NTT brings managed content service to Europe

NTT Smart Media Delivery offers a comprehensive audiovisual delivery service

NTT is releasing an end-to-end audiovisual content delivery system that covers everything from uploading to end-user billing.

Smart Media Delivery allows audio and video to be streamed in multiple formats simultaneously, and uses the managed side of the service to cover all facets of broadcast.

These include signal acquisition for live events, media encoding and multi-format transcoding, live and on-demand streaming and hosting, advertising integration, reporting, pay-per-view billing and traffic data analysis.

"Businesses and organisations of all shapes and sizes are keen to realise the value of their online audio and video, be it live streaming of major sports events, embedding advertising into video or offering paid-for audio content," said Sion Wynn Jones, product manager at NTT Europe.

"Our new proposition and value-adding services offer industry-leading depth and breadth to get content to market quickly. Availability and reliability are key factors with online media, especially when there is only one chance to deliver a live experience."