Simplestream taps Netgem to offer mobile, in-home live premium channels


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| 15 November 2015





End-to-end video entertainment provider Netgem is partnering with online TV streaming solution Simplestream to provide the company’s TVPlayer Plus service.


Starting in the UK with one of Europe’s largest telcos, the partnership will enable Netgem to provision new pay-as-you go TV services for its clients without the need for an upfront infrastructure investment. The deal will include 25 premium channels, with programming spanning a range of genres such as British Eurosport, National Geographic and Cartoon Network.

The new agreement builds on recent deals that Netgem has inked with the France 24 news channel and SPI’s FilmBox Live. Accessible via a dedicated OTT app, TVPlayer Plus will be delivered through Netgem’s #TelcoTV platform, a service that integrates broadcast TV with IPTV and HTML 5-based OTT content.

Commenting on the news, Sylvain Thevenot, Managing Director of Netgem TV PVX, said: “The traditional pay-TV business model is being challenged by the rise of OTT, and telcos need to work with a partner that truly understands how to integrate these services to deliver the best of both worlds. Netgem’s content partnership with Simplestream to deploy TVPlayer Plus on its platform ensures that operators can focus on delivering a great customer experience, rather than having to deal with the challenges of securing compelling content services and building out the infrastructure to manage and deliver such services.”

“Simplestream is delighted to partner with Netgem to collaborate on the delivery of OTT services to their client base” added commercial director Dan Finch. “We collectively share the vision to provide industry leading OTT services in this disruptive but exciting time for broadcasters. Consumers expect to be able to access content both in and out of the home and it’s a natural fit with both our businesses.”