net+ goes VO for new multi-screen OTT experience
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| 20 February 2018

Switzerland's leading provider of French-speaking multimedia content, net+, has turned to Viaccess-Orca to supply key enabling technology for its new multiscreen over-the-top offering.

The net+ OTT service offers a variety of content including live sports across a number of platforms such as tablets, smartphones, PCs and Mac. The VO Player, which includes DRM for VOD and live content, has been used to ensure that net+ can deliver a unified viewer experience across the various devices running Android and iOS mobile operating systems as well as on PCs and Mac OS via web browsers.

"Competition amongst OTT providers is intense. To monetise our multiscreen offering, we needed a secure video player that allows us to deliver popular programming, including advanced capabilities like time-shift TV and graphical subtitles, with a short time to market," explained Romain Lonfat, head of TV at net+ . "VO Player, combined with support from Viaccess-Orca's DevOps organisation, perfectly suits our requirement for a high-quality video player with a responsive technology service team."

The VO Player is compliant with the DVB-Sub subtitle format, allowing net+ to reuse subtitle tracks of existing video content and legacy stream generation systems. It also offers integration with Verimatrix ViewRight Web and additional protection such as screen casting and recording securities. With the Player, Viaccess-Orca is confident that net+ can meet security requirements from content owners, including major Hollywood studios and sports federations like the NHL, and focus on content discovery and delivery, while it manages secure content consumption on multiple devices.

"The OTT multiscreen environment is always changing, and it's important that operators differentiate the user experience and ensure a fast time to market for their services," added Benoit Brieussel, vice president sales Player at Viaccess-Orca. "VO's secure video player [allows] net+ to deliver compelling experiences on all connected devices from a single platform."