Our On Demand Television Partners

Multi-Product Partners:

Motorola (Motorola IPVideo) Connected Home Solutions Business creates smart broadband solutions that deliver personalized entertainment, information, and communications services to the home. Motorola pioneered digital television, created the technologies that are the basis for video-on-demand (VOD), helping to create the specifications for high-definition (HD) television system, and launching the first digital cable system. Cisco Systems, Inc. (www.Cisco.com)  provides products for transporting data, voice, and video. Cisco's routers move data, voice, and video from one network to another, and their switching systems are used to build local-area networks (LAN), metropolitan-area networks, and wide-area networks. Cisco´s products comprise home networking products, which enable Internet access, printers, music, movies, and games. Cisco makes Internet protocol telephony products for voice communications, optical networking products, and security products, which protect information systems from unauthorized use. Cisco also offers storage networking products that deliver connectivity between servers and storage systems, as well as wireless LAN and outdoor wireless bridging products.

Arris (www.arrisi.com/) designs and sells complete DOCSIS® and Euro-DOCSIS 2.0 and PacketCable™ 1.1 qualified solutions to the global cable industry for the provision of next generation voice, high-speed data and video services to end users. ARRIS complete solutions include the ARRIS C4® and C3™ CMTSs, the D5™ Universal Edge QAM, the Touchstone® customer premises family of products for multiline voice and data delivery to homes and businesses, the ARRIS Fixed Mobile Convergence wireless voice solution and wireless DOCSIS plant extensions. Additionally, ARRIS TeleWire Supply provides cable operators with a complete line of system infrastructure products. Harmonic, Inc (www.harmonicinc.com) provides versatile and high performance video solutions that enable service providers to efficiently deliver the next generation of broadcast and on-demand services including high definition, video-on-demand, network personal video recording and time-shifted TV. Cable, satellite, broadcast and telecom service providers can increase revenues and lower operational expenditures using Harmonic's video pre-processing, noise reduction and statistical multiplexing technologies, which ensure that service operators can consistently maintain the highest video quality while minimizing bandwidth requirements.

VOD Server Partners:

Cisco Systems, Inc. (www.Cisco.com)  provides products for transporting data, voice, and video. Cisco's routers move data, voice, and video from one network to another, and their switching systems are used to build local-area networks (LAN), metropolitan-area networks, and wide-area networks. Cisco´s products comprise home networking products, which enable Internet access, printers, music, movies, and games. Cisco makes Internet protocol telephony products for voice communications, optical networking products, and security products, which protect information systems from unauthorized use. Cisco also offers storage networking products that deliver connectivity between servers and storage systems, as well as wireless LAN and outdoor wireless bridging products. Harmonic, Inc (www.harmonicinc.com) provides versatile and high performance video solutions that enable service providers to efficiently deliver the next generation of broadcast and on-demand services including high definition, video-on-demand, network personal video recording and time-shifted TV. Cable, satellite, broadcast and telecom service providers can increase revenues and lower operational expenditures using Harmonic's video pre-processing, noise reduction and statistical multiplexing technologies, which ensure that service operators can consistently maintain the highest video quality while minimizing bandwidth requirements.

Motorola (Motorola IPVideo) Connected Home Solutions Business creates smart broadband solutions that deliver personalized entertainment, information, and communications services to the home. Motorola pioneered digital television, created the technologies that are the basis for video-on-demand (VOD), helping to create the specifications for high-definition (HD) television system, and launching the first digital cable system. Tandberg (www.tandbergtv.com) offers the highest quality digital TV solutions including IPTV, HDTV, video-on-demand, advertising on-demand, and interactive TV applications to customers in the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East and Africa. Tandberg's award-winning solutions include broad suite of open, standards-based products used by the world´s leading network operators, broadcasters and content owners to deliver new viewer experiences and advertising opportunities.

