Advanced TV Service of the Year 2019, revealed! (Netgem.tv)

"...Netgem took home the award for Advanced TV Service of the Year (2019) for Netgem.tv." @ VideoTech Innovation Awards

Netgem.tv signs also deals with 

=> 12 fibre broadband providers in UK, Ireland (6 December 2019)!

Netgem confirmed that the netgem.tv service has signed partnership agreements with 12 ultrafast fibre broadband providers in the UK in the six months since launch.

As a result, the netgem.tv service can now reach over 250,000 UK homes, complementing their access to gigabit-enabled fibre broadband. The milestone comes after netgem.tv added the Premier Sports channels to its platforms. The netgem.tv service now offers access to more than 100 live TV channels such as BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5, as well as a complete Freeview Play catch-up with more than 20,000 hours of content. It also offers access to streaming services such as Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, Rakuten TV and Hayu.

The 12 ultrafast fibre broadband providers who have signed distribution deals with netgem.tv to bring the TV streaming service to their customers in the UK and Ireland are: 

1. WightFibre, 
2. Origin Broadband, 
3. Pure Broadband, 
4. Jersey Telecom, 
5. Air Broadband, 
6. Voneus, 
7. Pure Fibre, 
8. Cambridge Fibre, 
9. VX Fibre, 
10. Lilaconnect, 
11. Gigaclear 
12. Pure Telecom. 

 

In less than six months, netgem.tv has signed partnership agreements with 12 Ultrafast Fibre providers in the UK offering its TV and Streaming service to a reach of over a quarter of a million of the UK homes, complementing their access to gigabit-enabled fibre broadband.

This distribution acceleration comes some two weeks after (November 2019) the addition of Premier Sports channels to the netgem.tv inclusive premium content line up – which the platform suggests confirms the appetite from viewers and operators alike for a ‘skinny bundle’ entertainment package.

netgem.tv’s library incorporates over 100 live TV channels including the nation’s favourites such as BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 as well as a complete Freeview Play catch-up including 20,000+ hours of content. In addition, netgem.tv gives access to an array of streaming services including Amazon Prime Video, hayu, Rakuten TV, YouTube, and many more.


Sources:
https://www.digitaltveurope.com/2019/12/03/videotech-innovation-awards-the-winners-revealed/

https://www.telecompaper.com/news/netgemtv-signs-deals-with-12-fibre-broadband-providers-in-uk-ireland--1318964

https://advanced-television.com/2019/11/21/premier-sports-netgem-tv-partnership/

Netgem, bonnes perspectives pour 2020

...bonnes perspectives pour 2020:

"(...)
.Le revenu net de Vitis (non consolidé) croît lui de 11% (+0,4 M€) du fait de la progression nette du nombre d’abonnés.

.Le Groupe Netgem confirme son recentrage sur les services opérés, avec sa plateforme multi-écrans associée à des objets connectés haut de gamme

.L'offre cloud myVIDEOFUTUR, permettant de fournir un service multi-écrans avec ou sans Box, est à présent en phase de commercialisation par Vitis sur les plaques Fibre en France. L'élargissement de sa distribution auprès d'opérateurs partenaires débutera en 2020.

.En complément, le lancement de la barre de son connectée co-développée en partenariat avec Sharp et intégrant Amazon Alexa est venu confirmer le positionnement haut de gamme, avec l'objectif de permettre aux opérateurs de développer leur revenu par client et leur politique de fidélisation sur le Très Haut Débit.

(...)"


Source (Activité du 3ème trimestre 2019):
https://www.netgem.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/20191017PRQ319NetgemFR.pdf


RAPELLER:
(14 mars 2019) "Dans le cadre du Plan France THD qui ambitionne de couvrir l'ensemble du territoire en Très Haut Débit, VIDEOFUTUR va étendre la commercialisation de son offre Fibre sur les réseaux d'initiative publique exploités par SFR FTTH, filiale du groupe Altice France, représentant à terme 2 millions de foyers."

