On the heels of receiving a patent for its technology, aioTV announced Thursday it was engaged in a “strategic partnership” with Midcontinent Communications that will blend QAM-based video services with over-the-top IP content and services.
The service will use aioTV’s PassBox user interface, which will connect to Midco’s set-top boxes with an HDMI cable. PassBox will allow Midcontinent Communications to get in the OTT game by offering its subscribers online services, apps and streaming Internet content. AioTV first announced PassBox in January. https://www.cedmagazine.com/news/2014/01/aiotv-platform-integrates-all-video-listings-into-one-guide
“We are driving the transformation of TV that leverages the advances in IP streaming,” said Mike Earle, aioTV CEO. “Service providers need a unified TV experience to satisfy consumers shift in video consumption across multiple sources of content.”
The aioTV platform leverages a service provider’s existing infrastructure and provides the tools and functionality to package and deliver OTT content and advanced IP services, including 4K, unified with existing multi-channel service offerings on an integrated user interface.
“AioTV provides the unique ability to merge multiple sources of content platforms into a single experience that subscribers are familiar with. We see the delivery of IP content and multi-channel in a unified experience from a single HDMI adding strategic value to our core video and Internet business,” said Gary Shawd, vice president of information systems at Midcontinent Communications.
On Monday, aioTV announced a recent grant by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office of U.S. Patent No. 8,826,347 covering, among other things, methods and systems for creating video channels for delivery of content from multiple platforms.
Midcontinent provides triple play services to over 300,000 customers throughout 342 communities in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
