Espial announces
that Chongqing Cable TV Network has selected Espial MediaBase to power their on-demand
services. Chongqing Cable TV Network is located in the southwest of China and provides
analog and digital TV services to 4.2 million subscribers. With this launch, they
establish themselves as one of the most innovative cable operators in the world. Using
Espial MediaBase, they can now offer Video-On-Demand, TV On-Demand, Network PVR and
Timeshift-TV services. With this line-up of on-demand services now launched, Chongqing
Cable TV Network will begin converting their entire subscriber base to digital TV
services over the next few years.

During their VOD system selection process, Chongqing Cable TV Network was impressed
with the capabilities of Espial MediaBase. Espial MediaBase is tightly integrated
with the Business Management Solution for Cable Operators from Huawei, their preferred
system integrator. They were able to overcome backbone network bandwidth constraints
with its powerful multi-tiered, multicast content distribution networking and server
clustering features. The ability to fine-tune their VOD hardware and software configurations
to each of their service regions was an advantage over suppliers who provide a limited
set of hardware and licensing configurations. They were also able to differentiate
their user experience with a full range of on-demand services and features like instant
playback on time-shift TV services. Overall, they were also able to achieve a low
overall cost of ownership with all of these features allowing them reliably, cost-effectively
and efficiently distribute content and provide on-demand TV services to users in several
cities including Yiran, Baligongshe, Tianlong and Hongxing.

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Tier 1 Chinese Cable Operator Launches On-Demand TV Services With Espial MediaBase