Eutelsat KabelKiosk’s Cable Platform Gears up for Hybrid TV – New Collaboration With Rovi Signed to Support Video on Demand Services
affiliate of Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) and Rovi
Corporation (NASDAQ: ROVI) are combining their skills for the launch in third
quarter 2011 of a Video On Demand service on KabelKiosk, the leading platform
of TV channels and value added services provided by Eutelsat Germany for
digital cable operators in continental
Eutelsat Germany to integrate Rovi’s Nowtilus entertainment delivery platform
into KabelKiosk was announced during the ANGA Cable fair in
The collaboration covers the deployment of Rovi’s Nowtilus entertainment
delivery platform to power a comprehensive Video on Demand offer via
KabelKiosk interaktiv, the interactive option to be available in the
KabelKiosk service. In addition, Rovi will supply technical and editorial
services, digitisation of content and comprehensive support to operate the
hybrid application. KabelKiosk interaktiv will be available on HbbTV
receivers and TV screens. The commercial launch of the service is planned for
third quarter 2011 for the networks of KabelKiosk partners.
KabelKiosk interaktiv has been developed by Eutelsat Germany to allow a
smart connection of TV and Internet for a smooth transition from the linear
KabelKiosk TV-offering to non-linear content. Red button applications support
on-demand information and video clips to complement the linear TV channels.
The distribution of individual content by network operators is an additional
feature for recent news and network-specific offerings. Network operators
will be able to deploy their own design and marketing to brand the hybrid
service. The completely revised layout of KabelKiosk interaktiv offers a
range of new features and optimised navigation. An intuitive user navigation
facilitates quick selection of content with only a few keys of the remote
control.
“Based on our comprehensive digital entertainment experience in retail,
telco and publishing, we are working with Eutelsat to provide instant access
to premium content to as many end users as possible”, commented
Carell
open up new and tangible business opportunities for all KabelKiosk clients,”
added
at Rovi.
“As a first, KabelKiosk interaktiv will offer innovative hybrid TV
services to digital cable networks in
their Nowtilus platform is a very important step to powering the Video on
Demand component of KabelKiosk”,
Eutelsat Germany, said in
hybrid portfolio, especially in terms of VoD, and to offer network operators
a competitive portal that underscores the advantages of digital cable
networks.”
Nowtilus is a turnkey entertainment platform that offers content rights
and licensing, as well as the technologies and infrastructure needed to
launch user-friendly digital entertainment services. Nowtilus offers a full
range of capabilities including platform development, administration and
support, as well as billing and reporting. Nowtilus-powered services enable
consumers to securely access premium entertainment on Windows and Mac systems
and consumer electronics devices including connected TVs, set-top boxes, game
consoles, and mobile devices. Nowtilus GmbH was acquired by Rovi Corporation
earlier this year.
About Rovi Corporation
Rovi Corporation is focused on revolutionizing the digital entertainment
landscape by delivering solutions that enable consumers to intuitively
connect to new entertainment from many sources and locations. The company
also provides extensive entertainment discovery solutions for television,
movies, music and photos to its customers in the consumer electronics, cable
and satellite, entertainment and online distribution markets. These
solutions, complemented by industry leading entertainment data, create the
connections between people and technology, and enable them to discover and
manage entertainment in an enjoyable form.
Rovi holds nearly 5,000 issued or pending patents worldwide and is
headquartered in
United States
at http://www.rovicorp.com
Eutelsat visAvision GmbH
KabelKiosk is an independent and integrated digital channel- and
service-platform for European cable networks, operated by Eutelsat visAvision
GmbH Cologne, a Eutelsat company. KabelKiosk offers a simple and
cost-efficient distribution of German and multi-national TV-channels as well
as Hybrid-services to cable networks. Thus, network operators and housing
companies are able to compile own Digital TV packages to clients and tenants
giving full customer control. A comprehensive supply of services is given by
KabelKiosk as well, including technical and legal support, encryption and
satellite-based signal contribution to network headends. To advance
digitalization of cable networks KabelKiosk offers BasisHD, a Free TV package
comprising 35 digital SD-channels as well as RTL HD, VOX HD, Pro7, Sat1 and
kabel1 in high-resolution quality. For Pay TV KabelKiosk provides a
comprehensive choice of German and foreign-language channels. Premium German
entertainment channels are supplied by the packages FamilyXL, the promotion
packs Lifestyle, Doku & News, Music & Emotion, Fun & Sports and MTV Tune-inn.
HD Extra addresses clients asking for high resolution entertainment. Foreign
languages bouquets cover nine different languages with 32 channels: Turkish,
Russian, Polish, Italian, French, Serbian, English, Portuguese and Spanish.
http://www.kabelkiosk.de
About Eutelsat Communications
Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code: FR0010221234) is
the holding company of Eutelsat S.A.. With capacity commercialised on 27
satellites that provide coverage over the entire European continent, as well
as the
Americas, Eutelsat is one of the world’s three leading satellite operators in
terms of revenues. At
broadcasting more than 3,700 television channels to over 200 million cable
and satellite homes in
satellites also serve a wide range of fixed and mobile telecommunications
services, TV contribution markets, corporate networks, and broadband markets
for Internet Service Providers and for transport, maritime and in-flight
markets. Eutelsat’s broadband subsidiary, Skylogic, markets and operates
access to high speed Internet services through teleports in
that serve enterprises, local communities, government agencies and aid
organisations in
operational employees from 28 countries.
SOURCE Eutelsat Communications