Dealer Overview What is Philo? Philo provides a multichannel, multi-screen experience to students in bulk university environments. Authorized on-campus resident students can watch all the DirecTV content they love, in all the ways they want to watch - on laptops, tablets, smartphones, and TVs. They can use live TV to stay up to date on their favorite programs and sports events, or fit viewing into their schedules with recordings on their personal network DVRs

The Philo hardware resides in the campus data center and uses the private campus LAN network, so the video is never on the public Internet and no external bandwidth is used. Video can be delivered over a wired or wireless network connection. Philo, delivering content ingested from DirecTV, can be used in conjunction with a traditional coaxial cable delivery system or can operate as an IPTV-only solution.

University Administrators Love It Students Love It Piracy Reduction Everywhere on Campus 85% of Philo users say they watch less illegally-ob- Students can watch live TV anywhere on the private tained content now that they have Philo. Fewer illegal campus data network - in the dorm, dining hall, quad, student downloads means fewer time-consuming and more. DMCA requests for the university IT team. Personal DVR Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Every user has a personal network DVR, allowing Students already bring laptops, smartphones, and students to watch what they want on their own other Philo-compatible devices to campus, so schedules and fit the TV they love into their hectic universities are free from managing dorm room college lives. cable boxes. TV on Every Screen Superior Support Philo is available on the devices students want to use Philo offers first tier support for both viewers and for TV - laptops, tablets, and smartphones, as well as administrators. Our remote management capabilities traditional TV sets. allow us to efficiently maintain on-campus hardware, and every support ticket is personally handled by a Resellers Love It member of the Philo team. Simple Installation Philo’s easy three step installation gets the system up Student Satisfaction and running with minimal time required from resellers. Two thirds of Philo users say that having Philo at their The hardware has a small footprint in the data center, school has improved their on-campus living taking up just 6-8 rack units. experience. Providing Philo is seen as a sign of a forward-thinking, technologically current university Fewer Truck Rolls with a dedication to quality on-campus living Philo can remotely manage on-campus hardware, experiences. It can be a key differentiator for troubleshooting from our Network Operations Center. attracting students to enroll in the university and That means fewer truck rolls, and less time between retaining them in on-campus housing. an issue and its resolution.

System Management Keeps Them Competitive With Philo’s real-time analytics dashboard, campus With IPTV solutions rolling out from several MSOs, administrators can see how Philo interacts with the Philo keeps resellers ahead of the competition in campus network with up-to-the-minute results. contested markets. While some major universities are pulling the plug on multichannel TV solutions because a lack of interest in traditional “cable”, Philo is able to offer a cost-effective solution that students watch and love. Device & University Requirements

Supported Devices Philo supports the devices that students already bring to campus. We currently support Windows, Mac, AppleTV (through Airplay), and Roku set-top boxes. For Fall 2014, we plan native support for iOS and Android smartphones and tablets. We do not have currently have support for game consoles.

University Requirements

Data Network Unicast Distribution Most universities with modern IP networks on campus Philo uses a unicast streaming environment, which can support the Philo system. If the wired and wireless enables full-feature network DVR, wireless access on network is strong enough to support streaming video campus, usage of adaptive bitrate streaming, and an through YouTube and Netflix, it is almost certainly enriched student viewing experience. strong enough for Philo. Philo is supported on wifi 802.11 g, n and ac. If bandwidth is an issue, Philo edge Adaptive Bitrate caching servers can be strategically placed on Philo uses adaptive bitrate streaming (ABR) to campus to lighten the bandwidth burden. manage bandwidth usage in peak times and deliver a high-quality service. Adaptive bitrate technology Authentication & Security works by dynamically detecting a client’s CPU and Philo’s content licensing contracts are contingent bandwidth availability, and then adapting the upon the strict protection of content. For that reason, stream to fit the connection. Philo has implemented a rigorous security scheme that includes authentication, digital rights Bitrate Video Quality management (DRM), and network management. 2 MB 720p High Definition 1 MB 480p (DVD Quality) Integration Integrating with the university identity management 500k 360p (VHS Quality) system allows Philo to authenticate each student, verifying that he or she is an on-campus resident and therefore authorized to use the Philo service. This is required for all content that is not university- originated or delivered over the air. Philo currently supports CAS, Shibboleth, Active Directory, InCommon, and custom authentication systems. Philo Pricing

HBO GO® Authentication The Best Content Available If the University has or purchases HBO as part of its HBO Integration Cost channel lineup, Philo will be able to offer HBO GO Standalone contact Philo for pricing service on top of the existing bulked HBO subscription. Under special arrangement with HBO, With Philo $0 Cinemax and MAX GO are also available at no additional cost if the University College subscribes to HBO and offers HBO GO. How Philo Works

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Preferred Supported Solution Solution

Satellite Source Ingest Encoding Distribution

Preferred Solution

COM 1000

Supported Solution

Set-Top Boxes Video Encoders ATSC-8 Tuners

In a standard configuration for Philo, the satellite signal is sent to a bulk decoder (COM1000/2000) which produc- es unencrypted MPEG transport stream (MPEG-TS) program data. Philo also supports the use of set-top boxes to decrypt the incoming signal. Set-top boxes generate analog output (component and composite video), which then must be re-digitized in order to be ingested by Encoding Servers. To accomplish this Philo supports the use of rack-mounted video encoders such as those made by Blonder Tongue (HDE-4C-QAM) and ZeeVee (HDb2540). Video encoders accept analog signals and generate QAM-modulated MPEG-TS. A typical Philo installation would then use an ATSC-8 or similar device to ingest the QAM-modulated signals and generate MPEG-TS over UDP. Contact Us

MAIN LINE - EXT. 1 1 (617) 945-8252 Marc Emmons MARC - DIRECT Director of Sales 1 (978) 228-8659 [email protected]