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ARRIS Collaborated with The Weather Channel to Power "Local Now" OTT Streaming ServiceSUWANEE, Ga., April 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- ARRIS International plc (NASDAQ: ARRS) announced today that its Global Services team collaborated with The Weather Channel television network to bring "Local Now" to life on Sling TV across all devices. Local Now is an over-the-top (OTT) streaming service that gives subscribers personalized weather, news, traffic and sports information based on their location. ARRIS Global Services is providing end-to-end management of the service—from design to integration, test validation, deployment, customized HTML software development, and managed services. The service is the first to implement the ActiveVideo CloudTV platform's CPE virtualization technology within the ARRIS sales portfolio. It also integrates Anevia's ViaMotion+ packaging software and ARRIS transcoders. Local Now delivers local content for all Sling TV "Best of Live TV" customers at no additional cost and is available in 207 markets throughout the United States. It provides localized content cycles on a short loop that are updated in real time. "This exciting application draws on many different platforms and resources to provide the localized OTT experiences that our subscribers are looking for," said John Menzies, Vice President, Local Systems Development at The Weather Channel television network. "We're pleased we were able to work with ARRIS to bring this service to life in an easy-to-use application that we can deply quickly on a variety of platforms and mobile devices." "This project highlights how ARRIS Global Services is engaged with Service Providers to transform their customer offerings," said Dan Whalen, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Global Services, ARRIS. "Local Now unites high-quality content and personalization in a way that makes OTT more relevant and engaging to subscribers." The Weather Channel television network: It's Amazing Out There About ARRIS Global Services About ARRIS For the latest ARRIS news:
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