A solution dedicated to TV channels

Prime//Channel is an end-to-end solution for TV channels to create and manage interactive applications and enhanced TV content in addition to their existing programs.

Prime//Channel is a software integrating all the components essential to create an iTV application: authoring tools, publishing and scheduling tools, database, transactional and communication modules, production server and iTV player.

Prime//Channel interfaces with existing broadcasting and play list infrastructures to become an integral part of the production process. The authoring tool and HTML based editing forms are user friendly - no programming involved - and accessible to non technical staff.

Equidia

Prime//Channel: a multi-platform solution

The Prime//Channel solution is designed to build permanent or synchronised editorial content and create events enabling viewers to participate in votes and forums (SMS or e-mail via TV) and to play with iTV games/quizzes.

Prime//Channel is a multi-platform solution which enables the channel to create its content on a single content management system and distribute it on different DTV networks where the channel is broadcast independently of the technology. For instance, the TV Channel Equidia is using Prime//Channel for its iTV services on CanalSat (MediaHighway™), TPS (OpenTV™) and the new IPTV platforms.

Paris Premiere

A scalable and flexible solution

Prime//Channel is based on httv's Prime TV™ generic solution. It is a specialised core solution dedicated to TV channels and designed to meet their broadcasting constraints. It comes complete with specialised technical modules for various functionalities:

  • Permanent content : offers information to viewers all the time,
  • Synchronised content : offers information in addition to the program currently being broadcast,
  • Quizzes and votes : to interact with your viewers and generate additional revenues,
  • SMS : to exchange information with your viewers using an existing infrastructure and proven business model,
  • ITV games : to add games to your events and sponsored operations using httv’s iTV games catalogue,
  • EPG : to create your own TV guide for your shows,
  • T-commerce : to add t-commerce functionalities to your programs and to your "TV shopping" shows.