Friday, December 12, 2014
Monday, December 8, 2014
The Cloud is on the Horizon
Everyone is rightly talking about the Cloud and its potential
as top-tier MSOs are already using it to offer cutting-edge network DVR
services – and this is just the tip-of-the-iceberg.
Alticast recognizes that the Cloud could dramatically change
not only how MSOs deliver services, but also enable them to enhance their
existing services and deliver new ones.
You can learn more about the potential of the Cloud in a
recent Multichannel
News article written by our own Susan Crouse.
Clouds are on cable’s
horizon and it’s a good thing.
Friday, December 5, 2014
Monday, December 1, 2014
Alticast Partners With Videotron To Provide An Enhanced Multi-Room Experience
Videotron and Alticast continue their partnership to help advance
Videotron’s successful
illico TV service
BROOMFIELD, Colo. – December
1, 2014 – Alticast, a global partner for the delivery of media
entertainment, today announced that it played a significant role in helping the
Canadian cable television giant Videotron rollout its next generation of set-top
boxes (STB) that enable its subscribers to simultaneously record up to eight
different programs.
Videotron’s new X8 multi-room HD PVR is the latest example
of the company’s commitment to continually enhancing its advanced illico
interactive TV service and to providing its more than 1.7 million subscribers
with the latest live, on-demand and interactive services delivered to multiple
devices in the home.
Alticast’s team of veteran engineers was responsible for
developing much of the critical software for the X8’s multi-room PVR capabilities
and interactive applications. The development,
integration and test teams worked closely with Videotron and its STB suppliers
to ensure that the X8 performs flawlessly and seamlessly with Videotron’s
back-office systems.
“Keeping our illico service at the cutting-edge of
entertainment delivery is a strategic imperative, so we turned to Alticast to leverage
their expertise in the industry to help us bring our new X8 set-top box to
market quickly,” said Marie-Ginette Lepage, Vice President, Marketing-Content
and Broadcasting. “Offering our
subscribers the very best multi-screen TV experience with continued innovation is
our goal, and our new X8 set-top is one of the keys to ensuring that we meet
this goal.”
“Videotron has a well-deserved reputation for excellence and
with their new X8 set-top box it is clear that they are committed to keeping
their illico interactive TV service on the leading edge of innovation,” said John
Carlucci, CTO, Alticast US. “This
project not only demonstrates Videotron’s commitment to its subscribers, it
demonstrates the capabilities of our engineers and their ability to solve
operators’ most demanding software development needs.”
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