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Entone
Selected for World's Largest IPTV VOD Deployment
Other Topics: IPTV Service
Providers - Cisco NGN, Advanced
IPTV Services
Entone Technologies
October 3, 2005
San Mateo, CA -- Entone Technologies, a leading provider of
personal video content delivery solutions, announced today that PCCW,
operator of the world’s largest deployment of IPTV services, has
selected Entone to support its deployment of on demand service.
PCCW is globally recognized for its deployment of the world’s largest
IPTV service, now Broadband TV, which has attracted over 441,000
subscribers since its launch approximately two years ago. now
Broadband TV provides 24-hour, DVD-quality broadcast of 73 television
channels and 15 subscription-based audio channels. The service has
been a global innovator in several aspects, including 22 channels of
premium and local content that are exclusively available on the now
Broadband TV service. The service also offers a lŕ carte programming
that allows consumers to select from a menu of channel options.
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Looking to extend its leadership position with other innovative
services, PCCW has also launched on demand service. This service
enables viewers to enjoy television viewing on their own schedule but
without requiring the replacement of existing settop boxes as required
by DVR services.
To support its on demand deployment, PCCW has selected Entone’s full
suite of IPTV solutions for creating, managing, and delivering digital
assets. These solutions include:
- StreamLiner network video recorder
(NVR)™– An open, highly scalable software architecture that
transforms standard server and storage hardware from HP and IBM into
specialized, high-performance video servers that ingest, store and
stream on-demand video programming without the costs, risks, and
inflexibility that comes with competing proprietary solutions.
- Encoding Studio™ content ingest
system – Market-leading solution for managing the process of
capturing, encoding, quality assuring, and staging digital assets
through comprehensive workflow management.
- Armada™ intelligent asset manager
– Dynamic runtime system for distributing and cost-optimizing the
placement of digital assets across a network of video servers based
on actual subscriber consumption patterns and operator defined
rules.
Adding to its already strong presence
in the North American and European IPTV markets, this selection
clearly confirms Entone’s global leadership position in IPTV.
According to a recent IPTV Market Leader Report from Multimedia
Research Group: “Entone jumped out as a strong participant in the
Video On Demand server market at the end of 2004 with several wins in
Europe and North America. Entone’s most significant win so far has
been at PCCW in Hong Kong. Serving PCCW’s more than 400,000
subscribers has moved Entone into the leading position in the IPTV
Video On Demand market.”
“The now Broadband TV service is a major growth driver for PCCW, with
92% of our new broadband data users also opting to subscribe to our
television service," said Paul Berriman, Head of Strategic Market
Development for PCCW. “The Entone solution allows us to expand our
service offering to include personal television services such as
time-shifted TV and movies on demand. We are pleased to be working
with Entone in supporting our ambitious plans.”
“We are thrilled to be working with PCCW and to have been selected to
support the world’s largest IPTV service deployment,” said Steve
McKay, CEO of Entone Technologies. “PCCW represents one of the most
exciting success stories in the global IPTV market and serves as a
great role model for other operators that are considering IPTV
services." |
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