CDSA

Polish cable TV and fiber broadband provider Chopin Cable Television has tapped NAGRA and its OpenTV turn-key video platform to launch a new streaming offering, which will also be wholesaled to other mid-sized operators in Poland.

Chopin aims to decrease its time-to-market with the OTT service, which will be designed to increase consumer engagement, improve customer retention, and expand its subscriber base.

The service will enable pay TV operators, ISPs and regional content companies to offer high-quality multiscreen entertainment service without having to roll out their own infrastructure, reducing the initial investment and the time needed to launch a unique solution, the companies said.

The NAGRA solution also includes content security capabilities from the NAGRA Active Streaming Protection framework, including multi-DRM.

“NAGRA’s partnership extension with Chopin is a testament to our continued relationship and enables us to go beyond content protection to extend their service reach,” said Olivier Met, SVP of EMEA sales for NAGRA. “This deployment represents yet another example of the decreased time to market, cost-effectiveness and flexibility mid-sized operators, like Chopin, are looking for in offering an advanced OTT streaming solution that will increase consumer engagement, improve customer retention, and expand their subscriber base.”

Bogdan Laga ,CEO of Chopin, added: “We sought a partner that could help us successfully expand our broadcast proposition to also offer an OTT solution that aggregates the breadth of content our consumers demand. Having already deployed NAGRA security solutions, it was a natural next step to broaden our partnership and continue exceeding our customers’ expectations.”