Partnership to accelerate the delivery and monetization of OTT and IPTV video services for broadcasters, operators, telcos.

Brightcove, a provider of cloud services for video, and Evergent Technologies announced a global partnership to accelerate the delivery and monetization of OTT and IPTV video services for broadcasters, operators and telcos looking to tap into the growing direct-to-consumer market opportunity for premium content.

The collaboration brings together Brightcove's video platform solutions and OTT experience with Evergent's cloud-based service management solutions. Brightcove's cloud video services and Evergent's carrier-grade Cloud Business Management suite are used by media organizations around the world with recent success in supporting massive OTT viewership for broadcast customers in Europe and Asia.

Anil Jain, EVP and GM of Brightcove's Media Business, said:

We are excited to add Evergent to Brightcove's ecosystem. Our collaboration with Evergent will extend both companies' ability to provide sophisticated solutions to leading media companies looking to deliver global, direct-to-consumer subscription offerings.

Vijay Sajja, Evergent CEO, commented:

OTT is rapidly becoming a strategic imperative for mobile carriers, broadband providers, cable operators, broadcasters, and content owners. Companies around the world are looking to Brightcove and Evergent for an enterprise-class, end-to-end solution to support them as they launch new OTT services.

Brightcove and Evergent have announced their partnership with initial customers in the APAC region.