Telewest Launches UK's First HD PVR Service with Innovative Scientific Atlanta Personal Video Recorder
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KORTRIJK, Belgium and ATLANTA, March 14--
Following its selection as the exclusive supplier of personal video recorders (PVR) for Telewest in the UK, Scientific Atlanta, a Cisco company,
announced today that Telewest has fully launched its TVDrive service using
the Explorer® 8300DVB(TM) HD PVR.
The Scientific Atlanta® HD PVR is the first HDTV-capable cable receiver
in the UK, supporting Telewest's launch of HDTV content on its Teleport
video-on-demand service, which provides access to a huge library of TV and
movie content via the remote control. In addition to being the first PVR in
the UK, the Explorer 8300DVB HD PVR is Scientific Atlanta's first-ever PVR
with three video tuners, giving Telewest's customers unprecedented
flexibility and control to record two programs whilst watching a third. The
box also incorporates a DOCSIS® tuner for high-speed data access.
"Our TVDrive combines high definition programming with PVR capabilities
to provide our customers with the ultimate TV experience," said Eric Tveter,
president and chief operating officer at Telewest. "The exceptional teamwork
between Telewest and Scientific Atlanta Europe enabled us to meet an
aggressive launch plan."
Telewest is employing best-in-class software and security components from
a team of leading DTV technology companies. The PVR user application has been
designed and developed by Telewest and runs on middleware provided by
SeaChange (formerly Liberate Technologies). Conditional access security is
provided by Nagravision. Overall client software integration services have
been provided by Scientific Atlanta Europe.
"In every system where we have helped launch HD PVR service, it has
become a 'must have' for consumers for home entertainment," said George
Stromeyer, vice president and managing director at Scientific Atlanta Europe.
"HD PVR is also becoming a 'must have' for cable operators as competition
intensifies from satellite and other service providers, and operators seek
additional revenue opportunities."
About Telewest
Telewest, the broadband communications and media group, currently passes
and markets to 4.7 million homes and provides multi-channel television,
telephone and internet services to 1.8 million residential customers. For
further information visit mediacentre.telewest.co.uk.
About Scientific Atlanta
Scientific Atlanta, a Cisco Company, is a leading supplier of digital
content contribution and distribution systems, transmission networks for
broadband access to the home, digital interactive set-tops and subscriber
systems designed for video, high-speed Internet and Voice over IP (VoIP)
networks, and worldwide customer service and support. Scientific-Atlanta,
Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cisco Systems, Inc. More information
about Scientific Atlanta is available at www.scientificatlanta.com.
About Cisco Systems
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for the Internet. Information on Cisco can be found at www.cisco.com.
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Source: Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.
Chevaan Seresinhe of Emmett & Smith +44-207-819-4806 or chevaan.seresinhe@emmettandsmith.com, for Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.; or Peggy Ballard of Scientific Atlanta, +1-770-236-7871, or peggy.ballard@sciatl.com; or John Moorwood, +01483- 582-802, or john.moorwood@telewest.co.uk, or Rachel Turner, +01483-582-2140, or rachel.turner@telewest.co.uk, both of Telewest
