ION Media, SES AMERICOM ink deal for IP-PRIME distribution

IP-PRIME is delivering ION’s programming as part of its turnkey IPTV solution that enables telco TV service providers to deliver digital television programs to subscribers.

Author:: TVTechnology
Updated:: Feb 23, 2018
Original:: May 15, 2008

ION Media Networks announced a major IPTV transport agreement with SES AMERICOM’s IP-PRIME May 13 for the delivery of its national suite of programming, including the company’s flagship, ION Television, plus its children’s entertainment network, qubo, and its lifestyle and wellness network, ION Life.

IP-PRIME is delivering ION’s programming as part of its turnkey IPTV solution that enables telco TV service providers to deliver digital television service to their subscribers.

For more information, visit www.ses-americom.com and www.ionmedia.tv.

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The company will cease offering the service July, 31, 2009, due in part to the slow adoption of IPTV service by small and medium-sized telcos in North America.

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In conjunction with the event, SES AMERICOM has announced that more than 65 telcos in 31 states have signed up for IP-PRIME

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SES AMERICOM will distribute Synamedia Metro through IP-PRIME, its centralized, satellite-delivered IP television distribution system.

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The IP-PRIME HD-4 solution allows operators to deliver HDTV to their customers without upgrading their entire infrastructure.

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Under the agreement, AT&T will carry ION Television and two recently launched networks.

SES AMERICOM,NDS showcase IP-PRIME with Metro IPTV middleware promo image

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The companies ran live television feeds delivered from SES AMERICOM’s IP-PRIME broadcast center using NDS Metro middleware and Amino 130 set-top boxes at NXTComm

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IP-PRIME provides telcos and private network operators with what they need to deliver television service over existing network infrastructures.