Super Smart Soundbar by Sharp and Netgem

"Soundbox, 

• a really smart, 
• elegant, 
• and compact connected 

soundbar for telcos

Amsterdam, September 14th, 2019 - Netgem, a pioneer in the connected home space, is releasing its second generation of its smart soundbars for telcos in partnership with Sharp, one of the world’s leading electronics groups.

Designed by a well-known designer team, this premium compact soundbar offers an elegant all-in-one home system, managed by operators.

The Soundbox is fully integrated with the Netgem back-end, multiscreen solutions, and tools for telcos, bringing the most comprehensive package to the market with Alexa, 4K HDR10, catch-up TV, best of OTT, DVB-T2 tuner built-in, wireless audio control, great sound, and slick design. It’s the ideal way for fiber operators to offer an elegant concentration of entertainment to their users!

The new product supports the telco content packages and services, as well as leading international and local streaming services, replay TV, several video-on-demand catalogs, and interactive applications based on standards such as HbbTV, Freeview Play, and HTML5. The off-the-shelf content offering is flexible and tailored to meet telco needs and requirements.

Its compact format becomes part of the user’s living room, enhancing the sound experience with elegance, quality, and support for 4K HDR and Dolby sound enhancement technologies.

Equipped with four speakers and a Class D stereo amplifier, the soundbar delivers rich sound even at the highest levels. An optional external subwoofer can be added for a tasteful touch of extra bass power.

Users can also control their wireless headphones and wireless speakers at home through Soundbox TV functions, as well as smart home devices compatible with Alexa ecosystem.

See, it’s really smart. We told you.

-

The Soundbox is showcased during IBC by Netgem (Hall 15 MS22 & 23)."

SOURCE: 
http://lesechos-comfi.lesechos.fr/actualite.html?id=891847

"...Smart soundbar designed by Pininfarina

The 2.1 Premium Soundbar HT-SBW310 makes every TV smart and upgrades sound at the same time. Sharp is the first manufacturer to present an innovative smart soundbar, which creates new possibilities in terms of connectivity and an all-round audio experience. Customers with non-smart TVs, displays, projectors, monitors, or any devices with outdated smart features, will benefit from a wide range of content and convenient voice control, with access to Alexa and some of the best world-wide, and local, streaming services. The built-in DVB-T2 tuner also enables connection to terrestrial television.

Equipped with two Class D amplifiers, two 2.5-inch drivers and a tweeter, the soundbar delivers voluminous sound at the highest level. An external subwoofer with 60 or 100 watts can also be added for some extra bass power. The HT-SBW310 Smart Soundbar reproduces audio content in 4K HDR video quality and also supports Dolby Digital™.

Sharp is supported by the Italian design legend Pininfarina, known for its design of luxury vehicles. The rounded corners, complete metal frame and striking side elements give the soundbar an extraordinary appearance...."

SPECS:

Really impressed with Netgem.TV, through the three offer (wuntu)

(23 de ago de 2019)

Source: https://twitter.com/carlm1978/status/1164856315312824331

(Netgem and Three partner for on demand streaming 
and free TV box for just £3.99 a month

https://www.netgem.co.uk/netgemtv-products/)

WightFibre: new Netgem.TV client @ UK

(2 septembre 2019) 

WightFibre, just launched on the Isle oF Wight 

Your TV. Reinvented. 

Order netgem.tv from WightFibre today

Add netgem.tv to your WightFibre broadband for an unbeatable TV experience. Access your favourite shows, enjoy the latest films on FreeviewPlay (BBC iPlayer, ITV Hub, All4…), Prime Video and more, all in one amazing place.

netgem.tv makes exploring the world of entertainment faster and simpler with the ultimate 4K streaming box so get the most out of your Full-Fibre package today!

