September 2009
Mobistar launches HD mobile television on iPhone 3G and 3GS and extends his mobile TV offering with Eén, Ketnet/Canvas, La Une and La Deux.
Brussels, 15 September 2009 – Mobistar continues to innovate, and today is the first operator in Belgium to launch HD (high definition) technology for mobile television on the iPhone 3G and 3GS. Mobistar is also expanding its mobile television range in a partnership with public broadcasting companies VRT and RTBF. A new iPhone portal will give Mobistar customers the opportunity to read the VRT and RTBF news or watch RTBF streaming videos on their 3G and 3GS iPhones. The new mobile television platform will be accessible from other smartphones before the end of 2009.
In 2005, Mobistar innovated the market with the first television images on a mobile phone. The technology has evolved since then and today, Mobistar is presenting the newest technology for mobile television: HD technology developed in cooperation with Telemak and Envivio. HD technology for live television has a streaming capacity of over 200 Kbps. Thanks to the implementation of the new television platform, customers can experience higher image and audio quality and better ergonomics. Mobistar is the first Belgian mobile phone operator to offer such a new entertainment service.
Today, Mobistar is also expanding its live television range via its partnership with the country’s public broadcasters. Eén, Ketnet/Canvas, La Une and La Deux are being added to the existing TV offering. Mobistar mobile television viewers can now zap through 24 channels (*) and only pay 49 cents a day with a maximum of one hour’s viewing per day for their mobile television experience. The electronic programme guide will be offered free of charge to Mobistar mobile TV customers.
According to Jean-Paul Philippot, CEO RTBF “The change-over to digital production and post-production is a technological revolution for the citizens of the 21st century. The RTBF is right at the heart of this change, which brings us closer to the audience. The technology enables us to strengthen the togetherness and proximity that our brand represents, through our expertise in production and broadcasting of sound and images. Access to TV channels via the mobile phone is the latest step in the expansion of the RTBF’s offering.”
Stijn Lehaen, Manager Broadband and Mobile explains: “With this agreement, the VRT is taking another major step forward in its digital development. Because Flemish media users are increasingly interested in a mobile offering, the VRT is making its TV output available on the Mobistar iPhone portal. In this way, we are playing our role as a public service broadcaster to the full, on mobile platforms too.”
Mobile television on the iPhone 3G and 3GS is accessible through web browser Safari without any activation or installation. Mobistar customers should select Mobistar in the bookmarks on their iPhone 3G and 3GS. This takes them to the new iPhone portal, where they can choose the channel they want in the Mobile TV category. Mobistar has mobile broadband technology everywhere, both via EDGE (99%) and via 3G/HSDPA (85%). The iPhone 3G and 3GS switches seamless from EDGE to the faster 3G/HSDPA, so that customers are always certain to have the fastest connection for optimal convenience.
Under the partnerships, VRT and RTBF not only provide live television but also RSS feeds on news and sports. The news is located on the new iPhone portal and is free to all Mobistar customers. Customers can also watch news and entertainment videos and the ‘best of web’ for iPhone. The VRT is only providing streaming and text messages. The new iPhone portal was developed by The Reference and mainly focuses on the integration of third-party services. The Reference was also responsible for the iPhone portal’s design, which concentrates on usability and customer experience.
By means of targeted innovation, Mobistar aims to offer its customers the possibility of experiencing total mobility. Innovation and mobility are the two pillars on which our strategy is based.
(*) Eén, Canvas/Ketnet, La Une, La Deux, VTM, AB3, AB4, Eurosport fr, Eurosport nl, CNN, Cartoon Networks fr, MCM Top, Cartoon Networks uk, Jim, Mangas, Action, AB Moteurs, Cine FX, eXtreme Sport, France 24, TV5 Monde, Trace TV, Eurosport 2 fr, Eurosport 2 uk
Mobistar (EURONEXT BRUSSELS: MOBB) is one of the main actors in the world of telecommunications in Belgium and Luxembourg, active in mobile telephony, fixed telephony, ADSL and on other markets with a strong growth potential. The company develops innovative products and services for the residential and the business market. Mobistar is listed on the Brussels Stock Exchange and is part of the France Télécom group.
