Company hires industry veteran to lead mobile partnerships and development efforts worldwide
PORTLAND, Ore. — SEPTEMBER 7, 2007
— Today at IBC2007, Ensequence®, the interactive TV company, announced
that programmers, advertisers and distributors can now offer their viewers
highly personalized, intuitive and engaging interactive TV viewing
experiences for mobile devices with Ensequence on-Q® software and services. The Ensequence on-Q
Create suite speeds the process of creating, managing and delivering
mobile interactive TV applications, including weather reports, sports
casts, news, movie guides, voting applications and m-commerce.
With
support for mobile devices, Ensequence now offers the most
cost-effective and comprehensive way to reach viewers with interactive
TV on all digital platforms. These include cable, satellite, broadband,
IPTV, digital terrestrial, Blu-ray and mobile devices.
To
support its commitment to enabling interactive TV on mobile devices,
Ensequence has hired Max Spinelli as director of business development
for mobile. Spinelli will represent Ensequence with mobile distributors
and work closely with content owners and advertisers on the deployment
of interactive mobile TV content. Spinelli has an extensive background
in the mobile industry, including experience developing and launching
in-mobile entertainment applications, content distribution platforms,
mobile messaging and location-based services.
"Programmers,
advertisers and distributors are seeking ways to deliver innovative
interactive TV applications that reach and resonate with elusive
viewers in today's converging communications and entertainment world,"
said Dalen Harrison, Ensequence CEO. "Our commitment to supporting
interactive TV applications on mobile devices will help our customers
reach and engage with their viewers in new ways."
"Globally,
we're seeing tremendous interest and growth in the mobile TV
marketplace. By 2010, the total number of handsets sold with mobile TV
broadcast capability will eclipse 130 million. All major mobile
distributors have launched some form of mobile TV services, enabling
customers to watch short-form content, music, news, and sports updates
on the go," said Chetan Sharma, president of Chetan Sharma Consulting.
"For programmers and advertisers, an interactive TV strategy is a key
component to offering mobile content and is becoming increasingly
important as the Internet, DVD interfaces, electronic program guides
and DVRs have made interactive TV an expectation for consumers when it
comes to enjoying TV content."
Applications authored with the on-Q
Create suite support WCDMA and EVDO and are DVB-H ready for a richer
and compelling interactive TV experience. In addition to its latest
mobile technology, Ensequence will also demonstrate its interactive TV
applications for cable, satellite, broadband and Blu-ray at IBC in
Amsterdam September 7-11, 2007 at stand 5.301.
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About Ensequence (www.ensequence.com)
Ensequence,
the interactive TV company, is the world’s leading provider of software
used to create, manage and distribute interactive video content across
TVs, PCs and mobile devices. Ensequence's award-winning on-Q® software
suites and professional services deliver multi-platform interactive
capabilities to advertisers, programmers and distributors worldwide.
Leading programmers, advertisers and distributors rely on Ensequence
software and services to create and broadcast their interactive TV
content, including the BBC, Bravo, BSkyB, Cox Communications, DISH
Network, Disney, Hewlett-Packard, Major League Baseball Advanced Media,
MTV Networks UK & Ireland, Nike, QVC UK, Sky Sports, TV Guide and
UKTV. For more information about Ensequence, visit www.ensequence.com.
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