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  • Accedo gives streaming identity a One stop upgrade ahead of IBC 2025

    Accedo gives streaming identity a One stop upgrade ahead of IBC 2025

    MUMBAI: When it comes to streaming, knowing your audience just got a whole new meaning. Accedo, the global provider of video streaming software and services, is rolling out a native identity management feature for its award-winning SaaS platform, Accedo One, set to debut at IBC 2025 in Amsterdam. Until now, user registration and authentication on Accedo One were only possible through third-party plug-ins. The new upgrade bakes these capabilities directly into the platform, allowing video service providers to handle subscriber sign-ups, logins, and account security without ever leaving the ecosystem.

    “Identity management is a critical building block for any video service,” said Accedo One CEO Markus Hejdenberg. “By bringing it natively into Accedo One, we’re making it easier than ever for our customers to manage their subscribers, helping them build, scale, and evolve their video services.”

    The move is part of Accedo’s upcoming subscription management suite, which will cover the entire subscriber lifecycle from sign-up and billing to retention and churn control. While this native option streamlines operations, Accedo One will continue supporting integrations with major external identity and subscription platforms, giving media companies the flexibility to align with their strategic needs.

    Accedo will showcase the upgrade at IBC 2025 from 12–15 September at booth 5.F80, where the company is expected to highlight how unified subscriber management can help broadcasters, OTT players, and niche streamers deliver slicker user experiences and drive long-term loyalty.

    Because in the streaming game, it’s not just about who’s watching, it’s about knowing exactly who they are.
     

  • Broadcast Asia 2025 brings the heat to Singapore with AI, cloud and channel chaos control

    Broadcast Asia 2025 brings the heat to Singapore with AI, cloud and channel chaos control

    SINGAPORE: The lights are on, the mics are hot, and the future of broadcasting is rolling live from the Singapore Expo as Broadcast Asia 2025 kicks off from 27–29 May. Touted as Asia’s answer to IBC and NAB, the event expects close to 10,000 visitors and will be the centre stage for the latest in AI-driven tech, streaming disruption, and next-gen media delivery.

    Topping the charts is PlayBox Neo, making noise at booth 5A2-5 with its award-winning PlayBox Neo Suite. The modular solution bundles AirBox, Ingest, Media Gateway and the flagship Channel-in-a-Box, offering seamless playout, scheduling, graphics, and centralised control.

     “We’re redefining what ‘channel-ready’ means,” said Desmon Goh, md Asia-Pacific.
     CEO Pavlin Rahnev added, “From terrestrial to OTT, we power it all — stable, scalable, and smart.”

    Not far behind is Veset, the cloud playout powerhouse. Its Nimbus platform is currently being used to migrate ten channels of Telekom Malaysia to AWS. Meanwhile, its JPEG XS + Multicast integration and the AdWise contextual ad solution are pushing the envelope for live TV workflows and viewer-friendly monetisation.

    Bitmovin is bringing developer cred to the floor with fresh insights from its 8th Annual Video Developer Report. Expect new features like SSAI Analytics and Real-Time Observability, plus a tie-up with Ad Insertion Platform. It’s already powering Japan’s public sector via Akamai Cloud and partnering with 24i to serve Revry’s advanced ad formats.

    Accedo is flexing its streaming smarts with the newly minted One Design Studio, XR consultancy upgrades, and a new partnership with FloSports. With clients from Paramount to Tata Play, it’s all about boosting UX across screens.

    CDNetworks is delivering the goods at booth 5J3-1, offering media delivery that’s fast, secure, and globally scalable. Neighbouring partner The Northern Alliance is showcasing everything from Ecreso FM AiO Series transmitters to the Audemat MC6 — the Swiss Army knife for FM & DAB measurement.

    Meanwhile, TSL (on booth 5D1-1) is serving serious control-room swagger: think software-driven control, market-leading audio monitoring units, and intelligent power distribution. Their recent role in helping Sony Pictures Networks India nab Tier 4 certification is earning applause.

    Strawberry (yes, that’s the name) is sweetening post-production with its Skies platform. Real-time teamwork, cloud-on-prem integration, and an exclusive €100/month pilot offer make it a tempting pick for creative teams tired of workflow gridlock.

