ATV Azerbaijan Selects Erstream and Octoshape Infinite HD-M™ for Broadband Delivered TV Services
Over-the-top (OTT) subscribers to enjoy high quality video experiences globally
Copenhagen and Istanbul(24 Jun 2013)
Erstream, a Turkey-based media services provider, and Octoshape, an industry leader in cloud-based streaming technology, announced today that they have been chosen by ATV Azerbaijan to provide broadband TV video distribution services to ATV AZ customers globally. The services are provided through Erstream, and powered by the Octoshape Infinite HD-M™ suite of multicast technologies, which enables ATV AZ to provide the highest video quality to their end users regardless of their location in the world.
The partnership leverages Octoshape’s Infinite HD-M™ federated multicast platform to expand its service offerings into Azerbaijan while ensuring that ATV AZ content can be viewed throughout the world. Octoshape’s advanced video distribution technology provides high definition Internet video regardless of the geographic location, connectivity or network conditions of the viewer.
“Our goal at ATV AZ is to provide the absolute best quality service for our users anywhere, anytime and on any device they desire,” said Fikret Azimov, IT Manager at ATV AZ. “We are thrilled to say that we have achieved that goal through the Erstream service powered by Octoshape. On average, our video start up time and overall content viewing time have both significantly improved, leading to an overall increase in advertising revenues.”
“When selecting a technology to satisfy the consumer experience requirements for ATV AZ, we knew that traditional HTTP-based technologies could not live up to the requirements of delivering video globally at a consistent quality level,” said Tatyana Levitskaya, EMEA Sales Director of Erstream.
The Infinite HD-M™ solution enables TV quality, TV scale and TV economics for broadband TV over unmanaged IP networks by utilizing existing infrastructure in the telco and operator network. Infinite HD-M™ enables large volumes of broadband TV to be delivered efficiently over last mile networks without requiring the vast infrastructure upgrades necessary with traditional video delivery platforms.
“ATV AZ is another great broadcaster requiring TV quality over the Internet,” said Michael Koehn Milland, CEO of Octoshape. “Extending its reach globally, redefining quality expectations, and doing so all while maintaining a predictable cost model, are the core differentiators to our value proposition.”
Telco and cable operators that are part of the Infinite HD-M™ federated network receive the signals via native IP Multicast in a way that allows them to easily manage large volumes of traffic without upgrading their Internet capacity. Octoshape’s federated linear broadband TV ecosystem will continue to expand globally in carefully planned phases, adding content contribution partners, Tier 1 broadband providers, connected television manufacturers and conditional access providers.
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About Octoshape ?
Streaming media innovator Octoshape provides the enabling technology required to bring TV Quality, TV Scale and TV Economics to the public Internet. The company is writing the next chapter of content delivery for broadband IPTV services. The Octoshape approach is more scalable, flexible and affordable than traditional content delivery (CDN) schemes, while providing feature-rich, high-quality viewing to the largest of audiences. For more information visit www.octoshape.com.
About Erstream
Erstream is a technology, software and service company that was founded in 2001 in Istanbul, and provides high quality IP-streaming services that include CDN, encoding, 24/7 monitoring, maintenance and support. Erstream is supplying the best video quality in every possible format. Moreover, they provide services, encoding and support for VOD and live systems, and their platform is capable of covering live streaming of many live events, especially in the field of sports. The young team of Erstream is ready to grant assistance in video portal development and design, along with image recognition systems for advertising agencies. Erstream has broad experience in IP set top box design and content fulfillment.
Last, but not least, Erstream is a representative and reseller of Octoshape, the proven leader for high quality, large scale, and cost effective Internet media delivery in such countries as Turkey, Bulgaria, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Iraq. For more information please visit www.erstream.com.
For more information please contact:?
For Octoshape:?
Jessica Slezak?
(801) 305-1447
For Erstream:
Hulya Bogazkesen
+90 212 705 95 17