PlayBox Technology and Global Distribution Partner Up to Bring Cutting-Edge OTT Streaming and AVOD / FAST TV Solutions to Content Owners Worldwide
PlayBox Technology, a global leader in broadcast playout and channel branding solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with Global Distribution, a specialist distributor within the media and entertainment industries. The partnership aims to provide content owners worldwide with cutting-edge solutions for Over-The-Top (OTT) and Advertising-based Video-On-Demand (AVOD) and Free Ad-Supported Streaming (FAST TV) platforms, with an emphasis on both monetization strategies as well as empowering organisations to easily deploy and manage access to content for their audiences.
Through the partnership, PlayBox Technology will use Global Distribution's extensive reseller partner network to bring its powerful OTT streaming and AVOD / FAST TV solutions to both traditional content owners and organisations in vertical markets that would hugely benefit from an affordable, quick to deploy and easy to use on-demand streaming platform.
"We are excited to collaborate with Global Distribution and leverage their expertise and channel to help us bring our solutions to a wider audience," said Phillip Neighbour, COO of PlayBox Technology. "This partnership allows us to expand our global reach and provide content owners with the latest technology to improve their content delivery and monetization strategies."
"Partnering with PlayBox Technology aligns with our commitment to providing customers with the most technologically advanced solutions," said Keith Warburton, CEO of Global Distribution. "Our customers will now have access to PlayBox Technology's industry-leading OTT streaming and AVOD solutions enabling them to provide users with affordable, yet immensely powerful platforms. With the amount of digital content constantly growing and the use of content spanning an ever-widening marketplace, enabling organisations to easily deploy a platform to provide content to their audience, and be able to effortlessly monetize content if they choose to, is incredibly relevant in the modern world. We look forward to working together with PlayBox Technology and our valued channel partners to see these solutions deployed for the benefit of organisations and their audiences."
With this new partnership, PlayBox Technology and Global Distribution will help organisations unleash and enhance their content delivery, customer experience, and revenue streams.
About PlayBox Technology
PlayBox Technology is a media and entertainment technology company delivering over 20,000 master entertainment streams every day. Drawing on 20 years’ experience of innovation in channel-in-a-box technology, it now offers a broad range of software solutions running on standard hardware or in the cloud.
Each media service will have its own unique requirements, so PlayBox provides workflow solutions in modular software, which includes tools for all aspects of planning and managing a group of broadcast or streaming channels. Capabilities include content servers, graphics tools and templates, planning and scheduling systems and advertising campaign planning and serving, as well as mission-critical playout automation. Designed for minimal operator interaction with non-specialist staff, the intuitive user interfaces are implemented in HTML5. Interfaces are tailored for each user, and are accessible on any device.
About Global Distribution
Global Distribution is a specialist in leading technology solutions for the media and entertainment industries. From camera recording media and peripherals, to on-set and in-facility storage and infrastructure, secure asset archiving and cloud connected services, Global have a deep knowledge and understanding of the needs of users and the progressive impact that new technology brings. Which is why Global has built a strong reputation for providing exceptional service to the channel in more than 70 countries over the past 28-years.