VIDEOTRON 4K, ALTIVIEW 3 AMONG ALTICAST HIGHLIGHTS AT INTX

Videotron’s innovative delivery of 4K ultra high-definition television and a demonstration of transformative user experiences that are designed to drive millennial engagement will be among the highlights when Alticast exhibits at INTX – the Internet & Telecommunications Expo – May 16-18 in Boston.

In Booth 611 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Alticast will show how its expertise in middleware and UI enablement has helped Videotron become the first pay-TV operator in Canada to deploy a 4K ultra high definition set-top box on a commercial basis across an entire market area.

In addition, Alticast will show how its AltiView 3 user interface and other solutions can provide operators with search, discovery and navigation across linear, on-demand, online and the subscriber’s personal content, providing operators with the competitive advantage of user experiences that equal or exceed those that are available on the Web.

At INTX, Alticast also will demonstrate how its products and services have enabled:

·      An APAC operator to deploy a full-integrated platform that includes network DVR, IP-to-tablet delivery and other services;

·      Korea’s KT Skylife to deploy the Alticast AltiView 2 solution allowing a broad extension of services including multi-Picture-in-Picture mosaic, a seamlessly integrated YouTube Leanback application, and a diverse set of DVR functionality.

·      Operators to deploy a diverse set of Android-based set-top box solutions that support migrations to IPTV platforms.

Media and industry analysts interested in meeting with Alticast executives at INTX 2016 should contact pspr@att.net to schedule a date and time.

ALTIVIEW 3, ANDROID, ATSC TOP ALTICAST EXHIBITS AT NAB 2016

Broomfield, CO – April 13, 2016 – Alticast will highlight how its AltiView, Android and next-generation products and solutions are revolutionizing customer experiences and creating value for service and content providers at its exhibit at the NAB 2016 show April 18-21 in Las Vegas.

In its booth (South Hall [Upper] - SU11605CM) and in a thought leadership forum, Alticast will discuss how KT Skylife, Videotron’s Illico and other services are leveraging Alticast expertise in middleware, UI enablement and other areas to drive new user experiences that can increase subscriber engagement and value.

At NAB 2016 Alticast will show how:

•  The AltiView 3 user experience builds on the proven market success of the AltiView product family, enabling elegant and sophisticated content discovery and bringing a fresh approach to television engagement;
• Its market leadership in developing Android-based set-top box solutions provides operators with increased functionality and versatility, while building solutions for the transition to all-IP networks; and
• Combined technologies from Alticast, S & T and UniSoft enable broadcasters to deliver ATSC Interactive applications, including a new generation of iTV services and advanced advertising applications.

In addition, John Carlucci, president and CTO of Alticast US, will participate on the “How to Build a Compelling User Interface” panel on Monday, April 18 (11:45 a.m.; CMIIP Pavilion).

Media and industry analysts interested in meeting with Alticast executives at NAB 2016 should contact pspr@att.net to schedule a date and time.

CCBN 2016: ALTICAST TO PREVIEW ALTIVIEW 3, SHOW ASIA-PAC MARKET SUCCESS STORIES

Alticast will show the latest versions of technology platforms that simplify deployment of next-generation user experiences at the China Content Broadcasting Network (CCBN) Exhibition March 24-26. 

In Hall 3, Booth #3504 Alticast will preview its AltiView 3 user experience architecture, and will demonstrate other solutions that Asia-Pacific pay-TV operators and others are using to deploy advanced user interfaces and cloud PVR services.

The CCBN exhibit will show how:

•       AltiView 3 will transform the customer experience by leveraging metadata for improved search and discovery, based on customers’ previous viewing choices and other factors;
•       Korea Telecom’s KT Skylife platform is using Alticast’s cloud content ingest/delivery system, cloud service system, cloud media storage system and cloud streaming system to enable the first large-scale deployment of PVR services; and
•       A major Vietnamese pay-TV provider has successfully deployed a completely integrated suite of Alticast products for delivery of live and on-demand services to low-cost set-top boxes and mobile devices.

The latest addition to the AltiView™ family of user interface designs, AltiView 3 is expected to increase customer engagement by driving contextual viewing experiences within an intuitive, elegant UI.  With support for Java and HTML5 environments, AltiView UIs are available uniformly across tablets, mobiles and STBs.  AltiView is a market leader in enabling device pairing that allows seamless viewing transitions between screens.

Media and industry analysts interested in meeting with Alticast executives at CCBN 2016 should contact pspr@att.net to schedule a date and time.

AltiView 3: Features and flexibility in a next-gen UI platform

With more competition than ever for consumers’ attention, pay-TV operators are seeking user interfaces that can easily be tailored as precisely as possible to viewers’ wants and needs.  In this video, our SVP and Chief Architect, Bill Helms, explains how AltiView 3 enables unparalleled flexibility for pay-TV UIs, including UHD support and the option to incorporate such features as program popularity, genres, previous viewing selections and even metadata from consumers’ other media sources to inform search, discovery and navigation. 

Trends in Recommendation and UX at TVoT

I traveled to Television of Tomorrow (TVoT) last week in NY City. This show runs twice a year bouncing between NYC and San Francisco, and although the NYC conference is shorter, it is just as intense. There was the usual mix of targeted advertising, User Experience, and OTT trends resplendent with Periscope stars. I participated in a panel on recommendations and UX trends led by Patrick Donaghue, the longtime Cablevision UI visionary, and included representation from LG, Digital Smiths, Rovi, Freecast and Lingospot.

While recommendation engines have been around for sometime, they are starting to mature with new trends blending big data from social networking to increase the effectiveness of recommendations. Taking all those new data points and creating an innovative UX that addresses a new generation of viewers is the challenge put forth to Alticast UX designers. Our 4K AltiView 3 concept UX was shared to exemplify these new trends.  The biggest challenge is bringing all these great ideas together and getting them out in front of consumers.