Published November 28th, 2017
On behalf of 24i, Contentwise, MPP Global, Fincons Group and Horowitz Research we would like to thank you for attending OTT day in Los Angeles last week. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. We’ve gathered some pictures from the event, view them here.
Across a half day, OTT Day offers a free to attend summit that informs, inspires and connects members of the video, media and technology community with a combination of unique networking features and a high-level speaker program. The OTT Day in LA brought together some of the brightest minds in the industry, who shared insight and knowledge into the technology and business opportunities in the OTT ecosystem.
OTT Day will be back again, this time in New York on March 7th 2018. Meanwhile- you can find us at various industry events throughout the world, view more events here.
24i Media is happy and proud to join the list of 101 companies that matter the most in online video, and to be recognized as one of the most important, inspiring, innovative online video companies in Europe.
Apr 07, 2020
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First Look Media launches new OTT streaming video service for ‘culture cravers’ on topic.com, Apple TV and iOS, Android, Amazon Fire TV and Roku.
Amsterdam, The Netherlands - 7 April 2020 – 24i, the industry-leading video experience company, today announced that Topic, the new entertainment streaming service from First Look Media, has chosen 24i to power its new streaming video experience across topic.com, Apple TV and iOS, Android, Amazon Fire TV and Roku.
24i provides Topic with a brand-new suite of subscription and ad-supported video applications each with a consistent, intuitive video experience irrespective of viewing platform or device. The next-generation 24i Smart OTT productised solution, integrated with specialist partner technologies from Bitmovin, CenturyLink, Cleeng, EZDRM and JUMP enables Topic to extend, manage and monetize its programming to a fast-growing audience of ‘culture cravers.’
“We’re committed to providing our audiences with compelling and thought-provoking programming that reflects their values and interests, wherever they wish to access it,” said, Ryan Chanatry, Topic’s General Manager. “The smart products and solutions provided by 24i enable the Topic team to dynamically create next-generation video experiences, customize the presentation of titles by platform, and to differentiate Topic in an increasingly competitive direct-to-consumer video market”.
Topic, which officially launched November 21 2019, is a new streaming service offering North American premieres of global favourites along with original programming that includes a variety of scripted dramas, comedies, discussion shows, documentaries, and non-scripted programming which highlight human-focused stories from creators with a passionate point of view.
“The quality and variety of Topic’s programming make it extremely attractive to their growing audience,” said Martijn van Horssen, Joint-CEO of 24i. “By being able to support Topic’s platform-agnostic delivery strategy, we are delighted to deliver their next-generation video experiences and super-charge their growth to new platforms and audiences.”
Topic aims to push the art of storytelling to new heights by exploring different genres and media formats to develop and showcase impactful and engaging programming. The new service sources programming from leading global media companies, acquiring the rights to titles premiering at the world’s most prestigious film festivals as well as streaming original programming produced in-house by Topic or in partnership with some of today’s most prolific creators. Topic’s parent company is First Look Media, a company that was launched in 2013 by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar.
Within the 24i Smart OTT product, Topic can readily launch and manage its new, next-generation OTT service and extend its reach to multiple platforms, including iOS, Android, Apple TV, Roku and the web. In addition, the 24i SMART BACKSTAGE management and insight manager ensures Topic delivers a consistently high-quality and personalised streaming service to every subscriber on their choice of device.
Aug 13, 2020
News
Cambridge and Amsterdam, 13 August 2020 - Amino, and sister-company 24i, today announced that on 3/8/2020 Youfone launched the first Android TV service in the Netherlands, providing consumers with a next-generation converged OTT, VoD and live TV experience on TVs and mobile devices.
The Youfone service is powered by the 24i Video Experience Platform and devices from Amino, providing an end-to-end solution that enabled the Dutch MVNO to completely refresh its user experience and expand the reach of its TV service.
“The unique power, flexibility and breadth of the integrated 24i and Amino solution meant that Youfone launched the Netherland’s first Android TV service in just 5 months, rather than embarking on a major engineering project of a year or more if we had followed another path,” said Valentijn Rensing, CEO of Youfone.
“A key advantage of the 24i and Amino solution is that it is truly end-to-end: covering all the functions we need from content ingest, encoding and transcoding, management, customer care, content distribution, all the software required from front-end to back end and even the set-top boxes serving our TV viewing customers,” concluded Rensing.
Powered by the 24i Video Experience Platform, Amino 7x Android set-top boxes, and Amino OS, this is the first deployment of the joint 24i and Amino cloud-based solution which enables video delivery from any source to any device.
Youfone, whose TV service was initially launched in 2017, tapped 24i and Amino in December 2019 to deliver an expanded TV and OTT offering. 24i and Amino partnered to provide everything the Youfone service required, from smart Set-Top-Box (STB) hardware, service management, a robust backend, and an intuitive UI layer. Functionality includes transcoding, middleware, CDN, and front-end applications for Android, iOS phones, and tablets; enabling live TV, catchup, restart and nPVR for approximately 100 channels. This is the first joint deployment announced since 24i became an Amino Technologies group company in July 2019.
The turnkey, multiscreen solution provides Youfone with the operational flexibility to deliver local or hosted live and on-demand streaming content to any device and platform, including Linux and Android TV. The hardware product deployment runs on AminoOS, all managed through Amino SM Engage, Amino’s cloud-based service management platform.
