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HomeChoice announced on Friday that it is now delivering broadcast channels on its service using MPEG-4.
The long-awaited conversion to MPEG-4 has freed up bandwidth that will eventually be used to provision more services.
"The completion of our migration to MPEG-4 for the delivery of our broadcast channels is an important milestone for Video Networks," said Roger Lynch, chairman and CEO of HomeChoice operator Video Networks. "The ongoing improvements in advanced encoding will enable us to free up bandwidth which can then be used in our continuous quest to provide ever more advanced products and services for our customers.
"We are particularly proud to be the first company in the world to complete the MPEG -4 migration in broadcast. The move places a stake firmly in the ground for VNL and reinforces our position as world leaders in IPTV. We see the benefit of advanced encoding in MPEG -4, combined with European service providers' migration to ADSL2+ enabling the sector to provide HDTV in the very near future."
The long-awaited conversion to MPEG-4 has freed up bandwidth that will eventually be used to provision more services.
"The completion of our migration to MPEG-4 for the delivery of our broadcast channels is an important milestone for Video Networks," said Roger Lynch, chairman and CEO of HomeChoice operator Video Networks. "The ongoing improvements in advanced encoding will enable us to free up bandwidth which can then be used in our continuous quest to provide ever more advanced products and services for our customers.
"We are particularly proud to be the first company in the world to complete the MPEG -4 migration in broadcast. The move places a stake firmly in the ground for VNL and reinforces our position as world leaders in IPTV. We see the benefit of advanced encoding in MPEG -4, combined with European service providers' migration to ADSL2+ enabling the sector to provide HDTV in the very near future."
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