Interactive Television Networks, Inc. (ITVN) has selected ViewCast Corporation’s Osprey Video capture cards to stream on-demand Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) content to its subscribers. ITVN’s interactive content networks deploy Osprey cards to ingest, preprocess, and stream programmed content for their subscription-based channels – Setanta, LacrosseTV and MavTV.

Subscribers need only a broadband connection and a free set-top box with a 12-month service contract to receive high quality programming over the Internet and delivered to a standard television.

"ITVN expands the Internet TV experience from the PC to your living room. The Osprey product allows us to convert mainstream digital content to IP video and deliver it for the lean-back watching experience viewers prefer,” said Charles Prast, CEO, ITVN. "We considered several other products before choosing Osprey, but it is far superior to others – it met our very high expectations in reliability, superb video quality and ability to preprocess content. Installation is quick and we found their support to be outstanding.”

"ITVN’s use of Osprey is a perfect example of how ViewCast products are helping fuel the IPTV revolution, allowing broadcasters to leverage the low cost of distribution over broadband Internet,” said Dave Stoner, president and COO of ViewCast Corp. "ITVN is delivering on the long-promised interactive television experience over the Internet.”

ViewCast’s Osprey Video cards are the industry standard in narrowband and broadband IP video streaming using multiple compression formats including Real Networks’ RealVideo and Microsoft Windows Media®. Osprey Video combines media capture capabilities with video preprocessing to deliver high-quality video for mission-critical networked streaming applications demanding 24/7 operation.