There are many companies globally realising the potential for a fully integrated interactive television system. One such company is ‘Open TV’. Founded in 1994, Open TV is one of the world’s leading enablers of interactive television experiences, providing the technology, content and services that power interactive television around the world today.
In August 2002, Liberty Media Corporation made OpenTV part of its global vision by acquiring a controlling stake in the company. In October 2002, OpenTV acquired Wink Communications, a leader in interactive advertising and enhanced TV, and in June 2003, the company acquired ACTV, an innovative group of companies focused in the areas of addressable advertising and advertising sales, traffic and billing management systems. As part of the continuing process of extending its technology platform, in August 2003 OpenTV acquired the privately-held BettingCorp., which brought gaming, gambling and related resources and proprietary technologies to the OpenTV product family. With those acquisitions and the continued development of its organic technologies and platform, OpenTV has grown from a software vendor into a premiere vertically integrated company, providing the most highly regarded products and services for the interactive television industry.
OpenTV offers a comprehensive series of platforms enabling a wide variety of interactive television services, including addressable advertising and enhanced television services, with the potential to reach tens of millions of digital cable, satellite and terrestrial households.
One of the world's leading interactive television companies, OpenTV provides a comprehensive suite of technology, content, games, tools, applications, and professional services that enables cable and satellite network operators in more than 95 countries to deliver and manage interactive television services on all major digital TV platforms. OpenTV has its Corporate Offices in San Francisco, California and regional offices in the United States, Europe and Asia/Pacific.
With many countries due to turn off the analogue signal over the coming years, Open TV are being offered an opportunity to good to miss. Open TV is one company with an exciting future ahead.
Peter Hawkins 01:54, 29 Oct 2004 (EST)
