CED Magazine | January 22, 2018
Evolution Digital has upgraded its eVUE-TV IP video platform, meant to help partners switch to IP-based video services, with features including a new user interface and back-office platform for analytics and billing systems.
The new UI features enhanced trick play, which lets customers jump backward and forward through content at customized speeds. It also displays a screen capture of the scene so users can visually see where they are in a video stream as they fast-
“These upgraded features now available on our eVUE-TV platform offer consumers an exceptional viewing experience,” Brent Smith, president and CTO, said in a statement. “eVUE-TV provides our operators new opportunities to capture audiences who want to enjoy the best television functionalities available in the industry. In the competitive cable market, Evolution Digital strives to provide operators the tools that consumers want in a TV viewing experience to help retain and attract subscribers.”
The Colorado-based company also deployed a new back-office operations console to manage linear and VOD billing systems. Digital Evolution said the operations console for eVUE-TV can help operators more robustly monitor and report customers’ viewing consumption habits.
Evolution Digital is focused on tier 2 and tier 3 operators, and counts WOW!, GCI, and Mediacom among its eVUE-TV customers.
eVUE-TV is available on the company’s Evolution eBOX IP/QAM set-top box and other third-party hardware.