OpenTV Powers Digital Cable Launch in China
June 23 2009 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
OpenTV Corp. (NASDAQ:OPTV), a leading software and technology
provider of advanced digital television solutions, announced today
that it has launched an end-to-end middleware solution for Southern
Yinshi Network Media Ltd, a subsidiary of Southern Media
Corporation, one of China�s leading broadcasting groups. Southern
Yinshi is responsible for the digital conversion of 18 municipal
and city cable networks of Southern Media Corporation.
The end-to-end solution, powered by OpenTV Core2� middleware,
enables one of the most comprehensive digital cable offerings in
China featuring a variety of enhanced services including: a user
interface, an interactive mosaic, as well as weather and customer
care applications. The solution has initially launched with
Southern Yinshi in the Yangjiang municipality of the Guangdong
province.
�OpenTV is committed to China and has built a strong local
presence and partnerships in this country,� said Ben Bennett, Chief
Executive Officer, OpenTV. �Our goal is to help local operators
such as Southern Yinshi grow and generate revenue through the
adoption of complete, high-performance and reliable solutions for
digital cable, which the Chinese market now requires. We will
continue to work closely with Southern Yinshi and the Southern
Media group to help them provide the best services to their viewers
through the highest quality technology available.�
�We are very pleased to have benefited from OpenTV�s expertise
in making our advanced digital TV platform a reality,� said Mr. Qiu
Zhaoqiang, Managing Director of Southern Yinshi. �Their rich
technical experience in providing value-added services will help us
offer more and more exciting content and enhanced services to our
one million plus viewers, starting with our cable customers in
Yangjiang.�
About OpenTV
OpenTV is one of the world�s leading providers of advanced
digital television solutions dedicated to creating and delivering
compelling viewing experiences to consumers of digital content
worldwide. The company�s software has been integrated in more than
127 million devices around the world, and enables advanced program
guides, video-on-demand, personal video recording, interactive and
addressable advertising and a variety of enhanced television
applications. For more information, please visit
www.opentv.com.
About Guangdong Southern Yinshi
Southern Yinshi is a limited liability company incorporated in
the People�s Republic of China and is a subsidiary of Southern
Media Corporation (�Southern Media�). The company is a joint
venture of different entities whothat have the capabilities of
investment, media network operation and relevant technologies with
the mission of carrying out the digital conversion of cable TV in
the Guangdong province. The company has set up 18 local project
companies at Yangjiang, Yangcun, Luodao, Luoding and other
municipalities and cities across the Guangdong province to carry
out this conversion. More than 1,200,000 customers are expected to
benefit from this migration.
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