Network & Server Technology

Barracuda (www.barracudanetworks.com)  combines premise-based gateways and software, cloud services, and sophisticated remote support to deliver comprehensive security, networking and storage solutions. The company’s expansive product portfolio includes offerings for protection against email, Web and IM threats as well as products that improve application delivery and network access, message archiving, backup and data protection. Concurrent (www.ccur.com/) is a global leader in innovative solutions that enable the seamless delivery, management and monetization of video on any screen. Built on a solid foundation of video firsts and Emmy-award winning technology, Concurrent's screen-independent video delivery solutions create a truly holistic, 360° view of the consumer video experience. Concurrent provides customers in the cable, telco, wireless, Web, advertising and content development industries with new revenue opportunities by harnessing the full potential of video. Concurrent's video solutions are built upon a rich heritage of high-performance real-time technology which also powers solutions for the defense, aerospace, automotive and financial industries. Concurrent is a global company with offices in North America, Europe and Asia. Imagine Communications (www.imaginecommunications.com)  has launched a powerful and scalable PersonalizedTV™ platform for broadband operators. Imagine´s breakthrough third generation statistical multiplexing technology and software-based infrastructure solutions enable tremendous bandwidth improvements, enhanced video quality, and customized service offerings such as targeted ads, personalized audio, and more. Juniper Networks (www.Juniper.net)  offers a broad product portfolio, spanning routing, switching, security, application acceleration, identity policy and control, and management designed to give customers unmatched performance, greater choice and flexibility while reducing overall total cost of ownership. Nortel (www.nortel.com)  delivers communications capabilities that make the promise of Business Made Simple a reality for our customers. Our next-generation technologies, for both service provider and enterprise networks, support multimedia and business-critical applications. Nortel´s technologies are designed to help eliminate today's barriers to efficiency, speed and performance by simplifying networks and connecting people to the information they need, when they need it. RGB Networks (www.rgbnetworks.com)  delivers extremely high-density, flexible video processing solutions that enable video service providers to deliver highly targeted and personalized video content at considerably lower costs than today´s solutions.  Based on its unique Video Intelligence Architecture™ (VIA), RGB’s VIA product family simplifies management and delivers scalable, multi-function capability in a single, programmable platform, allowing video service providers to leverage existing advanced foundation to meet the needs of the rapidly growing market for personalized video services.

Alcatel-Lucent Digital Rapids Ericcson iGlass Networks Operax QualComm Sonus Networks Telrad Networks Vecima Networks Videotron Ltd

Advanced Applications & Advertising

Atlas Solutions (www.atlassolutions.com) publishes Digital Marketing Insights, a series of publications by digital marketing experts that help customers improve their digital marketing effectiveness. Many of these findings are also made available to the digital marketing industry at large. Each Digital Marketing Insight is designed to help marketers more successfully build value with their customers, throughout the customer life cycle: from awareness to acquisition and from retention to growth. INVIDI Technologies Corporation (www.Invidi.com)   is the world’s leading targeted media solutions company. Our expertise in building smart advertising systems creates substantial monetary value for the cable, satellite and advertising industries. INVIDI provides cable and satellite operators the opportunity to optimize advertising revenue by positioning themselves as the most comprehensive source of targeted advertising. Our innovations in content delivery solutions and intellectual property development in targeted demographic media are the foundation for platform expansion and migration to Wireless, the Internet and beyond.

Visible World (www.visibleworld.com )   provides a complete, cross-platform solution for electronically creating, delivering, and monitoring dynamically customized video advertisements within any media plan. Visible World’s intelliSpot™ solution enables advertisers to edit and swap their content on-the-fly, automatically, anywhere and anytime the spots run, to reflect the time, location, and context in which the advertisements appear. Visible World was founded in 2000 by advertising and media veterans and is based in New York, NY. Navic Rentrak Scopus

Middleware:

ActiveVideo Networks (www.avnetworks.com)  enables programmers and network operators to bring the full Web media experience to TV, using well-established Internet and On-demand infrastructure. Our innovations-including mixing Web video and interactive content with broadcast streams and targeted advertising into personalized programming for viewers, as they make selections with a standard remote control-enable breakthrough television experiences to be delivered to any set-top box for just pennies per viewer hour. Microsoft Mediaroom (www.MicroSoft.com/mediaroom) software platform powers the cloud for TV and video service providers to deliver the best in entertainment experiences across all the screens in their subscriber’s lives. MiracleTV (www.mitvcorp.com) developed a state-of-the-art interactive TV ("iTV") technology that allows broadband service providers (BSPs), cable and telephone companies, and hotels to convert each TV into a point of sell. MiTV has created a WIN-WIN situation by developing a business solution that benefits all parties involved. The business solution includes interactive TV technology, an economic model, technical and marketing training and assistance, and excellent business alliances. OpenTV (www.opentv.com) provides technologies and services which enable the delivery of digital and interactive television. OpenTV´s software, integrated in over 70 million digital set-top-boxes in 96 countries, enables enhanced television, interactive shopping, interactive and addressable advertising, games and gaming, personal video recording, and a variety of consumer care and communication applications.