    Broadpeak is serving adtech with bite — personalised SSAI, Click2® formats, and mABR-powered EdgePeak™ to scale streaming without breaking the bank. MediaPrima and K+ are already on board.

    SES is taking it to the skies at booth 4B3-1 with demos on multi-orbit orchestration, satellite case studies, and a clear mission: deliver performance and reliability, wherever your broadcast ambitions lie.

    Elsewhere, Actus Digital is showcasing its all-in-one Intelligent Monitoring Platform, Cobalt Digital is flaunting IPMX-compliant gear at booth 5F1-1, AxelTech is revealing updates to its XRadio automation system, and Magna Systems is hosting a flurry of action with its stacked stand.

    Broadcast Asia 2025, part of Asia Tech x Singapore, remains the crown jewel for broadcasters, creators, and tech providers across the region. Whether it’s cloud-native control, AI in playout, or rethinking ad delivery, Singapore is where the future of media gets its next big upgrade — no buffering required.

  • XR Sports Alliance attracts new members

    XR Sports Alliance attracts new members

    MUMBAI: The XR Sports Alliance (XRSA) is beginning to gather momentum. Founded by video streaming solutions company Accedo  together with wireless tech company  Qualcomm Technologies and  sports host broadcaster HBS, in June 2024, it has announced its first batch of members. These include: sports rights owner E1 Series; telecom operator Deutsche Telekom; AR glasses and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) XReal and and technology service providers, Ateme, Skyrim.ai.

    The new members will  be contributing to the XRSA, which aims to accelerate knowledge gathering, technological advancement and time-to-market for XR sports services, as well as gather and share industry knowledge across the globe.

    Said Accedo CEO Michael Lantz: “The XRSA was born from a shared vision. Our ambition is to build a powerful collective of passionate leaders and experts from both the sports and XR industries, all committed to advancing the commercialisation of XR sports services. Every member is important for how we shape our end-to-end experimentation framework and how we lay the foundation for scalable technology and sustainable XR business models.”

    Qualcomm Technologies senior director business development Patrick Costello added: “Through the XRSA user testing framework, we  will gather valuable data from global deployments and share these lessons learned reports with our members, ensuring insights are drawn from diverse audiences to inform future developments.”

    HBS digital head Sylvain Lebreton  commented: “The planned experimentation deployments in early 2025 will involve extensive experimentation with both non-live and live spatial video formats and evaluating user interaction with various immersive fan features and spatial advertising. We will continue to grow the membership over the coming months and welcome interest from companies across the ecosystem, both those wishing to serve as contributing members, as well as observing members.”

    Accedo, HBS, and Qualcomm Technologies, will be at CES 2025 from 7-11 January 2025. 

  • Edit Kovács joins Accedo as VP Emea & Latam

    Edit Kovács joins Accedo as VP Emea & Latam

    Mumbai: Global video solutions provider, Accedo has appointed proven media industry leader, Edit Kovács, as vice president of Emea & Latam. Reporting to Martin Sebelius, CEO, of Accedo video solutions, she will lead teams in eight locations across Europe and LatAm, serving customers across the region with a combination of customer-centric services and software.

    Edit brings over 15 years of experience in developing and managing successful products and services across technology companies in the media, finance and energy sectors. Most recently, as CEO of InPlayer, she successfully led its acquisition by JW Player. During her time with the company, she led the development of a video streaming platform for broadcasters. Edit’s career also features impactful roles at Amazon Prime Video, Revolut and Shell, where she played a key role in enhancing the user experience for millions globally.

    Emea and Latam VP Edit Kovács commented, “I am excited to join Accedo, a company with such a rich history of innovation and leadership. By leveraging our innovative solutions, deep industry expertise, and the exceptional talent of our team, we are well-positioned to address both the evolving challenges of the industry and to expand more into offering OTT managed services. I look forward to contributing to Accedo’s continued success and growth.”

