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May 7th, 2012

EpicTV + Tvinci... An OTT Sports Connection (SatBroadcasting™)


[SatNews] EpicTV has selected Tvinci, the Pay-OTT platform provider, to power...

...its pan-European service for multiple connected devices. EpicTV provides a destination for an audience interested in adventure sports. The deployment of Tvinci’s Pay-OTT platform for EpicTV enables the delivery of a personalized, consistent viewing experience across iPad, Android, PC and connected TV, the latter powered by Tvinci's partner Accedo, the leading enabler of interactive applications for IPTV and SmartTV.

EpicTV will serve a potential audience of tens of millions adventure sports fans in 15 countries, and will feature a Facebook-based freemium model and other viewer engagement methods. It offers a vast library of skiing, snowboarding, surfing climbing, mountain biking and base jumping video content. The EpicTV service is delivered via Tvinci’s OTT platform, which enables operators, broadcasters and media companies to offer users premium content across connected devices. EpicTV can seamlessly add devices centrally managed through Tvinci's OTT platform, and is expected to roll out on additional tablets, smartphones and connected TV brands within the next six months.