For more information, please contact : Patti Verdoodt –press service: +32 (0)495 55 96 26 – e-mail: press@mail.mobistar.be http://corporate.mobistar.be/press Christophe Lemaître - Investor Relations: +32 (0)2 745 72 26 – e-mail: ir@mail.mobistar.be Patrick Langendries – Communication RTBF : +32 (0)2 737 24 38 - comrtbf@rtbf.be
With its rich and diversified programming, the RTBF is responding to the needs of the entire French community, representing over 4 million men and women living in Brussels and Wallonia. The RTBF’s radio and television programmes focus on information, education and entertainment. The RTBF is dedicated to the pursuit of audacity, excellence and enrichment. It is first and foremost a producer and co-producer of content distributed by Hertzian waves, cable and satellite channels as well as on the Web. The RTBF is a unique audiovisual provider for the French community, as it owns its own broadcasting infrastructure and manages its own transmission needs throughout the entire territory.
De Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep (VRT) is de openbare omroep voor radio en televisie in Vlaanderen. Hij is de meest betrouwbare, creatieve en innovatieve mediaorganisatie in Vlaanderen. De VRT is een grote organisatie met zo'n 2.800 medewerkers. Er zijn zeven directies bij de VRT: Marktstrategie, Media, Productie, Operationele Afdelingen, Financiën & Logistiek, Technologie & Innovatie en HR. De VRT heeft drie televisie- en zes radionetten en is ook heel actief op het web. De VRT moet een zo groot mogelijk aantal Vlamingen bereiken met een gevarieerd aanbod en specifieke aandacht voor nieuws en informatie, Vlaamse identiteit, cultuur, kennis en wetenschap, en ontspanning. Deze opdracht en bijhorende bepalingen zijn in de gecoördineerde mediadecreten en in de beheersovereenkomst met de Vlaamse overheid vastgelegd. De beheersovereenkomst regelt de rechten en plichten van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap en de VRT en bepaalt de financiële enveloppe die de Vlaamse overheid aan de omroep toekent.
Telemak (www.telemak.com) - Telemak is a leader in webcasting and streaming content delivery solutions for mobile and broadband networks. The company was founded in1994 and has delivered digital media services to a broad range of industries and customers such as Apple, RedBull, TMF, Telenet, Toyota and Atlas Copco.
Envivio Inc. is the leading technology provider of IP video convergence solutions for operators and broadcasters. Envivio is the only company to offer convergence solutions supporting the “Three Screens” of consumer video – TVs, PCs and mobile phones – making IP video a reality over any type of network and to any multimedia device from mobile to HD. Service providers worldwide use Envivio solutions to reduce their operational costs while offering subscribers the most compelling and highest quality video services anytime and anywhere. www.envivio.com
V4x is an innovative company providing solutions to produce rich & interactive video for Mobile, Desktop (Web) and other digital devices. For Mobile TV, V4x provides a set of tools to manage video channels mixing live simulcast with loop playlists and enrich video with interactive services such as SMS voting, banners, links, m-coupons etc. V4x Interactive Factory enables content producers and aggregators to launch TV3.0 services, and offers new transaction monetization schemes such as click-and-buy ads, sponsored links to e-commerce sites or one-click Premium SMS games. www.v4x.com
pureagency.com is a leading mobile and web agency, which accompany mobile carriers and the top european brands in their mobile and web strategy and developments : Mobistar Orange France, AuFeminin.com, Nouvelles Frontières, Pixmania, BrandAlley
September 2009
Telemak & V4x team for full-service of made-for-mobile MobileTV channels
Scheduling Multiple Channels, Interactive Graphics and Video Optimization improve quality for MobileTV Channels
IBC, Amsterdam, Netherlands — September 10, 2009 — For mobile operators and media companies, Telemak provides the next generation Mobile interactive TV applications with proven deployment capabilities, service reliability, richness of user experience and rapid time-to-market.
