Streamezzo, a provider of application software platforms for mobile, and Atos Worldline, the European arm of Atos Origin in electronic payments and transactions, have announced a partnership to provide an interactive Live TV application for the iPhone 3G.
The solution enables mobile operators and broadcasters to offer iPhone subscribers mobile TV, combining Streamezzo's technology and Atos Worldline's experience in the telecom market with large volume hosting capacity. The solution has already been implemented by a leading European mobile provider, and is distributed through Apple's App Store
The mobile TV solution combines the additional features provided by the iPhone platform in terms of user experience and navigation. The ready-to-deploy service is said to offer all the functionality of mobile TV such as access to Live TV through the embedded video player, channel grid and interactive Electronic Program Guide (EPG) in 'the most intuitive way'. The service can be easily and quickly customised to the specific requirements of both mobile operators and broadcasters in terms of customising the look-and-feel, and including additional services such as fast channel switching, video-on-demand catalogue and personal video recording including live catch-up TV functionality.
The solution is developed and operated by Atos Worldine, using Streamezzo's Rich Media technology. The same application can be re-used for other mobile platforms including Android, BlackBerry, Java, Linux, Symbian and Windows Mobile. With the cross-platform technology, mobile operators and broadcasters can extend their reach in terms of subscribers and accelerate their return on investment.
"Mobile Operators and Broadcasters are looking for a fast and effective way to deliver interactive mobile TV to the iPhone. Thanks to Streamezzo's technology, they can now offer a complete and competitive mobile TV service to their customers in less than six weeks" said Olivier Avaro, CEO of Streamezzo.
Grégoire Sénéclauze, Telecom Business Development for Atos Worldline declared "We are very excited, as this new and innovative offer, brings together Streamezzo's excellence in mobile Rich Media, and Atos Worldline's know-how for building and operating carrier-grade services, for a state-of the art and future-proof mobile TV service".