    

About WightFibre

WightFibre want the Isle of Wight to be the best connected island in the UK – so we can improve the lives of everyone on the island.  Already, thanks to WightFibre, the Isle of Wight is the UK’s ‘fastest island’ as measured by average broadband speeds across the island.  

We are committed to providing the best possible local customer service and support to our customers. As the island’s first provider of all three broadband, TV, and home phone services in one contract, we will strive to continue to lead the way. 

And we still do today. Our recent £35M investment will see our network upgraded to full fibre broadband – that’s fibre all the way into your home not just to the street cabinet as with BT, Sky and TalkTalk.  This network will reach over 60,000 of the 70,000 homes on the island by the end of 2020. We will deliver speeds of 900Mb putting the island at the forefront of the digital economy.  

Netgem CA T2 2019 - new solution independent of TV Boxes

(August 1, 2019)

Netgem's Board of Directors meeting on July 31, 2019 approved the half-year financial statements and highlights its salient features:

• Launch of the new generation of multi-screen products 
• First deployments of new business models on 4K Boxes 
• Continued growth of Videofutur and confirmed ambition of € 30 million in turnover by 2021 
• Managed decline of the Box business and associated savings plan 
• Commitment of the founding shareholders, with the choice of payment of the annual dividend in shares 
• New governance, with the separation of the functions of Chairman and CEO, and the appointment at the later post of Mr. Mathias Hautefort, effective July 1, 2019 

"The new range of multi-screen services, associated with high-end equipment, and with new business models must allow the Netgem Group to take advantage of the growth of the very high-broadband market and the emergence of new operators" says Mathias Hautefort, Chief Executive Officer.

(...)
New customer offerings launched successfully on the multi-screen Cloud platform 

developed by Netgem New customer offerings have already been launched by Vitis on this platform, allowing users to benefit from new multi-screen services such as Live, replay and recording in the Cloud (nPVR): the triple-play offer "VICTORIA 100% Entertainment" and the offer "VIC 100% Digital", designed for "digitalnatives", without a TV Box. 

=> Vitis thus becomes a showcase for the new offerings, and other customers of Netgem have shown an interest in this comprehensive content management solution independent of TV Boxes. 

(...)

(...)"

Source:
https://www.netgem.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/PRHY2019-Netgem-FR.pdf

Purtel / purTV (Netgem.TV model)

04th-06th June 2019
ANGACOM 2019 - Purtel SmartTV app excited

There was a lot of crowds at our booth during the three days of the fair. The presentation of our purtel SmartTV app attracted immense interest, and all visitors were impressed by the intuitive, superior interface. The SmartHome portal also aroused great interest and was a popular topic in the many discussions. We look forward to the further steps and developments to offer our clients forward-looking services.

May 2019
First Content & Product Strategy Workshop

How can regional network operators and municipal utilities differentiate themselves from the big providers in the IPTV business and can themselves procure and offer attractive, regional own content?

That was one of the exciting questions on the first content day that purtel.com and MDDSL held together in Magdeburg in mid-May. Other topics included: The purtel.com RTL B2B framework agreement with the right of sub-licensing, presentation of the SmartTV app, direct streaming of local events and the addition of a smarthome portal. 

Our film clip shows a summary of the practical workshop.

Source:

https://www.purtel.com/news.html


(
==> Purtel.com plans to invest heavily in 2019
(PresseBox) ( Munich , 15/2/19 ) The outlook for the year 2019 from Managing Director, Markus von Voss, was very optimistic at the inaugural internal event. Purtel.com will make major investments this year in all three of its core areas, Internet telephony (VoIP), Internet service providing (ISP) and Internet television (IPTV). This applies equally to technical and personal development. 
) 

Français:

> 04e-06e Juin 2019
ANGACOM 2019 - "L'application Purtel SmartTV excitée

De grandes foules régnaient pendant les trois jours sur notre stand.
L'idée de notre Purtel application SmartTV est tombé sur un immense intérêt, tous les visiteurs désireux surface intuitive, supérieure. 
Le portail SmartHome a également suscité un vif intérêt et a été un sujet populaire dans les nombreuses discussions. 

