[September 08, 2009] Ericsson and Com Hem in interactive TV deal Tweet Sep 08, 2009 (INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS via COMTEX) -- Telecom technology solutions company Ericsson (Stockholm: ERIC B) (NADSAQ: ERIC) said on Tuesday it is providing Swedish cable television operator Com Hem with the technology to deliver entertainment services to its customers via an interactive TV platform. The value of the deal was not disclosed. The new on-demand services will mean viewers can catch up on their favourite TV programmes anytime. The new platform supports a wide range of advanced services, such as video-on-demand, catch-up and start-over TV programmes and music on-demand. Ericsson said the rollout of the new services has started, with around 500,000 subscribers reached by December 2009. As prime integrator, Ericsson is designing, integrating and delivering the TV platform, which includes hardware and software solutions from Tandberg Television, part of the Ericsson group. Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected] [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]