    Accedo video solutions CEO Martin Sebelius added: “Edit Kovács has many years of valuable media tech experience and will be able to lead our Emea & Latam business unit into a future characterised by OTT managed services. She brings a mix of solid people leadership, agility, and industry knowledge that will help Accedo meet complex customer challenges.”

  • Accedo, Qualcomm, HBS launch XR Sports Alliance

    Accedo, Qualcomm, HBS launch XR Sports Alliance

    MUMBAI: XR in Sports is about to receive a shot in the arm. Three large global players have joined hands for a strategic alliance which seeks to bridge the sports and XR industry. These are global video solutions provider Accedo, leading hardware and software enabler Qualcomm Technologies and HBS, a specialist sports broadcast organization.

    The three founding members aim to bring together market-leading stakeholders, drawing on Accedo’s expertise in video user experience, distribution and monetization, Qualcomm Technologies’ Snapdragon-powered XR technology and expertise, and HBS’ strong sports ecosystem.

    The program aims to accelerate knowledge gathering, technological advancement and time-to-market for XR sports services, as well as gather and share industry knowledge.

    The XR Sports Alliance aims to drive the development and deployment of XR Sports products and services by providing an end-to-end solution framework to help key stakeholders deploy state-of-the-art XR services efficiently and at scale. The framework encompasses immersive video production and distribution, system architecture definition, data and monetization frameworks, user testing and technology and business model advisory elements. Moreover, the program will be open to third parties to join, including XR OEMs, to drive the development of purpose-built XR hardware for the sports and video entertainment use case.

    At its core, the program aims to connect leading companies from the sports, video, telco, infrastructure, and hardware industries to collaborate in innovation projects, collectively contribute to each other’s roadmaps, and exchange knowledge and feedback, to support and accelerate industry growth and innovation.

    Accedo CEO Michael Lantz said: “We believe XR will become an important content distribution and user engagement platform and we want to connect industry stakeholders to collaborate and innovate. The Alliance network will enable industries to uncover industry demand in different geographical regions and shine light on the pipeline of upcoming XR solutions, allowing sports rights owners and holders to make data-driven decisions.”

    Qualcomm, Technologies senior director product management Patrick Costello added: “We are entering a new era of spatial computing. We firmly believe that XR experiences will revolutionize how fans engage with sports and we are already seeing a rise in adoption of immersive entertainment experiences thanks to the emergence of new XR devices and increased investment by OEMs for sports content rights. The XR Sports Alliance will bring together key players in the sports entertainment value-chain, collectively fostering the ecosystem to deliver game-changing immersive sports experiences.”

    HBS head of digital services Sylvain Lebreton commented: “This program aims to be a game-changer for the sports industry, helping to drive innovation. We are engaging with industry leaders across every part of the XR and sports broadcast ecosystem, which we are sure will ultimately accelerate the development and deployment of commercial XR sports services.”

  • Accedo launches OTT video managed services offering

    Accedo launches OTT video managed services offering

    Mumbai: Global video solutions provider, Accedo, has launched a dedicated OTT video managed services offering. Designed to reduce complexity and risk for video service providers, the offering will see Accedo take complete ownership of operating and enhancing OTT video services, managing the entire end-to-end ecosystem, including technology, functionality, people, and processes.

    The managed services offering draws on Accedo’s extensive experience in designing, building and deploying video experiences for many of the world’s leading OTT services. The company’s broad suite of solutions covers a vast array of video streaming use cases, with a focus on user experience and innovation. This, in combination with its extensive and long-standing network of technology partners from across the OTT ecosystem, means that Accedo is able to provide a UX-driven end-to-end offering, leveraging best-of-breed solutions in a single holistic package covering all aspects of running and growing a competitive video business.    

    The offering will enable video providers to streamline and improve efficiencies to get the most out of every part of the video technology ecosystem. As part of the managed service, Accedo will be managing multiple vendors and technology stacks as well as constantly monitoring, evaluating, and challenging the technology roadmap, identifying opportunities for service optimization and ensuring a high level of flexibility and scalability.