The solution is a hybrid cloud deployment taking advantage of on-premise private cloud services for 24/7 headend services that minimize infrastructure cost and public cloud services to maximize flexibility. It provides Youfone with nimble, modular operational services, ranging from content ingest, infrastructure, capacity, load, API and front-end monitoring, to change management and 3rd party support.
“The innovative 24i and Amino solutions combined with the expertise of our teams enabled Youfone to launch an advanced Android TV service powered by the 24i Video Experience Platform and replace their existing set-tops with the advanced Amino 7x devices,” said Donald McGarva, Amino Group Chief Executive Officer.
“Traditionally, launching an advanced modern converged OTT, VoD and Live TV service would take a year or more and would be technically demanding. Before the 24i Video Experience Platform (VEP), companies such as Youfone were faced with the choice between over-engineered single vendor systems, smaller single-vendor solutions with gaps in functionality, or the complications and delays associated in dealing with multiple vendors. Getting Youfone up and running with the Netherland’s first major Android TV service so quickly proves that VEP is the ideal solution for today’s multiscreen market conditions,” concluded McGarva.
Cambridge en Amsterdam, 13 augustus 2020 - Amino en haar dochteronderneming 24i hebben vandaag aangekondigd dat Youfone de eerste Android TV operator tier service in Nederland heeft gelanceerd. Vanaf 3 augustus 2020 levert Youfone haar klanten een “next generation” geïntegreerde dienst voor OTT, VoD en Live TV op televisies en mobiele apparaten.
De Youfone service is gebaseerd op het 24i Video Experience Platform en de set-top boxen van Amino, die samen een end-to-end oplossing vormen. Hiermee heeft de Nederlandse MVNO de user experience helemaal kunnen vernieuwen en het bereik van haar TV-diensten kunnen uitbreiden.
“De unieke kracht, flexibiliteit en functies van de geïntegreerde oplossing van 24i en Amino maakt dat Youfone in slechts 5 maanden de eerste Android TV operator tier service van Nederland heeft kunnen lanceren, in plaats van een groot ontwikkelproject van een jaar of langer te moeten doorlopen als we een andere route hadden genomen,” zegt Valentijn Rensing, CEO van Youfone.
“Een cruciaal voordeel van de oplossing van 24i en Amino is dat het écht end-to-end is. Het omvat alle functies die we nodig hebben: content ingest, encoding en transcoding, management, customer care, contentdistributie, alle benodigde software van frontend tot backend, en zelfs de set-top boxen die onze klanten gebruiken,” concludeert Rensing.
Opgebouwd uit het 24i Video Experience Platform, Amino 7x Android set-top boxen, en Amino OS is dit de eerste exploitatie van een gezamenlijke 24i en Amino cloud-based oplossing die video delivery vanuit iedere bron naar ieder device ondersteunt.
Youfone, wiens TV-dienst in 2017 werd gelanceerd, vroeg 24i en Amino in december 2019 om een uitgebreide TV- en OTT-dienst te leveren. 24i en Amino werken samen om alles te leveren wat voor de Youfone-dienst nodig was, van smart Set-Top-Box (STB) hardware, service management, een robuuste backend, en een intuïtieve user interface. De functionaliteit omvat transcoding, middleware, CDN, en frontend applicaties voor Android, iOS mobiele telefoons en tablets; dat maakt live TV mogelijk, evenals catchup, restart en nPVR voor ongeveer 100 kanalen. Het is de eerste gezamenlijke exploitatie die is aangekondigd sinds 24i in juli 2019 door Amino Technologies werd overgenomen.
De turn-key multiscreen-oplossing biedt Youfone de operationele flexibiliteit om lokale of gehoste live en on-demand streaming op ieder medium en platform af te leveren, inclusief Linux en Android TV. De hardware draait op AminoOS, geheel gemanaged door Amino SM Engage, Amino’s cloud-based service management platform.
De oplossing is een hybride cloud deployment, die profiteert van de on-premise private cloud services voor 24/7 headend services; dit minimaliseert infrastructuurkosten en public cloud services, en maximaliseert tegelijkertijd de flexibiliteit. Het levert Youfone uitgekiende, modulaire servicecomponenten op, variërend van content ingest, infrastructuur, capacity load, API en frontend monitoring, tot change management en 3rd party support.
“De innovatieve oplossingen van 24i en Amino, gecombineerd met de expertise van onze teams, stellen Youfone in staat om een Android TV service te lanceren, gedragen door het 24i Video Experience Platform, en om hun bestaande set-top boxen te vervangen door geavanceerde Amino 7x devices,” zegt Donald McGarva, Amino Group Chief Executive Officer.
“Traditioneel gezien vraagt het ontwikkelen van een geavanceerde, geïntegreerde OTT, VoD en Live TV service een jaar of langer en zou technisch gezien heel uitdagend zijn. Vóór het 24i Video Experience Platform (VEP) waren aanbieders als Youfone gedwongen een keuze te maken uit extreem dure, over geavanceerde systemen van één leverancier of onvolgroeide systemen met ontbrekende functionaliteit van één leverancier, of voor de complicaties, vertragingen en risico’s die samenhangen met een oplossing die door verschillende toeleveranciers wordt geleverd. Dat we voor Youfone in Nederland de eerste grote Android TV operator tier service zo snel operationeel hebben gekregen, bewijst dat in de hedendaagse markteisen voor multiscreen-diensten VEP de ideale oplossing is,” stelt McGarva.