Swedish company 27m announced today that it has signed an agreement with TiVo Inc., a leader in the advanced television entertainment market, to provide technology and services in Scandinavia. Initially, 27m will help localize the TiVo advanced television platform to meet the specifications of the Nordig digital TV standard and then test the solution prior to deployment in Scandinavia.
TiVo’s best-in-class user experience offers pay-TV customers seamless access to traditional television content, large video on demand (VOD) libraries, over the top (OTT) content and applications (apps) through a fully integrated viewing experience. Additionally, TiVo’s commitment to innovation has helped create a flexible platform that can utilize an ever-expanding suite of TiVo products to bring theTiVo user interface to tablets, smartphones and browser-based solutions.
“With many years of industrial experience, solid knowledge of digital TV solutions and detailed knowledge of the Swedish market, we can offer the operators short time to market. This was important for TiVo’s selection of 27m when entering the Swedish market,” says Anders Wisell, CEO of 27m.
Joshua Danovitz, VP & General Manager of International for TiVo Inc., said, ”As TiVo continues to bring our advanced television solutions to more and more homes across the globe it is important for us to team up with organizations such as 27m who have the technical expertise and years of digital TV experience to play an important role in our vision. 27m is an organization with an innate understanding of the correlation between hardware and software and the skill set necessary to help make the TiVo experience Scandinavians are excited to interact with a reality.”
About TiVo
Founded in 1997, TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO) developed the first commercially available digital video recorder (DVR). Today TiVo is a global leader in advanced television service for virtually any platform or device. TiVo offers its service directly to consumers, and also distributes its technology and services through solutions tailored for cable, satellite and broadcasting companies. Since its founding, TiVo has evolved into the ultimate single-solution media center by combining its patented DVR technologies and universal cable box capabilities with the ability to aggregate, search and deliver millions of pieces of broadband, cable and broadcast content directly to the television. TiVo also continues to weave itself into the fabric of the media industry by providing interactive advertising solutions and audience research and measurement ratings services to the television industry www.tivo.com
For further information, please contact:
Anders Wisell, CEO, 27m Technologies, Diskettgatan 11B, SE-583 35 Linköping, Sweden. Tel: +46 13 218120 Mob: +46 70 612 2260, Email: anders.wisell@27m.com
