The former CEO of Airties has been named as the chairman of French IPTV supplier Vianeos.
During his time in charge of Airties, Philippe Alcaras led his team to transform the company into one of the most widely deployed managed Wi-Fi solutions vendors.
“I am excited to take on the role of Chairman at Vianeos and support its vibrant management team. I have been particularly impressed by the extensive technological capabilities of the Company as well as its strengths in user experience, a rare combination,” said Alcaras.
“I look forward to contributing to Vianeos’ continued success leveraging on its cutting-edge solutions, focusing on new monetization avenues for the service providers, as consumer habits and regulations are evolving at an accelerated pace”.
Bachir Ghalayini, Associate Director at Vianeos added: “We are thrilled to have Philippe on board with his experience as one of the pioneers in interactive TV and applications until his international career and established reputation, we are sure that Vianeos’ strategy will be in the right hands to ensure a bright future and find the markets where our innovative products will be again game changers.
Founded in 2004 by broadcast and interactive TV experts, Vianeos is a French-based company specialising in IPTV & OTT middleware servers with intuitive UIs for customers including SFR, Canal+, Etisalat, Batelco, Ooredoo, Sunrise, TF1, MBC, and Dhiraagu.
