AVIION OTT at TV Connect 2013

AVIION Media announces its presence of AVIION OTT on the upcoming TV Connect 2013 fair which will take place in London from 19th to 21st of March. Visitors will have the opportunity to see and try this next-generation OTT solution.

Zagreb(14 Mar 2013)

AVIION is a sophisticated media distribution platform, encompassing OTT functionality reinforced with plenty of technical features. While its past versions have already proven their value in the implementations in the telco industry, its new version 4.0, to be presented in London, brings massive new improvements. The concept of distributing any type of multimedia content, live or on-demand, to any kind of connected customer's devices has never been as flexible and customizable. Some of its most valuable features are:

 

• Optional cloud implementation – For small and medium businesses, the possibility to host the entire system remotely as a cloud service reduces initial investments and deployment time, yet offers all the advantages of a local installation
• Unified OTT and IPTV platform – Merging their requirements and features, AVIION can easily control both OTT and IPTV networks simultaneously
• Simple and powerful Back-office application – Administration and configuration has never been easier, and never required less manual maintenance
• Spectrum of client devices – Be it a PC or Mac via the web-browser, an Android tablet or a smartphone, iPad, iPhone, Smart TV, Set-top-box or a gaming console, it can run the AVIION Client software
• Consistent user experience – Regardless of the number of supported types of client devices, their user interface is identical, simplifying usage for consumers
• Graphics customization – Thanks to the extensive support for skinning, the operators can simply adapt the client applications to their look & feel
• Interactive and recording services – Additional TV-experience enhancing features such as Historic EPG, nPVR or catch-up are an integral part of AVIION
• Groups and segmentation – Customers and their devices can be grouped according to any criteria, and independently managed
• DRM – AVIION fully supports DRM and video encryption systems endorsed by the leading world's film industries
• Bandwidth throttling – Media streaming will automatically analyze the available bandwith toward the client devices and adjust the bitrate to use it optimally
• Demos and trials – The operators can configure their AVIION installation to offer the expirable trial periods for their customers, regardless of type of device used
• Pay-per-view implementation – Entirely supported, configurable to the finest detail, and connected to the commercial component
• Automatic categorization – The unsorted programmes in the EPG are analyzed according to several factors and categorized automatically
• Asset management – A dedicated component integral to AVIION can be used to simply manage media assets and their metadata, and can be connected to external services
• Scheduling – In the implementations that include the operator creating own media channels, a frame-accurate scheduling module for broadcasting is available
• Recommendations – Smart recommendations take care of offering programmes and VoD content to customers according to their personal taste
• Social integration – Shared PVR and publishing views on Twitter and Facebook follows the latest trends in interpersonal networking
• Marketing – A specialized component of AVIION handles marketing assets, slots where they may be inserted, and schedules that define their broadcasting
• Statistics and analyses – Data about trends, utilization, assets, and many other systems is collected and regularly compiled into automatic reports
• Roles and accounts – Personnel managing the AVIION system can access it in various roles with different rights and levels, ensuring safe and efficient organization

 

AVIION 4.0 will be immediately available worldwide, both in cloud and local installations, or as trial demos for the clients.

 

BACKGROUND

The first framework for AVIION was laid in 2009, and has undergone constant and intense refinement ever since, following the vision of distributing anything, anywhere, anytime, via any connection. Conceived and developed in large majority in-house and on the basis of own research, AVIION has attracted notable regional telco customers. Apart from the communication and broadcasting sector, it is suitable for smaller businesses and medium-scale organizations that intend to distribute media content, including educational institutions, sports, leisure and shopping centers, hotels, museums, etc.