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Softel to showcase closed captioning solutions to comply with latest FCC CVAA mandates at NAB 2012

Softel Marketing — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:39:40 +0000

At the 2012 NAB Show, the Softel team will showcase its full range of feature-rich closed captioning, and video description software, which allows content producers, broadcasters and network operators to quickly and efficiently comply with the latest FCC Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA) mandates for content delivered over the Internet.

Visit Softel at NAB 2012 – Booth N1525

NEW FCC CVAA mandates the use of Closed Captioning of IP delivered video programming as early as July 2012

Softel Marketing — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:45:34 +0000

On January 13th 2012, the FCC issued the latest guidance for the implementation of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 mandating the use of closed captioning of Internet protocol delivered video programming.

This new mandate is aimed at owners, providers and distributors of video programming delivered over the internet. It also covers apparatus used to view or playback video programming. The rules are across-the-board and touch many parts of the video content ecosystem.

Consumers watching TV plummeted from 71% in 2009 to 48% in 2011 while video viewership on alternate devices is soaring.

Softel Marketing — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:51:59 +0000

A recent survey from Accenture tracking viewing habits around the world found that consumers are fast adopting smartphones and tablets to watch videos and shows.

“In countries where a year-to-year comparison can be made from our research data (United States, France, Japan, China, India), our survey found the percentage of consumers watching broadcast or cable TV shows, movies or videos on TV, in a typical week, plummeted from 71 percent in 2009 to 48 percent in 2011. Consumers are using multiple devices for entertainment, including to watch shows and videos. In a typical week, 33 percent of consumers now watch shows, movies or videos on their PCs, and 10 percent are watching such programs on their smartphones.”

Softel CEO speaks about the future of iTV on BlogTalk Radio live at TVoT NY

Softel Marketing — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 10:51:41 +0000

Softel CEO, Sam Pemberton, was a guest speaker at the special live edition of the BlogTalk Radio show “Tomorrow will be televised”, that took place during the TV of Tomorrow conference in New-York on December 5th.

Pemberton explains why Interactive TV is more real today than ever before and discusses the emerging trends such as connected TV, TV everywhere and the two-screen experience.

With their widely deployed iTV platform, Softel is at the heart of the tremendous technology shifts that are currently transforming the way viewers consume video and engage with their TV.

Pemberton also provides a brief overview of the company’s direction over the next few years, focused on working closely with key operators and programmers to deliver the TV experiences that the viewers demand.

Download the podcast of this special edition of “Tomorrow will be televised”.

Softel to participate to CableLabs’ Interops for Advanced Television

Softel Marketing — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:49:51 +0000

Softel will be part of the next Advanced Televsion Interops organized by CableLabs® and focused on Advanced Television, from February 6th to 10th 2012.

Founded in 1988 by cable operating companies, Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. (CableLabs®) is a non-profit research and development consortium dedicated to pursuing new cable telecommunications technologies and to helping its cable operator members integrate those technical advancements into their business objectives.

For more information, visit CableLabs

Softel’s MediaSphere™ iTV Platform Streaming to More Than 50 Million Households Every Week

Softel Marketing — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:50:31 +0000

Softel announced today that its widely deployed iTV playout platform, MediaSphere™, is now streaming applications to more than 50 million households every week. MediaSphere is a versatile iTV platform that helps developers, creative agencies, operators and programmers create, test and demonstrate interactive apps, then verify them in iTV infrastructures, as well as stream them to viewers‟premises.

Softel CEO To Deliver Opening Address At TVOT NYC 2011

Softel Marketing — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:09:18 +0000

Softel Explores How The Evolving Interactive TV Ecosystem Will Impact the TV of the Future at TVOT NYC 2011

Softel announced today that its CEO, Sam Pemberton, will deliver the opening address at the 2011 TV of Tomorrow (TVOT) Intensive conference on December 5th in New York. In addition, Pemberton and Ed Humphrey, Softel’s president of the Americas, will contribute as panellists in two sessions.

Softel Launches MediaSphere DTA for Cost-Effective Digital Services From Analog Infrastructures

Softel Marketing — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:13:32 +0000

Softel today announced the launch of MediaSphere DTA, a transport stream generator capable of distributing data to digital transport adapters (DTA). MediaSphere DTA allows cable operators — using full or partial analog infrastructure — to deliver advanced digital services and additional channel packages in order to attract a larger audience and increase revenue.

Softel Supports Canoe Ventures’™ National iTV Solutions

Softel Marketing — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 08:13:05 +0000

Softel today announced the company’s selection by Canoe Ventures™ as a technology partner in the delivery of its interactive Television (iTV) solutions. Founded as a joint venture of the leading cable television companies in America, Canoe has created the largest national, interactive platform on television to help marketers, programmers, distributors and viewers extend the curiosity, interest and desire that television creates into the next connected and measurable step.

Softel to participate to TVOT NYC – 5th December 2011

Softel Marketing — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 08:38:06 +0000

Softel is sponsoring and will be participating to the up-coming one day intensive TV Of Tommorrow show and conference, taking place in New York City on December 5th 2011.

Focused on the latest developments in Interactive TV, the conference is a dialog-driven, one-day “intensive” event.

Its goal is to enable the pay-TV operators, consumer electronics manufacturers and technologists who are building the TV platforms of tomorrow to engage in a fruitful exchange of ideas with the brands, broadcasters, networks, producers, agencies, designers, social media companies and other stakeholders upon whom the success of those platforms depends.

http://www.thetvoftomorrowshow.com/

Softel is key sponsor of the event and will have a booth at show as well as actively participate to the conference debates and presentations.