Net2TV Portico TV Streaming Comes to ARRIS Set-Tops
December 11 2014 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
ARRIS Group Inc.’s (NASDAQ:ARRS) ARRIS Market platform will
add Net2TV Corp.’s streaming television service, Portico TV, to its
over-the-top (OTT) content library beginning early next year.
ARRIS Market is an operator customizable HTML environment that
works with the ARRIS Whole Home Solution to give operators
unprecedented flexibility in controlling the content as well as the
look and feel on the ARRIS set-top user experience.
“Net2TV furthers the variety of programming our operators can
offer, giving them a competitive advantage in vying for the
consumers’ business,” said Ron Miller, vice president, Product
Management, Consumer Solutions, ARRIS. “Net2TV’s Portico TV
broadens the content mix of existing Whole Home Solution
deployments, offering subscribers access to a variety of engaging,
on-demand content from leading program providers.”
Net2TV’s Portico TV service works with well-known media brands
with expertise in special-interest categories including food,
entertainment, sports, news, tech and lifestyle. Portico currently
offers 18 on-demand, full-length programs including “Better Homes
and Gardens,” “Southern Living,” “Saveur” “Cooking Light,” “World
Eats,” “Inside Golf,” “Cycle World, “Sports Illustrated,” “Field
& Stream,” “A Closer Look with the AP,” “Newsy in 30,” “The
Week in TIME,” “PEOPLE This Week,” “Celeb TV,” and “Popular
Science.” All shows are updated weekly with the exception of news
programs, which are updated daily.
“ARRIS is a leader in delivering the content that consumers
want, whenever and wherever they want it,” said Tom Morgan,
president and CEO of Net2TV Corp. “Our streaming, special-interest
programming helps ARRIS give consumers even more content choices
from popular brands that they know and love.”
About ARRIS
ARRIS is a global innovator in IP, video and broadband
technology. We have continually worked with our customers to
transform the experience of entertainment and communications for
millions of people around the world. The people of ARRIS are
dedicated to the success of our customers, bringing a passion for
invention that has fueled our history: We created digital
TV, delivered the first wireless broadband gateway and
are pioneering the standards and pathways for tomorrow's
personalized, Ultra HD, multiscreen, and cloud services. We are
dedicated to meeting today's challenges and preparing for the tasks
the future holds. Collaborating with our customers, ARRIS will
continue to solve the most pressing challenges of 21st century
communications. Together, we are inventing the future. For
more information: www.arris.com.
About Net2TV and Portico TV
Net2TV Corporation is a digital television company that delivers
free, ad-supported programming through its Portico TV service.
Portico TV programming is developed in partnership with established
media brands, high-quality online producers, and independent film
and documentary producers. Net2TV curates short-form videos from
these partners and packages the video into full 30-, or 60-minute
television programs for tablets, smart phones and smart TVs,
connected TVs and now cable set-top boxes. The company, which is
headed by industry veterans from MTV/Nickelodeon, Black Arrow, NBC,
TiVo and Netflix, is based in Redwood City, Calif. For more
information, visit www.net2tv.com.
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ARRIS and the ARRIS Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks
of ARRIS Enterprises, Inc. © ARRIS Enterprises,
Inc. 2014. All rights reserved.
Net2TV is a trademark of Net2TV Corporation. Portico, Portico TV
and the Portico logo are service marks of Net2TV Corporation.
All other trademarks, registered trademarks and service marks
are the property of their respective owners.
For ARRIS GroupKalia Farrell,
215-323-1059Kalia.Farrell@arrisi.comorFor Net2TV Corp. (Portico
TV)Andrea Grindeland, 650-464-7075andrea@net2tv.com
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