ANT announces that its ANT Galio Platform now supports BBC iPlayer. Its availability on a device agnostic TV software platform is an important milestone for set-top box and connected TV manufacturers, as the TV industry strives to deliver more PC style catch-up video services.

By supporting web based video services on any traditional mainstream TV device, the ANT Galio Platform delivers a seamless user experience which enables consumers to access on-demand content as an integral part of their main TV experience without the need to move to a PC. The ANT Galio Platform provides device manufacturers targeting the large mainstream UK TV market with a platform that they can trust to deliver an exceptional consumer experience.

The ANT Galio Platform has been widely deployed and continues to be selected by the TV industry’s leading device manufacturers for use in all mainstream TV markets; its flexibility enables the rapid development and deployment of a wide range of new web-based services. By adding such new functionality ANT continues to strengthen its market leading position as a rapid time to market solution provider.