Award-Winning CSG Ascendon™ Powers New Sony
Ultra4K App
ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
CSG
Systems International, Inc. (NASDAQ:
CSGS), the trusted global partner to launch and monetize digital
services, today announced that its CSG Ascendon digital services
platform powers a new, cutting-edge app experience offered by Sony
Pictures Home Entertainment.
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ULTRA, powered by CSG Ascendon, allows consumers to buy and stream 4K movies and TV shows on Sony BRAVIA® 4K TVs. (Photo: Business Wire)
In the latest step in a multi-year relationship, Sony Pictures Home
Entertainment (SPHE) has partnered with CSG to create a new service
named ULTRA that allows consumers to buy and stream 4K movies and TV
shows on Sony Android BRAVIA® 4K TVs.
With this new service, consumers will be able to browse, purchase,
favorite, search and playback a broad catalog of 4K UltraHD video
content including High Dynamic Range (HDR) content, available only on
HDR-enabled TVs, which provides enhanced color, brightness and detail.
ULTRA will also feature digital extras, an interactive media experience
that offers extra features such as behind-the-scenes photos, deleted
scenes and other bonus material, optimized for the TV screen. ULTRA is
powered by Sony Pictures Store and is compatible with UltraViolet, which
allows existing Sony Pictures Store and UltraViolet users to access and
stream other Sony Pictures Home Entertainment movies and TV shows within
the ULTRA app. Consumers can also visit the Sony Pictures Store website
to redeem UltraViolet codes that will come with SPHE 4K UltraHD discs
currently for sale in the U.S.
"This latest step we've taken with CSG allows us to bring new 4K video
to market in a way that pairs the highest possible TV viewing quality
with an intuitive and powerful consumer experience," said Jake Winett,
vice president of Consumer Services and Platforms, Sony Pictures Home
Entertainment. "Sony Ultra4K brings together a strong catalog of content
with a portfolio of devices that creates a stunning consumer experience
that is unmatched in the industry."
"The pairing of CSG Ascendon and the ULTRA Bravia app is the evolution
of the customer experience - from an incredible, high resolution viewing
experience to intuitive browsing, playback and more, consumers will have
one-stop access to the best experience on television," said Kent
Steffen, president of Global OTT Business at CSG International. "4K HDR
takes video content to the next level of the viewing experience and we
are honored to partner with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment to be part
of video's evolution."
CSG Ascendon powers innovative digital service strategies for several
market-leading studios, retailers and service providers including
Comcast through XFINITY
On Campus; Cineplex
Entertainment; ESPN,
Media-Saturn
and more. The platform overlays existing billing support systems,
point-of-sale and device app stores, enabling providers to quickly
launch and monetize new digital services without the need to replace
existing infrastructure.
About CSG Ascendon
Ascendon is a cloud-based digital commerce platform that allows service
providers to quickly create, launch, and monetize compelling offers of
digital services including digital content and data across users,
channels and devices. Purposefully built as a unified suite, Ascendon
integrates the full scope of business operations - from product creation
and sales offer, to order and activation, to revenue management and
partner settlement. Ascendon is delivered through flexible delivery
models, including cloud and managed services. With no investment in new
infrastructure, and virtually limitless scalability, service providers
can fulfill digital services that consumers are demanding now and in the
future.
About CSG International
CSG
International (NASDAQ: CSGS) is the trusted global partner to
help clients launch and monetize communications and entertainment
services in the digital age. Leveraging 30 years of experience and
expertise in voice, video, data and content services, CSG delivers
market-leading revenue management and customer interaction solutions in
licensed and managed service models. The company drives business
transformation initiatives for the majority of the top 100 global
communications service providers, including AT&T, Charter
Communications, Comcast, DISH, ESPN, Media-Saturn, Orange, Reliance,
SingTel Optus, Telefonica, Time Warner Cable, Vodafone, Vivo and
Verizon. For more information, visit our website at www.csgi.com.
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