Eurosport, Visiware launch TV interactive service for Olympics

Eurosport, Visiware launch TV interactive service for Olympics

MUMBAI: Global partners in the development of interactive applications for television, Eurosport International and Visiware have announced the launch of a new interactive service available exclusively on the satellite package offered by Greek digital television platform Nova.

Developed by the teams of Visiware, this service aims to offer a valuable addition to the EUROSPORT channel. The Olympic service is available for all Nova package subscribers on the EUROSPORT channel, channel 22.

Being simple and fluid, this innovative service appears super-imposed on the channel image, allowing constant live viewing of the Olympic games, informs an official release.

According to the release, by simply pressing the OK button on the remote control, the viewer can access the service. A continual flow of information (ticker) offers a summary of the days events. By pressing the OK button again, the viewer accesses even more detailed information:

A header "News" offers articles on the main talking points of the games; The header "Medals Board" indicates the country rankings in medals;Finally, the header "Guide" gives access to Eurosport's program guide each day