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New, game-changing TV middleware platform eliminates need for set top boxesRIDGELAND, Miss., Sept. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- C Spire and MobiTV, a global leader in live and on-demand video delivery solutions, are hosting a free workshop on Oct. 4 with interested pay TV operators to showcase a new IP video delivery platform that powers a revolutionary in-home streaming TV service and eliminates the need for traditional set top boxes. The day-long workshop will begin at 10:30 a.m. in the first floor conference center of the Ridgeland corporate offices of C Spire, which developed the middleware solution over the last 18 months in partnership with MobiTV. Since the C Spire branded consumer introduction of the MobiTV Connect Platform™ in July 2017, interest has grown in the transformative, app-based solution. Pay TV operators are drawn to the solution because it delivers advanced cable TV features that consumers love in a convenient and simple app that are designed to run on popular streaming devices such as Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV and Roku TV™. "Consumers get the best of both worlds with robust software platforms from the biggest names in the technology world and our cutting-edge apps and superior service," said Ashley Phillips, general manager of C Spire Home Services, a unit of the Mississippi-based diversified telecommunications and technology services company. MobiTV CEO, Charlie Nooney, says demand has been growing among carriers since C Spire became the first operator i the U.S. to roll out the platform. "This workshop will help answer questions about whether this is a viable solution in meeting changing consumer expectations and evolving technology to more efficiently deliver TV services in their markets," he added. C Spire TV eliminates the need for customers to outfit every TV in their house with a set top box, freeing them from several hundred dollars a year in rental fees. Because it's app-based, C Spire TV allows customers to watch their favorite content on virtually any screen in the home. The app-based flexibility is designed to support the different ways younger generations are consuming content, Phillips said, noting that new research by S&P Global Market Intelligence's Kagan unit estimates that 44 million consumers will have non-traditional TV services by 2021, roughly one third of all U.S. TV homes. To learn more about the workshop or reserve a spot to attend, contact C Spire at 662.259.0647. For more background on C Spire TV, go to cspire.com/cspiretv. About C Spire About MobiTV View original content with multimedia:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-game-changing-tv-middleware-platform-eliminates-need-for-set-top-boxes-300524351.html SOURCE C Spire |