ADB IN FINAL RUN FOR TWO AWARDS DURING IBC 2011
9 September 2011 – Geneva, Switzerland: Advanced Digital Broadcast (www.adbglobal.com), a leading supplier of advanced solutions for the connected home, announced today that it has been shortlisted for two awards where the winners will be revealed during IBC 2011 in Amsterdam, September 9th to 13th.
ADB’s Multi-room is shortlisted in the category “Best Consumer Premise Equipment Technology” in CSI’s Product of the Year Awards. The finalists will be announced on Friday, September 9th. This technology is the first true multi-room solution that delivers on both consumer experience and operating costs. The solution is targeted at PayTV operators who wish to differentiate with an offer that is both cost-effective for them and rich in functionalities for their subscribers. The solution provides:
1. Identical Live TV, DVR and On-Demand experience in all rooms
2. Complete, transparent tuner sharing regardless on which set-top device the content is stored
3. Self installing package making it easy for the user to set up from scratch
4. Remote activation of the home networking functionality by the operator
5. Limited investment & low operational costs as the home networking capability is available through a simple software upgrade of the DVR
ADB’s Connected TV Portal is the most complete launch pad for Connected TV services and is finalist in the category “Service Delivery Platform” in the Connected TV World Awards. The awards ceremony will be held on Monday, September 12th. ADB’s Connected TV Portal equips operators with a complete platform and associated tools to develop and launch over-the-top services, fast and independently. It is targeted at operators who are looking to enhance their broadcast offering with interactive applications and seek opportunities to monetize over-the-top services.
Both solutions are delivered with ADB’s award-winning Carbo™ high-definition user interface providing an easy and intuitive way for consumers to manage their viewing experience. Additionally both technologies have already been deployed in consumers’ homes across the world.
About ADB
ADB (www.adbglobal.com) designs, manufactures and deploys solutions to distribute pay-TV and multimedia services to the connected home, for all types of networks, providing an amazing user experience.
We believe in a future where multi-media content will come from multiple sources and at the user’s preference seamlessly move between multiple screens and devices. We strive to be the preferred partner of pay-TV and broadband service providers, working together to make the future a profitable reality.
Our solution portfolio includes:
1. ready to deploy pay-TV solutions, including set-top devices with their award-winning user interface, middleware, software for advanced interactive TV applications, services and scalable head-ends.
2. broadband access gateways and home networking devices
3. remote management software
ADB is a leader in advanced solutions for the connected home, with over 30 million consumer premise devices sold to a global customer base, and a deep software expertise. Our innovations have been recognized by numerous industry awards.
The company is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland with Research and Development facilities in Poland, Italy and Ukraine, and Operations division in Taipei, Taiwan. We have local representation in several countries in Europe, the United States, Latin Americas, Asia, India.
