Watch Brazil expands reach with Kaltura
December 22, 2021
Kaltura, the video experience cloud, has announced that internet services and technology provider Watch Brazil launched its next-generation streaming TV service, Watch, powered by Kaltura and hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS). Demonstrating the appeal of the new service, in its first six months of operation, Watch’s user base has grown by over 25 per cent.
Watch went live in Spring 2021 with 90 linear channels delivered by Kaltura on AWS transmitting the service’s wide array of engaging content. Watch offers premium international and national sports, general entertainment, TV series, comedy, drama, and news for subscribers to enjoy on the web, Android and iOS mobile devices and connected TVs.
Watch Brazil is among the first internet providers in the country to take advantage of a new licensing regime, established in 2020, which opened up the digital entertainment market to internet service providers.
“We are extremely excited that Kaltura is our technology partner as we embark onto the dynamic Brazilian entertainment marketplace,” commented Maurício Almeida, Founding Partner at Watch Brazil. “We are confident that with Kaltura’s high-quality video channels, flexibility and scalability, we’re delivering a world-class streaming TV service which will continue to grow in popularity.”
“We are very proud that our technology is helping Watch Brazil to deliver this exciting new TV offering,” said Anil Hinduja, Global Head of Edge Compute, Content Delivery Network, Elemental Media & Security at AWS. “It’s exciting to see how Watch Brazil can now benefit from the speed, agility and reliability of operating streaming services from the Cloud.”
“We heartily congratulate Watch Brazil for its enterprising spirit, embodied in the launch of Watch,” said Nuno Sanches, General Manager, Media and Telecom at Kaltura. “We’re delighted to join them on their video entertainment journey, and the team at Watch Brazil can be assured that we’ll be there to support, with our technology, experience, and expertise, all along the way as they continue to grow.”