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SINGAPORE: Buena Vista International Television-Asia Pacific
(BVITV-AP), the international television distribution arm
of US media conglomerate Disney has concluded a multi-year
movie video-on-demand (VOD) IPTV agreement with Asia Pacific’s
leading Video on-Demand Channel Anytime.
This agreement will make available a range of current and
library features on the Anytime channel in Australia through
TransACT and Regional Internet Australia (RIA), Buddy Broadband
in Thailand and TDMC in Taiwan. This agreement is in line
with Disney's focus on the application of technology to enhance
its content and expand its distribution to deliver anytime,
anywhere.
Through this agreement, IPTV customers in Australia, Taiwan
and Thailand will be able to enjoy a films from Disney, Touchstone
and Miramax. Titles include Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse
of the Black Pearl, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion,
The Witch and The Wardrobe, Cinderella Man, Eight
Below and Flightplan. The selection also includes
the thriller Face/Off and family comedies Herbie:
Fully Loaded and Freaky Friday.
The agreement also includes provisions for cooperation against
piracy of BVITV’s content, while at the same time safeguarding
the privacy of end users and remaining consistent with local
law and industry practice.
BVITV-AP senior VP, MD Steve Macallister says, “We are
very pleased to have concluded this pan-regional VOD deal
with Anytime to offer our top movie titles ‘on-demand’
to IPTV subscribers across the region. As flexibility and
choice of viewing become increasingly important, our focus
will continue to be on finding innovative and convenient ways
for consumers to access our content.”
Anytime president and CEO Craig Zimbulis said, “We are
delighted to be able to add BVITV to existing Anytime deployments.
The appeal of BVITV content is indisputable and its inclusion
for us greatly enhances Anytime’s ability to present
the very best in entertainment to all age groups. BVITV’s
award-winning line-up of entertainment further establishes
ANYTIME as the pre-eminent Video on-Demand channel in Asia
Pacific.”
Anytime provides video content owners, such as BVITV, with
a streamlined process for getting product to market, giving
fast access to new audiences and revenue streams. It provides
carriers with a complete programming solution covering content
and metadata, data encoding and encryption, interface development
and marketing support.
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