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mChannel -
Bring Mobile Phone Applications to Digital TV

Infocast's mChannel for MHP brings mobile applications to TV screens. mChannel enables choosing ready, already popular, tested and working mobile applications and bringing them to TV. This provides tremendous cost savings in interactive TV content creation and reduces the risks of service development.

With mChannel broadcasters are able to attract more users for digital services. mChannel architecture achieves cost savings and enables new business models and revenue sources.

Key Advantages

	Catch the momentum of mobile Java applications to digital TV
	The mobile application market is mature so there are plenty of applications to choose from
	Easy to put in action: choose, test and broadcast applications
	Compact application size maximizes interactivity per broadcasted byte
	Optional BuyTime feature enables SMS based billing.

BuyTime -
Mobile Billing Solution for Interactive MHP Services

Infocast BuyTime provides a way to create chargeable interactive digital TV services based on the Multimedia Home Platform (MHP) standard. Charging is done with mobile device by sending a short message (SMS) containing an activation code to the service provider.

BuyTime consists of an open user interface component and a server platform which carries out billing and service usage reporting. The user interface component has an open interface which allows it to be used from practically any MHP interactive application.

BuyTime enables the service provider to use a single practical way to charge for multiple interactive services. Application developers on the other hand can concentrate on their particular interactive service without worrying about billing infrastrucure.

For example Infocast's mChannel with BuyTime feature provides a perfect solution for charging for the use of mobile applications on digital TV.

Key Advantages

	Generate revenue from interactive services
	Works on any MHP compliant digital TV set
	No return channel necessary - mobile phone used for charging
	Works with any MHP-application, developers need not to worry about creating billing systems
	Easy to integrate to existing digital TV application suites
	Lightweight and fast loading user interface
	Billing server provides usage reports enabling tracking of service use.

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