Indonesia Orange TV picks Elemental’s video solutions for its OTT services

Indonesia’s Orange TV Group has picked Elemental video processing solutions for its Genflix over-the-top (OTT).

Subscribers of Genflix will now be given access to content on the OTT app via Elemental® Live and Elemental® Server. Genflix, which was launched in September, 2013 is Indonesia’s first video OTT service. Prepaid TV service, Orange TV, believes that Elemental solutions will help it deliver content to subscribers living in rural Indonesia.

“OTT does not have a single standardized delivery technology, digital rights management, or standardized consumption devices compared with direct-to-home broadcast services. Genflix needs flexibility to serve this complex market,” said Bobby Sidharta, Chief Technology Officer of Orange TV. “Elemental has the right technology to meet these needs while taking our future growth plans into account. It has also proven easy to integrate and easy to operate.”

Indonesia’s APMI asks govt to check illegal pay-TV operations

Indonesian Multimedia Businessmen Association’s (APMI) Secretary General, Arya Mahendra, has urged the Indonesian government to control operational license in the pay-TV market and curb illegal operations.

“The government is expected to limit the issued license and organise the operators well in running their business activities. There are even TV operators who steal broadcasts from official operators, connected to their customers and make routine payment every month,” stated Arya Mahendra.

Incumbent and legal pay-TV operators are incurring loss losses and are facing reduction in new customer potential due to a few service providers who are operating without an official licence, added Arya.

BesTV Indonesia, Home Digital Media provide OTT, IPTV services

China-based technical, content and marketing services provider for TV and mobile terminals through media source platforms, BesTV Indonesia and Home Digital Media, a subsidiary of Indian MSO, Home Cable Network, have joined hands to roll out OTT/ IPTV services on various application platforms such as Intan, MyTVapp, Relay TV and Home Digital TV.

Both the companies aim to target over 25 million Indian expats and over three million airtime and maritime passengers, by using the content delivery network (CDN) of Akamai and Octoshape. The companies have been working on this project for the past three years.

“This strategic association will provide live TV channels, movies and music-on-demand content through various applications specially developed for Android, iOS, 3GPP and Windows,” said Vikki Choudhry, Managing Director of Home Cable Network.

K-Vision to offer beIN Sports in Indonesia

Indonesia’s recently launched pay-DTH platform, K-Vision, has added Qatar-based sports channels beIN Sports 1 and beIN Sports 2 to its line-up. BeIN Sports chairman, Nasser Al Khelaifi, says the broadcaster has enjoyed rapid growth in Indonesia over the last eight months with both channels already carried on rival pay-TV operators – Orange TV and NexMedia. “We’re very pleased to expand our presence on one of the most exciting and ambitious new pay-television platforms in the country,” he added.

beIN Sports 1 will broadcast dual language coverage of the Barclays Premium League in Bahasa and English, and live studio shows presented by media celebrities in Donna Agnesia and Tio Nugroho. It will also air other football matches including from Italian Serie A, Bundesliga, French Ligue 1, Scottish Professional Football League, Major League Soccer and the Brazilian national league.

beIN Sport 2 will also feature live matches from the Barclays Premier League, Serie A, Bundesliga and French Ligue 1, in addition to events from the Olympic Council Asia, 17th Asian Games INCHEON 2014, ATP 250 tennis events, International Baseball Federations, rugby events and Spanish Basketball League.

IMTV launches with Nagra CAS in Indonesia

Indonesia’s newest satellite operator, IMTV, selected NAGRA MediaAccess as primary CAS partner to secure the launch of the operator’s premium content service

• New service addresses recent growth in Indonesia and demand for more local and localized TV programming

CHESEAUX, Switzerland — NAGRA, the digital TV division of the Kudelski Group (SIX:KUD.S) and the world’s leading independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, announced today that Indonesia’s newest satellite television provider, IMTV (PT Indonesia Media Televisi), a Lippo Group company, has selected NAGRA’s conditional access technology to secure the content being delivered over their network. IMTV offers a combination of pay-TV and freeview channels with a focus on local and localized content and aimed at the growing middle-class population in Indonesia. NAGRA MediaAccess is being used to protect the operator’s premium content.

