On Demand Group Announces Details Of The Video-On-Demand Content Line-Up For OTE, Greece’s Largest Telco’s IPTV Launch
March 11th, 2009 Leave a comment Visited 27 times, 1 so far today
LONDON & ATHENS (10 March, 2009) – On Demand Group (ODG), a subsidiary of SeaChange International, today announces details of the VOD and subscription VOD content line-up for the IPTV launch announced by The Hellenic Telecommunication Organisation S.A. (OTE) in February.
OTE’s FilmExpress transaction VOD (TVOD) service includes blockbuster movies from major Hollywood studios including Disney-ABC-ESPN Television (WALL-E, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian,), Universal Studios (Mamma Mia, The Incredible Hulk), Paramount Pictures (Iron Man, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull), and Warner Bros. (Sweeney Todd, Batman: The Dark Knight), plus a great selection of library titles from the above studios including Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (Disney-ABC-ESPN Television), The Bourne Identity (Universal Studios), Forrest Gump, (Paramount Pictures), and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Warner Bros.). Subscribers to the service can select a movie of their choice for a 24-hour rental period with full DVD-like features including control to pause, fast forward, rewind or watch over again.
OTE’s FilmClub subscription VOD (SVOD) service includes a wide range of TV series from CBS (Sex and the City, Star Trek: Enterprise), HBO (The Sopranos, Entourage), HIT (Bob the Builder, Thomas the Tank Engine), Lions Gate (Mad Men, The Kill Point), and Warner Bros. (ER, Babylon 5), as well as documentaries from National Geographic. The SVOD service also includes library movies from HBO, Lions Gate, Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros., and hundreds of international and local music videos from EMI, Universal Music and Sony Music. Subscribers will also receive more than 30 digital broadcast channels.
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Tony Kelly, CEO, ODG commented, “We are very pleased to be able to provide a compelling TVOD and SVOD offer to OTE for its IPTV launch. The range of movies, TV series, kids programming, documentaries and music videos will help to underpin the successful launch and regular and sustained viewing of VOD in Greece.”
About On Demand Group and SeaChange
On Demand Group (ODG) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SeaChange International, specialising in the development and management of transactional television services. ODG provides services for customers such as Virgin Media, Kabel Deutschland, Unity Media, Telekom Austria and others with end-to-end content solutions, combining services management and technology with speed to market. ODG is Virgin Media TV’s content management partner for their successful VOD service in the U.K., which is the largest VOD service outside of North America with over 50 million views per month.
SeaChange International is a leading provider of software applications, services and integrated solutions for video-on-demand (VOD), digital advertising, and content acquisition monetization and management. Its powerful open VOD and advertising software and scaleable hardware enable cable and telco operators, as well as broadcasters, to provide new on-demand services and to gain greater efficiencies in advertising and content delivery. With its Emmy Award-winning and patented technology, thousands of SeaChange deployments are helping broadband, broadcast and satellite television companies to streamline operations, expand services and increase revenues. Headquartered in Acton, Massachusetts, SeaChange has product development, support and sales offices around the world. Visit www.schange.com.
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FILMEXPRESS Transactional VOD
Studio: New releases Library titles
Paramount Pictures Iron Man Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Kung Fu Panda Forrest Gump
Universal Studios Mamma Mia Definitely Maybe The Incredible Hulk The Bourne Identity
Warner Bros. Sweeney Todd Batman: The Dark Knight Fool’s Gold Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets
Disney-ABC-ESPN Television WALL-E The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian 27 Dresses Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
FILMCLUB Subscription VOD
CBS TV Sex And The City Charmed Star Trek: Enterprise Cane
Warner Bros. TV ER Babylon 5 Joey One Tree Hill
Lions Gate TV Mad Men The Kill Point Dresden Files The Lost Room
HBO TV Entourage The Sopranos Curb Your Enthusiasm Band Of Brothers
HIT TV Bob The Builder Thomas The Tank Engine Barney And Friends Pingu
National Geographic TV Treasure seekers- Lost cities of the Inca
Egypt: Secrets of the Pharaohs Explorers: Century of Discovery
Walking With Lions
Paramount Movies Flashdance Footloose Mommie Dearest Some Kind Of Wonderful
Lions Gate Movies Reservoir Dogs Dirty Dancing Kickboxer Ninth Gate
Warner Bros. Movies Ransom Gremlins Mad Max Full Metal Jacket
HBO Movies The Cherokee Kid In The Gloaming Positively Texas Cheerleader The Affair
EMI Music Coldplay Depeche Mode Kylie Minogue Radiohead
Universal Music The Pussycat Dolls Lily Allen U2 Lady Gaga
Sony Music Britney Spears Christina Aguilera Michael Jackson Kings Of Leon
Contact:
Jim Sheehan, SeaChange
+1 978 889 3064
Jim.sheehan {at} schange(.)com
Louise Hatton, BCS PR
+44 (0)115 948 6915
louise {at} bcspr.co(.)uk
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