Industry-leading Content Monetization Platform Selected for
Exceptional Innovation
ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
CSG
International, (NASDAQ:
CSGS), a global provider of interactive transaction-driven solutions
and services, today announced that CSG
Content Direct®, the leading end-to-end content
monetization and management platform in the world, has been chosen as a
TMC Cable Spotlight 2014 Product of the Year Award winner.
Many of the world's largest entertainment companies, cable operators,
studios, and retailers use CSG Content Direct as the direct-to-consumer
platform of choice to offer individualized experiences for the browsing,
discovery, payment, and consumption of premium digital content. Content
Direct's rich functionality is delivered seamlessly across multiple
devices—from TVs to laptops to mobile devices and more—to cater to
individual user preferences and viewing tendencies.
"On behalf of both TMC and Cable Spotlight magazine, it is my
pleasure to honor CSG Content Direct with a 2014 Product of the
Year Award, said Rich
Tehrani, chief executive officer of TMC. "Content Direct has proven
technologies deserving of this elite status and I look forward to
continued innovation from CSG in 2014 and beyond."
Content Direct is the engine behind many of leading cable provider's
digital pay-per-view and online video-on-demand initiatives. Clients and
consumers alike benefit from next-generation technologies that support
sophisticated customer, content, and commerce management offerings;
extensible e-wallet capabilities; cloud-based digital lockers; custom
analytics tools; on-device consumption experiences; and virtual
storefront capabilities. Engagements with the leading providers, studios
and retailers have established Content Direct as the most complete and
effective solution for the ever-increasing number of UltraViolet™ users.
As a result, the most successful UltraViolet™ experiences in the world
are powered by Content Direct.
"Content Direct is literally changing the way cable providers, studios,
and retailers provide direct-to-consumer digital content," said Kent
Steffen, president of CSG Content Direct. "Serving the evolved consumer
across many devices requires efficient and personalized delivery. The
Content Direct solution provides not only unique user experiences that
allow consumers to access their content from any connected device
whenever they choose, but enables our customers to market, package and
sell interesting and innovative content offerings to their customers."
Content Direct also offers providers a wide range of capabilities around
the management of content, the customer lifecycle, digital rights,
eCommerce, customer care, analytics and reporting. This kind of robust
functionality powers a seamless and successful digital content business
while simultaneously adapting to evolving markets and consumer needs.
Content Direct also promotes social capabilities that facilitate
consumer-to-consumer activity updates, product recommendations, and
sharing points or gift cards to friends and family members—which in turn
creates a viral sales channel for providers and increases brand
visibility to end consumers.
For more information about the Cable Spotlight 2014 Product of
the Year Awards, please visit: http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2014/06/05/7864185.htm.
About CSG Content Direct
CSG Content Direct empowers content creators, aggregators, and
distributors to easily and effectively market, monetize, and manage
content. Content Direct is offered as either a set of software services
or as an integrated solution and allows content companies of all sizes
to increase the value and return of every content transaction. The
solution supports virtually all content types and commerce models,
including marketing promotions, offer management, partner management,
financial management, reporting, analytics, and syndication. Content
Direct is a complete solution and is integrated with leading digital
ecosystem providers. For more information, please visit www.csgi.com/contentdirect.
About CSG International
CSG
Systems International, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSGS)
is a market-leading business support solutions and services company
serving the majority of the top 100 global communications service
providers, including leaders in fixed, mobile, and next-generation
networks such as AT&T, Comcast, DISH, Orange, Reliance, SingTel Optus,
Telecom New Zealand, Telefonica, Time Warner Cable, T-Mobile, Verizon,
Vivo, and Vodafone. With more than 30 years of experience and expertise
in voice, video, data, and content services, CSG International offers a
broad portfolio of licensed and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)-based
products and solutions that help clients compete more effectively,
improve business operations and deliver a more impactful customer
experience across a variety of touch points. For more information, visit
our website at www.csgi.com.
About TMC
TMC is a global, integrated media company that supports clients' goals
by building communities in print, online, and face to face. TMC
publishes multiple magazines and produces a variety of trade events. For
more information about TMC, visit www.tmcnet.com.
Please visit http://customer.tmcnet.com
for more information.
CSG International
KC Higgins, +1 303-434-8163
Public
Relations
kc.higgins@csgi.com
or
Liz
Bauer, +1 303-804-4065
Investor Relations
Liz.bauer@csgi.com
or
TMC
Jessica
McCaffrey, 203-852-6800, ext. 170
Marketing Manager
jmccaffrey@tmcnet.com
Source: CSG International
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