Entriq Selected By Ebu For 2004 Olympic Games Online Video
Coverage To Millions
(September 1st, 2004) - Entriq, Inc, an innovative company that
provides pay media services to leading content providers, ISPs and
cable operators worldwide and a subsidiary of the multinational
media group Naspers (NASDAQ: NPSN and JSE: NPN), announced that it
enabled participating European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
broadcasters to deliver live and on demand video over the Internet
from the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. Secured in June 2004, this
historic deal protected some of the most valuable TV sports content
in the world for live Internet distribution.
Entriq facilitated EBU members to stream Athens 2004 Olympic
content securely over the Internet. This was the first time in the
history of sports distribution that such high value and prestigious
content was available over the Internet, which was made possible by
an integrated solution from Entriq and the Akamai global delivery
platform.
Laptop Battery Together with Akamai, Entriq successfully ensured complete
protection and geographic control of the live and on demand video
from the Olympic Games. Use of Entriq's services enabled
participating EBU broadcasters to protect their digital Olympic
Games video content and ensured that access was restricted to
Internet users in the EBU territory.
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Thinkpad Entriq enabled the EBU and its broadcasters to secure hundreds
of videos of Olympic content, which was viewed by people in more
than 30 countries in the EBU territory. European broadcasters that
offered live or deferred streaming of the Games from their
respective Web sites included ARD, ZDF in Germany, Canal+ in
France, SVT in Sweden, DR in Denmark and SRG in Switzerland.
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Microsoft As the largest professional association of national broadcasters
(television and radio) in the world, the EBU has 72 active Members
in 52 countries of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, and 50
associate Members in 30 countries further afield. A total of 88 EBU
broadcasters were present at the Summer Games.
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Laptop Computers Marc Joerg, Head Of Sport at EBU comments,"In an age where
digital content has become increasingly more valuable to rights
holders it was absolutely imperative that we appoint for our
members a company that had technological and business solutions
that would ensure that the protection of the Olympic broadband
rights" said Marc Joerg, Head of Sports of the EBU.
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Laptop Computer Mr. Joerg added "It is clear from our initial research that
online participation through the rights holders has been larger
than expected and as such we are thrilled that the Entriq solution
has allowed us to realize the secure online distribution of Olympic
video content."
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Desktop Computer Commenting on the deal with EBU, Jan Steenkamp, chief executive
officer of Entriq, says, "By using the Entriq solution, some of
Europe's most prominent national broadcasters were able to realise
the full worth of their Olympic content. We continue to work
towards implementing the most secure online solutions for our
customers in the fields of sports, television, music and
entertainment. We are thrilled that through our unique service we
have been able to deliver the most secure media authorisation for
this most valuable content for one of the world's most prestigious
events."
Notebooks Boyd Peterson of research consultant Yankee Group, "This is a
significant deal for Entriq. It signals the company's emergence as
a global player in the pay media industry, and it highlights their
unique expertise in developing and tailoring secure on-line media
solutions allowing broadcasters to manage and monetize
exceptionally valuable sports related content".
Lenovo About Entriq, Inc
With 25 years of pay media experience, Entriq, Inc. provides the
only comprehensive management and protection solution for Pay Media
worldwide. Entriq provides security, billing, and customer care for
both broadcast and online media. Entriq's products and services
give content and service providers the complete tools needed to
manage and protect valuable media assets that they wish to track
and/or sell over the Internet. Entriq clients include some of the
world's largest content, network and service providers in the media
industry, including leading TV broadcasters and producers, sports
rights holders and owners, music labels and artists, and general
entertainment firms. Entriq is based in San Diego, California, USA
and has European staff located in France, Germany, the UK, Spain
and the Netherlands, where the company also has a regional service
center. For more information, please visit Entriq's corporate
website at http://www.entriq.com.
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Akamai is the global leader in distributed computing solutions and
services, making the Internet predictable, scalable, and secure for
conducting profitable e-business. The Akamai on demand platform
enables customers to easily extend their Web operations - with full
control - anywhere, anytime, without the cost of building out
infrastructure. Headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Akamai
serves hundreds of today's most successful enterprises and
government agencies around the globe. Akamai is The Business
Internet. For more information, visit www.akamai.com.
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