    Accedo CEO Michael Lantz commented: “The OTT ecosystem has become increasingly complex over the past decade. Running a successful and competitive video service means that every part of the service puzzle needs to be fully optimized. At the same time, video providers are battling fierce competition and increasing churn, while trying to deliver an optimized user experience across countless different and constantly evolving variations. We are already addressing many of these challenges for our customers and the Managed Services offering is a natural extension of that experience. It will further help our customers put their focus into core business activities such as content acquisition, monetization strategies, and distribution.”

    Accedo will be exhibiting at NAB on booth W2166, and presenting the OTT video managed services solution, from 13 – 17 April. Book a meeting with Accedo at NAB

  • How OTT platforms stay innovative in a cluttered market

    How OTT platforms stay innovative in a cluttered market

    KOLKATA: As OTT platforms are making all the necessary moves to keep the users hooked, these players are realising that innovation is the key mantra to achieve this objective. To keep up with the pace with which users are adapting to streaming services, most of the players in the ecosystem are scaling up their offerings. However, innovation is more of a continuous process rather than a revolutionary change.

    In a webinar hosted by Indiantelevision.com in association with Accedo and moderated by Indiantelevision.com founder, CEO and editor-in-chief Anil Wanvari, experts from the industry shared strategies and experiences around innovations.

    Hoichoi technology lead Aloke Majumder stated innovation is what should drive the OTT platforms. Innovation not only shapes the product but also strengthens the relationship with users. According to him, the platforms need to stay inspired by the users, other brands, all the current happenings in product offerings for the breakthrough. The largest Bengali platform has been adding new features in recent times including parental control. It is currently working around encoding to have seamless delivery of the videos even with low latency.

    Balaji Telefilm’s digital venture is also looking at a robust product offering. ALTBalaji chief technology officer Shahabuddin Sheikh said that the platform is highly focusing on metadata. “It’s a mix of both the worlds in terms of using technology and manual interventions where we can have more enriched metadata in terms of characters, keyframes, emotions which can be tagged and which is fed into the system. While the user is watching or viewing content, it can be liked back to his experiences and accordingly help to plan or program the content for him,” he added. Using experiences, the platform is also bringing other small changes like adding markers where users can identify content genres.

    "Epic On has done a couple of upgradations which are paying the platform good dividend now, " said Epic On chief operating officer Sourjya Mohanty. The platform has attempted to bring a multi-format experience by accumulating video, e-books, games, podcasts which has resulted into a good surge in mobile engagement. It is also factoring in the current situation while bringing new experiences. As more people are inclining towards smart TVs to enjoy in-home cinema experiences, the platform has brought few changes on that front which have yielded positive feedback yet, Mohanty said.

    However, innovations always don’t turn out to be fantastic if user need is not understood properly. Arre GM technology Rohit Bapat spoke of such an experience. While they ran a web series with an option to allow users to click on a specific character to provide information on that individual, they did not see any traction. Down the line, they had to take off the feature. Bapat acknowledged that it would have been more effective for events like sports tournaments where users would be keen to get match statistics.

    Like other players, fitness app Simple Soulful is also innovating user experience but more often as it has to deal with real-time issues. screen SSK Osmosis product head Soumik Solanki shared some examples. According to a users’ need, it is customising rest time feature during exercises. For users who don’t are already accustomed with various workouts and don’t want to watch the entire video, the app has come up with a complete programme list for that segment. It is also using a 360-degree camera view to help users exercise with correct postures.

    Accedo innovation director Niklas Bjorken agreed to the other panelists that innovation is key to a brand’s relevancy in the moving world. According to him, knowing users properly, adapting to new user behaviours, embracing technology, learnings from other services should drive the changes. 

  • Industry experts to discuss how to differentiate and innovate OTT experience

    Industry experts to discuss how to differentiate and innovate OTT experience

    KOLKATA: The over-the-top (OTT) platforms across the world are developing robust content slate for viewers to keep them glued to the platforms. But what is more important to retain consumers is a seamless viewing experience.

    Indaintelevision.com in its next webinar in partnership with Accedo will host a discussion on how to differentiate and innovate OTT experience in the competitive landscape on 24 September at 12.00 pm.

