Simplestream, an OTT services provider, has partnered with Virgin Media Television to launch Virgin Media Play in Ireland, a range of streaming services designed to enhance how viewers access and consume their favorite content from the country’s biggest commercial free to air broadcaster. Virgin Media Play offers an intuitive, user-friendly experience, bringing together live TV, […]
Simplestream, a provider of next-generation TV solutions, has upgraded BLAZE – A+E Networks EMEA’s streaming service in the UK. The new enhanced service significantly increases BLAZE’s content offering. It allows users to access A+E Networks EMEA’s collection of FAST channels – Mystery TV, Inside Crime, History Hunters, Deal Masters, and World War TV- live on […]
Expanding its ad-tech stack, a core component of the streaming specialist’s frontend framework App Platform, Simplestream has added to its rich feature set with the launch of its own SCTE-35 Marker Inserter. This provides a solution to further increase monetisation across live streams. The new tool, developed following discussion with clients and market analysis, significantly […]
URC TV – an OTT sports streaming service created as a partnership initiative between the United Rugby Championship and RTÉ – has chosen Simplestream as a technology partner to power its new offering on the back of a flexible architecture, and new applications for Android and iOS, distributed globally. The OTT service provides fans with […]
Simplestream, a provider of Live, Live2VOD, VOD, and VOD2Live streaming services, has announced a new business alliance with Globecast, the broadcast, media and entertainment managed services platform provider. Together with the new collaboration, Simplestream also reveals a full revamp to its Sports Video Platform solution. Globecast plays a key role in providing the fully managed […]
National World, a UK multimedia company operating over 100 brands in the news, lifestyle, sport and business segments, has chosen Simplestream as a technology partner to provide the core tech stack for the launch of Shots!, a new TV brand built by using popular, topical content provided by a large network of journalists based in […]
Simplestream, a provider of next-generation TV solutions, has partnered with TELUS, a communications technology company based in Canada, to enhance their Optik TV Livestreaming offering to bring the best of live sports and community programming to the comfort of Canadians’ homes. TELUS Optik TV serves the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, and Quebec. The […]
TVSN, Australia and New Zealand’s broadcast network specialised in home shopping, has chosen Simplestream to power the expansion of its teleshopping channel beyond traditional, linear distribution. ‘Open’ 24/7, TVSN Now is the new destination for millions of consumers looking to shop through the fashion, health, beauty, kitchen, electronics, homewares, and jewellery departments, from the comfort […]
PBS America – the British television channel from America’s Public Broadcasting Service – has chosen Simplestream to create its first UK on demand service, launching the PBS America player on Freeview Play devices. Factual entertainment and documentary fans will be able to watch content from the service, accessible via the Explore Freeview Play interface, at […]
Simplestream takes Digital Theatre role Next-generation TV solutions provider Simplestream has been selected by Digital Theatre to create what is claimed to be the theatre industry’s first full digital lifecycle distribution model, from pay-per-view live and pay-per-view as-live, to content available on Transactional Video on Demand (TVoD), Rentals, and Subscription Video on Demand (SVoD). With […]