Video On Demand

The Polymedia Video On Demand is a complete software solution for "on demand" distribution of movies, TV series and TV programs over broadband networks.

The Polymedia Video On Demand solution is designed for broadcasters and contents owners willing to catch-up the emerging business opportunities enabled by broadband distribution of video contents.

The Polymedia Video On Demand supports streaming and downloading of videos onto PCs and includes state-of-the-art DRM technologies to prevent piracy. Content owners have full control over protection and distribution rules enabling distribution models such as: download-to-own, download-to-rent and streaming.

The content catalog of "on demand" titles is accessible to the end user from a Web site that includes powerful search mechanisms for simplifying navigation.

The solution includes powerful tracking and reporting systems enabling the content owners to monitor the selling processes and to assess the preferences of their online customers.

The Polymedia Video On Demand solution is based on the TXT Polymedia Video, the TXT Polymedia powerful multichannel content & media asset management system, allowing encoding, protection, archiving and distribution over broadband networks of video contents.

The Polymedia Video On Demand solution has been used, for instance, for the creation and management of the VideoJukeBox movie download service (www.videojukebox.it) and for the management of similar services by important broadcasters.

Main functions

• Video content encoding and protection using state-of-the-art DRM techniques
• Support for download-to-own, download-to-rent and video streaming
• Management of the video content catalog and of the ancillary marketing materials
• Customization of the graphical layout for the VOD web site
• Geolocalization to enable transactions only to specified regions
• E-commerce and payment services with integration of the main payment gateways
• Download Manager for simplifying the downloading process
• DRM licence server management
• Multichannel delivery of contents
• Tracking, analytics and reporting tools directly accessible to content distributors