Friday 30th July
TeleCable
selects Alcatel-Lucent’s MiViewTV platform
Alcatel-Lucent has been selected by TeleCable to deploy its MiViewTV interactive
television platform in the Spanish Autonomous Community of the Principality
of Asturias.With this end-to-end solution, which includes multimedia integration
services, TeleCable will be able to offer to more than 143 000 customers
advanced multimedia services, such as broadcast TV and audio channels, VoD,
pay per view, a personal video recorder (PVR), time shifted TV, pause live
TV, video-conferencing, interactive advertisements and an electronic programming
guide (EPG).
This contract demonstrates that MiViewTV, the Alcatel-Lucent middleware
proposal originally developed for IPTV deployments, also perfectly fits
with cable operators need to deliver rich media experiences.
Juan García-Conde, President, TeleCable, said: “The Alcatel-Lucent
multimedia solutions will allow us to provide the more advanced multimedia
services to our customers in Asturias, and also to manage our network with
total guarantee.”
"Collaborating with TeleCable highlights that Alcatel-Lucent is actively
engaged to help cable operators to cost-effectively differentiate themselves
and offer the best customer experience. This project, beyond its technological
aspects, also stresses how important integration and services expertise
are to design and deliver innovative television and multimedia solutions
in a fast, efficient manner,” said Adolfo Hernandez, President of Alcatel-Lucent
EMEA.
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Technicolor
and DirecTV sign contract extension for Technicolor STBs
Technicolor has announced the signing of a three year contract extension
to provide a wide range of SD and HD set-top boxes to DIRECTV, the world's
most popular video service. Technicolor is also the preferred provider of
3D services, enabling the launch of DirecTV's first 3D VOD service.
Since the beginning of this relationship, Technicolor has provided more
than 48 million set-top-boxes to DirecTV. The contract extension will allow
the two companies to further develop their collaboration in new areas such
as 3D, to meet the demands of the ever-increasing number of DirecTV customers.
DirecTV is the first video service provider to offer a suite of three dedicated
3D channels including n3D On Demand.
"Technicolor has been a strategic business partner for DirecTV for
over fifteen years and has been a supplier in every set top box product
category available for DirecTV", said Vince Pizzica, Head of Digital
Delivery at Technicolor. "We are now supporting a significant number
of HD channels, and are ready to meet new challenges in the future, such
as greater interactivity and stereoscopic 3D services. We are honored that
DirecTV continues to put its faith in Technicolor to support these advanced
services."
Technicolor has been providing DirecTV with multiple technology services
such as high performance set-top-boxes, hospitality video systems, multi-
dwelling broadcast distribution systems and aircraft video distribution
technologies. DirecTV has a strong reputation as an innovative broadcaster,
rolling out new services including more than 160 channels of high definition
television, offering integrated DVR functionality and now as a leader in
3D video services.
"Technicolor has consistently delivered the reliable, high quality
products we need to remain at the forefront of the industry," said
Romulo Pontual, CTO of DirecTV. "We look forward to continuing our
relationship and leadership position as we enter new frontiers of innovation
like 3D viewing in the home."
Technicolor, widely recognised as one of the leading suppliers of set-top
boxes worldwide, reached the milestone of delivering 100 million digital
set-top boxes at the end of past year.
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