Ali Kızıl
Independent consultant for the systems that move pixels.
20 years turning set-top-box silicon, 8K satellite uplinks and AI-subtitled OTT into production systems — for broadcasters, telcos and consumer-electronics OEMs worldwide.
Two decades at the seam where hardware meets video.
Independent consultant for broadcasters, telcos, and OEMs navigating the complex intersection of video encoding, delivery infrastructure, and consumer hardware.
Co-founder of PikoTV, where we shipped 2M+ set-top boxes to operators across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
Delivered the world's first live 8K satellite stream with Türksat in 2018. Author of three MATLAB textbooks published by Türkmen Kitabevi.
Ali Kızıl
Consultant · Co-founder · Engineer
Expertise
DVB / IPTV / OTT Architecture
End-to-end broadcast architecture design for terrestrial, satellite, cable, and IP delivery systems.
Codec & Encoder Optimization
HDR10+, Dolby Vision, and advanced codec tuning for maximum quality at minimum bitrate.
Set-Top Box & Embedded Linux
Android TV, AOSP, and custom embedded Linux firmware for OEMs and operators.
Live Infrastructure
SRT, HLS, DASH, and low-latency streaming pipeline design for live events.
Multi-DRM & Content Security
CPIX-based multi-DRM packaging with PlayReady, Widevine, and FairPlay integration.
Smart Home & Android TV
SEI Robotics and Android TV ecosystem integration for smart home operators.
Selected Work
8K live streaming over satellite
World first — live 8K broadcast over satellite uplink at Türksat 2018
HDR10+ dynamic-metadata pipeline
Full HDR10+ dynamic metadata injection pipeline for OTT delivery
Dolby Vision suite
Dolby Vision Profiles 5 & 8.1 encoding and packaging suite
8K HEVC encoder on Socionext M30
Hardware-accelerated 8K HEVC encoding on the Socionext M30 platform
Professional video I/O engine
Blackmagic/NDI input with CUDA-accelerated processing pipeline
Multi-DRM packaging via CPIX
CPIX-based automated multi-DRM packaging for OTT content delivery
PikoNMS network management
Enterprise network management and monitoring system for broadcast operators
PikoTV CAS (Go)
Conditional Access System written in Go for secure broadcast content delivery
Journey
Yıldız Technical University
Engineering studies · FİGES research
Author & Open Source
MATLAB Server Pages — open source publishing
Armador Bilişim
Co-founder — software development company
BOTECH
R&D Manager — broadcast technology
Kızıl Electronics
Founder — 2M+ set-top boxes shipped
PikoTV & Independent Consultant
Co-founder PikoTV + independent broadcast consultant
Clients & Partners
Technology Partners
The proof — in production
SET-TOP BOXES SHIPPED
WORLD-FIRST 8K SATELLITE
Ventures
PikoTV
ActiveBroadcast technology & OTT platform
PatentCare
ActiveIntellectual property advisory
Kızıl Yelken
—Sailing & maritime ventures
SuperUydu
—Satellite technology solutions
Sen5
—Early-stage angel investment
Bomlink
—Early-stage angel investment
Blockchain node operator since 2019 — Ethereum 2.0; previously Avalanche & Mina