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Germany : Opera TV Store boosts German entertainment with Videovalis [TendersInfo (India)](TendersInfo (India) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Scores of German-language on-demand videos are set to land on the Opera TV Store app platform, as Opera Software inks an agreement with German motion-picture syndicator Videovalis. Videovalis capitalized on the free Opera TV Snap technology to transform its online video catalogs into apps for Smart TV devices. Videovalis holds distribution rights for more than 21 regional German broadcasters, as well as producing its own entertainment content. The first batch of 24 Videovalis applications - including VIP News, Kränk, TV Berlin and München TV - have now debuted in the Opera TV Store for Germany, Switzerland and Austria. These news, programming and entertainment apps join more than 20 German-language apps already live in the Opera TV Store. The breakthrough Opera TV Snap technology offers broadcasters and video content owners a unique opportunity to re-purpose their video channels already sitting in the cloud, turning them into fully packaged apps optimized for Smart TV devices, says Daniel Nordberg, Head of Content Acquisition for TV & Devices, Opera Software. With the Videovalis cooperation, German-speaking viewers of the Opera TV Store can enjoy even more of their favorite local content - on demand and with a regional flavor. With Opera as a new international partner, we are very pleased to start this great cooperation. In addition to our various offers on the web and mobile (such as our own app), this collaboration allows us to expand our distribution and make our video content available for Smart TV devices, says Thilo Burgey, CEO, Videovalis GmbH. Opera TV Snap produces Smart TV apps in practically no time, with no cost and no complex development. As well as app creation, Opera Software offers monetization of apps through leading advertising platform Opera Mediaworks, as well as distribution via the Opera TV Store application platform. The platform is already live with pay-TV operators and major manufacturers of Smart TV devices, including Vestel, Sony, Samsung and TiVo. Publish your app Broadcasters and video content owners ready for prime time can turn their online video channel into a TV app via Opera TV Snap. Simply visit opera.com/tvsnap/ and click "Get started". Here you can add the details for your video channel, which will be transformed into a connected-TV app in less than a minute, ready to submit for review. (c) 2014 Euclid Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info). |