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Econet Media Brings Compelling TV Everywhere Service to Africa

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Technology Category	Analytics & Modeling - Predictive Analytics Application Infrastructure & Middleware - API Integration & Management Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Connectivity Platforms
Applicable Industries	Telecommunications
Applicable Functions	Business Operation Sales & Marketing
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration
Challenge	In November 2016, Econet Media selected the Verimatrix VCAS platform to secure its Kwesé TV satellite-delivered DTH service. With an emphasis on premium live sports content, revenue security was a major consideration. In September 2017, Econet launched the Kwesé Play streaming TV service in South Africa, featuring Netflix through an exclusive partnership. The next phase aimed to offer multi-screen TV Everywhere services to its DTH subscribers, requiring adaptive bit rate streaming and content security for various OTT devices. Read More
About Customer	Econet Media, a subsidiary of the globally networked Econet Group, is a dynamic content business driving the development of Kwesé, a fresh new television brand created for Sub-Saharan African audiences. Kwesé offers a range of products on satellite and internet-based platforms, including video-on-demand and mobile options. Focused on providing premium, affordable, exclusive viewing choices, Kwesé products include sports, music, movies, series, kids, lifestyle, faith, news, and other programming. Econet Media leverages the infrastructural strength of its sister companies, Liquid Telecom and Econet Wireless, to establish Kwesé products. Read More
Solution	Econet partnered with Roku to bring the Kwese Play box to life, leveraging the Roku streaming platform to deliver Kwese Play to its customers. Roku provides ongoing software updates, hosts the channel store, and offers application development support. Econet also selected AWS Elemental for video processing and delivery and Verimatrix to secure the entire solution. The API integration between Verimatrix and AWS Elemental provides a single coherent solution that combines content security management, encryption, and encoding processes. This integration reduces the processing overhead of supporting multiple streaming formats and DRMs, improving the user experience. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Predictive Analytics

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - API Integration & Management

Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Connectivity Platforms

Applicable Industries

Telecommunications

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Sales & Marketing

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Challenge

In November 2016, Econet Media selected the Verimatrix VCAS platform to secure its Kwesé TV satellite-delivered DTH service. With an emphasis on premium live sports content, revenue security was a major consideration. In September 2017, Econet launched the Kwesé Play streaming TV service in South Africa, featuring Netflix through an exclusive partnership. The next phase aimed to offer multi-screen TV Everywhere services to its DTH subscribers, requiring adaptive bit rate streaming and content security for various OTT devices.

About Customer

Econet Media, a subsidiary of the globally networked Econet Group, is a dynamic content business driving the development of Kwesé, a fresh new television brand created for Sub-Saharan African audiences. Kwesé offers a range of products on satellite and internet-based platforms, including video-on-demand and mobile options. Focused on providing premium, affordable, exclusive viewing choices, Kwesé products include sports, music, movies, series, kids, lifestyle, faith, news, and other programming. Econet Media leverages the infrastructural strength of its sister companies, Liquid Telecom and Econet Wireless, to establish Kwesé products.

Solution

Econet partnered with Roku to bring the Kwese Play box to life, leveraging the Roku streaming platform to deliver Kwese Play to its customers. Roku provides ongoing software updates, hosts the channel store, and offers application development support. Econet also selected AWS Elemental for video processing and delivery and Verimatrix to secure the entire solution. The API integration between Verimatrix and AWS Elemental provides a single coherent solution that combines content security management, encryption, and encoding processes. This integration reduces the processing overhead of supporting multiple streaming formats and DRMs, improving the user experience.

Impact #1	The API integration between AWS Elemental and Verimatrix means that security and encoding are tightly coupled, allowing Econet to have just one input for each stream.
Impact #2	Unified stream packaging significantly improves the user Quality of Experience (QoE) by saving resources.
Impact #3	The integration reduces the processing overhead of supporting multiple streaming formats and DRMs, ensuring more consistent Quality of Service (QoS) at peak times.

Impact #1

The API integration between AWS Elemental and Verimatrix means that security and encoding are tightly coupled, allowing Econet to have just one input for each stream.

Impact #2

Unified stream packaging significantly improves the user Quality of Experience (QoE) by saving resources.

Impact #3

The integration reduces the processing overhead of supporting multiple streaming formats and DRMs, ensuring more consistent Quality of Service (QoS) at peak times.

Benefit #1	The DTH service is currently available in 21 countries.
Benefit #2	The comprehensive offer comprises more than 70 live channels.
Benefit #3	Econet Media plans to deploy its TV Everywhere service in at least 17 Sub-Saharan countries.

Benefit #1

The DTH service is currently available in 21 countries.

Benefit #2

The comprehensive offer comprises more than 70 live channels.

Benefit #3

Econet Media plans to deploy its TV Everywhere service in at least 17 Sub-Saharan countries.

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Econet Media Brings Compelling TV Everywhere Service to Africa

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