Technology

Narrowstep is a leading global provider of Internet TV services and solutions, supporting channels worldwide. Their proprietary telvOS platform is the most comprehensive, end-to-end solution which provides broadcasters, telcos and other enterprise customers with all the tools they need to deliver the highest quality, TV-like experience available on the Internet.

TelvOS (Television Operating System) is Narrowstep's Internet TV technology platform that enables Clients to build and manage high quality TV channels of almost any configuration and commercial model. Narrowstep has built and continues to develop the telvOS platform with the core purpose of allowing our Clients to engage and monetize viewers more effectively than any other available option on the market.

• Delivers the highest quality video on the market engaging viewers
• telvOS is a single, comprehensive platform making it easier to launch and manage your Internet TV business
• Integrated video ad serving and payment features ensure you can optimally monetize your video
• Web-based tools that are easy to use

A robust Content Management System, so channel owners can easily encode, upload and manage high-quality programming. In addition, Narrowstep's distributionServer also, allows channel owners to syndicate their content through RSS Feeds and third party websites, vastly extending the reach of their channel.

Multiple format delivery, allowing you to reach your audience through Windows Media, Silverlight and Flash video play out in multiple bitrates for the ultimate in connection, cross browser and cross platform delivery.

A dedicated Content Delivery Network purpose built for delivering high-quality video over the Internet. Narrowstep is the only Internet TV platform that owns its own CDN, which gives them control over their video streaming capabilities, while at the same time allowing them to offer their customers discounted rates on bandwidth.

Superior Digital Rights Management (DRM) and Security features, including password protection, time to live streaming URL's geo-blocking, and more to keep your valuable content secure and safe.

A wide rage of Monetization Tools for monetizing video content, including video-on-demand, targeted advertising, sponsorship, subscription, and ecommerce. This allows customers to mix and match the model that works best for them and react to changing market conditions.

Unsurpassed Front-End Tools and Capabilities which includes, web design services, community building tools and fully customized, branded Players with a state-of-the-art interface that is as slick as it is intuitive.

It is this unique combination of industry leading tools and in-depth knowledge of the Internet TV industry that allows Narrowstep to provide customized solutions for companies who are serious about making money in this explosive new industry.

Player

You want to ensure the best viewing experience for your audience while reinforcing your brand. The Narrowstep Player is the most fully featured on the market, offering the ability to view content by 24 x 7 EPG (electronic program guide), by content chapters, through video search, video on demand and live events.

Player engages users with a wealth of viewing options, including allowing users to browse category play lists and most popular and custom play lists.

The telvOS administration console allows you to customize the Player to your specific branding and usage needs and enables multiple Players or multiple channels to be created.

Narrowstep offers a full design and build service for your player or you can build and manage the interface yourself

Benefits:

• Players can be a standalone interface, or integrated within your existing website
• Narrowstep's Internet TV player creates the most engaging viewer experience up to the highest quality video
• Higher average viewing times increase revenues and customer stickiness
• Provides single, compelling experience across many channels and viewing modes
• Video service can be syndicated to any website or blog using nBed and RSS feeds
• Flexibility allows you to adapt to many differing requirements (from Niche TV Communities to large network aggregators)

Features:

• Complete content navigation (play, pause, fast forward, rewind, etc.), volume control
• Full screen mode with support for 56kb/s to high definition data rates
• Video play out through Windows Media, Silverlight and Flash
• Electronic program guide for 24 x7 scheduled programming
• Searchable archive of content
• Create category, custom and popularity-based play lists
• Automatic bandwidth detection and network performance indicator
• Completely configurable look and feel
• Multi-channel and multi-player support
• Comments, Ratings, Send to a Friend, Link to, Embed, Related video
• Intuitive administrative console

Media Server

MediaServer is a powerful content management system (CMS) specifically designed for the delivery of rich media and Internet TV. MediaServer's intuitive web based console enables you to centrally organize and manage your TV shows, videos and audio files online, providing a searchable database of your content with all the metadata you need to run your service including digital rights management. The system supports ftp and http upload from edit suites and media encoding systems, and users can work on contributing and managing content from multiple locations.

