The communications and content provider presented a solution for delays in watching broadcasts over the Internet • First, the service will be available to all customers who have an Android converter • The company's CEO: "We are proud to present a substantial technological solution that addresses a major global challenge"

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Yes (yes) launched yes + Live this morning at the launch event, a new and first technology in the world of TV broadcasts without delays on the Internet. "There is about a minute of delay between yes plus live broadcasts and competing TV broadcasts," said Ilan Siegel, the company's VP of marketing.

This is the biggest wrestling scene between television providers on the Internet in Israel, and a global challenge that television providers in every country are trying to find a solution for, since in all television services that operate on the Internet, there is a delay of up to 2 minutes. Traditional satellite example.

For example, during the 2018 World Cup, the old suppliers boasted that they did not have a delay in the broadcast, and announced non-stop that through them you will not find out from your neighbors which team scored a goal. This means that for some viewers, the most exciting moment - like the moment of winning a reality show - was shown tens of seconds after your friends, even though everyone apparently watched a live broadcast.

Yes said that the technology was developed over a year, in collaboration with the Israeli company Synamedia, and that the delay stems from the difference between traditional broadcast technologies and OTT services, which are based on the Internet. In web-based platforms the content is not immediately displayed on the screen, but the broadcast is divided into videos of a few seconds when the converter that receives them first performs a process of "storage" and only after receiving a number of videos the content is broadcast on the screen.

"yes is the first satellite company in the world to announce about a year and a half ago the transition to broadcasts over the Internet, and so already next year we will be the largest television company in Israel broadcasting on the Internet. Today we are proud to present a substantial technological solution. "Internet television services in Israel and abroad, which will enhance the viewing experience and change the face of television on the Internet," said Ran Gurion, CEO of yes.

"Yes + Live development addresses the need that repeatedly arises from TV viewers on the Internet in Israel and around the world to watch broadcasts without delay. The development gives us competitive differentiation from all existing services today. With the launch, we offer the best and most advanced value proposition to the consumer And an advanced interface, in a variety of routes that are suitable for every home in Israel, "added Ilan Siegel, VP of marketing for yes.

Starting in September, yes + Live will be available in 11 different channels for Android converter owners only, including the leading sports channels and the Keshet and Network broadcast channels, and will later be expanded to 16 channels in total, including here 11. The technology will be integrated in the yes + Android converter At no cost and will be operated automatically and without the need for proactive action on the part of the customers, and later will also be implemented in additional converters.

Asked by Israel Today about the other channels in the service, the two replied that "it's a matter of time. We will check and see which channels will be in demand. We think the other channels are less relevant and their deals are less important. In the world of sports and broadcast it is very important, so we started with These channels. "