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Vewd Browser (Opera TV)

Also known as: Opera TV, Opera TV SDK, Opera Devices SDK
2009 – present Active
80

Browser and platform for smart TVs and set-top boxes from Opera Software (Opera Devices SDK, then Opera TV), first on the Presto engine and, from Opera Devices SDK 4.0 (2013), on Chromium/Blink; spun off from Opera in late 2016, renamed Vewd in September 2017 and now part of TiVo (Xperi).

Facts

Developer
Vewd Software (formerly Opera TV) / TiVo (Xperi)
Website
business.tivo.com
Current engines
Blink
Former engines
Presto
Derived from
Chromium
Platforms
Other
Details
Smart TVs, set-top boxes (HbbTV, RDK); Opera Devices SDK 10 on Presto 2.3 (2009), SDK 2.9 for Broadcom chips (Jan. 2011); SDK 4.0 on Chromium/Blink unveiled at IBC (Sept. 2013), RDK version in Dec. 2013; Vewd since 2017
Popularity
80/100 — informitv (Sept. 2017): the Opera TV SDK / Vewd Core ships on nearly 50M devices a year and more than 200M in total (actual browser use is far lower)

Key versions

  1. Opera Devices SDK 2.9PrestoSDK for set-top boxes (Broadcom BCM7420) with the Carakan JavaScript engine.[1]
  2. Opera Devices SDK 4.0BlinkFirst commercial-grade Chromium/Blink SDK for TVs, shown at IBC.[2]
  3. Opera Devices SDK for RDKChromium/Blink replaces Qt/WebKit on RDK set-top boxes.[3]
  4. Vewd CoreOpera TV becomes Vewd; the Opera TV SDK is renamed Vewd Core.[4]
  5. Vewd Core 4.22Blink (Chromium 92)Moves to Chromium 92, adds WebRTC and HbbTV 2.0.3.[5]
  6. Xperi / TiVoXperi (TiVo’s parent) acquires Vewd; the browser joins the TiVo offering.[6]

Version sources: [1] press.opera.com, [2] press.opera.com, [3] press.opera.com, [4] informitv.com, [5] tvtechnology.com, [6] investor.xperi.com

Sources

  1. https://informitv.com/2017/09/19/opera-tv-is-now-vewd-in-a-new-light/
  2. https://business.tivo.com/products-solutions/smart-tv/vewd-browser
  3. https://www.tvtechnology.com/news/vewd-launches-vewd-core-422
  4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presto_(browser_engine)
  5. https://press.opera.com/?p=388
  6. https://press.opera.com/2013/09/12/opera-takes-the-stage-at-ibc/
  7. https://press.opera.com/2013/12/13/opera-launches-the-industrys-first-commercial-grade-chromium-blink-engine-designed-for-rdk-set-top-boxes/
  8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vewd