Ericsson has signed a broadcast and media services deal with UK commercial broadcaster Channel 5. The multi-year deal includes playout, media management, metadata, access services and disaster recovery services.

Ericsson will provide these services for Viacom-owned Channel 5’s portfolio of terrestrial and digital channels, including Channel 5, 5*, Spike and 5USA, as well as for its catch up offerings, including Channel 5+1 and Channel 5+24.

Ericsson will also deliver media management services for the broadcaster’s VoD platform. All services will commence in May 2016.

Channel 5 chief operating officer Paul Dunthorne said: “Ericsson showed a clear understanding of our complex playout requirements, including the extra demands of live and fast-turnaround shows, such as Big Brother, which are a crucial part of our schedule. And they promise to offer us the robust and flexible support we need as we continue to roll out our highly popular Demand 5 player, which is already available across more than 25 different video-on-demand platforms in the UK. We look forward to working with them over the coming years.”

Other posts by :

1. Bank: AST SpaceMobile will orbit 356 satellites by 2030
2. SpaceX launches 600th rocket
3. Starlink: 10m customers and counting
4. SES predicts end of ‘big’ Geo satellites
5. Amazon Leo gets approval for 4,504 extra satellites
6. SpaceX gets a portion of India
7. TerreStar wants to build LEO network
8. Musk: “No Starlink phone”
9. Russia accused of eavesdropping on satellites

Categories: Articles, Broadcast, Services, Work flow