CREATOR CAPITAL LIMITED ("CCL" or the "Company") announces that its wholly owned subsidiary
ETV ON DEMAND (ETV), a global Internet distribution network offering sports and entertainment content over the Internet, has commenced a Pilot Test of its IPTV service in Thailand.
Through its partnership with
Media Partners International, Co., Ltd (MPI), ETV will be deploying the ETV ON DEMAND Test System to an initial test market of 1000, growing to 10,000 test users throughout Thailand. The test period will last for up to 90 days, and will aggregate both technical information and customer feedback on the delivery system, the content, and ease of use of the system. It is expected that the ETV ON DEMAND full service launch will begin by the end of the 3rd Q 2006 in Bangkok. At this point, MPI will market the system throughout Thailand, a country with a growing population of more than 65 million. MPI has projected users to grow by 50,000-100,000 monthly once it rolls out the ETV ON DEMAND system nationally.
MPI and ETV have secured partnerships throughout Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Mainland China, and India, and are working together to prepare these markets for the full ETV ON DEMAND system launch, expected to take place later this year, and through early 2007. Potential viewership in these markets approximates 600 million.
ETV’s proven broadband delivery technology affords consumers their choice of entertainment and sports programming 24 hours a day over the Internet, with full-screen broadcast resolution on a guaranteed bandwidth backbone. The company’s complete end- to-end solution encompasses the latest Internet television technology, exclusive sports and entertainment content, and worldwide broadband distribution.
ETV’s proven broadband delivery technology affords consumers their choice of entertainment and sports programming 24 hours a day over the Internet, with full-screen broadcast resolution on a guaranteed bandwidth backbone. The company’s complete end- to-end solution encompasses the latest Internet television technology, exclusive sports and entertainment content, and worldwide broadband distribution.