Hybrid TV service management platform powered by Infonova and eventIS
[Graz, Austria / Eindhoven, NL – May 4, 2010]
Infonova and eventIS, a SeaChange company, today announced that they will unveil their plans around an end-to-end Hybrid TV service platform at the upcoming AngaCable show in Cologne (May 4th – May 6th).
The solution demonstrated at AngaCable has been built as a proof of concept for ORS, Austrian Broadcasting Services. The foundation of the solution is the eventIS VoD back office system. Sample Hybrid TV applications can be viewed on a Humax iCord (HbbTV) digital receiver. In the common showcase the companies demonstrate integrated HbbTV service delivery, subscriber management, billing and customer care orchestrated by Infonova BSS R6.
Hybrid TV or HBB – Hybrid Broadcast Broadband – the seamless combination of linear digital TV with on demand information delivered via broadband IP connection is a major business opportunity for service and content providers.
“This is the first showcase of its kind to demonstrate integrated HbbTV subscriber management, billing and customer care” outlines Werner de Buigné, Infonova Hybrid TV Solution Leader. He adds “It was really a big honor for Infonova and eventIS to be selected by ORS to evaluate and exploit the business opportunities and challenges in detail by building a true end-to-end proof of concept based on the new and evolving HbbTV specification, while at the same time the overall solution stack can be used with any Set Top Box middleware.”
Infonova BSS – a proven Business Support System for the service provider industry – is the order-to-cash cornerstone of the Hybrid TV solution. Its current Release 6 offers the multi-tenant and white labeling capabilities that are required by platform operators to offer Hybrid TV as a managed service.
“We are proud to be involved in this ground-breaking proof of concept” says Erwin van Dommelen, President of eventIS. “eventIS is committed to open, flexible solutions that provide evolutionary paths for service providers in the convergent world. HBB has enormous potential and we are delighted to enable its further development through our converged Service Delivery Platform.”
eventIS’ converged Service Delivery Platform (cSDP) gives broadcasters and service providers comprehensive tools to manage converging TV services and deliver a highly personalized viewing experience. Supporting VOD, IPTV and broadcast solutions, it includes the eventIS back office featuring PRODIS for VOD asset management, and TRAXIS for transaction-, resource management, and personalization.
Hybrid TV means a huge opportunity for all stakeholders in the media domain, but also a significant paradigm shift. They will have to apply new convergent business model thinking quickly, aiming for innovative services and excellent customer experience. Infonova and eventIS support their customers to enter this new territory successfully.
About Infonova
INFONOVA GmbH, founded in 1989, is specialized in providing technology and business-oriented solutions and services to telecommunications, media and convergent industries. The company offers end-to-end solutions which enable companies and organizations to accelerate and achieve transformation of their business models as well as the optimization and implementation of business processes based on state of the art IT, and communications technologies. The Infonova BSS Release 6 is a multi-tenant order to cash platform for telcos, cable and cloud operators as well as media and converging industries. For more information, please visit www.infonova.com.
About eventIS
Based in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, eventIS - a SeaChange (NASDAQ: SEAC) company - develops and supports open software solutions for metadata management and video-on-demand services. eventIS converged Service Delivery Platform enables broadband and broadcast television operators to offer advanced multiplatform and personalized TV services to their subscribers. Find out more about how eventIS is making TV personal at: www.eventIS.nl.
Monica Mulkens
Communications Manager eventIS
+31 (0)40 248 8178 (office) monica.mulkens@eventis.nl
