Envivio has taken the wrapsoff iLiveTV, which it describes as the complete mobile video encoding and distribution solution for evaluating, developing and deploying live and on demand TV video services for the iPhone. Taking advantage of the new iPhone OS 3.0 mobile video format announced by Apple at its Worldwide Developer Conference on Monday, iLiveTV delivers everything mobile operators and content owners need to deliver TV to iPhone users. The solution includes the Envivio 4Caster C4 video encoding platform, content delivery server software, and a web-based Cover Flow iPhone navigation portal, as well as integration and support from a team of Mobile TV deployment experts.
iLiveTV enables operators to offer iPhone users multiple channels of live broadcast TV over 3G and Wi-Fi networks with home theater quality and premium features such as Catch-up TV, Video on Demand and a client channel guide. iLiveTV supports all of the advanced capabilities of the new mobile video format in Apples iPhone OS 3.0 to dynamically adapt to available bandwidth, optimize full screen video playback and increase battery life.
iLiveTV is optimized for the native iPhone 3.0 video player and requires no additional software be installed on the end users iPhone. A rich, customizable web interface featuring Cover Flow navigation offers users a smooth channel zapping experience.
Video encoding is powered by the Envivio 4Caster C4 used around the world to provide service to millions of IPTV, Internet TV and Mobile TV subscribers. The 4Caster C4 is a fully upgradeable system that, says Envivio, can support almost any network and any client device.
The system ingests analogue or digital sources and simultaneously encodes and protects the content for delivery at multiple bitrates, using Envivio H.264 Extreme Compression mobile video codec. This multi-profile encoding ensures consistent, automatic and seamless delivery of the best picture quality by adapting automatically to fluctuations in network bandwidth. iLiveTV also includes all the necessary software components to deliver protected video from a standard web server.
iLiveTV is the complete solution for mobile operators and content owners ready to take advantage of the opportunity created by Apples new game-changing video format for the iPhone, says Envivio CEO, Julien Signs. The iPhone is redefining mobile entertainment. Combining the new iPhone OS 3.0 with Envivio leading technology and products provides the end user with an unmatched online mobile video service experience.
iLiveTV is available immediately. You can sign up for a demonstration of the solution here.