IBC: Deutsche Telekoms Completes st Phase Of Streaming Service Rollout

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MobiTV has announced that Deutsche Telekom has completed the first phase of the rollout of the German telcos Entertain2Go streaming service that uses its technologies.

Advancements in wireless technology, network quality and content availability are changing the way consumers discover, access, and view video programming, said Charlie Nooney, chairman and chief executive officer at MobiTV. Consumers want to be able to choose when, where, and on which devices they view their content. Deutsche Telekom has been at the forefront of this transformation in the industry and the MobiTV team is proud to be at the core of the solution.

With MobiTV s software solution, Deutsche Telekom has broadened its IPTV service to deliver primetime shows, live sporting events and VOD services to smartphones, tablets, PCs and IP-connected TVs.

Separately, MobiTV has announced that it will be showing significant enhancements to its integrated multiscreen, in-home digital entertainment solution at IBC 2013

As part of those improvements the company will be showing what it is calling first solution to unify Android set-top box and non-traditional device capabilities.

The product comes out of a partnership between MobiTV, Marvell, EchoStar and Harmonic

The definition of entertainment in and out of the home has changed, said Charlie Nooney, CEO at MobiTV. We see a great opportunity to leverage the rich app development within the Android ecosystem to create a personalized experience across screens and address growing consumer demand for a true TV everywhere solution. Our top tier partners and Android expertise will give service providers the added advantage to go to market with and ultimately lead to an improved, more seamless end user experience.

When integrated into the EchoStar set-top box via Marvells ARMADA 1500 family of HD media processors, MobiTVs DRM agent helps solve the complexity of delivering video across networks, operating systems and devices while managing associated rights for a scalable deployment and consistent end user experience, the company reports.

As consumers expectations surrounding an anytime, anywhere multiscreen entertainment experience evolve, it is more important than ever for set-top box manufacturers to deliver a single solution that can be easily installed and remotely managed, while offering a consistent interface across all connected devices, said Mark Jackson, president at EchoStar Technologies. MobiTVs end-to-end platform with DRM support made it a natural choice as we look to deliver the next-generation of digital entertainment in the most cost-effective and time-efficient manner.

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