Nous attendons avec impatience les prochaines étapes et développements pour offrir à nos clients des services tournés vers l'avenir."

* * *

> Mai 2019
Premier atelier sur la stratégie de contenu et de produit

Comment les opérateurs de réseaux régionaux et les services publics municipaux peuvent-ils se différencier des grands fournisseurs du secteur IPTV et peuvent-ils se procurer et proposer un contenu attractif et propre à la région?

C’était l’une des questions les plus passionnantes de la première journée de contenu organisée par purtel.com et MDDSL à Magdebourg à la mi-mai. Parmi les autres sujets abordés: l'accord-cadre B2B RTL de purtel.com avec le droit de sous-licence, la présentation de l'application SmartTV, la diffusion en direct d'événements locaux et l'ajout d'un portail smarthome. 

Purtel film clip shows a summary of the practical workshop.

Source:
https://www.purtel.com/news.html

NEW: VideoFutur sans box, accessible à tous les français ! (VIC: offre 100% digitale)

(4 juillet 2019)
NETGEM / Vitis.tv, élargit l'attrait de VideoFutur à tous les français ...!?

=> Au moment l'application est réservée aux abonnés à l'offre Fibre de VIDEOFUTUR.

Vous n'avez pas besoin d'une boîte Videofutur pour visionner les vidéos "Videofutur" (VIC: offre 100% digitale)!

SVOD et LIVE TV du VidéoFutur, accessible depuis n’importe quel appareil (téléphone, tablette, smartTV, autre décodeur), ce qui permet l’installation d’APPs android ou apple (sur google play ou l'APP store):

 

L'application multi-écrans myVIDEOFUTUR 

vous permet de retrouver vos programmes préférés en Live, en Replay et en VOD sur tous vos écrans mobiles. Naviguez avec fluidité, en mobilité, en toute liberté et profitez de l'enregistrement numérique nPVR.

https://lafibrevideofutur.fr/

LIVE TV : grandes chaînes et thématiques
REPLAY : myTF1, 6Play, France.TV, Arte, Disney et beaucoup d’autres
ENREGISTREMENT NUMERIQUE (nPVR) : enregistrez et partagez sur tous vos écrans
SVOD : les grands moments du cinéma en illimité avec FILMO TV et toute la jeunesse avec TFOU MAX
VOD À LA CARTE : toutes les nouveautés du box-office
VOS FAVORIS : suivez vos programmes et séries TV préférés
GUIDE TV : toute la grille des programmes -7 jours / +7 jours

Application réservée aux abonnés à l'offre Fibre de VIDEOFUTUR.
En cas de problème, consulter la rubrique Aide sur https://www.videofutur.fr

https://lafibrevideofutur.fr/

au 01/07/19:
Fiche d’information standardisée de l’offre VICTORIA 
Fiche d’information standardisée de l’offre VIC 

Three UK: "Your TV, your way" on wuntu!

(28 juin 2019)

"Your TV, your way" on wuntu (three.co.uk)

"Experience the best live catch-up TV, 

plus 50,000 hours of personalised content 

for just £3.99 a month."

Netgem launched with Three a membership of a new kind with mobile at the heart, box included and free equipment upgrades.  “Three UK was the perfect partner to take netgem.tv’s service to even more people: the exclusive Three membership deal will open up a world of personalised high-quality content at an unbeatable value – all across the UK.”

netgem.tv offers a library of free-to-air and paid for content that includes Amazon Prime Video, Hopster, Deezer Rakuten TV, HayU, Eros Now and YouTube among others.

(image source: http://www.three.co.uk/wuntu)

(FIND OUT MORE)

UK telco Three to give customers an exclusive offer. 

Through Wuntu!


http://www.three.co.uk/wuntu

"A new kind of TV service has landed - @netgemtv new generation!

