Kaltura claims fastest OTT deployment time with 24i Media’s TVE interfac


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| 08 January 2016




Over-the-top (OTT) technology provider Kaltura is to partner with TV app developer 24i Media to offer the SmartTemplate TV everywhere user interface as a new front-end for its platform.



Kaltura claims that the integration of the SmartTemplate TV app with its back-end platform means that providers can now launch a full multiscreen OTT service in the fastest time to market available.

24i’s TV everywhere interface includes templates that have been incorporated into Kaltura’s OTT TV platform allowing companies to launch a uniform OTT user experience across multiple devices from the outset. Supporting live and on-demand content, the interface offers a dashboard for navigation, social sharing and personalised user profiles across smart TVs, tablets, mobiles, set-top boxes and other connected devices. Indeed, they can allow service providers to cherry-pick specific platforms to use for their various audiences, based on territory and other criteria.

All future innovations on the Kaltura OTT TV roadmap will be supported on the TV app, something that Kaltura says will mean that its customers can transition smoothly as new versions are released, with minimal time and investment.

“TV is changing rapidly, and it’s increasingly difficult for service providers, content owners, broadcasters and operators to keep pace,” explained Kaltura chairman and CEO Ron Yekutiel. “Our goal is to ensure that our customers stay ahead of the game by continually offering them product enhancements, greater flexibility and scalability. By integrating 24i Media’s OTT TV app with our backend, we significantly lower the entry barrier for reaching the ten-foot experience, and offer customers even more choice to launch a fast, cost-effective multiscreen OTT service today that can be easily enhanced in the future.”

“Introducing our SmartTemplate TV app with Kaltura is another milestone for 24i Media,” added 24i Media CEO Martijn van Horssen. “Together we offer an integrated, world-class end-to-end solution for OTT deployment, with maximum functionality and innovation at minimal costs and implementation hassle. Our successful cooperation with Kaltura confirms and strengthens our ambition to shape and form the spearhead of the future of TV by delivering simply the best front-end user experience in close cooperation with our strategic partners.”