SEATTLE and TORONTO – Popular online video publishing and video management solutions provider thePlatform is providing the back-end video management for Rogers’ and Shaw’s subscription video-on-demand service shomi.
An independent subsidiary of Comcast, thePlatform’s cloud-based mpx video management system provides several back-end functions for shomi. Specifically, mpx provides easy workflow management of video ingest; metadata management; subscriber management and viewing rights enforcement; and automated publishing across device and video player profiles, says a press release the company put out this morning.
“Shomi has raised the bar for multiscreen video entertainment for Canadian viewers,” said Marty Roberts, co-CEO of thePlatform, in the release. “By providing a scalable, flexible, and enterprise-grade video management system, we’re helping shomi provide its subscribers with access to their favorite shows and movies, on their device of choice.”
“We needed an experienced and reliable partner that would help us get up and running quickly,” added Dennis Kuzmar, senior director, technology, shomi. ThePlatform’s customers are a who’s who of TV, including Comcast’s Xfinity, Time Warner Cable, Cox Communications, A&E, USA Network, NBC Sports, Fox Sports, Bell Media and the CBC
With shomi, Rogers and Shaw subscribers can enjoy it online and on select tablets, mobile devices, set top boxes and Xbox 360. It is also coming soon to Chromecast.
ThePlatform’s cloud-based mpx video management system provides management and publishing services for shomi.
