TVN Entertainment Corp., a television on-demand company, has entered into a long-term agreement with IP-PRIME, a provider of outsourced IPTV
services.
As per the agreement, TVN will provide its comprehensive suite of VOD content and asset management services as part of IP-PRIME's service solution. The pact also allows IP-PRIME operators full access to TVN's comprehensive on-demand products and services.
TVN offers programs from every content category, including all Studios and Event providers, hundreds of Broadcast and Cable Network VOD 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, in a statement. "The combination of our core VOD engineering strengths and our deep programming partnerships, coupled with SES (
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distribution technology, will provide the market with a strong, competitive service offering."
TVN works with every major studio, network, and telecommunications video provider in North America and is the preferred provider of original on-demand programs and networks. TVN supports an open, advanced technology platform, and offers the most comprehensive, end-to-end solution for licensing, managing, distributing and marketing on-demand content to virtually any platform.
IP-PRIME now serving consumers throughout North America is a complete turnkey IPTV (
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IP-PRIME offers a customizable programming lineup that can be deployed quickly and efficiently to their subscribers. IP-PRIME minimizes the risks associated with a complex technical integration by simplifying program acquisition challenges and lowering operators' financial risks for launching a TV service.
In addition to being fully-customizable to suit the specific needs of its operators, IP-PRIME protects customers' brands by allowing the television service to be marketed and sold under each operator's own brand.
Anil Sharma is a TMCnet contributing editor.
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