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( Cloud TV) and Hybrid-DVB Smart STBs and Operator Smart Home Service solutions will demonstrate the latest innovations for operators. With ABOX42’ s solutions, operators can differentiate themselves from the competition and increase revenue streams. ABOX42’ s customised STB solutions have been deployed for over 120 different TV applications and OTT services worldwide.
ABOX42 CEO and founder Matthias Greve will participate in a speaking session at IBC2017 as a part of the IPTV / OTT Industry Forum Series. The event will take place at Stand 14. J10 with technology partner Zattoo on September 16 from 4:30-5:00 p. m.
“ This is the fifth event we’ ve held with the IPTV / OTT Industry Forum, and each speaking session has always been widely attended, which speaks volumes about the importance of the subject matter we’ re presenting,” said Greve.“ Hosting this session is a great opportunity to educate the industry about the challenges, trends and opportunities currently impacting IPTV and OTT. We look forward to seeing both familiar and new faces.”
Diagnal – Stand 14. N02 The specialist in technology solutions for Internet TV service providers is to make its debut at IBC this year and will also showcase its most ambitious product yet, the Diagnal Engage platform. This new platform enables data driven personalised marketing programmes at scale for Internet TV operators using both social media and direct communications to drive subscriber numbers and minimise churn.
Diagnal has experienced good growth in Asia over the last two years, helping content studios and broadcasters in the region to launch their own branded Internet TV services. Diagnal is now launching into Europe, where it will bring its learnings and innovative technologies to enhance Internet TV operators throughout the region.
“ We’ ve been delivering kick-ass products from the get go throughout the challenging APAC region. In the last two years, we’ ve helped Balaji Telefilms in India launch ALTBalaji, STAR in Malaysia launch Dimsum and BHD in Vietnam launch Danet. Our solutions and services have enabled these traditional content studios and media companies get ready for their next major growth phase, launching and succeeding in Internet TV,” explained Reuben Verghese, Diagnal CEO.
“ The Diagnal team has been working in the Internet TV industry for over ten years during which time we have helped launch a number of successful services. We’ ve synthesised these learnings into Diagnal Engage, a software platform that helps Internet TV companies reach new audiences and engage existing audiences more effectively. We are really proud to get the full commercial launch underway at IBC and the early feedback makes me confident that Diagnal Engage will be a real game changer for our customers.”
GeoGuard – Stand 14. M23 Making its IBC debut, the geo-data verification solutions and services provider will be demonstrating why Geo-Piracy should be taken more seriously by the content industry. GeoGuard will showcase how its advanced solutions prevent consumers utilising easily available Geo-Piracy tools to gain illicit access to content services outside of their geographical location.
“ It’ s our belief that just as a chain is only as secure as its weakest link, a content service is only as secure as the simplest attack that succeeds,” remarked David Briggs, co-founder and chairman of GeoGuard states.“ Now that the industry is engaging directly to counter the effects of Kodi, it’ s necessary to also start addressing more of the even easier forms of piracy used to access OTT content illicitly, such as virtual private networks( VPNs), domain name server( DNS) proxies and other specialist methods of attack. This is why we are exhibiting at IBC this year, so that we can demonstrate to content owners and distributors that we now have a powerful and accurate solution to protect against Geo- Piracy.”
“ I am delighted that 30 high profile content creators and entertainment companies – including Disney, Amazon, HBO and Netflix – recently came together to launch the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment anti-piracy coalition. This shows that the leading content owners and OTT providers not only understand the scale of the piracy issue, but also realise that the only realistic way to defeat piracy is through close collaboration,” added Briggs.“ We believe it’ s critical that the content industry goes one step further by working with companies like GeoGuard to make sure that every new leak is sealed as soon as it’ s identified as a potential threat – this means we hit pirates where it hurts most, their cash-flow. We look forward to meeting content owners and potential customers and partners at IBC and showing that Geo-Piracy is a multi-billiondollar issue that now needs to be addressed.”
Simplestream – Stand 14. D11 The live and on-demand OTT services specialist will unveil its enhanced suite of modular cloudbased solutions, including the official launch of‘ VOD-in-a-Box’, Network PVR and enhanced live video editor.
“ The cloud has truly come of age for the broadcast industry,” commented Dan Finch, chief commercial officer of Simplestream.“ Broadcasters, platform operators, content owners and distributors are undeniably hungry to tap into the OTT market and syndicate nextgeneration services to expand their footprint with meaningful, relevant content. To do this, these players want a diverse range of end-toend video delivery and syndication capabilities under one umbrella that can quickly respond to market trends and customer insights – this is exactly what we provide and what visitors can expect to see in action at IBC.”
VOD-in-a-Box delivers fast time to market – typically 6 to 12 weeks – for broadcasters and content owners who need to roll out a video-on-demand service in a single territory or internationally. The solution includes support for all OTT platforms, and a range of monetisation options, allowing any combination of subscriptions( SVoD), advertising( AVoD) and pay-per-view and other transactional models( TVoD). Flexible and cost-effective customer management, packaging and billing options are also fully supported.
Simplestream will also be showcasing its new cloud-based Network PVR( nPVR) offering. Viewers can‘ record’ their favourite shows, and watch them at any time on any device. It offers operators significant cost-savings, flexibility and scalability compared to traditional systems where recordings are held in-home on a set-top box.