Gaian provides an end-to-end TV hospitality solution for hotels that includes live TV, video on demand, guest services, property management integration, and digital signage. The system offers personalized TV and content delivery to hotel guests along with value-added services. It also allows hotels to generate additional revenue through targeted advertising and commerce applications. Gaian's solution is deployed through set-top boxes and media servers in hotels powered by its content management, distribution, and monitoring platform.

1. Gaian TV Hospitality Solution
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2. About Gaian
Gaian is a Technology and Consulting company that develops products and
solutions for the Media and Entertainment industry. Gaian’s systems cater to all
aspects of the content distribution value chain performing all standard tasks in
Content Capture, Ingest, DRM, Asset Management, Content Distribution, Content
Streaming and finally STB solution for delivery over Cable, Satellite and IPTV
platforms.
Gaian’s control and management application for IPTV/Cable/Satellite Head Ends
integrate all aspects of service operation from Element Management, Network
Management, Asset Management, Subscriber Management and STB
Management.
Gaian is headquartered in Los Angeles, USA and has its R&D innovation centres
in India.
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3. Core Features
Provide personalized TV experience via Live TV content & Video On Demand movies to
hotel guests.
Enable value-added services to hotel guests by providing internet data feeds like Weather
forecast, Stock quotes, Airport Arrivals RSS news feeds, sports feeds etc.
Help guests stay connected to friends and family with the help of our social networking
apps like Twitter, Facebook, Yahoo IM, photo sharing using Flickr, Picasa etc.
Unique shopping experience via Gaian’s T-commerce applications.
Common areas within the hotels will display Gaian digital signage solution that drives the
hotel business apart from providing concierge services to hotel guests.
Provide state of the art Targeted Advertising, Gaian’s Adwize solution to serve as a source
of revenue at each hotel.
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4. GAIAN TV Solution
- Empowering the content distributing Value Chain
GAIAN Media Platform GAIAN STB, Middleware and Applications
IGMP and RTSP Streaming servers GAIAN HD and SD Set top Box
MPEG II and h. 264 Encode servers Full IPTV STB Stack – Browser based
TS capture and playback, DRM encryption EPG ,Video on Demand, Interactive applications
GAIAN IPTV Portal and Headend systems Content Distribution framework
GAIAN Operations Director Content push technology for B2B and B2C
OSS and BSS Services Network agnostic, multicast and unicast support
STB facing services and data servlets Multi Level FEC, session based ACL, RSVP, etc
GAIAN Advertising Technology E2E IPTV Service monitoring
AdWize - Targeted Advertising Monitor Streams, Content, STBs, Servers
Portal/Cloud components for Ad value chain SNMP based aggregation
T-Commerce Applications and E2E fulfillment E-Mail Alerts, Pre-set Restart actions, etc
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5. Gaian Hospitality Solution System Architecture
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6. Live Channels Telecast
Audio/Music Services
Channel Definitions
Automation/Server Control
Channel Line up
Program Guide Management
Program Scheduling
Commercial/Break Scheduling
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7. Live Channels Telecast
GAIAN system provides powerful ways for
content consumers to also rate, share and
publish their comments on the content they
are watching in real time. The GAIAN
system leverages the full potential of Social
Media websites and widgets.
GAIAN system provides access to a
variety of Widgets and applications that
can be consumed in a federated way.
Widgets are categorized into various
categories – Commerce, Content,
Social, Utility.
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8. Video on Demand
Includes Comprehensive Digital DRM and Content Protection
Asset Management (DAM)
Content Consumption, Monetization
Media Library Management and Business Rules
VOD Services Management
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9. GAIAN Solution – In Room Plus Common Areas
Fully integrated Signage solution for common areas - Lobby, Lounges, Restaurants,
Bars, Conference halls, Elevators/Lifts
Full HD Ready
Interactive applications for serving the guest
Room Service
View Folio, Express Check Out
Other standard Concierge services
Rich branding and advertising platform
Rich up selling and promotional opportunities
Enhances guest experience and increases customer loyalty
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10. Guest Concierge Services
Personal Welcome Express Check out Book a Cab Laundry Service
Valet Service Book Your Tour/Excursion Room Service Order Doctor on call
Internet Service Book a table in Restaurant Housekeeping Service Billing Information
Alarm Service
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11. Integration with Hotel Property Management
Movies purchased Excursion booking
Room Service Order Internet usage
Laundry Service Check in and Check out information
Doctor on call Credits/Refund information
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12. E- Services
Live updates of weather Check your E-mails Posty/Twitter
Stock Send an SMS Railway Information
News Communication VOIP In room shopping
Sports News
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13. Branding / Promotional Channel
Live telecast of Events Record and schedule telecast
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14. Explore your City etc. Hotel Interactive Apps
Book Your Tour/Excursion
Display Local Attractions
Display the Hotel Public Room details
City Traffic Information
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15. Value Proposition
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16. Full featured Digital Signage Solution for Hotels
End to End solution
Dynamic, impactful & time-sensitive
content delivery
Targeted advertising
Easy Creation of Presentations/Layouts
In color, motion and high resolution Portal for Real-time advertisement booking
Live RSS feeds Scheduling Capabilities
Focused and meaningful to viewers 100% scalable infrastructure
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17. Digital Signage Authoring Tool - Creation of
Presentation/Layout made easy
Horizontal ads
Vertical ads
Full screen ads
Scrolling ads
Video Ads
Pre-recorded video content
Live channel streaming
Supports various fonts and colors
Weather updates
Stock updates
News updates
Sports updates
Specific area layout definition for
Background Music Sponsors & Retailers
Live audio channel streaming Creation of templates
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18. Gaian Digital Signage SAAS Portal
Secure Login
Upload ads in user library
Choice of date & time Slot
Choice of location & Screen
Choice of booking number of impressions
Real time Reports
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19. Setup Requirements
Hardware
Digital Screens/Televisions: sizes vary based on the type of installation site
Set-top-box (STB): HD and SD STB to playback the content at remote sites
Media delivery : Networking equipment and IP bandwidth
Content creation: Systems that can convert the content in the required format
NOC: Application & monitoring systems at the central head-end / command center
Software
Gaian E2E IPTV &Digital Signage System and Distribution platform

20. Thank You
Corporate Headquarters: India Office:
Gaian Consulting Services Inc. Gaian Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.
400 N. Continental Blvd. Suite 330, 9-1-44/2/3, New Resapuvanipalem,
El Segundo, Visakhapatnam – 530013
CA 90245, USA Andhra Pradesh, India.
Phone: (714)786-6636 Phone : 91-891-2538086
Mobile: 91-9581647999
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