Fusion to reveal revolutionary Pay-TV services at IBC 2004

At this year’s IBC, Fusion Digital Technology Ltd is to demonstrate to Pay-TV operators how to create additional revenue streams through its supplementary product range, including an innovative portable personal video recorder (pPVR) and highly versatile world-first broadband videophone.
The pPVR is a portable media centre, allowing users to access both audio and video content while on the move, and the ability to store such content on its internal Hard Disk Drive without the need to interface with a PC.
In addition to the conventional USB port route, content can be transferred by direct connection to an audio or composite/S-VHS video source using the unit’s inbuilt MPEG encoder, and by direct digital connection to a dedicated Digifusion set top box or Digital Video recorder.
This allows a plethora of new revenue streams for broadcasters and cable operators by offering a library of music and videos to their customers on a per-download basis.
The cost-effective broadband videophone, developed by Fusion and new technology partner RedCom, is the first of its kind to utilise the new compression standard H.264, enabling high quality video calls, as well as increased audio call quality, over existing broadband networks. With a plug-in wireless option, the videophone can be attached to any TV set in a wireless broadband-enabled home, offering excellent flexibility and ease of use.
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