has provided industry-leading turnkey services for Linux-based smart TVs on Novatek chipsets.
Whale OS is an operating system with independent intellectual property rights that supports various popular smart home devices. As the core of Whale Ecosystem and the leading independent third-party OS, Whale OS has in-depth cooperation with top chip design companies to completely solve the problems of codec performance and security from the bottom of the system, creating a high degree of flexibility, scalability, and fully customizable turnkey solution. Moreover, Whale OS has also completed all the integration work with the world's top streaming apps such as Netflix, YouTube, Prime Video, allowing OEMs to achieve rapid mass production, to provide brand customers with differentiated new products, and quickly enhance their brand images.
In product design, Whale OS has always been user-centric. It supports hybrid TV technology and global TV broadcast standards to meet worldwide user needs, and also integrates a state-of-the-art Electronic Programming Guide (EPG). In terms of entertainment, Whale OS can offer smooth performance and efficiency. It not only integrates a full catalog of must-have global and regional streaming apps, but also has a built-in intelligent voice service: Whale AI Voice (with certified Amazon Alexa Skills - Whale Video), which supports One-click voice search for videos, movies, music, apps or weather forecast. Meanwhile, through the content recommendation engine based on the analysis of big data, viewers can easily find their favorite content anytime.
“We are very happy to work together with Netflix and ZEASN to collaborate on the Scaling Program of the Netflix native app and provide the Linux-based turnkey solution to our customers. Through the high-quality SoCs of Novatek, a wide variety of premium content from Netflix, and the industry-proven platform of ZEASN, we can help our customers quickly import their products and pass the Netflix certification, while ensuring our consumers to enjoy the incredible streaming service in any time”, says Daniel Ping, Assistant Vice President of VISG/iHOME Div., Novatek.
“We are very proud to launch Whale OS Turnkey 2.0 that supports UI customization under Whale OS UI Guideline. In 2020, our Turnkey 1.0 solution successfully achieved mass production through cooperation with two of the world's top smart TV manufacturers, TCL MOKA and TPV.” Raymond Chung, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of ZEASN said: “Whale OS Turnkey 2.0 based on Novatek chipsets will provide more TV manufacturers and brand customers with perfect solutions to meet their needs, so they can truly differentiate their offerings in the market. Through the integration of the native world-class streaming apps, Whale OS will bring unparalleled experiences to our consumers across the world.”
About NOVATEK
Novatek Microelectronics Corp., established in 1997 with its headquarters in Hsinchu Science Park, is the world’s primary display driver IC supplier for TFT LCD displays. It is ranked as the world’s 8th largest fabless IC design house with total sales revenue of US dollar 15 billion in 2020. Novatek (TWSE: 3034) is a public company on the Taiwan Stock Exchange mainboard. To learn more about Novatek, please visit www.novatek.com.tw
About ZEASN:
ZEASN is a leading technology company headquartered in Singapore. With a focus on the connected TV ZEASN is a prominent technology company headquartered in Singapore, specializing in providing innovative solutions for the connected TV (CTV) industry. With a strong focus on developing advanced operating systems, content aggregation platforms, and advertising solutions, ZEASN empowers content providers, device manufacturers, and service operators to deliver immersive and personalized experiences to viewers worldwide.
ZEASN's flagship product, the Whale OS, is a cutting-edge CTV operating system that offers a comprehensive and seamless platform for smart TVs and other connected devices. With its robust features, including a user-friendly interface, extensive app ecosystem, and powerful content discovery capabilities, Whale OS enables users to access their favorite content with ease and efficiency.
Recognizing the importance of content aggregation in the rapidly evolving CTV landscape, ZEASN has established itself as a key partner for content providers. By integrating with leading streaming services, broadcasters, and app developers, ZEASN ensures that viewers have access to a wide range of popular and niche content, all in one unified platform.
ZEASN's commitment to driving innovation and industry collaboration is reflected in its mission to provide a compelling alternative to the dominance of American giants such as Google, Roku, or Amazon in the CTV market. By offering an independent CTV OS and AVOD/FAST product, ZEASN aims to create a vibrant and competitive ecosystem that benefits all stakeholders, from content creators to advertisers and viewers.
For more information about ZEASN and its products, please visit www.zeasn.com.
