TORONTO — Canadian broadcast technology services provider Nextologies, which has one of the world’s largest video delivery networks, announced today it will provide free distribution of channels carrying Ukraine’s “United News” broadcast to any North American broadcaster, IPTV or OTT provider.
Following Russian’s invasion of Ukraine, the TV channels of several top Ukrainian media groups began broadcasting United News, “a single channel of news, broadcast 24 hours on all participating channels,” explains a Nextologies press release.
“In partnership with the representatives of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the National Security and Defense Council, the Office of the President and other Government structures, the TV channels are providing their signals free of charge to anyone capable of receiving that signal,” the release reads.
Nextologies is now making the United News channel feeds available to all partners, who should reach out directly to Nextologies if they wish to receive the channel, the release says.
“With our private fibre network, in combination with our fixed satellite network, Nextologies provides full-time redundant broadcast video delivery services to all of the major BDUs in Canada and MSOs in the USA,” explains Sasha Zivanovic, CEO of Nextologies, in the release.
“Those capabilities meant that we were the fastest, most secure path for Ukrainian channels to reach audiences in North America, and we’re grateful to have the technology in place to provide that service.”
Nextologies’ network “utilizes proprietary transport equipment, designed specifically for the broadcast industry, which can handle multi-service video and media applications, ASI and SDI (HD/SD), video transport, as well as IP transport on ethernet networks,” the company’s press release says.
“Offering the only plug-and-play hardware of its kind in existence, Nextologies offers a simple and fast solution for any broadcasting or streaming service that wants to distribute United News channels, as well as any additional Ukrainian channels.”
Nextologies’ offer of free transport of Ukrainian channels carrying United News to broadcasters comes a day after the live TV app toober announced it is making several Ukrainian channels available to viewers at no charge.