Best TV in one place and peace of mind on devices: box is included, rolling warranty and upgrades after 12 month - all easily added to @ThreeUK bill. 
Check out the offer on #wuntu and more coming soon!"


***
Why UK viewers love netgem.tv

• Only we bring together the best programmes from free TV and popular streaming services in one place, so everyone can find something to watch, fast

• Only we guarantee total peace of mind: the TV box is included, always on warranty, and upgrades are provided every 12 months, all the apps always work, and our CS is 24x7 with no bots only human beings

• Only we bring them the most premium features such as smart recordings, personalised TV mobile experience, Alexa voice control and much more without the Pay TV hefty price

• Only we offer this with no commitment for our members - your TV, your terms 

***
To reamember  (By Jon Porter@JonPorty  Jun 9, 2019):
"Three UK to launch 5G network in August 2019
Third place for Three"
https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/9/18656264/three-uk-5g-network-launch-ee-vodafone-huawei-nokia

***

Read more at:

1) https://www.digitaltveurope.com/2019/05/28/three-launches-partnership-offer-with-netgem-tv/

2) https://advanced-television.com/2019/05/28/netgem-tv-launches-membership-offer-with-three-uk/

3) https://www.telecompaper.com/news/netgemtv-strikes-distribution-deal-with-3-uk--1294589

4) https://www.tvbeurope.com/tvbeverywhere/three-uk-announces-netgem-tv-offer

5) https://advanced-television.com/2018/11/22/netgem-tv-three-uk-launch/

netgem.co.uk

Traffic Overview on May 2019:

netgem.tv: for the modern day uk viewer. it brings together the best implementation of freeview play (all live tv channels + catch up players) and a collection of the best streaming services such as amazon prime video, rakuten, hayu, youtube.

Source: https://www.similarweb.com/website/netgem.co.uk

New kind of TV streaming service on Three UK (simply added to phone bill)

(28 may 2019)

UK telco Three to give customers an exclusive offer. 
Through Wuntu!

"A new kind of TV service has landed - @netgemtv new generation!

Best TV in one place and peace of mind on devices: box is included, rolling warranty and upgrades after 12 month - all easily added to @ThreeUK bill. Check out the offer on #wuntu and more coming soon!"

Sources (28 may 2019):

1) https://www.digitaltveurope.com/2019/05/28/three-launches-partnership-offer-with-netgem-tv/

2) https://advanced-television.com/2019/05/28/netgem-tv-launches-membership-offer-with-three-uk/

3) https://www.telecompaper.com/news/netgemtv-strikes-distribution-deal-with-3-uk--1294589

4) https://www.tvbeurope.com/tvbeverywhere/three-uk-announces-netgem-tv-offer

5) https://advanced-television.com/2018/11/22/netgem-tv-three-uk-launch/

Chiffre d’affaires T1 2019

(14 mai 2019)

Netgem: 
Le Chiffre d’affaires T1 2019 démontre le basculement vers les Services

Le chiffre d'affaires consolidé du 1er trimestre 2019 s’élève à € 6,6 millions et le revenu net à € 3,6 millions. Le chiffre d’affaires de Vitis (Videofutur), non consolidé, est en hausse de 42% à € 3,0 millions. Pour la première fois, plus de 50% des revenus nets du Groupe dans son périmètre élargi proviennent des services, concrétisant le basculement amorcé depuis plusieurs années. 

...malgré la chute de CA et MB, le petit business est plus & rentable

La % de la marge brute sur le CA, monte:

Chiffre d'Affaires (CA) aux dernieres  trimestres:
T1 2017: 14.7
T2 2017: 17.3
T3 2017: 12.4
T4 2017: 16.5
T1 2018: 11.0
T2 2018: 12.0
T3 2018:  7.9
T4 2018: 10.8
T1 2019:  6.6

