Entriq, Inc. and FremantleMedia Sign Agreement to Bring 'World Idol'
Pay-Per-Video to the Internet
Entriq Supplies Solution That Enables Consumers From Around the Globe to
Download Videos From the 'World Idol' Event for a Fee and Using Windows Media
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Entriq, Inc., an innovative company that
provides Pay Media services to leading content providers, ISPs, and cable
operators around the world, has signed an agreement with FremantleMedia to
provide content protection, end-user authorization, billing and customer care
for FremantleMedia's "World Idol" pay-per-video offering on the Internet. With
the Entriq solution, consumers will have the ability to stream and to download
videos in Windows Media format from http://www.worldidol.tv/ for a fee and
utilizing a payment system accessible from all relevant territories. The
announcement was made today by Jan Steenkamp, Entriq, Inc. and Melissa Goodman,
Sales and Marketing Manager, FremantleMedia Licensing Worldwide.
"We are delighted that we could work with FremantleMedia on implementing the
Entriq solution that had them up and running very quickly," said Mr. Steenkamp.
"Our service is a proven platform for high-value content owners and service
operators to deploy an Internet pay media operation, and the 'World Idols' event
is a perfect example of just how easy and efficient it can be to start
capitalizing on high-value media content delivered over the Internet." "With 11 television broadcasters around the world airing the 'World Idols' event
and each linking to the worldidol.tv website, we needed to choose a solution
that would be flexible on implementation," said Ms. Goodman. "Entriq has
provided us with an all-inclusive package that supplied all the tools we needed
to capitalize on this timely, popular world event. Moving forward, we hope to
develop additional models and avenues to leverage new revenue streams for
content using Entriq." FremantleMedia created the "World Idol" show to be broadcast in 11 territories
worldwide, starting this month. Winners from "Idols" series around the world,
including Kelly Clarkson ("American Idol" winner) and Will Young (UK "Pop Idol"
winner) who will compete to become the "World Idol." FremantleMedia has added pay-per-view video to its official "World Idol" website
and will include approximately 40 videos that will be made available through
January 2004.
Entriq offers clients a full set of technologies to monitor, manage, protect and
sell Pay Media. These include billing and customer care, support and services
for Pay Media, conditional access for streaming media DRM for downloaded
content, and tools for publishing content online.
"Entriq's technology is enabling new business models for content providers that
want to connect with a consumer base that is distributed across the world.
Events that have appeal to a dispersed audience base can now be monetized
efficiently," said Boyd Peterson, The Yankee Group.
About FremantleMedia FremantleMedia is one of the largest international producers of entertainment
programmes in the world, producing more than 260 programmes in over 40
territories a year. FremantleMedia's international distribution division
distributes more than 19,000 hours of programmes to 150 countries worldwide.
FremantleMedia is the content business production arm of the RTL Group, Europe's
largest television and radio broadcast company, with interests in 23 television
channels and 22 radio stations in nine European countries. RTL Group is part of
Bertelsmann AG, an integrated media and entertainment company that commands
leading positions in the world's major media markets. For further information
please see FremantleMedia's website http://www.fremantlemedia.com/ About Entriq(TM) With 25 years of pay media experience, Entriq Inc. provides the only
comprehensive management and protection solution for Pay Media worldwide. Entriq
provides Security, Billing, and Customer Care for both broadcast and online
media. Entriq's products and services give content and service providers the
complete tools needed to manage and protect valuable media assets they wish to
track and/or sell. Entriq clients include some of the world's largest content,
network and service providers in the Pay Media industry, including DIRECTV, MTV
Networks, M-Net, Shanghai Cable and Canal Digital.
Entriq is a wholly owned subsidiary of MIH Ltd., which operates Pay TV companies
in Africa, Europe and Asia, as well as technology companies, including Entriq
and Irdeto Access. The parent company of MIH is Naspers (NASDAQ:NPSN). Entriq
is based in San Diego, CA and has a regional service center in the Netherlands.
To learn more, please visit http://www.entriq.com/ . DATASOURCE: Entriq Inc.
CONTACT: Patricia Frith of Patricia Frith Marketing, +1-818-876-0480, for Entriq, Inc.
Web site: http://www.worldidol.tv/ Web site: http://www.fremantlemedia.com/ Web site: http://www.entriq.com/
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