24i has announced a new partnership with Swisscom as the video stream expert launches a new TV as a Service (TVaaS) streaming offering.
FokusOnTV is designed to speed pay-TV operator’s time to market and reduce on-site infrastructure. It’s built on 24i’s existing middleware and for Swisscom Broadcast will be pre-integrated with its headend.
This gives operators in the region access to over 600 national and international TV channels. They will also enjoy peace of mind as the service comes with 24/7 monitoring from a dedicated European Network Operations Centre (NOC).
Configurable, off-the-shelf FokusOnTV consumer applications are available for leading web browsers and mobile devices running iOS or Android as well as Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Android TVs, Chromecast, and a choice of set-top boxes. These apps give consumers the ability to pause, resume or restart live TV channels on any of their devices. They can also record and replay up to 1,000 hours of their favourite content in the cloud via the network PVR facility.
“At 24i, our mantra is ‘streaming made simple’ and Pay TV doesn’t get much simpler than FokusOnTV. We offer access to a fantastic range of TV content and network PVR functionality as part of this fully hosted, end-to-end solution. It’s a cost effective and hassle-free way for Pay TV operators to bring a superior streaming service to consumers on a wide range of devices and to scale for their future growth,” said Dr. Neale Foster, CEO, 24i.
“We have been working with the team at 24i for many years now, so we are very familiar and impressed with the stability and reliability of their middleware and applications. We are delighted to be part of this hosted TV as a Service solution that gives operators a fast, flexible and high quality next-generation streaming service without having to invest in their own infrastructure,” said Dominik Müller, CEO at Swisscom Broadcast.
24i will be demonstrating the technology at IBC 2022 (Hall 5, Stand G38) on Amigo 7x Android TV set-top boxes from 24i’s sister company, Amino.
