The company’s European headquarters in Hilversum, the Netherlands creates solutions and applications that are targeted toward the needs of European cable and IPTV operators and content providers. ActiveVideo uses intelligent MPEG streaming to deliver the Web 2.0 experience to a worldwide television audience through both legacy and next-generation digital set-top boxes and broadband-connected devices.
With ActiveVideo and SMiT IPVOD CAM, viewers can navigate a completely interactive environment of both linear and broadband programming, including rich interfaces and graphics optimized for TV and remote control navigation social networking personal media niche content and targeted, actionable advertising. The latter uses the company’s CloudTV platform as the foundation. San Jose, California-based ActiveVideo is jointly owned by CommScope and Charter Communications. Video technology vendor ActiveVideo has announced that Cable Bahamas will deploy its cloud-based, virtualized pay TV delivery system.
"Our relationship with ActiveVideo is enabling us to bring the Video on Demand services and interactivity that operators can monetize to CI Plus subscribers."Ĭurrently in approximately 5 million homes, ActiveVideo immerses viewers in an engaging experience that combines Web video, Web 2.0 functionality and traditional television. By Daniel Frankel published November 21, 2019. "SMiT is supplying CI Plus modules to many operators in Europe, including Kabel Deutschland and Ziggo," said Stephen He, VP of SMiT. "The ActiveVideo solution enables these operators to generate additional revenue and greater loyalty from CI Plus subscribers by offering a rich interactive environment." "The deployment of CI Plus is gaining traction in Europe as it provides ease of use for consumers and lower cost for cable operators," said Ronald Brockmann, managing director, Europe for ActiveVideo Networks. In addition, ActiveVideo will show how the solution supports the iPhone Remote Control App that is also being shown at the booth. Earlier this year, ActiveVideo also announced that Comcast is using CloudTV in an enhanced video-on-demand (VOD) user experience trial. In its booth (#元7) at the May 4-6 show, ActiveVideo will show how, Cloud TV enables operator-branded menuing on CI Plus enabled television, even without a set top box, when combined with the Ethernet or WiFi connectivity of the host TV as a return channel. CloudTV is available on approximately 10 million screens in the United States and abroad with Cablevision Systems, Oceanic Time Warner Cable and other operators, as well as on Philips-brand NetTVs. Use of TV connectivity enables VoD and rich interactivity with CI Plus modulesĪctiveVideo Networks, the global leader in CloudTV delivery, and SMiT, a leading vendor of conditional access modules, announced today at the ANGA Cable Show that they have integrated the ActiveVideo CloudTV platform with SMiT CI Plus modules to provide enhanced interactive television experiences for cable subscribers.