TeliaSonera International Carrier has announced that its Media Distribution Service (MDS) has been chosen by Philips Consumer Lifestyle as the technology platform for its Net TV VOD service.
Philips has begun to accelerate the rollout of its NetTV service having recently signed deals with a series of content partners including Videoland (The Netherlands, Belgium), Video Futur (France, Belgium) and Film2Home (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland).
TeliaSonera will manage the distribution of video content from upload through to the TVs themselves via its own fibre-optic network. Philips Net TV is available on the Philips 7000, 8000 and 9000 series TVs, as well as the Cinema 21:9.
Paul Dahlgren, Vice President and Head of Product & Business Management, TeliaSonera International Carrier said: “With our Media Distribution Service integrated into Philips Net TV, we can work with video content partners to help them bring high quality content direct to consumers TV-set. These innovations are indicative of the current opportunities that exists to create interactive services on TV, as well as for creating new revenue streams from ad revenues to e-commerce, and points to further potential opportunities in the future for content holders.“
TeliaSonera International Carrier is the owner and operator of the largest fibre optic network in Europe, serving more than 85% of all European Internet Service Providers.
