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Techlive International
Creators of the cloud-based movie streaming APP, Airtime, Techlive is the global leader in the delivery of international TV & movie content to the hospitality, healthcare and marine sectors.
Did you know? Techlive …
• was established in 1989 (supplying movies on good old-fashioned video tapes!) • now has over 3,500 hours of digital content in its library • serves content to 5 million people in hotels, hospitals and ships every year… • …in over 50 countries across the globe. • supplies content to 150+ merchant ships across the world • encodes in 14 di erent languages and subtitles.
unwind in their room. Airtime also delivers a range of international news channels at no cost to the guest, or hotel.
THE LATEST AND GREATEST MOVIES
Delivering content from the world’s top studios (including Universal, Paramount, Dreamworks, Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Fox), Airtime’s library is extensive, holding 240+ movies - that are regularly updated and replenished.
Airtime is typically implemented in conjunction with casting platforms, and should be seen as a complementary service. Airtime provides content for ALL guests, not just those with technical savvy and/or access to streaming services. It can also be seen as an indulgence and a luxury – providing that classic hotel room VOD movie experience.
Airtime – the Premium Streaming App for Hospitality & Healthcare
Airtime is a cloud-based APP providing the latest and greatest Hollywood movies, wellbeing and lifestyle content, together with live streaming international TV channels.
WHAT’S THE BUSINESS MODEL?
Airtime can be provided to the hotel at no cost, if the guest selects and pays for the content on their smart phone or tablet. Alternatively, the service can be provided to guests free of charge, the hotel paying a fl at monthly fee per room – an ideal valueadded service for luxury hotels or suites/ exec rooms.
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
Airtime works on smart hospitality TVs and STBs from Samsung, Philips, LG and Apple - the only other requirement is an internet connection (we recommend a wired connection for reliable connectivity) to receive the streaming service. Airtime uses variable bitrate technology to ensure a smooth trouble-free experience.
Airtime is cloud-based, so there’s nothing extra to be installed on site. Once downloaded and activated, Airtime is ready to go.
INTERNATIONAL GUESTS FEEL AT HOME
Airtime now supplies content in up to 14 di erent languages & subtitles. Indeed, it is even possible for guests to watch content in one language, with the subtitles displayed in another language.
We’ve recently added My Zen TV fi tness & wellness to our growing content portfolio, giving guests the chance to
Airtime ON LOCATION
We’re big movie bu s, so are proud and honoured to have implemented an Airtime service into some iconic movie hotels…
01
Royal Lancaster Hotel –
The Italian Job
The Royal Lancaster Hotel has been host to star-studded movie sets over the years, from the Beatles Yellow Submarine to the Italian Job, fi lmed in 1968. Since then, the hotel has seen substantial renovations, and also chosen to honour its link to the Michael Caine classic, featuring toy Minis in the rooms.
02
The Peninsula, Hong Kong –
James Bond, The Man with the Golden Gun
The Peninsula’s fl agship hotel has been considered the best hotel in the world for many years. It also makes an iconic movie location, and provides a backdrop for scenes in Roger Fleming’s, The Man with the Golden Gun.
03
The Headland Hotel –
The Witches
The iconic ‘Hotel Excelsior’ in the 1990 fi lm adaption of Roald Dahl’s The Witches, is in fact the Headland Hotel in Cornwall. The fabulous seaside hotel not only lent its iconic exterior, but rooms 205, 223 and 227 as well!
04
Gstaad Palace –
Return of the Pink Panther
The magic of Gstaad Palace was fi rst captured on fi lm in the 1975 movie starring peter Sellers - which features the famous ‘revolving door’ scene. Much more recently, the hotel featured as a location on Roman Polanski’s ‘The Palace,’ featuring Mickey Rourke, Oliver Masucci and John Cleese.
05
Hotel du Cap Eden Roc –
James Bond, Diamonds are Forever
150 years old, the most photographed hotel in the world has hosted a who’s who of icons, including F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Noël Coward, Marlene Dietrich, Elizabeth Taylor, Winston Churchill, the Kennedys, Charles De Gaulle, Picasso, Matisse, and Chagall.
And if that’s not enough to impress its lucky guests, the hotel’s restaurant features in the James Bond classic, Diamonds Are Forever.