ANT Software Limited Espial Extend Media Meta TV Myrio OperaTV

EPG:

Arris (www.arrisi.com/) designs and sells complete DOCSIS® and Euro-DOCSIS 2.0 and PacketCable™ 1.1 qualified solutions to the global cable industry for the provision of next generation voice, high-speed data and video services to end users. ARRIS complete solutions include the ARRIS C4® and C3™ CMTSs, the D5™ Universal Edge QAM, the Touchstone® customer premises family of products for multiline voice and data delivery to homes and businesses, the ARRIS Fixed Mobile Convergence wireless voice solution and wireless DOCSIS plant extensions. Additionally, ARRIS TeleWire Supply provides cable operators with a complete line of system infrastructure products. Macrovision Solutions Corporation (www.Macrovision.com)  is focused on providing a uniquely simple digital home entertainment experience by delivering solutions to businesses to protect, enhance and distribute digital goods to consumers across multiple channels. Macrovision provides connected middleware, media recognition, interactive programming guides, copy protection and rich media, data and metadata on music, games, movies and television programming.

TiVo (www.TiVo.com) service brings you all your favorite TV shows, ready to watch whenever you want. Plus it can connect to the Internet, using your home network, to deliver movies, music, photos, and more—right to your TV. All at your command with one simple remote control. The TiVo DVR works with cable, satellite, or antenna, and with HDTV or standard TV. Guideworks

Encoding Partners:

Anystream (www.anystream.com) delivers a solution for the full media life cycle, a journey from coding, to managing multiple release windows, to ad campaign management and DRM. At EGT (www.egtinc.com) develops digital video processing equipment for television distribution over cable, satellite and IPTV networks including video encoders, digital ad insertion solutions and supporting solutions. EGT was the first to develop encoders on a DSP-based open platform, enabling products to be programmable, upgradeable and hot-swappable. EGT was also the first to bring to market a dual-pass CBR encoder, a high-density encoder and simultaneous ASI and IP outputs. EGT encoders are built to deliver the highest quality video output at the lowest bit rates. Envivio (www.Envivio.com) makes it possible to deliver the video that people want, at the best possible quality, along with the branding and revenue-generating advertising businesses need, to televisions, mobile phones, laptops and PCs, gaming devices; in short, any of the ever-expanding variety of screens where people turn for entertainment. Harmonic (www.harmonicinc.com) is a leading provider of versatile and high-performance video solutions that enable service providers to efficiently deliver the next generation of broadcast and ondemand services including high definition, video-on-demand, network personal video recording, and time-shifted TV. Cable, satellite, broadcast, and telecom service providers can increase revenues and lower operational expenditures by using Harmonic's digital video, broadcast optical access and software solutions to offer consumers the compelling and personalized viewing experience that is driving the business models of the future. Ligos Corporation (www.ligos.com) is a leading worldwide provider of proven alternatives for cost-effective digital video processing. Ligos specializes in flexible solutions for the repurposing of digital video, optimized for distribution, device and content. By combining its MediaRig video processing software with today’s powerful, inexpensive multi-core platforms, Ligos can replicate, consolidate and enhance the features of many existing products, and provide a single, rapidly deployable device at a significant reduction in cost to those in the broadcast industry.

Microsoft Mediaroom (www.MicroSoft.com/mediaroom) software platform powers the cloud for TV and video service providers to deliver the best in entertainment experiences across all the screens in their subscriber’s lives. Scopus Video Networks (www.scopus.net) develops,  markets and supports digital video networking products that enable network operators to offer advanced video services to their subscribers. Scopus offers products that support digital television, HDTV,  live event coverage and content distribution. Scopus provides a comprehensive digital video networking product offering, including intelligent  video gateways, encoders, decoders and network management products. Scopus´ products are designed to allow network operators to increase service revenue, improve customer retention and minimize capital and operating expenses.  Scopus´ customers are network operators such as satellite, cable and telecom service providers and terrestrial broadcasters. Tandberg (www.tandbergtv.com) offers the highest quality digital TV solutions including IPTV, HDTV, video-on-demand, advertising on-demand, and interactive TV applications to customers in the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East and Africa. Tandberg's award-winning solutions include broad suite of open, standards-based products used by the world´s leading network operators, broadcasters and content owners to deliver new viewer experiences and advertising opportunities. Optibase

Content Partners:

