Envivio Inc recently launched iLiveTV for the iPhone OS 3.0. The application provides the iPhone with a comprehensive mobile video encoding and distribution solution for assessing, developing and installing Live and on demand TV video services.
“iLiveTV is the complete solution for mobile operators and content owners ready to take advantage of the opportunity created by Apple’s new game-changing video format for the iPhone.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,” mentioned Julien Signès, Envivio’s CEO.
The mobile video format was launched by Apple at its Worldwide Developer Conference by benefiting from the iPhone OS 3.0. This service meets the needs of all the mobile operators and content owners in order to provide TV to the iPhone users. It encompasses the high quality video encoding platform Envivio 4Caster C4, along with content delivery server software as well as a web-based Cover Flow iPhone navigation portal. This application is integrated and maintained by a panel of veteran mobile TV deployment experts.
With this application operators can provide consumers with a number of live broadcasts TVs across 3G and Wi-Fi networks. Home theater quality, catch-up TV, video on demand and a client channel guide are a few of the features it supports. Additionally it supports each of the high end functionalities available on the latest mobile video format in Apple’s iPhone OS 3.0. These capabilities facilitate adaptability to the available bandwidth, optimize full screen video playback with increased battery life.
iLiveTV is designed for the native iPhone 3.0 video player. Also there is no need of installing additional software on the iPhone. Stylish and hassle free channel zapping is brought about by the personalized web interface with the Cover Flow navigation tool.
Video encoding feature enhanced with Envivio 4Caster C4 is used globally to provide services to millions of subscribers of IPTV, Internet TV and Mobile TV. This application is a completely upgradeable system, and it can be operated on almost any network and by any client equipment.
With the help of Envivio H.264 Extreme Compression, this system accepts analog or digital sources and concurrently encodes and safeguards the content for delivery at multiple bitrates. This form of enhanced coding system seems to ascertain consistent, automatic and flawless delivery of best picture quality by automatically adjusting to fluctuations in network bandwidths. This application incorporates all the essential software components needed to deliver protected video from a standard web server.
iLiveTV is available right away. Users can catch a glimpse of the demonstration on www.envivio.com. Envivio chief scientist Yuval Fisher would explain the capabilities of iLiveTV at WWDC. Also, Envivio will display iLiveTV at CommunicAsia 2009 in Singapore from June 16 to 19.