ActiveVideo Gets More Active With Charter, Cablevision and Japan

Vendor secures new deals as it bolsters its cloud-based video platform

By Jeff Baumgartner -- Broadcasting & Cable, 6/6/2013 11:28:00 AM

ActiveVideo has launched what it claims to be a highly scaled version of a cloud-based platform that's designed to deliver "TV as an application" and ship a unified version of a pay-TV provider's user interface to a broad array of devices, including QAM-locked set-tops and IP-connected TVs, gaming consoles and specialized streaming boxes.

Tied in, the vendor also announced an expanded deal with marquee customer Cablevision Systems, a new cloud UI deal with Charter Communications and a partnership with Japan-based Sumitomo that's designed to aid ActiveVideo's push into the Asia Pacific region.

On the product end, ActiveVideo said it is beefing up scalability of its CloudTV H5 platform with an upgrade that enables UIs and animation to be rendered more smoothly and to reduce bandwidth requirements by up to 50%, and a "smart multiplexing" feature that can increase the number of CloudTV sessions delivered via a cable operator's legacy QAM network. ActiveVideo also introduced a family of micro software clients (less than 200 kilobits in size) for managed devices (i.e. MSO-supplied set-tops) and unmanaged gear (i.e. retail devices) under the "Nano" moniker.

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