France’s Bouygues Telecom has chosen Montreal-based Bluestreak Technology’s interface for its popular Bbox IPTV service.

Bluestreak’s MachBlue Flash-based platform will power the next-gen IPTV interface for Bouygues service.

IPTV Subscribers will have fast access to news, sports, weather, traffic, entertainment gossip, stocks, and horoscopes through Bluestreak’s Widget Framework.

“The newest release of our Bbox IPTV interface makes it easier than ever before for our customers to access rich content and personalize their IPTV viewing experience,” said Yann Loussouarn, Services Marketing Director, Bouygues Telecom.

“Bluestreak Technology’s proven platform and extensive experience delivering Flash-based solutions to top tier network operators worldwide directly contributed to the success of this recent launch. Together we are delivering the future of IPTV interfaces to the market today.”

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