CME Goes Over The Top with Alticast Throughout Central & Eastern Europe

FRANKFURT, Germany — Alticast, the leader in interactive TV open standard solutions, today announced that CME (Central European Media Enterprises) has chosen Alticast solutions to power new services such as OTT, DVB-T+OTT hybrid in Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Romania, Slovak Republic and Slovenia. These new CME services will roll-out during 2013.

CME is deploying AltiPlatform™ and AltiViewTM which will enable the broadcaster to launch OTT, DVB-T+OTThybrid DVR throughout CME’s markets. AltiPlatform will be integrated with CME’s new and existing infrastructure and set-top boxes. AltiPlatform enables CME to launch new services with minimal expense and fast time-to-market, while maintaining full compatibility with existing devices, security and networks. AltiPlatformis based upon open standards and can grow to accommodate new requirements, including HTML5 and future services and applications.

“Central and Eastern Europe is a highly vibrant, innovative TV market,” said Claudiu Paraschiv, Head of TV Technologies, CME. “To succeed in this market you have to give consumers great content and services. We develop a substantial amount of our own content which is aimed directly at the markets we operate in. Working with Alticast ensures that we will be able to offer this content to our consumers in new and exciting ways, including OTT, hybrid DVB-T/OTT offerings. We chose Alticast because of its track record of deliveringexciting and innovative broadcast services as well as cutting edge user interface design, something which has become an increasingly important factor for our future success.”

Alticast’s middleware solution, AltiPlatform, is a global leading middleware solution for operators and broadcasters. AltiPlatform is used in over 30 million devices worldwide, including set top boxes, smart TVs, mobile phones and portable embedded devices, Blu-Ray Disc players and personal computers. AltiPlatform supports HbbTV, HTML5, MHP, OCAP (tru2way), BD-J and ensures support of DTV signalling around the world. It supports terrestrial, satellite and cable and has already been deployed in Europe.

“CME is a leader in a very competitive market. Alticast looks forward to providing solutions which ensure that CME can continue to develop the exciting applications that enable it to increase subscriber numbers as well as launch new revenue generating services,” said Thomas Jung, CMO, Alticast. “Clearly we understand that the solutions we provide need to be technically excellent but that’s no longer enough; Alticast has therefore dedicated a great deal of energy and resources to ensuring that AltiPlatform allows operators to launch services that are attractive and exciting for their subscribers. We look forward to being a part of CME’s continued success.”