Aspiro TV selected as finalist for ConnectedWorld.TV Awards at the International Broadcast Convention - IBC 2011
Aspiro TV is shortlisted for the inaugural ConnectedWorld.TV Awards, to be presented at the IBC in Amsterdam in September. Aspiro is shortlisted in the category Best Service Delivery Platform, for its white label mobile TV & VOD streaming application.
Aspiro TV provides its compelling video experiences on consumer devices, powering services for network operators and broadcasters such as Deutsche Telekom, Telefónica O2, Telenor, MTV, Hi3G, BBC, Elisa and Entel.
The finalists in 15 categories for the inaugural ConnectedWorld.TV Awards were announced yesterday, with more than 150 entries received from organizations in 27 countries across Europe, Asia Pacific and the Americas. The judging was undertaken by an international panel of experts.
”We are happy to see that we continue to receive global recognition for our services, this time through the ConnectedWorld.TV Awards. We will continue to focus on creating great TV- and video experiences delivered through major operators worldwide,” says Aspiro TV CEO Erling Paulsen.
In association with the IBC Connected World, the ConnectedWorld.TV Awards celebrate the creativity of broadcasters, independent producers, technology companies and consumer electronics manufacturers pioneering the business of ‘content everywhere’. To be presented at a gala dinner at the Hotel Okura Amsterdam on Monday 12 September, the penultimate night of IBC2011, the Awards showcase the many exciting developments arising from the growing use of broadband internet – both fixed and mobile - as an alternative distribution channel for TV and video content.
Aspiro TV is shortlisted for the Service Delivery Platform Award, for service delivery platforms that provide online video service providers with their ability to create new propositions and differentiate in the market, alongside companies such as Swisscom, Advanced Digital Broadcast and Amino Communications etc. IBC is the premier annual event for professionals engaged in the creation, management and delivery of entertainment and news content worldwide. Attracting more than 48,000 attendees from more than 140 countries, the conference exhibits more than 1,300 leading suppliers of state of the art electronic media technology and takes place in Amsterdam, Holland from 8 – 13 September 2011. Aspiro TV is exhibiting at the Connected World, pod 243.
For more information please contact: Kristin Castillo Eldnes Head of Corporate communication and IR Tel: +47 908 07 389 e-mail: kristin.eldnes@aspiro.com or Erling Paulsen CEO Aspiro TV, Tel: +47 945 01 122 e-mail: erling.paulsen@aspiro.com.
Aspiro in Brief
Aspiro has unique positioning as the world's only provider of both streaming music and TV services delivered as a complete hosted white label service to partners. Aspiro also delivers its music streaming service WiMP direct to consumers on selected markets. Aspiro utilize over ten years mobile technology and retail experience, delivering its premium services to companies worldwide including T-Mobile, Telefónica O2, Telenor, 3, TeliaSonera, BBC, Aftonbladet, mBlox, TVNorge, Entel and VG. Aspiro is listed on the Nasdaq OMX Stock Exchange in Stockholm. 2010 sales for continuing operations were SEK 262 m and the company has some 120 employees.
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