Paiania, Greece, 22-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — OTE TV is the first to launch in Greece the new hybrid TV platform, offering its subscribers the combined benefits of satellite and IPTV service such asinteractivity, personalized viewing and high definition content.
Changing the status quo, OTE is one of the first providers worldwide to remotely upgrade all of its subscribers to the new advanced TV environment.
With the hybrid platform, OTE TV subscribers via satellite and broadband connection will enjoy:
To access the aforementioned services, subscribers to the satellite service of OTE TV will connect their decoder with the router of their ADSL/VDSL connection[1].
The availability of the new hybrid decoder for the subscribers via satellite begins as of February 1st. The transition of existing subscribers of the satellite service, which is to be made remotely with the use of special software which will be sent via satellite, will be launched in April and is expected to be completed in a few months.
“2016 is for OTE TV the year of customer experience. Having already built a comprehensive proposal in terms of content and continuing to enrich our programming, we place emphasis on interactivity, personalized viewing, access from different screens. With the hybrid platform we give to the viewer the control of the content, whereas with OTE TV GO and its new multi room service we offer him the opportunity to enjoy our content from any screen he likes“, said the Director of OTE TV, Dimitris Michalakis.
The new hybrid environment offers many more possibilities to the subscribers, who:
The OTE TV GO service that allows the viewing of TV content through different screens (smartphones & tablets) continues to grow with the addition of more channels (32 channels currently available), new applications and more options for the subscribers, while in the second trimester of 2016 the service will be also made available through computers and laptops.
Furthermore, by the end of the year the multi room service will be also launched enabling subscribers to watch different channels on their domestic TVs.
[1] The connection is feasible with an ADSL/VDSL line by whichever provided. It is recommended that the speed exceeds 2Mbps.
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