HBO (www.hbo.com) broadcasts two 24/7 pay-television services (HBO and Cinemax) to over 40 million subscribers in the United States and is also available in India, Central Europe, Canada, Latin America and over 150 other countries. Imagination International (www.ImaginationGames.com) a global, multi-platform games and media company that creates, produces and distributes the most compelling, interactive entertainment to the world. Imagination has reinvented the way people play and purchase socially interactive entertainment forever. Imagination distributes products in North America, United Kingdom, Europe and Australia, and under license in 43 countries. Merit Games (www.meritgames.com) is a worldwide leader in touchscreen entertainment devices. Building on a strong tradition of introducing innovative, industry-leading technology, Merit continues to expand its product line and to provide ongoing hardware and software support to operators. Merit's products appear globally in a wide array of venues and they appeal to an almost limitless demographic. They also utilize the Merit MegaNET® connectivity system for player ranking, customization, updates and operational support. MusicChoice (www.MusicChoice.com) programs more than 50 channels of commercial-free music for listeners of all ages and interests.

Avail-TVN (www.availmedia.com) is the largest independent digital content aggregation, management, distribution, and service company in the country, offering a full content line up of MPEG-4 encoded live programming as well as video on demand content in MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 to multichannel video providers throughout the US, Canada, the Caribbean and Mexico. ViewNow (www.viewnow.tv) a Kasenna company, is a video on demand programming, management, and marketing services company serving telco and cable TV markets nationwide. ViewNow has long-term, full output agreements with major motion picture studios and other programming providers. ViewNow offers a turnkey solution for delivering VOD programming inclusive of programming acquisition, encoding, programming management, and transport via satellite to its affiliates. Imagination InDemand New Frontier Media On Demand Group Showtime Starz Underculture

Set-Top Box Partners:

Advanced Digital Broadcast (www.adbglobal.com)   is a leader in the design, development and supply of high-quality products to the world-wide digital television market. ADB has deployed over 8 million set-top boxes, across high-volume markets, incorporating the industry's pioneering middleware, conditional access and hardware technologies. ADB has already supplied key European telecommunications and broadband operators with advanced IPTV set-top boxes including FASTWEB, HanseNet, Telefónica and Telefónica O2 Czech Republic. Amino Communications (www.aminocom.com ) a wholly owned subsidiary of Amino Technologies plc, supplies the AmiNET™ series of set-top boxes renown for their low-cost and reliability.  The AmiNET range materially reduces service operators' capital expenditure, whilst offering the full range of specification required; MPEG2 and MPEG4 encoding standards, standard and high definition TV, personal video recording and home networking. The high performance coupled with the innovative design of Amino's set-top boxes, used in over 50 countries worldwide, have brought the series industry accolades and the company a leading position within the IPTV market. Enseo (www.enseo.com) is a leading provider of hardware and software solutions for Digital Media Engines, which are used in premier hotels, digital signage systems and stadiums. Enseo is a driving force in the distribution of enterprise grade commercial HDTV solutions for the hospitality, digital signage, stadiums & arenas, digital cinema, and airline in-flight entertainment industries. Motorola (www.motorola.com/us) Connected Home Solutions Business creates smart broadband solutions that deliver personalized entertainment, information, and communications services to the home. Motorola pioneered digital television, created the technologies that are the basis for video-on-demand (VOD), helping to create the specifications for high-definition (HD) television system, and launching the first digital cable system.

Pace Micro Technology plc (www.pacemicro.com) develops intelligent and innovative technology for the global payTV industry.  Pace has one of the world´s most experienced specialist engineering teams and is the partner of choice for leading payTV operators across the globe, including Comcast, DirecTV, BSkyB, FOXTEL, Premiere, Sky Italia and UPC (part of Liberty Global). Samsung (www.samsung.com) is the world's leading consumer electronics brand and one of the top twenty global brands. Cisco Patton Electronics Company Philips Pioneer Sentivision Setabox

Conditional Access:

Latens (www.latens.net) supplies dynamic Conditional Access software for the secure delivery of content to IP devices and television set-top-boxes. Latens content and revenue protection systems are trusted by the world's largest content owners to secure the delivery of their most valuable content in both IP and DVB systems. Microsoft Mediaroom (www.microsoft.com/mediaroom) software platform powers the cloud for TV and video service providers to deliver the best in entertainment experiences across all the screens in their subscriber’s lives. Nagravision (www.nagravision.com) supplies open conditional access systems, DRM and integrated on-demand solutions for content providers and digital TV operators over broadcast and broadband platforms. Its technologies are currently being used by more than 100 leading Pay-TV operators worldwide securing content delivered to over 60 million active smart cards and devices. NDS (www.nds.com)  supplies open end-to-end digital pay TV solutions. NDS's conditional access system VideoGuard is the conditional access solution of choice among the world's leading pay TV operators. NDS Group plc, a majority owned subsidiary of News Corporation, supplies open end-to-end digital technology and services to digital pay-television platform operators and content providers.

