World First For The Wireless And Broadband Video Market

Mobix Interactive announces the launch of the only independent working solution for the real-time delivery of video content to mobile and broadband operators.

Matt Heiman ( left ), Director Mobix Interactive commented: "No-one else in the market can deliver such a fast turnaround as cost effectively as Mobix Interactive".

The unique solution, available today, will be demonstrated at 3GSM World Congress, 17- 21 February in Cannes, France. Mobix Interactive is a joint venture company between Mobix Group and TWI Interactive (TWIi is a world leader in digital sports & entertainment media and technology, and part of the IMG group of companies).

Mobix Interactive provides video content and personalised video technology to mobile, broadband and service operators. Its flagship service, YourTV, provides a cost-effective, one-stop shop. This enables 2.5G, 3G and broadband operators to deliver video content to consumers. Mobix and TWIi also provide rights cleared news, entertainment and sports content as part of the YourTV service.

Mobix Interactive's production facility dynamically transforms live feeds into digital content packages from recording, editing, voicing, tagging, transcoding and delivery to operators.

Max Haot, Senior International Vice President TWIi: "Mobix selected us for our unique Interactive Content Factory (ICF) technology which enables them to deliver a fully digital production service which integrates automatically with any video and data format as chosen by operators." The ICF production platform is a solution jointly developed by HP and TWIi.

Matt Heiman, Director Mobix Interactive commented: "No-one else in the market can deliver such a fast turnaround as cost effectively as Mobix Interactive. We have the expertise and the specialist production facilities to deliver video content to customers today. "

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