IPTV STB Solution - ConnecTV

Broadband IPTV solution is massively scalable, continuously available and truly open IPTV service platform.

Developed from the ground up to optimize scalability, performance and total cost of ownership, ConnecTV Server breaks new ground by empowering service providers to deliver highly successful IPTV services.


The ConnecTV Serveice includes support for the following IPTV applications:

• Live TV
• Video-on-Demand Data Management
• Electronic Program Guide (EPG)
• Radio TV
• Packaging and Pricing
• Server-side Digital-Video-Recorder (DVR)
• Advertising Server
• Pay-Per-View (PPV)

A next-generation architecture that results in industry leading user responsiveness.
A fully skinnable user interface and the ability to create an unlimited set of revenue-generating custom IPTV interfaces with a unique look and feel.
An open application platform that allows operators or system integrators to develop new differentiated applications. Application portability and ease of 3rd party integration with open APIs.

ConnecTV Electronic Program Guide

ConnecTV EPG is the extremely responsive and feature-rich Electronic Program Guide (EPG) application that manages viewer interaction during channel and program selection. Features include instantaneous response time on channel tune; fast scroll program navigation, UI presentation flexibility, and support for PPV, Reminders, Filters, Search, Favorites and much more.

Features & Benefits

•  Data-driven model for EPG data caching, compression and indexing leading to responsive guide navigation and instantaneous searches
• Configurable favorites management, reminder management, guide view filters, guide data search and sort
• Configurable and extensible application UI design from a list-based single channel program presentation view, to a ‘now and next’ guide, to a multi-day grid guide
• Innovative application platform architecture provides EPG data management middleware on the STB that maximizes application performance by eliminating performance penalties associated with browsers such as progressive page loading and blanking
• Includes sample application user interfaces to shortcut the UI design cycle

• Support for full movie playback trick modes
• Movie preview (scaled or full screen)
• Movie purchase via variable business models (subscription, pay-as-you-go, etc.)
• Search and filter movies by configurable parameters (i.e rating, title)
• Application UIs created with common mark-up and scripting languages are
  compiled into a small, fast, binary runtime giving you the visual benefit of an HTML UI without any of the performance penalties
• Includes sample application UIs to shortcut the design cycle

ConnecTV Pay-Per-View (PPV)

ConnecTV Pay-Per-View is an easy-to-use application for offering pay-per-view services to your IPTV subscribers. Fully integrated into the Electronic Program Guide, subscribers can search, explore and order pay-per-view events easily. ConnecTV PPV is built on the ConnecTV Client Application Platform and is easily modified to suit your design needs.

Features & Benefits:

• Complete integration with the Electronic Program Guide
• Full transactional support for operators to retain full operational control
• PPV Channel filters for subscribers to make selection easy
• Support for PPV Packages
• Search by name and genre including of PPV events
   

• Pause live TV
• Instant Replays
• Schedule recurring auto-recordings
• Conflict resolution handling
• Program management and expiry
• Tight integration with EPG and parental control
  

ConnecTV Electronic Program Guide

ConnecTV Electronic Program Guide offers versatility of IPTV interactive functionality on the traditional television sets.

Features & Benefits:

• Fully featured in a small footprint
• Extremely quick navigation and response time
• Platform independent
• Highly customizable
• Fully brandable
• Support for advertising display
• Menus (Grid EPG, Single Channel EPG, Search PPV)