Interactive TV Overview

Monday, July 02, 2007

CANAL+ TECHNOLOGIES offers a comprehensive interactive digital television package including MEDIAHIGHWAY middleware, and a complimentary secure digital conditional access system called MEDIAGUARD. Each of the products can be implemented together, to provide complete and secure interactivity, or separately, in combination with software from other providers.

Already operational in cable, satellite and digital terrestrial TV environments worldwide, MEDIAHIGHWAY was designed to be able to quickly and almost seamlessly incorporate CANAL+ TECHNOLOGIES clients' specific requirements and standards, such as DVB, OpenCable, ATSC or DAVIC, and to read applications written in languages such as MHEG-5, Java or HTML. With MEDIAHIGHWAY, network operators have the freedom to accommodate hardware and software from a variety of vendors without proprietary technological constraints.

MEDIAGUARD provides the operator with flexibility to match the digital broadcaster's requirements in terms of global system architecture and fault tolerance. Through MEDIAGUARD, operators can offer subscribers the freedom to choose between a variety of payment methods for pay-TV and pay-per-view services. Payment methods include direct debiting and pre-paid electronic tokens. MEDIAGUARD supports debit or credit card payments.

CANAL+ TECHNOLOGIES offers development of interactive applications to the requirements of customers and has the expertise to provide professional services in all aspects of interactive digital television .

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