Company Receives Prestigious Award for OpenTV Core nX(TM), its NextGeneration User Interface; OpenTV Customer Dishtv Receives SpecialRecognition for Interactive Services
Oct. 15, 2009 (Business Wire) -- OpenTV Corp. (NASDAQ:OPTV), the leading software and technology provider of advanced digital television solutions, announced today that its next generation advanced user interface OpenTV Core nX™ won the award for “Best Graphic & Design” at the 7th annual AFDESI Awards Ceremony, held last week at MIPCOM in Cannes, France. In addition, Dishtv, India’s leading direct-to-home operator and OpenTV customer, won the “New Entrant” award for its Dish ACTIVE portal, which is powered by OpenTV middleware. The awards ceremony was hosted by the Association for the Development of Enhanced TV Services and Interactivity which recognizes advancements in technology and design in the advanced television space.
“We are very pleased to have won this award for Core nX which recognizes the importance of the next generation user interface for pay-TV operators worldwide. In a world where Web-TV convergence is a reality, operators need to offer a simple and intuitive way for subscribers to access and interact with ever-growing sources of content,” said Ben Bennett, OpenTV’s Chief Executive Officer. “Television is also about entertainment and a predominantly “lean back” experience, one which our design team has embraced in the creation of Core nX.”
OpenTV Core nX™ is a next generation, unified media interface that allows users to quickly and easily find content. The innovative, intuitive design also enables users to seamlessly access content across multiple sources, including broadcast, on-demand, PVR, over-the-top content, and social networking. Dishtv’s Dish ACTIVE portal provides Dishtv subscribers with several value-added interactive services including news, sports, jobs, banking and travel. The portal was built by Dishtv using the user-friendly features of OpenTV’s middleware solution.
About OpenTV
OpenTV is one of the world’s leading providers of advanced digital television solutions dedicated to creating and delivering compelling viewing experiences to consumers of digital content worldwide. The company’s software has been integrated in more than 133 million devices around the world and enables advanced program guides, video-on-demand, personal video recording, interactive and addressable advertising and a variety of enhanced television applications. For more information, please visit www.opentv.com.
