Entone announces the launch and immediate availability of its WebVOD Hybrid TV solution. Entone’s WebVOD application is integrated with leading middleware solutions to significantly enhance IPTV services. By downloading the WebVOD application to subscribers’ settop boxes, IPTV service operators can now offer Hybrid TV services that combine the best of broadcast television and “over the top” media services that were previously only available through separate store-bought devices.

First and foremost, WebVOD enables video service operators to offer video-on-demand services over the Internet, allowing consumers to select from vast online movie libraries that include thousands of HD titles. The solution is pre-integrated with leading middleware solutions and does not require any modifications to the middleware.

One of the leading web media services enabled by Entone’s WebVOD solution is VUDU. Announced in 2009, Entone and VUDU have teamed to enable access to both VUDU Movies and VUDU Apps via Entone devices. The VUDU Movies service includes more than 3,000 HD movie titles which is the world’s largest catalog of HD titles. The VUDU Apps service includes a vast array of web-based media services ranging from YouTube for online videos, Pandora for online music, Flickr for online photo sharing, Facebook for social media, and hundreds of other compelling applications delivered to the TV.

Entone’s WebVOD application is immediately available to video service operators deploying Entone’s hybrid devices. Entone is currently deployed with over 100 IPTV operators in the US alone.

Entone’s WebVOD application provides a combined IPTV and OTT service with a unified user experience. The consumer’s online movie library and other web media services are presented as part of the core TV viewing experience from the same user interface, same TV input, one remote control, and all from a single device.

Entone’s WebVOD application is currently being deployed and trialed by numerous video service operators. The Entone WebVOD application and related services are immediately available in all US markets.