MobiTV

MobiTV (News - Alert), a provider of managed mobile TV and video services, announced the launch of a TV Everywhere solution aimed at the cable, satellite and IPTV (News - Alert) service providers. Leveraging MobiTV's clo ud-based video distribution platform, TV service providers will be able to offer live and on-demand programming. Their subscribers can view programs inside and outside the home on personal computers, tablets and mobile devices. Users can easily adapt the MobiTV TV Everywhere solution for seamless integration with existing TV infrastructure and back-end systems, company officials said. “TV service providers need a cost-effective solution to meet consumer demand for seamless authenticated access to content anytime, anywhere and...

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What is IPTV?

Cable, satellite, and terrestrial send content to the home by transmitting up to 1,000 channels at the same time. This requires a lot of expensive bandwidth and infrastructure; equipment cost also increases the more programs consumers want to watch or record simultaneously. There is also no easy way for consumers to share content between their TVs and mobile devices. In contrast, IPTV (Internet Protocol TeleVision) uses a fast broadband connection (typically DSL or FTTH) to deliver content to the home, sending only those programs being watched or recorded. This substantially reduces bandwidth and infrastructure costs; equipment costs are also reduced regardless how many programs consumers want to watch or record simultaneously. Sophisticated program guides are now possible, such as the previewing...

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