Benefits:

• Reduced management costs associated with organizing and delivering rich media in multiple formats
• Integration to your current CMS or DAM drastically lowers effort
• Differentiate your service by providing better quality content suited to the user's computer or device
• Protects your content from piracy, unwanted reproduction, or broadcast to unlicensed geographies

Features:

• Complete Internet TV content management system for rich content delivery
• Simple web based management console for creation, organization, and discovery of content
• Automated XML-based content ingestion for zero touch management
• Multi format delivery support with the highest quality video on the market
• Integrated and automated DRM

Channel Server

ChannelServer is the most comprehensive play-out solution for monetizing your TV content online. Build your own combination of 24/7 interactive schedule, video on demand, searchable archive and live play-in. You can also create custom play lists. Video and audio can be arranged into sequences with trailers, adverts, idents and program content.

Services built using channelServer can be monetized out of the box using advertising, sponsorship, pay-per-view, subscriptions, micro-charging, and eCommerce.

Benefits:

• Flexibility to handle all content and viewing models increases viewer affinity
• Reduces costs and programming time to setup and maintain your channels
• Maximizes revenue through in-stream advertising, sponsorship, pay-per-view, subscription and eCommerce to increased audiences

Features:

• Total management for 24x7 linear programming, VOD, live event, archive and search modes
• Support for short and long format programming across multiple players, channels, and devices
• Support for Windows Media, Flash, H.264 from 56Kb to High Definition
• Simple web based console to create schedules of content
• Comprehensive user management
• Integrated advertising engine with atlas ad manager

Download Server

DownloadServer enables you to rapidly distribute and monetize your TV programs over the Internet, harnessing the power of word-of-mouth and P2P networks.

Combining downloading and streaming provides the best way to reach your audience and therefore a greater commercial opportunity. downloadServer protects and distributes your content to computers for use on any device including the Apple iPod and Sony PSP.

Benefits:

• Combining downloading and streaming creates the best audience reach and the best commercial opportunity
• Harness word of mouth and P2P networks for content delivery
• Offer content downloads on any third party site as a link or catalog of content
• Syndicate your files globally through the internet rather than creating tapes and CD’s and sending through the post

Features:

• Supports any file type, bundles of files, and mixed formats
• Complete digital rights management based on Windows Media DRM
• Integrated to payGate to support subscription and paid download, as well free to view

PayGate

PayGate is a complete payment solution that supports the processing of subscriptions, pay-per-view, tickets, downloads and eCommerce and can accept payments from credit cards, debit cards, and PayPal, integrating with CyberSource and your bank. It is your rapid route to commercializing and monetizing your online video and Internet TV service.

Payment rules can be set up using a simple web interface and can then be applied to any element of the service such as a program or a channel.

The system boasts detailed payment tracking, which can be analyzed per user to a highly granular level and can be exported to third party financial and analysis tools.

Benefits:

• Reliably charge customers for a broad range of revenue models such as subscription, PPV, download, live events, eCommerce
• Makes it easy for customers to make payments increasing revenue
• Easily report and account for any and all transactions

Features:

• Accepts payments from credit cards, debit cards & PayPal
• Multi-currency support
• Supports rules and packages for single transactions, recurring transactions, and promotional bundles
• Integrated into digital rights management (DRM)
• Comprehensive transactional security

StatServer

One of the great benefits of Internet TV is that all aspects of your system can be monitored using statServer so that you can understand how your business is running.

Measurement can be analyzed by user, channel, content or clip and is completely granular - you can drill down to individual clips and see how often and for how long they've been viewed on average. statServer provides you with the information to run your Internet TV business. Narrowstep also allows for the player to integrate your preferred web stats provider.

Benefits:

• Understand your audience and their viewing habits to adjust programming and monetization strategies
• Bill resellers, advertisers, content partners and customers accurately based on usage data
• Run your Internet TV business based on real data

Features:

• Accurate usage data
• Aggregate and detailed statistics for viewers, content, bandwidth, geographies, and viewing behavior
• Filter data by any time range, channel, player, or content types
• Full transaction reporting for all payGate transactions