SeaChange Takes $9 Million in Hotel Video-on-Demand Deal With Cox Business Services Hospitality Network.Business Editors MAYNARD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 20, 2001 SeaChange Collecting VOD See video-on-demand. VoD - video on demand Revenue Over 12 Months on Digital Video Systems and Service for VOD in Over 23,000 Guest Rooms in 17 Casinos and Resorts Earlier this week, Cox Business Services Hospitality Network (CBSHN), the leading provider of interactive television to the gaming industry with more than 110,000 hotel rooms nationwide, announced its agreement with Park Place Entertainment Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : PPE PPE (Brit) n abbr (Univ) (= philosophy, politics, and economics) → Studiengang bestehend aus Philosophie, Politologie und Volkswirtschaft PPE n abbr (BRIT ) (SCOL ) to provide in-room services including digital entertainment and high-speed Internet See broadband. access at Park Place Entertainment resorts. As announced last week SeaChange International  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . , Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : SEAC SEAC Student Environmental Action Coalition SEAC Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee SEAC Southeast Archeological Center (National Park Service) SEAC South East Asia Command (Allies WWII) ) will support CBSHN by providing advanced video-on-demand (VOD) services for hotel guests in 23,000 rooms with digital video systems and service for movies-on-demand, Internet access See how to access the Internet. and PC games. The purchase order for this deal contains a commitment that will generate $9 million in revenue for SeaChange over a twelve-month period. SeaChange will support CBSHN in Park Place Entertainment properties including: Caesars Palace, Hilton, Paris, Bally's and Flamingo in Las Vegas, Nev.; Flamingo in Laughlin, Nev.; Caesars in Tahoe, Calif.; Hilton in Reno, Nev.; Bally's Park Place, Claridge, Caesars and Hilton in Atlantic City, N.J.; Sheraton, Grand and Bally's in Tunica tunica /tu·ni·ca/ (too´ni-kah) pl. tu´nicae [L.] a tunic; in anatomy, a general term for a membrane or other structure covering or lining a body part or organ. , Tenn.; Grand Casino in Biloxi, Miss.; and Grand Casino in Gulfport, Miss. In addition to CBSHN sites, SeaChange provides VOD to more than 35,000 hotel rooms through SeaChange digital video systems deployed by cable television operators and hotels in top destinations including Anchorage, Chicago, Honolulu, Miami, Myrtle Beach, Nashville, New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. and San Diego. Leveraging its Emmy-winning MediaCluster video server technology, SeaChange provides a highly cost-effective system to store very large selections of digitized movies. MediaCluster easily scales in storage and streams to support the addition of hotels, guest rooms and new video content. Adelphia, Cablevision, Comcast, Time Warner Cable This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. and other cable operators around the world have selected SeaChange for their residential VOD deployments. In addition to the economical performance of its VOD systems, SeaChange's leadership in advertising systems supports its leadership in personal television. About SeaChange SeaChange International, Inc. is a leading supplier of digital video systems, with thousands of video servers installed worldwide, spanning the broadcast and broadband markets. The Company creates server and software systems that manage, store and distribute professional quality digital video. SeaChange's products are based on a scalable, distributed software architecture and standard technology components to continually deliver dramatic improvements in digital video cost-performance. As a result, SeaChange enables broadband, broadcast, satellite and new media companies to streamline operations and reduce costs, allowing for expanded services, new applications and increased revenues. SeaChange is headquartered in Maynard, Massachusetts and has product development, support and sales offices throughout the world. More at www.seachangeinternational.com. About Cox Business Services Hospitality Network In July 2001, Hospitality Network, Inc. joined with the newly launched Cox Business Services division of Cox Communications, Inc., (NYSE: COX) to form Cox Business Services Hospitality Network in Nevada. The company is a subsidiary of Cox Communications Las Vegas, Inc., and provides state-of-the-art, in-room, interactive services, communication and entertainment to more than 110,000 hotels rooms in Las Vegas, Reno and Laughlin, Nev., Atlantic City, N.J., Biloxi/Gulfport, Miss., and the Bahamas, among others. The company has the ability to serve businesses, schools and government agencies with a full suite of broadband services. |
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