SKY Perfect JSAT Launches TV Everywhere Service in Japan Powered by Envivio Japan’s leading satellite DTH operator adds over-the-top video delivery to connected TVs, tablets and San CALIF., a ...
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SKY Perfect JSAT Launches TV Everywhere Service in Japan
Powered by Envivio
Japan's leading satellite DTH operator adds over-the-top
video delivery to connected TVs, tablets and smartphones
South San Francisco, CALIF., May 22, 2012 - Envivio (NASDAQ: ENVI), a
leading provider of live and on-demand multi-screen IP video
processing and delivery solutions, today announced that SKY
Perfect JSAT Corporation of Japan has deployed
Envivio 4Caster™ Gen III encoders powered by
Envivio Muse™ software, for the SKY PerfecTV! On-Demand
video service. SKY Perfect is Japan's largest direct-to-home
(DTH) satellite service provider with more than 3.7 million
subscribers, and launched the "Buy Once, Watch Anywhere"
service in December 2011.
The new
over-the-top (OTT) service allows subscribers to view
live and on-demand content, including sports, movies and TV
programming, on IP-connected devices including TVs, PCs,
tablets and smartphones. Envivio 4Caster™ encoders perform
formatting, transcoding and packaging in Apple® HTTP Live
Streaming (HLS) and Microsoft HTTP Smooth Streaming (HSS)
formats for multi-screen viewing. SKY Perfect also
implemented the
Envivio 4Manager™ network management system for
comprehensive monitoring and control of the Envivio converged
headend.
"Envivio offered a high quality solution for TV anywhere with
high reliability and an advanced feature set to support all
of our needs," said Masahiko Aoki, Acting General Manager,
Engineering & Operations Group of SKY Perfect JSAT. "We
can now offer premium programming including J-League
football, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europe League
matches that our viewers can enjoy anytime, anywhere, on any
device."
"SKY Perfect is one of the world's top satellite platform
providers, and their selection of Envivio Muse and 4Caster is
a strong validation of the products' strengths in live OTT
and VOD service delivery," said Julien Signès, Envivio's
president and CEO. "This innovative company is creating an
excellent service offering for subscribers across Japan."
Envivio partners involved with the deployment at SKY Perfect
included ITOCHU Cable Systems Corp. in Japan.
Envivio solutions have been deployed by more than 300
customers around the world, including telecom, cable and
satellite companies, content owners, terrestrial broadcasters
and mobile service providers. To learn more about Envivio
solutions for TV without boundaries, visit www.Envivio.com.
About SKY Perfect JSAT
The merger of JSAT Corporation, SKY Perfect Communications,
Inc., and Space Communications Corporation in October 2008
has resulted in the creation of SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation.
The core operating company of the SKY Perfect JSAT Group
became the largest satellite operator in Asia and the largest
Multi-channel pay TV business in Japan. The new SKY Perfect
JSAT maximizes the strengths available from a hybrid
business, operating both a stable space & satellite business
with 15 satellites and a proven, high-growth multi-channel
pay TV business under one roof, while at the same time
building better services and a greater capacity to compete
through efficient and agile business management policies. For
more information visit http://www.sptvjsat.com/toppage. About
SKY Perfect JSAT
About Envivio
Envivio (NASDAQ: ENVI) is a leader in solutions for
multi-screen video processing and delivery. Envivio solutions
remove the boundaries of traditional television and make the
world's video content universally enjoyable by all viewers,
on any device, across any network, at any time. Now in its
second decade of developing market-leading video convergence
solutions, Envivio powers services for more than 300 content
and service provider customers around the world, including
eight of the top 10 mobile operators, seven of the top 10
broadband providers and three of the top four US cable
operators. Envivio is headquartered in South San
Francisco, California and has offices worldwide including
France, England, China, Singapore and Japan. Visit www.envivio.com for more information.
Forward-Looking Statements
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the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual
results may vary materially due to a number of factors
including, but not limited to, the risk that, capital
spending in our target markets decreases or is delayed, we
are unable to maintain profitability, our relationship with
our channel partners is disrupted, as well as other risks
that are detailed from time to time in Envivio's SEC reports.
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any such obligation to) update or alter its forward-looking
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