Mangomolo has been chosen by South Africa’s public service broadcaster SABC for an upgrade of its SABC+ streaming platform.
SABC+ offers live and on demand radio and TV content to a range of connected devices including mobiles, Smart TVs and Apple TV. Content can also be downloaded to selected devices for offline viewing.
SABC+ currently supports 7 TV channels covering entertainment, news, sports and education and 19 radio stations.
“Our work with SABC is an exciting opportunity to deliver new OTT video experiences in South Africa. We’re making it simple to expand the SABC’s offering and deliver content to audiences on whatever device they want to use. As smart device adoption grows across Africa, we’re ensuring that broadcasters can connect with their audiences and grow viewership with a comprehensive OTT video platform,” said Wissam Sabbagh, Founder and CEO at Mangomolo, “We’re proud to be transforming the broadcast landscape in Africa and look forward to continually evolving SABC digital offering.”
Mangomolo is providing an end-to-end service, with monetisation capabilities, content management, media preparation and delivery all through a single platform.
SABC’s acting Chief Operations Officer, Lungile Binza said: “Mangomolo has been a great partner on our OTT video journey and supported us as we grow our digital offering. The entire process has been seamless, allowing us to focus on our core of the business while the Mangomolo team takes care of the technology and other managed services.” Lungile Binza further stated that “We have a flexible foundation for reaching our audiences and expanding our offering over time. With Mangomolo, we’re able to deliver the content our audiences want across the devices they use.”
Mangomolo partner Broadsmart led project management operations and provided an end to end ecosystem for the SABC. Castoola and Triton Digital are providing advertising services for the video and audio respectively.
