Neotion MPEG-4 TV Modules Turn Digital Home Into A Reality

Neotion MPEG-4 TV Modules Turn Digital Home Into A Reality

NEOTION, a technology leader developing products and services for the digital television market, presents at IBC 2005 the next-generation of plug-n-play TV modules designed to empower the Digital Home. NEOTION’s revolutionary MPEG-4 modules go beyond regular set-top boxes as they will also enable viewers to have a scalable access to IP-TV, Video on Demand and other interactive services in addition to digital broadcast of premium encrypted TV channels.

The benefits for the TV manufacturers, operators, broadcasters and end-users are tremendous. The new MPEG-4 Standard allows service providers to distribute entertainment and digital content over IP, therefore enabling customers to easily access the booming emergence of IP based TV, video on demand, video games and interactive services. Furthermore, Neotion modules enable PCs and other digital home devices to communicate directly with digital TV sets, thus permitting advanced digital connections, typically via WIFI, Bluetooth, Ethernet, or Power Line (HomePlug).

The switch from analogue to digital is a global trend. Digital TV sets (iDTV in Europe and DCR in the USA) are currently experiencing a skyrocketing consumer demand worldwide. As stated by the European and the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations, integrated digital TV sets must come with a PC-Card type interface (named Cable Card in the US and DVB-CI in Europe) in which a standardized conditional access module can be inserted, thus enabling the reception of encrypted digital channels without the need for an additional set-top box.

Taking into account this new phenomenon, Neotion has created a range of modules specifically designed to be used with such TV PC-Card type interface. However, the innovative technology of Neotion goes far beyond the current conditional access centric approaches, as it comes with additional MPEG-4 and IP capabilities through a range of compelling all-in-one TV modules. Their ability to support any conditional access and smart cards as well as additional superior hardware security and copy protection engine, make them perfectly tailored for operators who want to leverage on the tens of millions of integrated digital TV sets that are going to be deployed.
“Our MPEG-4 TV modules enable any digital receiver with a CI slot, being a TV or a set-top box, to access to enhanced contents and interoperability with digital home devices, thus creating a completely interactive environment for the viewer," said Jean-Yves Le Roux, President and Founder of Neotion. “Neotion is the first and only company to offer such a compelling solution with this level of innovation. Our products are technologically advanced, as well as cost effective and specifically tailored to meet the current market needs”.

NEOTION MPEG-4 product range includes:
• MPEG-4 Conditional Access module replaces a regular set-top box to give viewers access to encrypted and MPEG-4 channels.
• PLC MPEG-4 module allows the digital TV set to communicate with any digital devices using Power-line networking in a HomePlug environment
• Ethernet MPEG-4 module allows the digital TV set to communicate with any digital devices via the widely deployed Ethernet technology
• WIFI IP MPEG-4 module enables your TV set to receive contents from the Internet and from other wireless consumer digital devices such as PC
• WIFI IP/Bluetooth MPEG-4 module enables your TV set to receive content from the Internet and from other Bluetooth-enabled digital devices such as mobile phones, PDA and digital cameras
• MPEG-4 Digital Video Recording (DVR) module allows users to simply record and pause television programs while watching broadcast TV.


About Neotion

NEOTION is a technology leader in the digital television market. The company designs, develops and
markets a wide range of innovative products and services dedicated to both the consumer market and
the media industry. In February 2004, NEOTION acquired XEOLE to quickly becoming a major player
of the MPEG-4 AVC video compression market. Neotion is headquartered in La Ciotat, France with a
subsidiary in Shanghai, China.

Its products are successfully meeting the challenges of several markets:
- Digital Transmission and Reception,
- Video Compression in MPEG-4,
- Digital Recordings for TV, PC and DVD.

NEOTION’s product line includes:
- Cablecard modules and chips integrating the new video coding standard MPEG-4 AVC to enable
applications in the Digital TV and IP-TV markets
- Modules for high-class TV receivers
- INFOCAST Services, a wide range of innovative and interactive services on TV with e-mail, update,
chat on TV, record by text messaging, Pay Per Phone

More details are available on the website: www.neotion.com
Press Contact: rp@neotion.com – Tel: + 00 33 (0)4 42 98 07 70