BesTV Partners With Home Digital Media for IP/OTT to Target 25 Million Indian Diaspora and Almost 3 Million Airline and Maritime Passengers/Day

BesTV Partners With Home Digital Media for IP/OTT to Target 25 Million Indian Diaspora and Almost 3 Million Airline and Maritime Passengers/Day

DELHI, May 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

    BesTV Indonesia is an affiliate to BesTV International, a subsidiary of Shanghai Media
Group (SMG), China. BesTV Indonesia and BesTV International are principally engaged in the
provision of technical content and marketing services for TV, computer and mobile
terminals through media source platforms. The company's main business includes Internet
protocol television (IPTV), mobile, smart television and network video, broadcasting
integration movie, television and multimedia production business.

    BesTV China is also the pioneer and founder of Chinese IPTV business model in 2005 and
has already grown into the world's largest IPTV operator with more than 20 million
effective IPTV users in China.

    BesTV International operates its business in North Asia, Southeast Asia and Africa.
BesTV has worked enthusiastically to develop comprehensive strategic partnerships with
leading manufacturers through close cooperation, with the purpose of building the bridge
between television and telecommunications industry, sharing industry opportunities and
realizing common development and keeping that in mind.

    BesTV Indonesia has partnered with Home Digital Media, a subsidiary of Home Cable
Network [P] Limited, which is a Delhi based independent MSO and a "Class B" ISP in India,
spearheaded by Mr. Vikki Choudhry, the visionary entrepreneur and Managing Director of
Home Cable Network [P] Limited.

    BesTV and Home Digital Media have joined hands in a strategic partnership to introduce
their OTT (Over the Top)/ IPTV services launched globally to target the 25 millionIndian
diaspora living outside of India by using the CDN (Content Delivery Network) of Akamai and
Octoshape that has already been integrated and successfully tested. BesTV and Home Digital
Media have been working in close association on this partnership project for the past 3
years now and have rolled out its global OTT services on various application platforms of
Intan, MyTVapp, Relay TV and Home Digital Anytime/Anywhere TV.

    This strategic association will provide live TV channels, movies and music on demand
content through various applications specially developed for Android, iOS, 3GPP and
Windows with a tailored solution of push and lev transcode made for low bandwidth with
adaptive bitrates supporting multi format live streaming for the aviation and maritime
industry, targeting about 90 million passengers travelling every month. Passengers on
ships and airlines can also watch excellent quality Live TV Indian and International
content on their handheld tablets, iPads and laptops while on the move.

    Home Digital has a worldwide footprint through its Silicon Valley headquartered
technology partner company Gaian Solutions with R&D development centres in India and
China.

    Gaian is a leading edge media technology platform company that caters to all aspects
of content distribution, content streaming, DRM, and also STB solution for delivery over
Cable, Satellite, OTT and IPTV platforms.

    For more information or clarification, contact:

    Hairi Soewarso, + 6583395269, Email: hairi.soewarso@bestv-intl.com

    Vikki Choudhry, + 91 98111 44467, Email: vc@homecable.tv

    Chandra Kotaru, + 1 (415) 885-9569, Email: Chandra.kotaru@gaiansolutions.com

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