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BBC Arabic selects iPoint-media’s moderated live
participation TV solution
UK, Newbury – July 02,
2007 – iPoint-media (LSE: IPNT), a provider of live
user content delivery platforms for web, mobile and TV,
announces that BBC Arabic Service has selected its goliveTV
moderated user generated content ("UGC") and news solution.
BBC Arabic will use goliveTV to implement new types of
viewer participation TV shows based on live and recorded
user content.
BBC Arabic will utilize goliveTV to offer
its viewers the means to take part in shows using the latest
broadband video technology. BBC Arabic viewers will be able
to call into a TV show from their 3G mobile phones or
Internet webcams and either record a video blog that can be
aired at a later time or request to participate in a live TV
broadcast. Advanced moderation capabilities included with
goliveTV will provide BBC Arabic producers the ability to
screen all recorded video as well as interview all live
callers before allowing the content to be aired.
Jerry Timmins, Head of Africa and Middle
East Region, BBC World Service, commented:
"The coming BBC Arabic TV channel will be
a true multi-media operation that will span content across
television, radio and BBC interactive services. The UGC and
news solutions of iPoint-media made them the right choice
for BBC Arabic."
Muki Geller, iPoint-media CEO, commented:
"Our selection by BBC Arabic Service
demonstrates the satisfaction and belief the BBC has in our
goliveTV service. We’re pleased to be associated with the
world’s most innovative news service and look forward to
growing our relationship with the BBC."
iPoint-media’s goliveTV revolutionizes the
use of UGC in live TV broadcast, enabling broadcasters and
media companies to implement new interactive formats that
help increase revenues, ratings, and branding opportunities
beyond existing solutions. Comprehensive management
facilities ensure broadcasters retain full control and
moderation of all live and recorded content, a mandatory
requirement for the airing of user content in live TV
broadcasts. goliveTV supports live and recorded video
content from both 3G mobile phones and Internet webcams.
Additional information on iPoint-media’s
goliveTV can be found at www.iPoint-media.com.
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