Start-up targets cable's hospitality business

TiVus now has available its system for replacing hotel entertainment systems, directly challenging MVPDs that provide pay-TV services to the hospitality industry.

TiVus' twist is that it provides its system at no cost to hotels; it makes money with ad insertion, with ad revenue shared with the hotels.

TiVus' system is called e-SmartRoom, which it describes as a complete HD IPTV in-room Internet and entertainment solution. It makes use of installed coax, and it comes complete with 42" flat-screen HDTVs for every room.

Hotel guests get unlimited in-room movie rentals, free-to-guest HD channels, iPad interfaces, secure wireless internet (multiple devices) and access to an in-room printer (including fax).

In addition to sharing ad insertion revenue, TiVus will also share with its hotel customers proceeds from VOD and fees for wireless Internet access.

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