Verizon Digital & Pontis Bring OTT, CDN Services to Latin America

Uplynk Video Streaming and Edgecast CDN to be integrated into Pontis CloudTV platform

Author:: Michael Balderston
Updated:: Feb 23, 2018
Original:: Mar 8, 2017

LOS ANGELES & BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA—Thanks to a new multi-year partnership between Verizon Digital Media Services and Pontis Technologies, Latin America broadcasters will have access to OTT and content delivery network (CDN) services.

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The agreement will have the Uplynk Video Streaming service and Edgecast Content Delivery Network from Verizon Digital be integrated into the Pontis CloudTV platform, which will allow viewers in the region to experience live, linear and VOD streams on mobile and connected devices.

The Uplynk service uses one simplified workflow to ingest, format, insert targeted ads and optimize OTT delivery. Meanwhile, the Edgecast serves as the foundation to deliver content to its interconnection partners and points of presence infrastructure; recently, Verizon Digital launched six new points of presence in Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador, Chile, Peru and Argentina.

Verizon Digital Media Services and Pontis Technologies are pleased to announce a multi-year partnership that will make over-the-top (OTT) and content delivery network (CDN) services on the leading end-to-end digital media platform from Verizon Digital Media Services available to broadcasters and content publishers throughout Latin America. The Uplynk Video Streaming service and Edgecast Content Delivery Network from Verizon Digital Media Services will now be integrated into the Pontis CloudTV platform, ultimately enabling viewers in the region to experience live, linear and VOD streams in high, TV-like quality on mobile and connected devices.

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