Telemak & V4x are teaming up to launch a service to deliver the new generation of Mobile TV channels with made-for-mobile exclusive content. V4x authoring tools allow producing compelling mobile media channels in a snap, with easy-to-use tools for programming playlists of video clips and metadata – providing an easy path to add interactive services. The V4x Sequencer has easy-to use text, video and graphic tools for fast and accurate timeline editing. Rich visual graphics are added with the click of a button. Template-driven graphics can include fixed images and animations to help brand your programming. The preview window in the V4x Sequencer shows the finished content as it will appear on the mobile handsets.
The V4x production platform allows to add interactivity that extends the user experience, allowing users to fully participate in the streamcast – beyond traditional programming – with interactive widgets like live, moderated chat; quizzes and polls; animated banners, live in-studio videos or channel events.
"The V4x Platform makes the content creation process straight-forward and adapts content easily to the high expectations of mobile viewers, with made-for-mobile channels, interactive elements, superior graphics and animations." says Christophe Lenaerts, Telemak founder & CEO
In addition to the V4x platform, Telemak provide a complete video back-end service including video encoding, program guide management and the adaption to multiple handset operating systems.
Live demos featuring the platform will be shown in the V4x booth @ IBC Hall 2 – Stand 2.B31 (French Pavilion) at the RAI Conference Center.
About Telemak
Telemak (www.telemak.com) – Based in Brussels, Telemak is a leader in webcasting and streaming content delivery solutions for mobile and broadband networks. The company was founded in 1994 and has delivered digital media services to a broad range of industries and customers such as Apple, Mobistar, RedBull, TMF, Telenet, Toyota and Atlas Copco.
Telemak: Manu De Groef: +32 2 709 10 50 – manu.de.Groef@telemak.com
About V4x
V4x is the innovative software developer of the V4x Interactive Factory Platform, which enables content producers, telecom operators and services providers, to create, manage and deliver compelling, synchronized contextual interactivity for video. The V4x Interactive Factory provides a set of authoring tools and the back office infrastructure for delivering video channels and interactive services to multiple platforms such as Adobe’s Flash, Air and Flashlite, Apple iPhone and Blackberry Smartphones, Mobile Broadcast TV and Mobile Video 3G services.
V4x customers include telecom operators such as Orange FT and Portugal Telecom, entertainment groups such Luc Besson’s film production company EuropaCorp and Partouche Casinos, and media companies such Antena3,BFM TV, M6 WEB, Public Sénat and Radio Suisse Romande.
V4x has won several other awards including "Concours National Création d'Entreprises - Ministère de la Recherche"in 2006 and the TV Technology’s NAB 2007 STAR award. In 2008 V4x was selected as a participant in the prestigious Orange FT Start-Up Program. In 2009, V4x Wins Honors at LeMobile 2.0. V4x is a member of the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) and the Mobile Digital Television / Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC).
For press information, please contact:
Janice Dolan Zazil Media Group (p) +1 (617) 817 6595 (e) janice@zazilmediagroup.com
June 2009
Envivio and Telemak Partner to Provide One Stop Shopping for Mobile TV, Web TV and iPhone Operations
From System Sales to Complete Managed Headend Operations, Offers Solutions to Deliver any Content to any Device
Brussels and Paris - June 23, 2009 - Envivio Inc. and Telemak today announced that the companies have reached an agreement that addresses the content encoding and distribution needs of mobile operators, broadcasters and internet service providers. Under the agreement, Telemak will sell, integrate and support Envivio products to its customers. Telemak is also deploying Envivio mobile TV and web TV headend solutions at its own operations center in Belgium. The installation includes Envivio 4Caster™ C4 convergence encoding solutions and the new Envivio iLiveTV™ solution for the Apple iPhone.
"This is an essential upgrade of Telemak’s own Mobile TV and Web TV headend operations center, as well as a significant enhancement to our encoding solution catalogue," says Christophe Lenaerts, Telemak CEO. "Envivio is the world leader in encoding solutions for Telemak’s markets. We needed to offer our customers the possibility to either buy Envivio solutions through Telemak or to get full headend operations from our dedicated team. Thanks to this agreement, Telemak will now be able to provide its customers with the highest quality live television and radio services to any mobile or web TV subscriber.”
