CANAL+TECHNOLOGIES and 121 Productions Capture the iTV Mood With PROFEEL.Business Editors and High Tech Writers IBC IBC International Building Code IBC Iraq Body Count IBC Institutional Biosafety Committee IBC Inflammatory Breast Cancer IBC International Business Company IBC Independence Blue Cross IBC Insurance Bureau of Canada IBC International Broadcasting Convention 2002 Hall 1 Booth 451 AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands and PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE) Sept. 13 2002 What do you feel like watching today? Ground-breaking interactive profiling format application helps viewers work it out CANAL+TECHNOLOGIES, a leading international provider of interactive TV software solutions, and 121Productions, a developer of interactive programs for digital TV, today launched PROFEEL, the latest interactive profiling format application integrated into digital set-top boxes The cable TV box that sits on "top" of the TV "set," although it is often located several feet away in an equipment rack. The set-top box descrambles the premium channels and provides a tuner for the higher cable numbers that very old TVs did not support. currently running CANAL+TECHNOLOGIES' middleware Software that functions as a conversion or translation layer. It is also a consolidator and integrator. Custom-programmed middleware solutions have been developed for decades to enable one application to communicate with another that either runs on a different platform or comes from a , MEDIAHIGHWAY(TM). PROFEEL draws viewers into the interactive TV experience by letting them explore what kind of mood they are in and then making recommendations to help them find the programmes they really feel like watching. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Daniel Kapelian and Eric Amsellem from 121 Productions, "Our latest format, PROFEEL, offers broadcasters and operators a new opportunity for their pay- per- view channels. PROFEEL's content-based innovation is compelling for viewers and offers a whole new way of looking at programming." So how does PROFEEL work? At the start, viewers are asked a series of simple questions about their thoughts and feelings at that time. Each question offers a choice of two answers, which are illustrated by video sequences. For example: Question: How about leaving on a space flight tomorrow? Answer: You leave ? or You stay ? Question: Aliens have landed? Answer: You're frightened fright·en v. fright·ened, fright·en·ing, fright·ens v.tr. 1. To fill with fear; alarm. 2. ? or You're excited? The answer is selected simply through the use of the TV remote control. Once all questions are answered, a personal profile is given to the viewers based on their mood. According to this mood diagnosis, PROFEEL makes suggestions and guides the viewer towards relevant programmes which are highlighted by an operator or a channel to fit that profile. The PROFEEL application has been designed under the Vice-Versa(R) interactive programming framework developed by121Productions and Teamlog DMS (1) (Document Management System) See document management. (2) (Defense Messaging System) An X.500-compliant messaging system developed by the U.S. Dept. of Defense. , and allows operators to display as many as four TV shows addressing viewers' PROFEEL mood. Premiered on the CANAL+TECHNOLOGIES middleware, the PROFEEL application is dedicated to operators who offer PPV Positive predictive value (PPV) The probability that a person with a positive test result has, or will get, the disease. Mentioned in: Genetic Testing PPV porcine parvovirus. PPV Positive-pressure ventilation movies. "Choosing 121 Productions' PROFEEL application contributes to our strategy of providing operators, as well as broadcasters, with smart and efficient interactive TV solutions through talented and creative software companies," said Jean-Marc Racine, CANAL+TECHNOLOGIES' Executive Vice President of marketing. "It is indeed another vivid example of how our technology adds value, rich content and fun to interactive entertainment." Screenshots available on request About CANAL+TECHNOLOGIES CANAL+TECHNOLOGIES, a Vivendi Universal company, is a leading international provider of interactive TV software solutions. Over 30 digital operators and broadcasters have already deployed its interactive TV middleware, MEDIAHIGHWAY, and the conditional access system A conditional access system (CAS) is a system by which electronic transmission of digital media, especially satellite television signals through cable, is limited to subscribed clients. This is called conditional access. , MEDIAGUARD, including CANALSATELLITE in France, SureWest in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , and Astro Measat and ZeeTV in Asia, to deliver true interactive applications that are changing the perception of what consumers can expect of TV. Its software runs in 14 million digital set-top boxes in cable, satellite and terrestrial environments The Earth's land area, including its manmade and natural surface and sub-surface features, and its interfaces and interactions with the atmosphere and the oceans. . For more information: http://www.canalplus-technologies.com About 121 Productions Founded in Paris in 2000, 121 Productions creates and develops interactive programs for digital television. The company's program development expertise and production know-how give it a unique position in the market, and enable 121 Productions to create interactive formats in many fields including games, entertainment, advertising and education. This production know-how is combined with a technological control based on the development of Vice Versa VICE VERSA. On the contrary; on opposite sides. (R), an application exclusive to 121 Productions. The company has a technological partnership with Teamlog DMS, the digital TV subsidiary of TEAMLOG Group. |
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