OSN launches companion app for MENA subscribers


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Rebecca Hawkes

| 23 March 2016




OSN has unveiled a new companion app to provide subscribers with easy access to their HD set-top box (STB) and the Middle East pay-TV operator’s content library.



OSN On Demand imageThe Accedo-designed iOS app will simplify the search features on the OSN On Demand and OSN Store services, and enable users to easily keep track of new channel listings and previously recorded shows. It can also be used by OSN subscribers to activate downloads and schedule programme recordings remotely via an iPad.

In addition, the app provides social media sharing features and the ability to link content with micro sites and third-party services such as IMDB.com, which provide additional information about shows aired by the pay-TV operator.

“OSN has a reputation for innovating, engaging and delighting its subscribers. We designed the OSN App with our viewer in mind to encourage even more engagement with our content and offer a world-class, immersive and dynamic TV viewing experience,” said Mark Billinge, chief technology officer, OSN.

Adam Nightingale, vice president for EMEA, Accedo added: “The OSN App is the first companion app in MENA. Its rich UX and deep integration with OSN’s existing services will help provide an even more enjoyable way of finding and consuming great content and will help accelerate changing viewing habits within the region.”

The OSN App is available in English and Arabic from Apple’s AppStore.