SevenOne Intermedia Selects Move Networks Internet Television Platform for Popular Entertainment Portals in Germany
2009-05-11 12:08:05 -
Move Networks : cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww .. , a leading provider of Internet television services, today announced that it has expanded its international presence through a partnership with SevenOne Intermedia, the multimedia company of ProSiebenSat.1. As a result of this agreement, Germany’s largest broadcaster will adopt the Move Networks Internet television platform for online video content management and publishing across its popular Web portal www.prosieben.de : cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww .. .
Additional online portals of ProSiebenSat.1 such as www.sat1.de : cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww .. , www.ran.de : cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww .. and www.kabeleins.de : cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww .. will follow. With this partnership, Move Networks adds to a global portfolio of customers that includes ABC, Fox, Televisa, Sky News, Channel Bee and more.
According to numbers recently released by comScore, ProSiebenSat.1 Networld has the second most watched online video site in Germany, with 62,827 videos viewed in December 2008 alone. In addition, 77.1 percent of the total German Internet audience viewed online video and the total German online video viewing audience watched a combined 233 million hours of video content during that same month.
“Germany is one example of a country at the forefront of the broadband video explosion. SevenOne Intermedia is transforming Internet television in that country by streaming all of their programming in a high quality experience via Move Networks,” said John Edwards, Move Networks’ Chairman of the Board. “By working with SevenOne Intermedia, Move Networks is expanding our international footprint and making Internet television a high quality experience around the world.”
SevenOne Intermedia partnered with Move Networks to stream its TV lineup as well as to deliver additional web-specific content in an intuitive TV-like interface that makes it easy for viewers to search and navigate shows. The network’s TV shows are available immediately following the TV airing and remain available for unlimited streams for seven days at www.ProSieben.tv : cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww .. .
“Partnering with Move Networks allows us to deliver some of Germany’s most popular programming in the highest available quality to millions of people at once,” said Michael Sandbichler, Manager Project management of SevenOne Intermedia. “We wanted to create an online environment that would be a natural extension of the TV-viewing experience our viewers are familiar with. Move Networks helped us create that, so our viewers never have to miss an episode.”
Move Networks’ adaptive streaming provides a skip-free high-definition television-like viewing experience that does not interrupt with buffering and poor audio or video quality. Additionally, Move Networks remains the only provider of Internet television services capable of delivering high-definition Internet television to any Internet connected device – from Netbooks & laptops to mobile, set-tops and gaming consoles.
About Move Networks
Move Networks, Inc. is a leading provider of Internet television services that drive the growth and support of online audiences for leading broadcasters and publishers including Fox, ABC, the CW, and Discovery. The video technologies and services developed and managed by Move Networks enable leading brands to deliver live and on-demand programming to millions of people without the buffering, stalling, and low-quality viewing experiences common with competing technologies.
About SevenOne Intermedia
As the multimedia company of the ProSiebenSat.1 Group, SevenOne Intermedia is responsible for all interactive platforms such as online and teletext, as well as mobile services and games.
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