Ocilion secures Sport1 channel portfolio
FEBRUARY 3, 2022 09.34 EUROPE/LONDON BY JÖRN KRIEGER

Ocilion will be able to offer network operators in Germany and Austria the entire Sport1 channel portfolio on its IPTV platform.

The carriage agreement includes the free-TV channel Sport1 HD as well as the pay-TV channels Sport1+ HD and eSports1 HD. In addition to the linear channels, viewers will be able to use interactive features such as 7-day replay, restart, recording (nPVR) and pause/play.

“Thanks to the cooperation with Ocilion, we are making further progress in expanding the distribution of our German-language free and pay-TV channels. Our new partner is strongly positioned in the market as an innovative provider of end-to-end IPTV solutions. The resulting distribution opportunities via network operators will particularly benefit sports-loving customers, for whom we will jointly put together top-class sports packages,” said Andreas Gerhardt, Chief Distribution Officer of Sport1.

Thomas Bichlmeir, Head of Content at Ocilion, added: “Through the agreement with Sport1 we further expand the sports offer for our customers. Network operators can easily provide the channels with our IPTV solution and offer fans a true variety of content: from top football to ice hockey and from motorsports to eSports.”