TVN Entertainment to provide content and services to IP-PRIME
June 12, 2008 - TVN Entertainment has signed an agreement with IP-PRIME to provide video on demand content and asset management services for IP-PRIME's turnkey IPTV service solution.
The deal will give IP-PRIME operators full access to TVN Entertainment's on-demand products and services including: asset management system ADONISS, an interactive tool called iPRI that allows programmers to dynamically update VOD metadata before, during and after asset distribution, and TVNow, a service which converts live programming into on-demand content. Content to be provided by TVN Entertainment includes programmes from hundreds of broadcast and cable network packages and VOD-exclusive channels such as the Karaoke Channel, RipeTV and Research Channel.
"This deal highlights TVN's advanced technology leadership in the VOD category," said Jim Riley, Executive Vice President of TVN Entertainment. "The combination of our core VOD engineering strengths and our deep programming partnerships, coupled with SES AMERICOM's IP-PRIME superior linear platform and MPEG 4/IP distribution technology, will provide the market with a strong, competitive service offering."
IP-PRIME is a turnkey IPTV solution from SES AMERICOM that allows telcos to quickly provide subscribers with the content they desire, including 45 high-definition channels and another 260 standard-definition channels, while being marketed under the operators own branding.
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