• Subscribe
  • Advertise
    • Media Info
    • Terms & Conditions for Advertisers
    • Mechanical Data

Broadband TV News

Independent. Since 2003

  • Home
  • News Line
    • Central & East Europe
    • People
  • TV
    • On Demand/VOD
    • IPTV
    • Cable
    • Satellite
    • Terrestrial
    • Distribution
  • Business
  • Tech
  • Columns
    • Chris Dziadul
    • Julian Clover
    • Robert Briel
  • Events
    • Events Diary
    • BTN Events
    • Events Coverage
    • Submit the details of your event
  • Features
  • Resources
    • White Papers

Free linear and VOD OTT service DistroTV launching

February 4, 2019 18.29 Europe/London By Robert Briel

DistroScale, a video-as-a-service provider, is launching DistroTV, a streaming OTT service in the US, Canada and UK with a range of entertainment, news, sports, film and TV programming in live, linear and video-on-demand formats.

DistroTV is free to consumers and now available via Apple iOS, Android, Amazon Fire TV and Roku.

DistroTV is the first direct-to-consumer offering from DistroScale; a technology company founded in 2013 known for providing a global clientele of 3,500-plus media properties with the industry’s most comprehensive video platform; offering infrastructure, content delivery, curation, analytics and a full suite of monetization options. Video enabled by DistroScale reaches 250 million visitors per month.

To meet the demands of diverse, multi-cultural and globally-minded audiences in the US, Canada and UK whose viewing habits are increasingly migrating to streaming platforms, DistroTV is assembling a growing and diverse content roster, which includes Bonnier properties such as Saveur, Yachting, Popular Science and Destinations; BritAsia TV, feature films and pop culture news from India’s leading entertainment studio Rajshri, global trends arbiter FashionTV, documentary film producer Sideways Film, how-to content from Grace Creek Media’s Sportskool, mixed martial arts and combat sports programming from Fighting Spirit and more. The network is adding additional feature films, scripted series, lifestyle, sports news and other premium video content from English language content producers in North American and UK, as well as from a range of cultures and languages from around the world.

“Because we provide thousands of media companies with everything from back-end infrastructure and video delivery to technologies which help publishers engage audiences and make money with video content, we understand the insatiable appetite media companies, brands and consumers share for premium, multi-screen video. Our mission is to feed that growing demand,” said DistroScale CEO and co-founder Navdeep Saini.

“With DistroTV, we’re filling an unserved need to offer globally-minded and passionate audiences in the US, UK and Canada a world of free TV content. We’re also giving media companies a risk-free way to establish an OTT presence, then distribute and monetize their content on our robust and proven OTT service, without having to make infrastructure expenditures. DistroTV also provides media companies and producers with additional reach, distribution and incremental revenue. It’s a win for viewers, media companies and brands.”

Saini, who held product and engineering roles at DoubleClick and Yahoo! before starting DistroScale, added, “We also know that consumer tastes, viewing habits and cultural preferences are becoming more diverse and fragmented. They demand content from all around the globe at a rate faster than many media companies can deliver it. We want to serve the many large audience segments who are vastly underserved by traditional media offerings. We’re building an eclectic, curated menu of premium video programming from around the globe for those interested in gaming, niche sports, films from Hollywood to Bollywood; travel and culinary content and scripted series in a range of languages and more.”

“FashionTV is proud to be collaborating with DistroTV and we are delighted to enter this new and exciting business partnership in USA, Canada and UK. These markets are of utmost importance for our company and now, the audiences there will be able to enjoy our FTV channel with 24/7 glamorous entertainment and review of the latest fashion trends, thanks to DistroTV,” said Teresa Kirilova, Director Global Distribution FashionTV.

“We believe that a documentary is not just a news item or throwaway distraction, but a source of understanding and empathy, as well as entertainment,” said Juan Solera from Sideways Film, based in Barcelona, Spain.

“We are always looking for partners that share the same ambition and we are very excited to start working together with DistroTV in order to reach wide audiences and make them enjoy the power of film.”

  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)

Related

Filed Under: Connected TV, Newsline, On Demand/VOD, OTT, TV Tagged With: Canada, DistroTV, UK, US Edited: 4 February 2019 18:29

About Robert Briel

Arnhem-based Robert covers the Benelux, France, Germany, Austria and Switzerland as well as IPTV, web TV, connected TV and OTT. Email Robert at rbriel@broadbandtvnews.com.

Latest News

  • LG becomes first company to achieve Safeshark and BSI Consumer IoT Verification
  • Call to Europe to safeguard UHF broadcasting
  • SVOD and AVOD’s future “will end in tiers”
  • beIN Media Group welcome Egyptian pirate shutdown
  • MediaForEurope to look at Channel 4 bid

Watch Video

EKT backing RDK – ANGA COM Roundup Video

Jill Mulder, VP Marketing, EKT discusses how viewing habits and the role of the operator is changing and why EKT now backing RDK, with Broadband TV News editor Julian Clover. … [Watch Now ...]

24i on app development and viewer recommendations – ANGA COM Roundup Video

Julian Clover speaks to 24i's Sales Director Operator Solutions, Lennart Broers, about how apps are becoming more important to pay-TV operators, and the recent acquisition of recommendations company The Filter. … [Watch Now ...]

Free Ebook

eBook: Overcoming the Top 5 Challenges in Server-side IP Ad insertion

IP video is a game-changer for advertising. However, unlike traditional television, IP video is more dynamic, with new devices, formats, content and services to consider. … [Download the eBook...]

Broadband TV News

  • Subscribe
  • About us
  • Contacts
  • Logos & Pictures
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms and Conditions

Advertising

  • Media Info
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Mechanical Data
  • Video Services

News

  • Latest
  • Central & East Europe
  • TV
  • Tech
  • Streaming
  • Cable
  • Satellite
  • Terrestrial
  • IPTV
  • Business
  • People

Events

  • Events Diary
  • BTN Events
  • Submit the details of your event
  • Media Meet & Greet

Broadband TV News

PO Box 499
Cambridge
United Kingdom
CB1 0AH
news@broadbandtvnews.com

Connect with Us

 

Copyright © 2022 Broadband TV News LLP · Log in

 

Loading Comments...