Video2Go is an innovative solution which addresses the need for broadcasters and Pay TV operators to distribute securely their content to every screen and any connected device in the household.
With Video2Go, viewers can also interact with social media to enrich their viewing experience, access relevant content and communicate with other users.
Video2Go allows for an efficient and cost effective distribution of content (streaming, download or side-load) to any connected device with the following advantages:
• No additional CAPEX required: Video2Go leverages the existing broadcast infrastructure (Terrestrial, Satellite, Cable) to deliver the content within the household premises therefore without adding expensive CDN costs to the service
• No need for a additional content licensing rights: since the content is place-shifted around the household through the STB there is no need to acquire new licensing rights for IP distribution or renegotiate existing ones
• Efficient security: Video2Go leverages the existing security platform built into each device to distribute the content securely from the STB to the target device; this avoids the need to support multiple DRMs therefore lowering the cost and the complexity of the overall solution
• Simplified customer experience: Video2Go requires only one copy of the content in a standard format adaptable to any connected device; in the case of streaming the solution does not require a client application
• Extended content reach: Video2Go is a product offering that provides broadcasters and pay TV platforms with opportunities to extend the reach of their services beyond the TV set to the iPad and many other devices.
The Home Cloud is a hybrid system that uses the most efficient network to bring a specific piece of content to whichever screen/device is selected by the viewer at any one time. It utilizes broadcast networks or cable/satellite delivery when reach is the requirement, uses the internet to distribute “long-tail” type of content, and it leverages the home Wi-Fi network to distribute live and recorded content to any screen and connected device in the home.
Video2Go is aimed at broadcasters, pay TV operators and content owners as well as hotels, retailers, airline lounges, stadiums and other specific “vertical markets”.
