WealthTV, the premier lifestyle and entertainment network in high definition, announced that it has signed an affiliation agreement with
Eagle Broadband to bring the network's lifestyle and entertainment channel to IPTV viewers across America via IPTVComplete, the multi-channel, turnkey video solution for service providers offered jointly by Eagle Broadband and France Telecom subsidiary GlobeCast. Eagle Broadband will offer WealthTV in both digital and high definition formats.
IPTVComplete is a turnkey video solution that reduces the time, effort and costs for new and incumbent broadband providers looking to offer high-quality entertainment services over their fiber or DSL broadband networks. The solution provides a unique combination of video content, headend infrastructure, satellite distribution and set-top boxes to offer a more profitable services deployment model. Eagle Broadband's video content, expertise delivering video services and IP set-top boxes, along with GlobeCast's superior satellite distribution capabilities, provide everything broadband providers need to deliver a robust bundle of video and interactive entertainment services.
"Eagle Broadband is proving that it is committed to providing an exciting and robust high definition programming package to its viewers via its IPTVComplete video solution," stated Charles Herring, President of WealthTV. "WealthTV's broad appeal and ability to allow viewers to live the American dream now by simply watching their TV, will deliver what IPTV subscribers are seeking and dreaming of and in high definition."
"Eagle's IPTVComplete subscribers will now be able to enjoy WealthTV's original and compelling programming featuring shows on exotic travel to luxurious lifestyles to programs on the latest medical advances, in standard digital and crystal clear high definition," stated Todd Daniels, vice president of IPTV Solutions at Eagle Broadband. "We are excited to add WealthTV to our robust channel line up of standard, high definition and on-demand programming."
Eagle Broadband follows a number of successful WealthTV launches from myriad cities from Los Angeles, California to Stanford, Maine carried by numerous MSOs, including Charter Communications, Verizon, Armstrong, WOW, US Cable, Insight Communications, Champion Broadband, Metrocast and many others. WealthTV features a wide range of family-friendly, aspirational programs from exotic travel to entertaining and educational shows all designed to have broad appeal.
Eagle Broadband and GlobeCast have previously announced that their IPTVComplete video solution is being used by AllAccess Technologies and Home Town Cable for multi-state roll-outs that include Texas, Ohio, Florida, Nevada, New York, and New Jersey. WealthTV, which is currently enjoyed by IPTV subscribers in Texas on Verizon's FiOS system, will be part of Eagle and GlobeCast's nationwide IPTVComplete roll-out.