Motive Television PLC Launch of Tablet TV UK (0303Z)
December 08 2014 - 1:00AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 0303Z
Motive Television PLC
08 December 2014
8 December 2014
Motive Television PLC
("Motive" or the "Company")
Tablet TV UK launches in the United Kingdom in time for
Christmas
Watch and record Freeview channels everywhere
Motive Television PLC, the technology provider to broadcasters
and pay television operators, announces today that the Company will
start taking pre-orders for TabletTV UK (TTVUK) for Christmas
delivery. Customers will be able to pre-order TabletTV UK from this
morning on the TabletTV UK website www.tablettv.co.uk to ensure
they will be among the first to receive the product. Once the units
are ready to ship, pre-orders will be converted to orders. Amazon
will be handling the distribution for TTVUK.
TabletTV UK will make it possible for viewers to watch
over-the-air Freeview channels, record programmes for time-shifted
viewing, and have red-button services on their tablet or mobile
device in the same way as watching Freeview on their home
television. There is no need to be connected to the internet, so
viewers can watch programmes without the need for a subscription,
hot spot, or data plan. The signal is live so there's no added time
lag when watching sport or other live events. Unlike
internet-delivered video, there is no waiting until the next day or
buffering required. When it is connected to the Internet, TabletTV
UK even allows social networking while you are watching TV.
TabletTV UK is designed for use in your home and garden, and
when you are away - camping, fishing, at sports events, in the
office, in the caravan, or at the beach. Viewers can select
programmes from the easy-to-use TV guide or swipe to change
channels, together with Red Button services, subtitles and
programme information.
The TTV UK app allows viewers to watch Freeview free-to-air TV
channels on an iPad or iPhone. A version for Android tablets will
be available soon and extensions to smartphones and other devices
are also planned. The current app is designed to work with two
tuner models: the TabletTV UK mains tuner at GBP64.99 and a
portable tuner at GBP69.99 depending on the user's needs. The mains
tuner is ideal for the home, caravan, or other fixed locations,
while the portable tuner provides the freedom to watch TV when the
viewer is out and about.
The Company has completed approximately 1,200 technical tests as
required by Freeview to qualify for Freeview certification, and
this certification is currently in the final review process. All
the Freeview functionalities are complete and Motive is releasing
TabletTV UK ahead of the certification to make it available as a
great stocking filler for Christmas.
Although there is no guarantee as to the full financial impact
to Motive, the Company believes that the deal provides the
potential for a significant uplift in the Company's revenues over
the next few years.
Leonard M Fertig, CEO of Motive commented, "The launch of
TabletTV UK is an important milestone for Motive and for lovers of
live television viewing. Personal live TV-viewing on tablets is a
dramatic change in viewing habits and marks a continual sea change
in the television industry. Motive is pleased to be an industry
leader in making it possible for viewers to watch what they want,
when they want and where they want."
Enquiries:
Motive Television plc T: +44 20 7025 8425
Michael Pilsworth, Chairman
Leonard M Fertig, CEO
Sanlam Securities UK (Nominated Adviser) T: +44 20 7628 2200
Simon Clements / Virginia Bull
Hume Capital (Broker) T: +44 20 7101 7070
Jon Belliss
Newgate Communications T: +44 20 7680 6559
Jason Nisse/Heather Armstrong
Media PR Europe T: +44 7774 860011
Gerry Buckland
Brainerd Communicators T: +1 212 986 6667
Chris Plunkett / Mike Smargiassi
Notes to Editors
Motive Television provides broadcasters and pay television
operators with enabling technology that provides opportunities to
deliver highly valued services to viewers that generate additional
income and retain existing subscribers, comprising:
Content Express(TM)
Today's television viewers are demanding the ability to watch
whatever they want when they want it on any screen, and Motive's
Content Express(TM) makes that possible without having to build new
networks. Content Express(TM) software provides secure delivery and
management of non-linear digital content across any type of
broadcast network to any consumer-facing screen or device. Motive
has deployed it in both single and hybrid distribution systems that
combine broadband access with traditional distribution for an
optimal solution.
Motive's Content Express(TM) solutions platform provides a
one-stop shop for digital terrestrial broadcasters, satellite, DTT
cable pay television platforms, and Internet OTT content providers
to offer new services including: Video on Demand (VOD and SVOD),
Catch-up television, Tablet Television, Targeted advertising for
VOD, Mocast for 4G LTE, Virtual channels and Video2Go.
Tablet TV
With a proprietary app and T-Pod antenna-tuner, tablet owners
around the globe can watch and record all the programming currently
broadcast over digital terrestrial channels. Additionally, Tablet
TV subscribers have the ability to download a selection of
video-on-demand movies and programmes without the need for Internet
access and, when they are connected, use integrated social
networking and access anything available over the Internet.
Motive's content division is:
Motive Television Limited, a Dublin-based award-winning
independent production company that produces factual programmes for
Irish broadcasters. It specializes in live sports production and
sports documentaries and also produces factual and entertainment
series.
Motive Television was founded in London in 2005 and its shares
are quoted on the London Stock Exchange (AIM).
http://www.motivetelevision.co.uk
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