Marge Brute (MB) aux dernieres trimestres:
T1 2017: 6.2 (42 % du CA)
T2 2017: 6.5 (38 % du CA)
T3 2017: 5.1 (41 % du CA)
T4 2017: 6.8 (41 % du CA)
T1 2018: 5.3 (48 % du CA)
T2 2018: 5.7 (48 % du CA)
T3 2018: 4.0 (51 % du CA)
T4 2018: 4.7 (44 % du CA)
T1 2019: 3.6 (55 % du CA)

A rapeller:

1) Le chiffre d’affaires T1 2019 de Vitis (Videofutur), non consolidé, est en hausse de 42% à € 3,0 millions, montrant un modèle de réussite sur le marché français hautement concurrentiel de l'OTT, qui Netgem veut repliquer en UK et en Alemagne!

2) Signature d’un partenariat entre SFR et VIDEOFUTUR portant sur 2 millions de prises Fibre dans les réseaux d’initiative publique (14.03.2019)
Télécharger - PDF 888.49 Ko(Dès l’été 2019, l’offre Fibre VIDEOFUTUR sera disponible dans le département de l’Isère, puis, à compter du deuxième semestre, étendue progressivement sur les autres réseaux d’initiative publique opérés par SFR. Aujourd’hui présent dans 30 départements et sur plus d’un million de prises, VIDEOFUTUR vise à fin 2019 pouvoir commercialiser son offre auprès de 2 millions de foyers.)

3) Le nouveau modèle de activité*, fait la croissance des résultats plus lente et pas explosive come dans le passé, mais ce qui importe ici est donc est une croissance recurrente récurrente et durable (proportionnelle à la croissance de la base d'abonnés actifs)!!!

==> Le CA n'est pas le indicateur plus importante 

(il peux même tomber plus), 

==> mais si la "Marge Brute" et "Résultat net" sont les nouveaux references!!!

* En effet, l'application de ce nouveau modèle décale dans le temps la reconnaissance de marge : passage d'un mode "licence" (marge unique et proportionnelle à l'acquisition de nouveaux abonnés) à un mode "Software as a service" (marge récurrente et proportionnelle à la base d'abonnés actifs). Ce nouveau modèle d'affaires aligne mieux les intérêts de Netgem avec ceux de ses clients opérateurs 

Smart SoundBar with alexa built-in (Netgem Soundbox)

(avril 2019)

Great freeview Smart SoundBar with alexa built-in !

‘‘Alexa!’’

‘‘ …What is on TV tonight? ’’

‘‘ …Play the last episode of The Grand Tour ’’

‘‘ …Play my favorite playlist ’’

‘‘ …Turn kitchen light on ’’

Netgem Soundbox

* * * 
AV playback:
Play the best of 4k HDR TV & video content with stereo sound & music on 4 speakers and its tube bass-reflex

Voice assistant built-in:
Just ask and Soundbox will make it happen 

Wireless:
Reach & control various wireless sources & devices, for video, music & voice

Telco enabled:
Manage security, upgrades and QoS, everything you need



* * *
To remember:
Soundbox HD wins two awards in one week (at TV Connect and the The Connies)

* * *
Available at:
amazon.co.uk/stores/node/3947960031

***
More info at Netgem

SoundBox might be the 2019 BEST BARGAIN soundbar!

(28 March 2019)

"...Netgem SoundBox 
might be the BEST BARGAIN ..."

"Improve your TV sound: Which soundbar is right for you?
If your TV looks amazing but sounds a little flat, why not add a soundbar to your home entertainment setup? We round up space-saving speakers to suit all budgets...."

"...but the Netgem SoundBox might be the BEST BARGAIN in this category. 

It costs just £149 and has Alexa onboard, but despite its low price it has surprisingly decent sound...."

Reed more at:

https://home.bt.com/tech-gadgets/tv/choose-soundbar-for-tv-11364158760834



Where to buy:
at amazon:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/node/3947960031
at ebay:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/NetgemUK

Links:
https://home.netgem.com/
https://www.netgem.com/
https://www.netgem.co.uk/ie/