TVR and Learn 360 Partner with Blue Pond Media and The Window Channel

TVR Communications (TVRC), the largest U.S. provider of interactive patient services and entertainment products, announced that it has partnered with Learn360 Health to deliver Patient Entertainment, Patient Education and Pediatric Education Services.

The Learn360 Health platform digitally delivers high quality content from top education and entertainment producers including The Window Channel’s Ventana Wellness Series. TVRC provides the broadest range of Interactive Patient Systems in the U.S. by developing and deploying solutions that actively involve the patient and family in the care process. The company’s bedside applications, audio/visual products and services to the healthcare industry enhance the patient care experience, reduce the burden on nurses, and provide staff and patient education as well as verification and reporting.  TVRC has partnered with more than 400 facilities during its 50-plus years in the industry.

“Our latest technology brings the most advanced solutions to healthcare and the patient room,” said Samir Batra, TVRC national practice leader for patient services.  “Learn360 Health has brought together the leading Patient Entertainment and Education producers into one easily accessible digital library ensuring we can deliver the highest quality content to the patient.”

“We are proud to partner with TVR Communications to bring our large and diverse, high-quality content library to the bedside,” said Ed Murphy, VP business development and marketing for Learn360 Health.  “Our ability to simplify content delivery to hospitals, provide the most aggressive refresh policy in the industry and extend the classroom to the bedside allows TVR Communications to focus on providing a superior in-room experience.”

The Window Channel Ventana Series Launched at Swedish Health Services’ New Issaquah Campus

Aceso (Uh-kesso), provider of interactive patient solutions for healthcare, recently announced the installation of its UpCare™ Technology within the newly opened Issaquah campus of Swedish Medical Center. Made up of five hospital campuses and many other services, Swedish is the largest non-profit health provider in the Greater Seattle area.

Through its partnership with Seattle-based Blue Pond Media and The Window Channel, Aceso delivers ambient scenic images to the screen, bringing a calming atmosphere to the patient’s room, through high-definition technology. UpCare™’s innovative features demonstrate Aceso’s dedication to providing users with the highest-quality experience during their hospital visit.

Aceso delivers condition-specific diagnostic and treatment information via television screens to the bedside of every admitted patient at Swedish/Issaquah. Integration with Epic, the nation’s leading electronic health record provider, enables Aceso’s UpCare™ solution to provide a unique user experience for each patient which is an industry first.

“Aceso’s UpCare™ system is the ideal fit for Swedish’s Issaquah campus as we aim to provide patients with the most compassionate hospital experience available,” said Chuck Salmon, vice president of operations at Swedish/Issaquah. “Providing clinical information to patients and their families has proven to play a vital role in the healing process. We feel Aceso’s UpCare™ enables us to achieve the goals of improved patient health and higher standards of care.”

Blue Pond Media’s A.C.T. Programming Now On Etisalat’s eLife OnWeb Service

Etisalat’s announced today that Blue Pond Media has been added to the eLife OnWeb service.  The additional content provides eLife OnWeb’s customers access to Blue Pond Media’s ACT 3: TRAVEL, the first of three video-on-demand ACT offerings.  Blue Pond Media’s ACT: Art-Culture-Travel family of channels offers hundreds of hours of HD Video programming acquired from libraries around the world, offering some of the highest-quality HD travel, destination and ambient programming ever produced.

“We at Etisalat are working hard to ensure that our recently launched eLife OnWeb service delivers the users maximum choice and quality of content through as many types of connected TV, Blueray DVD, Smartphone, Pad/Tablet, PC/Notebook, TV set-top-box devices. We are delighted to announce that great content from Blue Pond Media is now available to our customers via the eLife OnWeb service”, said Rashed Al Abbar, Vice President – Home Products, Etisalat.

The eLife OnWeb service offers thousands of hours of content from over 24 unique content partners. Customers can access the eLife OnWeb service today through the eLife OnWeb application. The app is accessible via the ‘Home’ menu on any of the LG 3D/Smart TVs sold in the UAE today.  Over the coming month, our customers will gain access to eLife’s OnWeb service through an array of additional devices anywhere, anytime, and anyway.

The eLife OnWeb service offers a ‘free’ basic access pack to the full range of content made available to users that subscribe to the eLife OnWeb+ service.   Customers can enjoy the eLife OnWeb+ service added at no additional cost, based on their subscription of Etisalat’s eLife Double Play (2P) or Triple Play (3P) bundles.

“We at Blue Pond Media are always seeking new platforms to offer our unique content through and were excited when the opportunity of offering our content portfolio ACT: Art-Culture-Travel, to users in the United Arab Emirates was presented to us,” stated Blue Pond Media managing partner, James Condon.

To experience the eLife OnWeb service with a live demo, customers can visit any of over 20 LG Retailer Outlets and more than 15 Etisalat Business Centers and Outlets. Customer can also visit www.etisalat.ae/elifeonwebdemolocations for more information.

