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Planetcast unveils NexC architecture for media distribution services

Planetcast Media Services, a broadcast technology and media services provider, will be showcasing its industry-leading product portfolio of cloud-first media distribution services and technologies at NAB Show 2024. The show will feature the first public demonstration of its NexC architecture, empowering media companies to overcome the complexity challenge of today’s media distribution landscape. Attendees to […]

April 11, 2024

Planetcast acquires Switch Media OTT

Planetcast Media Services, the media technology services provider in India and Southeast Asia, has announced the acquisition of one of its key partners, Switch Media, a white-label OTT platform provider deployed across Asia-Pacific, Europe and the US. The transaction, which has been finalised, will transfer full control of all Switch Media’s assets to Planetcast. Founded […]

March 21, 2024

Planetcast launches NexC cloud-first architecture

Planetcast Media Services, a broadcast technology and media services provider, has announced the launch of its NexC architecture to simplify content management, distribution, and monetisation services and technologies. NexC provides a single-window, content supply chain management system, enabling users to beat the complexity challenge of today’s media and entertainment landscape. “Media organisations are finding it […]

February 6, 2024

Planetcast scores IPL hat-trick

Planetcast Media Services, a broadcast technology and media services provider in India and Southeast Asia, has been selected as media services partner by Indian Premier League (IPL) rights winners Star Sports (domestic TV broadcast), Viacom18 (domestic OTT on JioCinema), and Times Internet (international via Cricbuzz). Planetcast brings deep cricket video experience to its work with […]

April 4, 2023

Planetcast names Duda new CEO

Planetcast Media Services, a broadcast technology and media services provider in India and Southeast Asia, has announced that Sanjay Duda has been appointed as its Chief Executive Officer. Duda will be responsible for spearheading the growth of the company, especially building out its cloud and Software as a Service (SaaS) offering and its ongoing international […]

February 9, 2023

Planetcast offers new free services

Planetcast International, the new division of Planetcast Media Services which has a 25-year heritage in broadcast and media services, has launched a free-to-provision and free-to-maintain cloud-based playout disaster recovery service for customers, including broadcasters, video content owners, and operators. The service provides commercial revenue and brand reputation protection for broadcasters who run their own playout […]

April 13, 2022

ViewLift announces new sales director and entertainment customer

ViewLift, a global player in end-to-end streaming and OTT solutions, has announced the addition of Manish Manwani as sales director to oversee strategic outreach in India. Additionally, the company announced its new customer, Oho Gujarati, the first VoD entertainment platform dedicated to Gujarati content. The platform selected ViewLift to modernise and scale its existing platform […]

March 16, 2022

Amrita OTT on Planetcast

Planetcast media services, a global player in digital broadcast technology, has announced that Amrita has launched its OTT service Amrita Live on Planetcast’s multiscreen digital platform. As a part of the strategic partnership, Planetcast will host Amrita Live Digital platform’s content from its library comprising more than 5,000 hours and various live events. Amrita Live […]

September 27, 2021

Planetcast opens content production facility in Mumbai  

Planetcast media services, a global player in digital media technology has launched a content production facility in Mumbai to offer content services to the film industry, production houses and the all the media content-intensive industries. Planetcast aims to offer services across the media value chain through its Mumbai facility to India, Middle East, and Southeast […]

July 19, 2021