Hotel IPTV
Samsung hospitality TVs and Eona, Nonius and Guest-Tek platforms: a welcome screen, guest information and integration with the hotel management system (PMS).
The right content on every screen, from one place
TV channels, information and promotional content for hotels, business buildings and retail networks, from the screen in a hotel room to a network of screens across dozens of sites.
What you get
Screens as a communication channel
Whether it is the TV in a hotel room or the screens in your branches, the goal is the same: the right content, on the right screen, at the right time, without visiting sites or changing content by hand.
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One system for every screen
TV channels, information and advertising over the existing network, on the same screens.
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Central control
Content, schedules and the status of every screen, for one building or all sites, from one place.
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A better guest and customer experience
A welcome screen in the room, up-to-date information in the building and promotions at the point of sale.
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Turnkey delivery
Equipment, mounts, cabling, platform setup, training and maintenance: one partner for the whole project.
Solutions
From the hotel room to a network of branches
Corporate IPTV
TV channels and internal video for business buildings, live streaming and event recordings for every site, on the VITEC platform, for which we are a direct partner and importer.
Screen networks in branches
Promotions, prices and information on screens in branches and points of sale: the same content everywhere or tailored by location.
Information displays
Professional 24/7 displays and mounts for showing information in public institutions and business buildings.
Technologies: VITEC · Samsung · Eona · Nonius · Guest-Tek · Vogel’s
In practice · Belgrade Waterworks and Sewerage and VITEC
Events from the hall, live at every site
Challenge
A new assembly hall for Belgrade Waterworks and Sewerage, where staff at remote sites needed to follow events live and watch them later as recordings.
Solution
A VITEC IPTV platform for live streaming over BVK's fibre network to remote offices, with a recordings archive, plus an LED wall and easy-to-use AV equipment in the hall.
Result
Every Belgrade Waterworks and Sewerage site can follow events live.
“The whole installation turned into excellent promotion for us; every visitor has nothing but praise.”Dušan Milošević, BVKCase study on the VITEC website ↗
Questions and answers
Key terms, clearly explained
What is IPTV?
IPTV is the delivery of TV channels and video content over a computer network instead of a traditional antenna or cable installation. Screens connect to the same network as the rest of the building's equipment.
What is digital signage?
Digital signage means screens that show information, promotions or ads and are managed centrally over the network. Instead of printed posters, content is changed from one place, for one or hundreds of sites.
What is a head-end?
It is the central part of an IPTV system that receives TV signals (from satellite, terrestrial antenna or the internet), processes them and sends them over the network to every screen in the building.
Do we need a separate network?
Usually not; the system runs over the existing network. Before installation we check capacity and, if needed, put video traffic in a separate zone so it does not interfere with other systems.
What is PMS integration in a hotel?
A PMS is the hotel system for managing reservations and guests. When IPTV is connected to it, the room screen can greet the guest by name, show their language and offer hotel services.
How is a professional display different from a TV?
Professional and hospitality displays are built for long operating hours and central management: they have locked settings, more reliable cooling and support for IPTV and signage platforms. An ordinary TV is not designed for that kind of use. Hospitality displays also have a built-in set-top box, so they play TV channels without extra devices and guests use one remote instead of two. That is what sets a professional system apart from a home one.
Can we change the content ourselves?
Yes. After training, your team prepares and schedules content and channels on its own, and we remain on hand for settings, extensions and faults.
What happens when a screen loses its network connection?
A signage screen usually keeps showing the last downloaded content, and when the connection returns it picks up changes automatically. That way a point of sale is never left with a blank screen.
Planning IPTV or a screen network?
Tell us the number of screens and sites, the type of content and how you want to manage the system, and we will propose a solution that makes sense for your building.
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