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Viaccess secures the Boom TV programs in Macedonia - 12/11/2009
Paris – Viaccess, a France Telecom company and leader in conditional access, announced today that BoomTV, the leading premium pay-TV operator in Macedonia, has selected Viaccess conditional access platform to secure its programming broadcast on its digital terrestrial television nationwide.
Viaccess’ scalable conditional access systems will help BoomTV to secure a short time-to-market as they have been pre-programmed to work with a large choice of TV ecosystems and set-top box vendors. To extend its reach, BoomTV can take advantage of Viaccess’ multi-network (DTT & IP), multi-device (PC, mobile, portable video players) and home networking capabilities, enabling it to deliver content in a more flexible way.
Launched by On.Net, the leading internet service provider in Macedonia, BoomTV is the first general-interest pay TV in Macedonia. On.Net, owned by Telekom Slovenije since March 2006, plans to offer 50 TV programmes, 50 radio programmes and datacast, including a seven-day electronic programme guide, on four DVB-T multiplexes to all territories of Macedonia.
“ We are pleased to enter the Macedonian market by helping On.Net to launch BoomTV, the first pay-TV experience in this country,” said François Moreau de Saint Martin, Viaccess CEO. “We are delighted to cooperate with OnNet for the launch of Boom TV DTT services and we look forward to supporting BoomTV in its upcoming initiatives.”
“It is our goal to become the leader in the pay-TV market in Macedonia, and as such, On.Net needs to be the pioneer in adopting the latest technology that is shaping the future of our industry,” said Predrag Cemerikic, On.Net CEO. “That’s why for the launch of BoomTV, we decided to select Viaccess conditional access solutions and we look forward to working with Viaccess as our new technology partner. ”
Of Macedonia’s two million population, On.Net expects to have more than 200,000 susbscribers to its pay-TV services by the end of 2010.
About Viaccess:
Viaccess S.A. delivers solutions for digital pay television and secured content distribution. Its mission is the development, production and marketing of Conditional Access and DRM-based systems for all types of contents and services, for every kind of broadcast (satellite, cable, terrestrial, MMDS) and broadband networks, fixed (DSL) and mobile. Viaccess has been successfully deployed in 30 countries world-wide, on more than 80 digital platforms including multi-channel providers and digital content distributors. Viaccess is in a unique position to support its clients in the move of television to IP technologies: Viaccess is one of the leading companies for IPTV protection (MRG IPTV Market Leader Report, March 2009) and owns Orca Interactive which is a pioneer and an innovation leader for IP television middleware and applications. For more information : www.viaccess.com
Press Contact :
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About On.Net
On.net is a telecommunications operator in the Republic of Macedonia. It offers Internet access, Web-hosting services, leased line, virtual private networks, iSMS services, e-magazine and online advertising, and voice over Internet protocol, and SMS based applications to the residential and corporate clients. The company was incorporated in 2000 and is based in Skopje, Macedonia. As of April 1, 2006, On.net is a subsidiary of Telekom Slovenije D.d