9 Apr 2015 07:00
9 April 2015
Motive Television PLC
("Motive" or the "Company")
Motive Launches TabletTV Europe to serve UK Travelers in Europe
Third Version of TabletTV App permits TV viewing in any DVB-T country
Motive Television PLC (AIM: MTV), the technology provider to broadcasters and pay television operators, is pleased to announce that it has released today TabletTV Europe (TTV Europe) following its approval by the Apple App store. The new App is available presently to UK TabletTV users as a free download and will use the same DVB-T mains and portable tuners as TabletTV UK.
TabletTV Europe will enable broadcast TV viewing wherever digital terrestrial television uses the DVB-T broadcast standard in MPEG2 format, covering most channels in most European countries. The standard includes broadcasts throughout many countries in Asia and Africa, as well as Australia.
TabletTV Europe enables users to view locally broadcast channels on iPads in any European country that uses the DVB-T broadcast standard. UK TTV users will be able to download this second TabletTV App to their iPads and take their TabletTV along when visiting Europe for business, holidays, or vacation homes without any additional cost.
TTV Europe has all the functionalities of TTV UK 2.0 that was released earlier this week, including recording and playback, home network, and social networking when connected to a home network.
Additionally, TabletTV Europe will in the future provide the basis for the local language versions of TabletTV in European countries as Motive seeks to conclude partnerships with broadcasters in each country.
Leonard M Fertig, CEO of Motive, commented, "The addition of TabletTV Europe is a convenience for British TabletTV users who travel on the continent and want to be able to watch TV where and when they want while there. In addition, programmes that have been recorded on TabletTV while in the United Kingdom can be taken along and viewed while abroad, and vice versa. The phrase "Don't leave home without it" will apply to TabletTV now as well. This is a step forward toward making TabletTV a global product."
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Notes to Editors
Motive Television provides broadcasters and pay television operators with enabling technology that provides opportunities to deliver highly valued services to viewers that generate additional income and retain existing subscribers, comprising:
Content Express™
Today's television viewers are demanding the ability to watch whatever they want when they want it on any screen, and Motive's Content Express™ makes that possible without having to build new networks. Content Express™ software provides secure delivery and management of non-linear digital content across any type of broadcast network to any consumer-facing screen or device. Motive has deployed it in both single and hybrid distribution systems that combine broadband access with traditional distribution for an optimal solution.
Motive's Content Express™ solutions platform provides a one-stop shop for digital terrestrial broadcasters, satellite, DTT cable pay television platforms, and Internet OTT content providers to offer new services including: Video on Demand (VOD and SVOD), Catch-up television, Tablet Television, Targeted advertising for VOD, Mocast for 4G LTE, Virtual channels and Video2Go.
Tablet TV
With a proprietary app and T-Pod antenna-tuner, tablet owners around the globe can watch and record all the programming currently broadcast over digital terrestrial channels. Additionally, Tablet TV subscribers have the ability to download a selection of video-on-demand movies and programmes without the need for Internet access and, when they are connected, use integrated social networking and access anything available over the Internet.
Motive's content division is:
Motive Television Limited, a Dublin-based award-winning independent production company that produces factual programmes for Irish broadcasters. It specializes in live sports production and sports documentaries and also produces factual and entertainment series.
Motive Television was founded in London in 2005 and its shares are quoted on the London Stock Exchange (AIM).
http://www.motivetelevision.co.uk