NxTV IP In-Room Entertainment Used by 25% of 5-Star Properties
Best of the best - Mobil 5-Star operators choose
NxTV IP VOD services three years running
Los Angeles, CA — February 21, 2008 - NxTV, Inc.,®
the first and largest provider of IP Video on Demand (IPVOD), IPTV and
interactive digital IP-based in-room entertainment and technology solutions
in the hospitality industry, announced that NxTV has been chosen by one quarter
of all Mobil 5-Star hotels for the third consecutive year. Of the more than
7,000 hotels the Mobil Travel Guide rated for 2008, only around 40 achieve the
prestigious Mobil Five Star Award status; these are widely regarded as the finest
hotels in the country. NxTV’s IPVOD entertainment systems are also used
by 15 AAA 5-Diamond properties.
"Guests who stay at leading luxury properties expect the very best, and
NxTV’s extensive suite of ultra-crisp HD IPVOD entertainment and other
personalized video services consistently exceed expectations," said Hooman
Honary, President of NxTV. NxTV stores its content on the hospitality industry’s
highest capacity digital entertainment servers and delivers VOD movies to guest
rooms via a hotel’s converged IP network to best serve guest needs while
maximizing revenue-building opportunities for clients. NxTV’s lineup features
more than 250 movies on demand, the largest selection in the industry, including
recent Hollywood blockbusters, episodes of popular television shows, family
content and independent box-office films.
NxTV’s quality entertainment services continue to be selected by the most
prestigious properties worldwide to meet the demanding standards of the most
discerning hotel guests. Many luxury properties are now installing IP-based
systems and HDTV on flat-panel televisions to provide the highest quality viewing.
The IP Delivery Advantage
The advantage of a converged IP network is that a wide variety of services may
be delivered on one network for greater cost savings, reliability, improved
applications integration, scalability and increased revenue. A single IP network
can deliver:
• HD video on demand
With its IP-based platform, NxTV is uniquely positioned to respond to the technological
trends in the hospitality industry. In addition, as more and more hotels replace
older televisions with the latest flat-panel HDTVs, hotel operators are demanding
high definition programming to provide their guests with more choices and a wider
selection of high quality on-demand entertainment. To address the evolving expectations
of technology-savvy hoteliers and their guests, NxTV will be rolling out an exciting
array of new products and services throughout the coming months.
• IPTV Free-to-Guest content
• High-speed Internet access
• Communication with mini-bar
• Voice over IP telephony and
• POS and many other systems.
About NxTV, Inc.
NxTV, Inc., based in Los Angeles, California, was recently named to the prestigious
Inc. magazine list of the 500 fastest-growing private companies in America. The
company is the first and largest IPVOD provider in the global hospitality industry,
delivering to its customers IP-based, 100% digital in-room entertainment solutions
that allow hotel owners to take full advantage of new technology today and in
the future, and offer guests the ultimate on-screen entertainment experience.
NxTV’s system runs over the hotel’s existing converged IP network,
which enables the property to communicate with a wide variety of in-room technologies
without the cost and effort of installing and maintaining separate networks for
each hotel application. The NxTV system delivers a full suite of digital IP-based
in-room entertainment services including High Definition Video on Demand (HD VOD)
and IPTV Free-to-Guest content, wired and wireless high-speed Internet access,
and a customized guest interface.
Clients include the world’s most prestigious hotel brands, including Four
Seasons, Peninsula, Raffles, W Hotels, St. Regis, MGM Grand, Le Meridien, Marriott
and Hyatt. NxTV, Inc. has offices and customers in the Americas, Europe and
Asia.
CONTACTS:
Eric Stern Director of Marketing and Planning
NxTV, Inc.
5700 Canoga Ave., Suite 150
Woodland Hills, California 91367
estern@nxtv.com
(818) 737-8267
Media Contact:
Julie Keyser-Squires, APR
Softscribe Inc.
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