Our Company

Planetvu is one of the world's leading Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) platforms, delivering premier television content from around the planet to almost anywhere in the world!

Watch your favourite television programs live on broadband, and access your account through your computer or television 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. All you need is an internet connection!

Founded and backed by Pinnacle Capital, a leading venture capital firm, Planetvu has developed an end-to-end solution to deliver the highest quality and most secure Internet video experience from any point of origin, across any network transport, to any person on any Internet-enable device anywhere in the world. Partnering with only the very best international broadcasters and producers, Planetvu continues to enter into long-term license agreements to ensure you can watch your favourite international television shows anywhere, anytime.

Try it for yourself. Register today, and start watching Planetvu immediately!

Planetvu Channels

Planetvu offers broadcast channels individually a la carte, or as a group through packaged services. Browse through Planetvu's roster of premier international channels, and find your favourites!

Planetvu on Demand (POD)

Planetvu's soon-to-be-released Planetvu on Demand service will offer an ever-growing library of programs available any time you want to watch them. You can even fast forward, rewind and pause selections, just as do on your DVD player.

High-Definition Television (HDTV)

Today, at 100% digital picture and sound, Planetvu's quality is outstanding, but we are making it even better for you! As programs and movies are released in High-Definition quality, Planetvu is expanding its already-superior platform to enable you to watch your shows with highly-detailed picture quality, improved audio quality (including surround sound) and a wide-screen, theatre-like display.

Planetvu provides multi-language ethnic television and entertainment products and services internationally through the deployment of Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) technology. Through their personal computers, TVs and mobiles, millions of Internet users have access to their favourite television programs from around the planet -- 24 hours a day, seven days a week!

Built and supported by leading technologies, the Planetvu IPTV platform is one of the world's most advanced television distribution networks, and the world first global multichannel distribution platform. Planetvu is also one of the world's first, and largest, network digital video recorders, allowing customers unprecedented abilities to record and store their favourite programmes to watch when they want, where they want.

Advanced IPTV Platform

The founders of Planetvu started with cable television more than a decade ago. Now they are about to bring you so much more. We make access to all the latest communication and entertainment technology affordable, useful and fun. We're Planetvu.

The Wired World^tm

Years ago, we envisioned a Wired World^tm - a global broadband network that would interconnect every home, facilitating the convergence of television, computers, and the Internet.

Today, fueled by the availability of affordable personal computers, the growth of broadband networks, startling advances in digital technology and the explosion of the Internet as a vehicle for information and entertainment, our vision of a pure broadband cable network is becoming a reality.

With the ability to transmit voice, video and data at high speeds, broadband Internet has emerged as the fastest growing platform for delivering these services to the home. Planetvu is achieving the Wired World vision by developing and deploying the world's first and most advanced public Internet Protocol Television services through our advanced Internet Protocol Television Platforms and existing broadband infrastructure.

With over 205 million unique broadband households worldwide in over 120 countries, Planetvu is positioned to become a leader in the deployment of Internet Protocol Television Services (IPTV). Built and supported by leading technologies, the Planetvu IPTV platform is one of the world's most advanced television distribution networks, and the world first global multichannel distribution platform.

We're years ahead of traditional cable and DTH companies in our IPTV deployment and we're the first IPTV deployment over the public Internet.

Planetvu is also one of the world's first, and largest, network digital video recorders, allowing customers unprecedented abilities to record and store their favourite programmes to watch when they want, where they want.

Our Advanced IPTV Platform at a Glance

During the past few years, we've worked hard to engineer the network that allows Planetvu to deliver advanced broadband television services to all homes passed by a broadband footprint. Now, the same infrastructure that delivers Internet data services to customers around the world has the capacity to transport large amounts of video information to both personal computers and televisions at speeds much faster than conventional traditional Internet channels can support.

That's because our broadband infrastructure is comprised of state-of-the-art fiber-optic lines leveraging the world's most extensive IP-based networks with reach to over 500 major cities and in excess of 200,000 miles of secure fiber-optic routing along with the industries best optical networking equipment to maximize performance. Extensive global peering interconnections ensures that the Planetvu television and video broadcasts reaches its destination virtually anywhere in the world-quickly and without congestion.

All monitored 24-hours a day, 7 days a week.

Planetvu's network is an agnostic platform delivering continuous video signal availability and scalability to meet television traffic demands while reducing costs through network economies of scale. Performance is assured with multiple high capacity network interconnections, inherent redundancy, and minimization of packet loss and latency to the end user.

The network includes 12 fully-redundant broadcast redistribution centers in the US:

• Anaheim/Los Angeles (2)
• Chicago
• New York
• San Jose
• Dallas
• Seattle
• Phoenix (2)
• Miami
• Atlanta

With Network-agnostic egress to major telecommunications carriers such as:

• SBC/AT&T
• Savvis
• Telia
• Tiscali
• T-Systems
• MCI/Verizon
• Level3
• NTT/Verio
• Global Crossing
• Sprint
• Qwest

For our customers, this means an expanded choice of video programming, video on demand, interactive services and other exciting services the future may bring including Internet Protocol television services.

Our Partners Planetvu's Value Proposition to Broadcasters Greater control and reach for broadcasters. Planetvu helps free international broadcasters from the power of cable and satellite companies and regain control of important decisions like channel placement and bundling inclusion. Traditional distribution channels currently underserve the 3Es but Planetvu allows broadcasters to broaden their reach to target markets and meet the huge demand for foreign language programming. Closer connections to subscribers. Planetvu can provide broadcasters with valuable and accurate real-time data on subscriber preferences and habits, such as take-up rates, viewing hours, programming popularity, and signal quality, normally unavailable in traditional distribution services. In addition, Planetvu is an ideal place for broadcasters to test pilot shows, introduce new plot and character developments, and deliver creative programming not support by conventional distributors. If you are a leading broadcast brand, Planetvu is and are interested in learning more about Planetvu, please submit your information below and our programming acquisitions team will contact you shortly. Planetvu's Value Proposition to Producers Planetvu plans to launch it's On Demand service soon. We are assembling one of the single largest On Demand Libraries which will include both films and television content. If you are interested in talking to Planetvu regarding the distribution of your films or television content, please submit your information below and our programming acquisitions team will contact you shortly.

 

Careers at Planetvu If you have an entrepreneurial spirit and passion for driving change, you will love working at Planetvu. Opportunities will be regularly posted here, so please visit us frequently. If you feel that you would like to inquire directly, please email us at careers@planetvu.com Planetvu is committed to equal opportunity.

Contact Us If you need to find out more about Planetvu's programming services, please use the following contacts: Ordering the Planetvu Service If you require any assistance in ordering Planetvu online, are having difficulty purchasing Planetvu's services, or just need more information, email us at support@planetvu.com. To find out more about á la carte channels, or to upgrade your package subscription, please email us at support@planetvu.com. Technical inquiries If you already subscribe to Planetvu and need technical assistance, please email us at support@planetvu.com. Broadcasters and Producers If you are a broadcaster seeking distribution on the Planetvu platform, please see the Programming Partners section, and email us at broadcasters@planetvu.com.  If you are a producer seeking distribution on the Planetvu platform, please see the Programming Partners section, and email us at producers@planetvu.com.  Portals, Affiliates and Syndication If you are a portal interested in having Planetvu's video programming on your site, please email us at affiliates@planetvu.com. Journalists and News Organizations If you are a journalist, please visit our online press room or contact our Public Relations team at press@planetvu.com