Verimatrix (www.verimatrix.com) provides digital content protection solutions to a global customer base including leading telecommunications providers in Europe, North America and Asia. Verimatrix offers provider approved, carrier-class solutions specifically for today´s bi-directional Pay TV. Through the seamless integration of patented digital watermarking technology into its best-of-breed encryption solutions, Verimatrix protects content and revenue streams, as well as detects digital piracy wherever it occurs within the distribution chain. Verimatrix provides major Hollywood studios with valuable anti-piracy solutions for the fight against rampant digital piracy. Widevine (www.widevine.com)  provides downloadable content protection, digital forensics and digital copy protection solutions for IP video operators worldwide. Widevine enables telco, cable, fiber, satellite, internet and wireless service operators to generate new revenue opportunities through the secure distribution, identification and tracking of digital content. Irdeto Secure Media

Sales, Traffic, Reporting & Billing Management:

CSG Systems International (www.csgsystems.com)  provides outsourced billing, customer care, print and mail solutions and services supporting the North American convergent cable and direct broadcast satellite markets. CSG’s solutions support some of the world´s largest and most innovative providers of bundled multi-channel video, Internet, voice and IP-based services. CSG´s unique combination of solutions, services and expertise ensure that cable and satellite operators can continue to rapidly launch new service offerings, improve operational efficiencies and deliver a high-quality customer experience. Convergys Corporation (www.convergys.com) provides customer care, human resources, and billing services to clients in more than 70 countries. Convergys combines specialized knowledge and expertise with solid execution to deliver outsourced solutions, consulting services, and software support. Great Lakes Data Systems (www.cablebilling.com)  provides intelligently designed software built by engineers with first-hand knowledge of how to deliver content, serve subscribers and manage the resources of a successful cable operation.

OpenTV (www.opentv.com) provides technologies and services which enable the delivery of digital and interactive television. OpenTV´s software, integrated in over 70 million digital set-top-boxes in 96 countries, enables enhanced television, interactive shopping, interactive and addressable advertising, games and gaming, personal video recording, and a variety of consumer care and communication applications. ORacle (www.oracle.com) develops technologies that help customers manage information, streamline business processes, and reduce the costs and complexity of managing their IT infrastructure. Rentrak (www.Rentrak.com) is an information management company serving clients in the media, entertainment, retail, advertising and manufacturing industries. The company's near-term focus centers on its Entertainment Essentials™ suite of services that is redefining measurement in the digital media era. Available by subscription, each Entertainment Essentials service provides customers with near-real-time, actionable insight into performance of content distributed over a wide variety of modern media technologies allowing executives to analyze detailed industry-wide and title-specific data to make decisions that enhance the bottom line and provide competitive advantage. Amdocs Billing Concepts

System Integrators:

Alcatel Lucent AMT Group Azar Computer Software Services

Core Technologies CTC Diamond Management Tech Consultants

Transcoders

Harmonic, Inc (www.harmonicinc.com) provides versatile and high performance video solutions that enable service providers to efficiently deliver the next generation of broadcast and on-demand services including high definition, video-on-demand, network personal video recording and time-shifted TV. Cable, satellite, broadcast and telecom service providers can increase revenues and lower operational expenditures using Harmonic's video pre-processing, noise reduction and statistical multiplexing technologies, which ensure that service operators can consistently maintain the highest video quality while minimizing bandwidth requirements. Digital Rapids (www.DigitalRapids.com) is the leading provider of professional hardware and software tools, technology and expertise for bringing video to wider audiences and the latest viewing platforms. Continuing to set new standards in quality, productivity and versatility, our solutions span the critical points in media workflows, including video ingest, encoding, transcoding, streaming and delivery.

Telestream's FlipFactory (www.telestream.net) transcodes more formats, integrates more deeply with more systems, and provides greater flexibility and reliability for more customers worldwide than any other enterprise-class workflow automation or server-based video transcoding product on the market.

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