Sony Australia has teamed up with Tripleplay, one of the world’s leading digital signage and IPTV companies, to deliver IPTV, video on demand and digital signage to stadiums and to healthcare, hospitality and education facilities across Australia and New Zealand.

The two companies have formed a strategic partnership that combines Sony hardware and Sony's expertise in the design and delivery of complex broadcast systems and studio installations with Tripleplay’s specialised IP media solutions designed for corporate, education, hospitality and healthcare installations.

Garry Rhodin, General Manager, Sony Australia Professional Solutions Division, said: "Our strategic partnership enables us to provide innovative IPTV and VOD solutions for healthcare, hospitality, education facilities and stadiums that will be cost effective, reliable, high quality and, critically, built with leading edge technologies."

Jamie Hind, Tripleplay Managing Director for Australasia said that Tripleplay viewed Sony as an ideal strategic partner. “We have already jointly created many proven, successful IPTV, VOD and digital signage solutions with Sony."

Sony has been working closely with Tripleplay elsewhere in the world for some time on a variety of projects. At the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in South Africa Sony screens carry video on demand, IPTV channels and live broadcasts in all areas of the stadium. Sony also provides digital signage showing live games, advertising for concourses and dynamic menu boards in food and beverage outlets.

The Sony Tripleplay solution also enables all content to be scheduled and zoned so that the correct content is on the correct screens at all times. Sony screens can also be controlled remotely and linked to emergency systems so that fire alarm notices or emergency messages take priority and are displayed automatically.

According to Garry Rhodin, “Successfully delivering and streaming live content to so many Sony devices at any one time makes the partnership with Tripleplay unique."