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VCST News ITVN Selects ViewCast's Digital Card for IPTV Streaming
PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Interactive Television Networks, Inc. (OTCBB: ITTV)
(ITVN) has selected ViewCast Corporation’s
(OTCBB:VCST) Osprey® Video capture cards to
stream on-demand Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) content to its
subscribers. ITVN’s interactive content
networks deploy Osprey cards to ingest, preprocess, and stream
programmed content for their subscription-based channels –
Setanta, LacrosseTV and MavTV.
Subscribers need only a broadband connection and a free set-top box with
a 12-month service contract to receive high quality programming over the
Internet and delivered to a standard television.
“ITVN expands the Internet TV experience from
the PC to your living room. The Osprey product allows us to convert
mainstream digital content to IP video and deliver it for the lean-back
watching experience viewers prefer,” said
Charles Prast, CEO, ITVN. “We considered
several other products before choosing Osprey, but it is far superior to
others – it met our very high expectations in
reliability, superb video quality and ability to preprocess content.
Installation is quick and we found their support to be outstanding.”
“ITVN’s use of
Osprey is a perfect example of how ViewCast products are helping fuel
the IPTV revolution, allowing broadcasters to leverage the low cost of
distribution over broadband Internet,” said
Dave Stoner, president and COO of ViewCast Corp. “ITVN
is delivering on the long-promised interactive television experience
over the Internet.”
ViewCast’s Osprey Video cards are the
industry standard in narrowband and broadband IP video streaming using
multiple compression formats including Real Networks’
RealVideo and Microsoft Windows Media®.
Osprey Video combines media capture capabilities with video
preprocessing to deliver high-quality video for mission-critical
networked streaming applications demanding 24/7 operation.
About ViewCast Corporation
ViewCast develops video and audio communications products for delivering
content dynamically via a variety of network types and protocols. These
products include Osprey® Video capture cards,
Niagara® streaming video encoders/servers and
ViewCast®IVN enterprise software and
systems. ViewCast products address the video capture, processing and
delivery requirements for a broad range of applications and markets.
Visit the company's Web site at www.viewcast.com
for more information.
About ITVN
Interactive Television Networks Inc. is a vertically integrated provider
of interactive content networks delivered to the television over home
broadband. ITVN owns or controls all aspects of its business from
content licenses, management, billing, and streaming software to the
set-top-box installed in the consumer’s home.
Determined to remain the leader in IPTV, ITVN has invested heavily into
making this a global product for people around the world. With its
versatility and portability, ITVN will remain the customers’
choice for IPTV entertainment. For more information, visit www.itvn.com.
Certain statements, including those made by Dave Stoner, contain
"forward-looking" information within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which reflects the company's
current judgment on certain issues. Because such statements apply to
future events, they are subject to risks and uncertainties that could
cause the actual results to differ materially. Important factors that
could cause the actual results to differ materially include, without
limitation, the ability of the company to develop and market new
products as technology evolves and increased competition in the video
communications and IT services market. All subsequent written and oral
forward-looking statements attributable to ViewCast or any person acting
on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the
cautionary statements set forth above. ViewCast does not intend or
undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to
reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date on which the
forward-looking statements are made. For a detailed discussion of these
and other cautionary statements and factors that could cause actual
results to differ from the company's forward-looking statements, please
refer to the company's reports on Form 10-KSB and 10-QSB on file with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
ViewCast, Osprey, Niagara and Niagara SCX are trademarks or registered
trademarks of ViewCast Corporation or its subsidiaries.
All other trademarks are property of their respective holders.
