News > OVEE enables subsidiary Apex Internet to strike TiVo™ deal
1st Feb 2010: Apex Internet, Canberra's second oldest locally owned and operated Internet Service Provider (ISP), today announced an agreement with Hybrid Television Services (ANZ) Pty Limited, the exclusive licensee of TiVo© products in Australia and New Zealand and the creator of CASPA. On-Demand, to give Apex Internet customers unmetered access to TiVo's the growing range of CASPA on-demand content on their TiVo© media device.
Apex Internet customers will soon be able to download TiVo's electronic program guide, software updates, new release and library of movies, as well as a range of on-demand content and services planned in the near future, without any impact on their monthly quota.
“This latest new offering further adds to our ever expanding unmetered content library, giving customers access to free legal content online without impacting on their monthly download quota” said Apex Internet's Managing Director Alan Jugovic.
“More and more, we are finding that our customers want to watch television but also want to enjoy high quality broadband content. With an average film being 1.7GB in size, unmetering movies alone provides great value to our customers, particularly those on plans with smaller quotas”
“The partnership with TiVo, through Hybrid Television Services, is designed to give Apex Internet TiVo customers a wider range of services and more value for their dollar” he says.
“TiVo was an early entrant into the set top box market in Australia and has done a great job in educating the public — it is logical for Apex Internet as a local ISP and advocate of legal online content delivery to unmeter their content” concludes Mr. Jugovic.
About Apex Internet
Apex Internet was established in 1992, with the goal to lead the local market with the best internet access products and then differentiate with genuine, plain speaking customer service.
— Acquired by OVEE in 2010, Apex continues to lead the local market with innovative plans, a best of breed network and a large range of value added services.
About Hybrid Television Services (ANZ) Pty Limited
Hybrid Television Services (ANZ) Pty Limited is the exclusive licensee of TiVo products in Australia and New Zealand. The TiVo media device is Freeview compliant in Australia and Freeview|HD compatible in New Zealand. The TiVo service combines digital terrestrial television with broadband movies, games and services (CASPA On-Demand).
The TiVo product was originally pioneered in 1997 in the USA by TiVo Inc. In 2008, TiVo technology was brought to Australia by Hybrid Television Services (ANZ) Pty Limited in August 2008 and will be available in New Zealand from November 2009. Hybrid TV is owned by the Seven Media Group (Australia) and TVNZ (New Zealand). For more information see www.mytivo.com.au or www.mytivo.co.nz
TiVo and the TiVo Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of TiVo Inc. or its subsidiaries worldwide. ©2009. TiVo Inc. All rights reserved. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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Cody Appleby
OVEE PTY. LTD.
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