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Clearleap expands with LatAm launch
learleap, the provider
of multiscreen video
logistics for the
broadcasting and pay-TV
industry, has identified the
LatAm region as a key
market for its on-going
growth.
Offering content providers and
pay-TV operators a new
approach to accelerating
their multiscreen strategy,
Clearleap’s platform
provides efficient
management and
delivery of premium
video over both IP and traditional
pay-TV networks. Spanning all
video platforms, including linear
and live TV, authenticated,
transactional or subscriptionbased video on demand (VOD),
ad-supported video, or all of the
above, the Clearleap platform is
helping some of the industry’s
biggest names deliver on today’s
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NAGRA supports
Telecable
multiscreen
NAGRA, the Kudelski
Group’s digital TV business
and provider of content
protection and multiscreen
television solutions, has
confirmed that its end-toend multiscreen solution,
NAGRA MediaLive, has been
selected by one of Mexico’s
largest cable companies,
Telecable, of the Hevi Group
to
enable
its next generation TV
services. NAGRA MediaLive
features NAGRA’s best-ofbreed technologies
including NAGRA
MediaAccess conditional
access and studio-grade
DRM, OpenTV 5 HTML5
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TV everywhere promise.
To support its regional
expansion and strong customer
pipeline, Clearleap has opened
LatAm headquarters in Brickell,
Miami’s international business
district, and appointed Tom
McCarthy as VP of Sales, LatAm,
to drive business across the
region. McCarthy
brings over 20 years of
experience to his role, having
worked directly with major
brands such as Tandberg
Television (now part of Ericsson)
and Omneon/Harmonic in Latin
America. The launch comes on
the heels of the company’s
successful round of $20 million
funding, which is being used to
accelerate Clearleap’s domestic
Client ConnectWare, and the
MediaLive service platform.
As NAGRA’s first cable
system win in Mexico, the
deal sets the stage for the
country’s first-of-its-kind TV
everywhere offering that will
provide Telecable subscribers
with access to a variety of
advanced services and
functionalities over time such
as linear TV, videoon–demand, over-the-top,
start-over and catch-up PVR
features. It will also allow
them to enjoy a seamless
user experience across
multiple screens, including
smartphones, tablets,
connected TVs, set-top boxes
and game consoles.
“We are excited to be the
and global expansion.
“The increasing consumption
of media over mobile platforms in
Latin America is creating a
multiscreen audience that we
have come to find familiar in
today’s new digital landscape; an
audience demanding premium
content anytime, anywhere and
on any device,” said Braxton
Jarratt, CEO, Clearleap. “The
incredible success we have
experienced in the US and EMEA
is proof of our ability to enable
broadcasters, pay-TV operators
and content providers in LatAm
to address and meet the needs of
the changing TV industry. By
placing highly qualified personnel
in the region, and taking a strong