N2 Broadband inks SVOD deal
By Susan Rush
from CED Broadband Direct, July 29, 2002
Liberty Media subsidiary Starz Encore Group has selected
N2 Broadband Inc.'s MediaPath technology to deliver subscription
video-on-demand services to US cable operators.
The MediaPath content distribution system is designed to provide
secure point-to-multipoint delivery of on-demand content to cable
system headends. Starz Encore will use the technology to deliver
its Starz On Demand services. Starz On Demand is an enhancement
to the Super Pak, which enables the delivery of video-on-demand
for a flat monthly fee, rather than a per-use fee.
Starz Encore plans to deploy the MediaPath technology later this
year.
The MediaPath technology has been used in 160 commercial deployments,
according to N2 Broadband. N2 Broadband's technology is used to
distribute and manage video-on-demand content from HBO, iN DEMAND,
Warner Bros. and other entertainment companies. "We now have
firm agreements in place with every major SVOD content player,"
said Reggie Bradford, N2's president and CEO.
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