“There is a clear and strong demand for a new TV service in Indonesia,” said Felix Ali Chendra, Chief Executive Officer of IMTV. “Middle-class Indonesians have experienced an important growth in discretionary income and are ready to consume more television. Thanks to NAGRA’s content protection we’re able to provide new pay-TV channels and bring a more compelling service to this class of the population, one with more choice and more quality programming that addresses the many communities and languages of this vibrant nation.”

“The Lippo Group has always been at the forefront of innovation in communications and technology – and the launch of IMTV is yet another example of that,” said Jean-Luc Jezouin, SVP Sales Asia of NAGRA. “It’s exciting to be a part of this new initiative with a field-proven solution that will allow the Lippo Group’s newest entity to grow and reach its subscriber goal. We look forward to working with IMTV and contributing to their growth and success.”

NAGRA MediaAccess CAS is NAGRA’s core content protection technology. It provides both card-based and embedded content security as well as support for multiple network types, whether cable, satellite or hybrid. NAGRA is a trusted partner of more than 120 of the world’s leading service providers, helping them to effectively manage their media risk with a comprehensive suite of content security products and cyber security services.

IMTV is owned by the Lippo Group which also owns LinkNet, a Jakarta-based cable provider and current NAGRA conditional access customer serving 400,000 subscribers.

According to media research company Media Partners Asia, Ltd, there will be 318 million new television subscribers in Asia by 2020, five percent of which will be in Indonesia.

MNC pulls out of ANTV

Indonesia´s media group Media Nusantara Citra (MNC), has called off its bid to acquire, ANTV, the free-to-air television station owned by Bakrie Group’s Visi Media Asia due to disparity in valuation of the station.

According to MNC Group CEO Hary Tanoesoedibjo, the two sides could not meet on an agreed price as they remained far apart in terms of valuation. In June it was reported that MNC would have forked out USD 500 million in order to buy ANTV and the deal had already been agreed upon in principle.

This would come as a blow to the politically influential Bakrie Group which had hoped to use the money from the current sale to buy back its coal assets from London-listed Bumi Plc. MNC has a stake in broadcasting media, print media, radio, telecommunications, financial services, agencies and online shopping in Indonesia.

LinkNet signs deal with Amdoc

Indonesia´s largest cable operator, LinkNet, has inked a multi-year licensing deal as well as services extension for Amdoc CES Multi-Play Smart Pack. The deal allows them to stream line the order-taking process as well as pricing and promotions business policies. 

LinkNet, which comes under First Media brand, is one of the top providers of broadband as well as pay TV services in the country and Amdocs provides customer management solutions. Desmond Poon, CTO of LinkNet said, “The agreement builds on our existing partnership with Amdocs, supporting the rapid growth in our customer base and at the same time allowing us to further extend our product offerings. In particular, Amdocs provides added flexibility to roll out new service offerings, customer promotions and delivery platforms.”

The Smart Pack 8.5 upgrade will allow LinkNet access to the latest in pre-integrated customer care and billing solutions in order to support their growth in the pay TV market. Amdocs also has a similar deal in place with SIM TV based in Brazil.

Indonesian DTH player GCN selects Viaccess-Orca´s smartcard CAS

Indonesia´s satellite TV provider Global Comm Nusantara (GCN) has opted Viaccess-Orca´s smart card conditional access system (CAS) for their upcoming interactive satellite based DTH service branded as ‘neotv’. GCN targets to reach more than 30 million viewers through their neotv service. neotv´s STBs will be supplied by Newland Communication and the SMS will be managed by DuoSoftware.

GCN plans to deliver educational and cultural contents to their subscribers that will enable them to support diverse number of commercial business models such as subscription based, pre-paid and pay-per-view models. Viaccess-Orca´s CAS enables advanced security features that include content redistribution management and extended STB protection. The platform also provides features such as personal digital video recorder, preview per channel and parental control.

François Moreau de Saint Martin, CEO, Viaccess-Orca. “This DTH project demonstrates GCN’s dedication to bringing the best TV technology to the Indonesian market. Working with our partners, STB provider Newland Communication and DuoSoftware for their subscriber management system, enables us to provide GCN with a totally integrated solution, giving them a strong roadmap to expand their customer base by adopting new content delivery mediums like OTT and TV Everywhere (TVE)”.