Zodiac Interactive Helping Differentiate Cablevision’s iO Digital Cable Service
Zodiac’s PowerUp Platform Deployed In Digital Set-Top Boxes Across Cablevision’s Entire Service Area
BETHPAGE, N.Y. & HICKSVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cablevision Systems Corporation (www.cablevision.com), a leading provider of video, voice and data services, and Zodiac Interactive (www.zodiac.tv), an industry-leading and Emmy® award-winning developer of software for interactive television (iTV), today announced that Zodiac’s PowerUp Platform has been deployed in digital set-top boxes across Cablevision’s (NYSE: CVC) entire tri-state service area. Zodiac software is helping define and differentiate Cablevision’s interactive applications and services, including iO TV Shortcuts, Search, EPG and dedicated iTV channels. The companies are also working together on Cablevision’s remote-storage DVR, and Zodiac’s recently announced PowerUp AMS is being leveraged for Web and mobile integration with STBs.
Zodiac’s PowerUp Platform is a modular and flexible middleware framework and presentation engine that utilizes an open application programming interface to enable cable operators to quickly, easily and cost-effectively deploy a broad range of user interfaces and advanced Internet-based services and applications across multiple devices. This innovative software delivers solutions for both existing technologies and next generation cable platforms.
The Zodiac platform is helping Cablevision offer its customers highly advanced enhanced television (eTV) and Interactive Television (iTV) products and services including robust video-on-demand navigation and search as well as a wide range of interactive applications. To provide customers with an extraordinary user experience and services and to differentiate themselves from competitors, cable operators like Cablevision are deploying highly functional, scalable, and proven next-generation iTV applications and other Internet-based services.
The PowerUp Platform provides a common foundation for the development and deployment of interactive digital cable services, including; Interactive ads, games, chat, web browsing, classifieds, social media integration, and t-commerce for both existing and next generation ecosystems.
“Cablevision has a clear history of innovation and providing our customers with advanced, valuable and easy-to-use services that deliver a superior user experience,” said Richard Neill, Cablevision’s senior vice president of software technology. “Through Zodiac Interactive’s PowerUp Platform, we are able to design and build pioneering interactive applications for TV, as well as guarantee that our millions of subscribers have access to advanced next-generation applications, like mobile integration with home-based services. In addition, Zodiac’s unique offering allows us to write once and deploy everywhere, which is crucial in today’s hyper-competitive market.”
“We are honored to continue working with Cablevision and look forward to helping the company maintain and expand its position as a clear leader in its market and one of the world’s largest and most successful cable and technology companies,” commented Brandon Brown, CEO, Zodiac Interactive. He continued, “Cable operators and programmers are eagerly embracing enhanced TV, using simple interactive technology, such as Zodiac’s PowerUp platform, as a stepping stone toward ubiquitous interactivity. Our Company operates on the philosophy of making set-top opportunities into set-top realities, and we are excited to be working with Cablevision in making the vision of tomorrow’s interactive cable TV world, a reality for today.”
About Cablevision Systems Corporation
Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE: CVC) is one of the nation's leading media and entertainment companies. Its assets include its cable television operations, which provide industry-leading services to more than 3 million New York area households, and its award-winning television networks, which deliver some of today's most watched programming to hundreds of millions of consumers worldwide. A state-of- the-art cable system enables the company to offer a full suite of advanced residential and business communications services that include its iO TV® digital television, Optimum Online® high-speed Internet, Optimum Voice® digital voice, Optimum® WiFi wireless Internet, and its Optimum Lightpath® integrated business communications solutions. Cablevision also serves the New York area with compelling local content through News 12 Networks, a local news leader; MSG Varsity, a suite of television and online services covering high school activities; and, Newsday Media Group, a business unit that includes Newsday, Long Island's leading daily newspaper. In addition, through Rainbow Media Holdings LLC, Cablevision operates successful programming and entertainment businesses, such as AMC, IFC, Sundance Channel, WE tv and IFC Entertainment. The company also owns and operates Clearview Cinemas, which includes Manhattan's famed Ziegfeld Theatre, a frequent and historic venue for film premieres and events.
About Zodiac Interactive
Zodiac Interactive is an industry leading and Emmy winning developer of software for interactive television. Zodiac's PowerUp™ Framework is cross-platform software that unifies and enables advanced TV applications across multiple set-tops. The core of PowerUp, with its open APIs and libraries, makes it easy for operators to develop and deploy advanced TV services, such as user interfaces, EBIF, EPGs, tru2way, VOD, Web-Services, and other features demanded by operators today. For more information, visit www.zodiac.tv.
Interactive Television 2.0 and PowerUp are trademarks of Zodiac Interactive. EBIF and tru2way are trademarks of Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. Other company, product and service names mentioned herein may be trademarks or service marks of their respective owners.
CONTACT:
JMR Worldwide (for Zodiac)
Mostafa Razzak, 212-786-6036
m.razzak@jmrworldwide.com
or
Cablevision
Jim Maiella, 516-803-3947
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