# TAL -- TV Application Layer

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*TAL* was developed internally within the BBC as a way of vastly simplifying TV application development
whilst increasing the reach of BBC TV applications such as *iPlayer*. Today all of the BBC's HTML-based
TV applications are built using *TAL*.

There are hundreds of different devices in the marketplace and they all use slightly different technologies
to achieve the same result. The purpose of TAL is to allow you to write an application once, and be confident
that it can be deployed to all HTML-based TV devices.

[View the latest release here.](https://github.com/bbc/tal/releases/latest)

## Documentation

All our documentation is hosted on [GitHub pages](https://bbc.github.io/tal/). Take a look at
our [faq](https://bbc.github.io/tal/faq.html) for some high-level information, or dive straight into our
[javascript documentation](https://bbc.github.io/tal/jsdoc/) for our code reference docs.

We also have a [sample application](https://github.com/fmtvp/talexample) that you can use as a guide to
help you build your own applications.

## License

TAL is available to everyone under the terms of the Apache 2.0 open source licence. Take a look at
the LICENSE file in the code, and read our [faq](https://bbc.github.io/tal/faq.html#question_who_can_use_this)
and [documentation](https://bbc.github.io/tal/other/contributing.html) to learn how to contribute.


## Testing

For developers who want to modify and contribute to TAL, we have a page on [testing](https://bbc.github.io/tal/testing.html) which you should follow before starting development.

## Releasing (FOR MAINTAINERS)

See https://confluence.dev.bbc.co.uk/display/tvpjsfrmwk/TAL+Deployment+Process+for+Cosmos.