ACT HD Programming Launched with Endavo Media’s Global Content Syndication Offering

 Endavo Media and Blue Pond Media have executed a content distribution agreement to provide Blue Pond Media’s ACT: Art-Culture-Travel family of channels for multi-screen delivery through Endavo’s OTT Video Services Platform by its global telco TV partners.

The agreement with Endavo expands Blue Pond Media’s distribution of its video content to service providers throughout the world. At the same time, the agreement provides Endavo Media’s clients with access to a growing library of unique, HD video programming that will enhance their consumer video services options.

This deal enhances Endavo’s content services offering to Etisalat, which is rolling out “OnWeb”, the new web-based video service that will be available to Etisalat’s fiber-connected residential customers on all of LG’s Smart TVs, and expanding to mobile devices and screens, as well as other operators, throughout the Middle East and Africa.

“This relationship extends the reach of our vast array of HD programming acquired from the best video libraries around the world, and also assists in delivering a better video experience to potentially millions of telco subscribers,” said James Condon, Managing Partner of Blue Pond Media. “We provide content that is unique for today’s market and the Middle East and Africa are real growth markets for our company.”

“We have an increasing demand for high-quality content of all genres – lifestyle, travel, nature, food, entertainment and others – to support telco’s use of our Platform for global OTT video services,” said Peter Contardo, CMO/Head of Content for Endavo Media. “The programming from Blue Pond Media fills a significant niche for us and is some of the best HD travel, destination and ambient programming ever produced.”

Etisalat, aiming to be one of 10 telecom operators worldwide with presence in 18 countries across the Middle East and Africa, currently uses Endavo for content services in support of its OTT-TV initiative.  In 2009, Etisalat licensed Endavo’s Platform to support the roll-out of an OTT video delivery infrastructure over its own Internet and wireless networks.

“As one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world, we are delighted to be adding another high-quality content provider to our existing portfolio of channels. We are thrilled to offer our customers an ever expanding list of programming choices from around the globe,” stated Matthew Willsher, Chief Marketing Officer, Etisalat.

Guest-Tek Launches ACT HD Programming on iPTV network

Blue Pond Media and Guest-Tek have signed a licensing agreement to provide Blue Pond Media’s latest HD offering, ACT: ART, CULTURE & TRAVEL programming on Guest-Tek’s ONE VIEW MEDIA Video-On-Demand platform. The programming will be offered to Guest-Tek’s hotel customers in North America

The three-component ACT suite includes original programming from around the world, featuring original art and artists, unique culture programs and spectacular travel scenery from all points of the globe. The ACT series is designed to stimulate the senses, encourage global and cultural understanding, as well as document the disappearing natural wonders of our planet—from the canals of Venice to the Serengeti plains to the world’s rain forests. ACT’s original content is produced by some of the leading HD production companies from around the world, including Red Bull Media House, The Window Channel, Third Planet Productions and Living Landscapes.

“As a leading provider of IPTV services to the hospitality industry, Guest-Tek provides an ideal distribution path for our suite of HD quality video programming,” stated James Condon, Managing Partner at Blue Pond Media. “The ACT line-up (Art-Culture-Travel) was specifically programmed to appeal to the culturally sensitive hotel guest.”

“Our hospitality clients are always asking us for unique, HD content that can give them a unique point of difference from their competitors; the programming selection and quality offered by Blue Pond Media is unmatched in the market today,” stated Brian Holst, Vice President Product Management. “We are very excited to be working with Blue Pond Media to bring a comprehensive programming package to our IPTV clients.”

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ACT, Art, Culture, Travel to debut at HITEC

Blue Pond Media unveils it’s latest HD offering ACT: Art, Culture and Travel at HITEC in Austin, TX June 20-23.

This spectacular collection of engaging imagery was specifically developed to offer the hospitality industry totally unique content-most of which has never before been offered in North America. With clarity so defined and original video so captivating, it’s almost as if the viewer is immersed into the actual viewer is immersed into the actual sensation of what it’s like to fly over a castle in Germany. Take a gondola trip through a Venice canal. Even tour a world-class art museum, where original works of art digitally come to life. A.C.T. offers access to hundreds of hours of original programming from libraries around the world that house some of the highest-quality programming ever produced.

The ACT offerings are organized by theme, category and demographic tastes, making it easy for IPTV networks and hospitality IP executives to select original HD content appealing to their customers. This original video programming is delivered to the hospitality industry at a cost far below traditional network and cable TV offerings. ACT provides hotel brands the unique positioning opportunity to provide superb-quality original in-room and public entertainment with minimal impact to the bottom line. Blue Pond Media’s vast program offering has been assembled from its global affiliate partners, including some of the leading creators of HD content, such as Red Bull Media House, The Window Channel,
Servus TV, Third Planet/Living Temples and HD Environments

ACT will be previewed at the Guest-Tek booth (#548) as well as several display partners.

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