Peru: Cable Club launches OTT with Viaccess-Orca
March 11, 2021
Viaccess-Orca (VO), a provider of OTT and TV platforms, content protection, and advanced data solutions, has announced that Cable Club, one of the largest cable operators in Peru, is launching an OTT offering featuring Android TV set-top boxes (STBs), mobile apps for live video streaming, and catch-up TV content powered by VO’s TVaaS cloud-based TV platform and DRM solutions. Using VO’s end-to-end, fully managed, and cloud-based TV service solution and powerful DRM agents, Cable Club can rapidly introduce its new TV service to the market.
“Consumers want premium content on every screen, but it’s imperative that the content is protected,” said Ana Lucia Gonzales, CEO at Cable Club. “VO’s TVaaS platform provides us with a flexible, one-stop-shop solution for delivering TV content to a wide range of devices, backed by a powerful DRM that has passed rigorous industry assessments. Thanks to VO’s solution, Cable Club will be the first local pay-TV operator in South Peru to offer a live service via mobile apps as well as Android TV STBs.”
“Cable Club is set to disrupt the Peruvian market with its unique TV offering that we’re proud to be powering,” added Philippe Leonetti, CEO at Viaccess-Orca. “Speed and responsiveness to subscriber demands are important factors for success in today’s pay-TV environment, and our TVaaS platform will ensure a fast time to market for Cable Club’s new service with minimal upfront investment.”