Middleware developer iWedia has joined an exclusive club of independent software companies to have its Broadcast Stack certified on one of Netflix’s Hailstorm hybrid operator set tops based on Android TV. With the Google Broadcast stack recently being released on Technicolor hardware – to a mixed reception from the vendor community – there has never been a more crucial time for middleware developers to reduce time to market and engineering efforts for prospective operator customers. While news around Hailstorm has eased off since 2019 when vendors rallied together to support the new Netflix initiative, the certification program has smoothed out integration efforts for countless partners within the Android TV ecosystem. Hailstorm, despite its notoriety for being highly selective, has therefore…