Dialog Axiata takes new ViU of cloud TV with Kaltura
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Joseph O'Halloran
| 03 September 2019

Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider Dialog Axiata has selected video technology from Kaltura to power ViU, its new cross-screen cloud TV service.

With over 14 million subscribers, Dialog Axiata accounts for more than 45% of the Sri Lankan mobile market and more than 70% of the country’s pay-TV market, ViU is now available to the operator’s existing subscribers as well as every mobile user in the country, regardless of the network. It offers over 100 live channels and a video-on-demand (VOD) catalogue, including the largest local content library.

The service also supports a range of business models to fit the various needs of users, such as free watching supported by advertising, dedicated subscription models for premium content and content partners, and per transaction payments.

The cloud TV service will now use Kaltura features and functionality to assist with live and VOD media preparation, subscription management and entitlements, content management, multi-DRM encryption, download-to-go, deep reporting and analytics.

“As the country’s mobile and pay-TV market leader, we have always been committed to delivering the best of entertainment to our customers,” observed Dialog Axiata group chief operating officer Rainer Deutschmann. “Our new ViU service now enables all Sri Lankans to enjoy the largest number of live channels, widest selection of local and international videos and exclusive sports content, and the largest number of content partners in a truly converged experience, on the move and at home, on small and large screens, at any time. We are excited to join forces with the global cloud TV platform leader Kaltura, to shape the future of entertainment in Sri Lanka.”