IDC and Shin Broadband Combine Forces for New Asia IPTV Service

January 16, 2007 - International Datacasting Corporation (IDC) has announced that it has been awarded a contract by Shin Broadband Internet in Thailand to provide IDC's Datacast XD Content Management and Distribution software for IPTV Push Video On Demand (PUSH-VOD) service in Asia.

The contract calls for the initial roll-out phase of the system with options for expansion as the service reaches full deployment.

Shin Broadband Internet pushes High Definition (HD) movies over the Shin Satellite IPSTAR system across Asia to consumer Set-Top-Boxes (STBs) located in user's homes. IDC’s Datacast XD software will be used to manage the delivery of this content on this network. IPSTAR is a new satellite network that provides business and residential Internet service throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

Ron Clifton the President and CEO of International Datacasting Corporation said "Shin Satellite is one of the most advanced service providers in Asia and we are delighted that they selected our technology and recognized our skills and experience in integrating IPTV systems of this type. Our Datacast XD technology was originally developed to meet the needs of satellite, cable and IPTV customers for a broad range of multimedia file transfer and streaming applications. The inclusion of Datacast XD in a consumer set-top-box has opened new doors for this product line in a rapidly growing market and hopefully this opportunity will be the first of many such consumer applications."

Teerayuth Boonchote, Vice President of IPSTAR, said that "Shin Satellite and our sister company Shin Broadband Internet are excited by the potential of this new service offering to our IPSTAR customers which we will initially roll-out in Thailand. A success in Thailand means we'll expand the service throughout our Asian footprint. IDC was chosen because they have demonstrated commitment and performance in terms of their proven Datacast XD content delivery technology which is easily integrated into set-top-boxes and because they have an excellent history of successful systems integration projects."