L4 Media Launched and Panorama Unveiled for IPTV and Television Service Providers with Nokia Siemens Networks at TelcoTV 2010
L4 Media Launches; Unveils New Interactive Television Widget Platform with Nokia Siemens Networks at TelcoTV 2010
Consumers Discover Content and Interact While Watching Television
L4 Media, the interactive media company, launched today from TelcoTV 2010 and unveiled Panorama, the company’s new television widget platform. Panorama is designed for IPTV and television service providers who want to make it easy for consumers to access personalized content, like Twitter™ and Facebook™ updates, weather forecasts, and sports scores, directly from their televisions. L4 Media announced that Nokia Siemens Networks will be one of the first companies to integrate the Panorama product into its IPTV solution, available today. (L4 Media is exhibiting within the Nokia Siemens Networks TelcoTV 2010 Stand #411.)
“We are launching L4 Media to enable people to discover content and interact with each other while watching TV,” stated Brandon Albers, L4 Media Founder and CTO. “We want to usher in a new era where it is easy for mainstream television viewers to actively engage with the programs they are watching – to chat with celebrities, vote for contestants, and use social media to discuss shows with friends in real time. Nokia Siemens Networks is known for consistently advancing innovation around multi-screen experiences and L4 Media is pleased to deliver the types of interactive television services that showcase the capabilities of their IPTV solution. The flexibility of the Nokia Siemens Networks application platform allowed us to quickly and easily integrate our Panorama platform and on-top applications into their system.”
As a result of the integration work between the two companies, service providers who have deployed the Nokia Siemens Networks IPTV solution now have the option to launch custom branded widgets to their customers. Consumers with access to this IPTV solution have the opportunity to select from a choice of on-screen widgets to interact with their favorite content, directly on their TVs. The companies also plan to complete integration of Panorama into the full Nokia Siemens Networks Ubiquity TV offering.
“Nokia Siemens Networks is committed to delivering TV and Internet content to any screen, at any time, as a single, easy-to-use service,” commented Brook Longdon, head of Media and Entertainment Solutions, Nokia Siemens Networks. “We look forward to seeing the wide variety of useful and entertaining applications and widgets consumers will benefit from as a result of the innovation happening in this space based on our IPTV solution. For operators, this means new revenue opportunities and capabilities to build loyalty through differentiated and branded service offerings in local context, leveraging the modular approach of the IPTV solution in place.”
Unlike other widget platforms in the market today, Panorama is the only television widget platform that was architected from inception to incorporate mobile phone integration, social networking features, and unique revenue-generation capabilities. For a demonstration of how the L4 Media Panorama platform enables the creation and delivery of a wide selection of custom branded widgets to televisions powered by the Nokia Siemens Networks IPTV solution, please visit booth #411 at TelcoTV 2010. More information is also available at: http://www.l4media.com/panorama.html
About L4 Media
L4 Media, the interactive media company, delivers the products and services that companies need to transform the way people watch TV. The company’s Panorama™ product and custom development services are used to rapidly create innovative and high-quality mobile applications, social television experiences, and widgets that turn passive TV viewers into active participants. All of L4 Media’s products are designed to create personalization and social connection opportunities for consumers and new sources of revenue for L4 Media customers.
As a division of L4 Mobile, L4 Media offers a unique combination of cross platform, multi-screen experience and proven, large scale deployment expertise. Headquartered in Kirkland, WA, L4 Media works with some of the leading hardware and media companies today. Additional information is available at http://www.l4media.com, +1 (425) 605-7030, and info@l4media.com.