    Some of the esteemed speakers include Accedo solution director Angus Kirkwood; Accedo UX & design director APAC Nikki Perugini; Accedo innovations director Niklas Bjorken; ALTBalaji CTO Shahabuddin Sheikh; SSK OSMOSIS PVT. LTD. product head Soumik Solanki; and EPIC ON COO Sourjya Mohanty.

    The panelists will discuss how to build a human-centered approach for product decisions, why innovation is important to differentiate the service, the considerable variables for platform strategy along with other related topics.

    Don’t forget to tune in to know more!

  • Tata Sky partners with Accedo to develop the user interface of Tata Sky Binge+

    Tata Sky partners with Accedo to develop the user interface of Tata Sky Binge+

    KOLKATA: Accedo has worked with Tata Sky, India’s leading content distribution platform to develop the user interface for its latest offering, Tata Sky Binge+ Smart Set-top Box. The Android TV enabled device provides content from Linear Television and a host of OTT apps onto a television screen.  

    Accedo leveraged its Google-certified Android TV Launcher solution alongside its Accedo One platform to develop and deliver a high-quality video experience for the growing base of Tata Sky subscribers who like to enjoy the best of both worlds conjoined together, toggling through just one remote. To further enhance the user experience, Accedo customized its standard Android TV Launcher application to include 3rd party integrations, bespoke UX/UI features, and DVB satellite channels. 

    Accedo product director & regional head South Asia Abhishek Sood commented, “We’ve seen the OTT Market become increasingly competitive in India, and the number of available video services is constantly growing. Managing multiple platforms can be cumbersome for consumers so we see a real value in offering viewers a single point of access to all third-party apps. Binge+ addresses this pain point and allows users to seamlessly access much of their OTT content in one place.” 

    Tata Sky chief commercial officer and content officer Pallavi Puri added, “With Tata Sky Binge+, the objective was to enable our subscribers to access all of their Live TV, On-demand, and OTT services in one place. Having worked extensively with Accedo in the past, we relied on its technical and practical knowledge to develop a great user experience for our dynamic Android TV-powered set-top box. Accedo’s professional services team worked diligently and delivered the bespoke features required for the platform.” 

    Delivering over 600+ live TV channels and services, an on-demand library, and 3rd party OTT applications via a single sign-on, Binge+, provides users with a premium viewing experience.

    Tata Sky Binge+ hosts many advanced features. It enables viewers to play any show, movie, music, game on their laptop, tablet, or mobile phone and watch-it-directly on their TV with its in-built Chromecast. It also includes Google Assistant that makes discovering content easy with voice search. It is compatible with all types of TVs including 4K, HD LED, LCD, or plasma technology as it supports HDMI output and can also be connected to older TV sets over audio and video cable.

  • SportsFix & Accedo tie up for live OTT sports feeds

    SportsFix & Accedo tie up for live OTT sports feeds

    MUMBAI: Accedo has tied up with SportsFix to deliver dedicated OTT sports live streaming service in the ASEAN region. SportsFix has also selected the Brightcove Live platform to deliver premier live and VOD local sports content across the region.

    SportsFix, launched in Malaysia in August 2017, is ASEAN’s first OTT platform that delivers live and VOD sports content, with a focus on live streaming as a premium offering. The platform was conceptualised and launched to serve a large untapped niche segment of overseas foreign workers in the region.

    SportsFix streams popular local, regional and international sports content on its platform and works closely with Telecommunication operators across the region to deliver the content directly to millions of mobile devices.

    SportsFix CEO Carl Kirchhoff comented, “Accedo’s platform and excellent team helped us launch in record time with all Telcos in Malaysia and allows us to aggressively roll-out localised services in ASEAN in 2018. Accedo’s proven expertise in this region and agile development of a suite of customisable products were the main reason for choosing Accedo.”

    Accedo CEO Michael Lantz added, “Sports entertainment is one of the key drivers for video services and innovation across the globe. The mix of live and VOD sports content from both regional and international matches are likely to prove extremely popular amongst consumers.”

    SportsFix is currently available via mobile web and by Q1 2018 can be expected on iOS and Android, SportsFix is using Accedo One Inisght to analyse usage and engagement metrics across those platforms.