Telemak is a leader in mobile TV and web TV delivery, currently managing the aggregation and delivery of 40 television and radio channels for Mobistar subscribers in Belgium. Telemak's worldwide offer includes everything from aggregation to 24/7 supervision, encoding, technical management, hosting and delivery.
“Telemak recognized that a superior headend solution is critical to delivering the high quality, high value services that attract and retain subscribers,” said Rich Stanfield, COO of Envivio. “We are very pleased that Telemak has selected Envivio encoding solutions to expand its service offerings and enhance its operations.”
For more information about Envivio’s new iLiveTV – the complete Live and On Demand TV solution for the iPhone—and the 4Caster C4 convergence platform, visit www.envivio.com.
About Telemak
Telemak (www.telemak.com) - Telemak is a leader in webcasting and streaming content delivery solutions for mobile and broadband networks. The company was founded in 1994 and has delivered digital media services to a broad range of industries and customers such as Apple, RedBull, TMF, Telenet, Toyota and Atlas Copco.
About Envivio
Envivio Inc. is the leading technology provider of IP video convergence solutions for operators and broadcasters. Envivio is the only company to offer convergence solutions supporting the “Three Screens” of consumer video – TVs, PCs and mobile phones – making IP video a reality over any type of network and to any multimedia device from mobile to HD. Service providers worldwide use Envivio solutions to reduce their operational costs while offering subscribers the most compelling and highest quality video services anytime and anywhere. Visit www.envivio.com for more information.
Envivio is a registered trademark of Envivio Inc. All trademarks used herein, whether recognized or not, are the properties of their respective companies.
Press Contacts:
Envivio
Envivio - Media Relations
Evan Sirof
+1 (845) 255-1909
evan@marcomm-on-call.com
Telemak
Manu De Groef
Director of Marketing & Communications
+32 2 709 10 50
manu.de.groef@telemak.com
January 2008
Apple Entreprises
Our AV editing team was contracted by Apple to produce a DVD about how their software is being used in the medical world. Every production
step including surgery scenes in clinic, interviews and screenshots were handled in-house.
"les gens de Telemak sont de grands professionnels. J'adhère totalement au contenu, à l'esprit et à la forme de l'interview qui a parfaitement rendu tous les aspects de ma pensée."
Prof. Philippe PELLERIN.
Mobistar Live channels
CNN has recently been added to the already long list of Mobile TV channels available on the Mobistar network. CNN, along with 40 other channels can be viewed on your compatible mobile phone.
Eleven
Eleven an international events & communications company has trusted Telemak to upgrade and to update their website.
Ecover
Ecover has chosen to implement our Media Library solution to manage and distribute their video content on the internet. Telemak is also hosting this video library.
Cyclocross
On February 17, 2008 the cyclocross circus lands again in Oostmalle for the closing competition of the 2007-2008 season. The website development and maintenance, video shooting and editing are being handled by Telemak.
Toyota Project & Training team
"European skills Grand Prix" live transmission. The Toyota Project & Training team was looking for a solution for a worldwide live transmission of their yearly event. With viewers from Brussels to all of Europe and Japan the transmission had a bigger than expected success. Our services were hired for the webcast.
National Post of Belgium
DDMC advises the National Post of Belgium in their communication. A webcast for internal communication towards staff and personnel was set up and coordinated with the client by our project team. Telemak built a secure website through which registered viewers could follow the presentation of the CEO Johnny Thijs & the director of Mail, Bernard Delvaux, and also participate a live Q&A with the remote post offices.
Atos Origin
Microsoft's Unified Communications has been integrated by Atos Origin. The demo movie of this software has been created, edited, encoded and coordinated by our edit team.
Tweede Kamer
Tweede Kamer, the second Chamber of the Dutch legislative system was looking for a user-friendly way for the public to follow their sessions. As an exclusive partner of Viewcast our role was advising, delivering and installing the Viewcast Niagara Powerstream Pro II hardware & services to enable the stream of their events.