LVL Studio and Azuki Systems Announce Key Partnership

LVL Studio and Azuki Systems Announce Key Partnership


New collaboration brings LVL's Purple(TM) to the Azuki Media Platform(TM)



LAS VEGAS, April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - The President and founder of
LVL, Jean-François Gagnon, is pleased to announce that the company has
concluded a partnership agreement with Azuki Systems. The collaboration
between the two companies will allow for the integration of LVL's
Purple(TM) next-generation TV application platform to the Azuki Media
Platform(TM), resulting in a clients offering better adapted to current
platforms requirements. The combined forces of both companies will help
support the future evolution of the consumer devices market.



"It's a natural, complementary fit," said LVL Studio President
Jean-François Gagnon. "Purple's next-generation TV user experience and
Azuki's rock-solid media delivery platform were made for each other.
Building on our respective strengths, LVL and Azuki will help
broadcasters, producers, and TV service providers bring the future of
television to their customers."



"Azuki is excited to partner with LVL to bring state of the art design
and companion app expertise integrated to Azuki's OTT Video Delivery
Platform.  The merger of consumption and companion app functionality
will set a new gold standard for the industry" said Bruce Lampert -
Azuki's Vice President of Strategic Partnerships and Business
Development.


Purple(TM)

Purple is LVL's next-generation TV application platform. Designed from
the ground up for the new multi-screen TV ecoystem, Purple allows
broadcasters, producers and service providers to offer striking,
intuitive experiences for IPTV set-tops, tablets and smartphones.
Visual Program Guides, Service Guides, and interactive, second-screen
Live Applications put a new world of discovery, entertainment and
engagement at your customers' fingertips.



For more information, visit the LVL Purple websitehttp://www.lvlstudio.com/purple

Azuki Media Platform(TM)

Azuki Media Platform manages and optimizes OTT video delivery -- enabling
One Pass Work Flow for media preparation for multi-screens, properly
segmenting and wrapping Merdan-audited content protection, ensuring
optimal distribution through multiple Content Delivery Networks (CDNs),
monitoring and managing the network bandwidth, playback, entitlement
enforcement, reporting on use, and integrating advertising. Ours is a
next-generation, comprehensive solution, purpose built from the ground
up for providing rich quality of experience when delivering Live and
Video on Demand (VOD) to multi-screens over un-managed networks.


About LVL Studio

LVL Studio is an award-winning user experience, digital product &
service design company focused on entertainment, education and
healthcare. Our projects span all the screens in consumers' lives, from
desktop to mobile, from tablets to TV. Our clients include TELUS, Bell
Canada, TV5, CBC Sports, Radio-Canada, Vidéotron, and Nokia-Siemens,
among others.


About Azuki Systems

Azuki Systems is leading the video delivery revolution to any screen
over any network. Azuki's solutions deliver rich, protected content to
any device over any network, allowing service providers to take the
complexity out of TV Everywhere (TVE) delivery. The Azuki Media
Platform(TM) enables service providers, mobile operators and brand-name
media to combine the power of over-the-top delivery with the highest
quality of user experience, content protection, back-office integration
and reliability. Founded in 2008 and based in Acton, Mass., Azuki is
led by an executive team renowned for repeated success in launching
disruptive technologies and scaling companies that have solved
difficult technology challenges and provided their customers with a
competitive edge. Visit www.azukisystems.com for more information.


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CONTACT: Anne-Sophie Laframboise
(514) 843-2063
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