September 12, 2006
Sofia Digital delivers Sofia Backstage® Channel Manager to Elisa Corporation, the leading Finnish telecom operator, to host interactive services on Mobile TV.
Sofia's Backstage solution will be the platform for managing Elisa's interactive pilot services in the Finnish Mobile TV network, which is sponsored by Forum Virium Helsinki. The services will use the Nokia N92 DVB-H device, which offers broad possibilities to integrate interactive services with traditional or made-for-mobile TV content.
Together with Sofia, Elisa is now developing a second iteration of the interactive SnadiTV mobile TV service concept. The service will consist of user generated content and regional information, for example local news feeds by content partners and videos created by users.
Sofia Backstage® Channel Manager can easily schedule various kinds of mobile TV content and enable interactive applications like chat, voting, quiz shows and games. On-demand video streams and 3rd party applications can also be easily managed with the system.
"SnadiTV is a new type of community centric service that brings together mobile lifestyle and TV. Sofia Backstage® is a solution that enables us to take this concept to the next level", says Mr. Jonas Kronlund, technology manager at Elisa R&D.
Mobile TV and DVB-H have gained a lot of interest around the world. "Our new products will enable operators and content providers easily to create content to this new medium. We look forward to working with Elisa and several content partners to make interesting Mobile TV services for consumers " comments Mr. Olli Väätäinen, CEO of Sofia Digital.
Finnish Mobile TV, is a Forum Virium Helsinki project that supports service developers by providing them with DVB-H network capacity and an active developer community. The goal is to promote the creation of innovative and interactive services for mobile TV in cooperation with Finnish and international developers.
Sofia Digital Ltd. is an internationally recognized provider of interactive TV solutions, bringing new services to different TV terminals utilizing new digital technologies. Sofia Digital focuses on open standard interactive platforms, such as MHP, OCAP, DVB-H and IPTV as well as interactive SMS TV services.
