Nordic PayTV and streaming platform Allente, 50/50 owned by Telenor and Viaplay Group, has launched its new “Allente Stream” multiscreen OTT offering. As a result, the operator has gone live with new apps for Android TV & mobiles, Apple TV, LG and Samsung Smart TVs, Web, and iOS, based on 3SS’s 3Ready product platform. According […]
Traditional pay TV and a focus on local linear content still has considerable strength despite growth in non-linear viewing and ‘super-aggregation’ of third-party services, according to Michael Bärlin, chief content acquisition officer at Nordic pay TV operator Allente. Speaking on a panel at the Connected TV Summit in London, Bärlin said that Allente remains committed […]
Nordic pay TV provider Allente is to deploy technology provider 3SS’ new UX management and content curation hub the 3Ready Control Centre 3.0. This deployment is a step in the roadmap of Allente’s super-aggregated TV services for Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. 3SS says it created 3Ready Control Center 3.0 to enable operators to carry out […]
Nordic streamer Viaplay Group and pay TV and broadband provider Allente have added Premier League football to their long-term distribution partnership in Norway. From August, Allente’s customers will be able to watch 380 live games from the league every season through Viaplay Group’s streaming and TV packages, including the debut of Norwegian player Erling Braut […]
Nordic pay TV provider Allente has tapped technology provider Synamedia’s latest SaaS products to protect its streamed TV and video content. Synamedia’s OTT ServiceGuard and multi-DRM products will allow Allente to securely stream content across open platforms and to all devices, including phones, tablets, and smart TVs. OTT ServiceGuard is designed to addresse the weaknesses in […]
Nordic pay TV operator Allente has partnered with KAON and 3SS to launch its next-generation super-aggregated Android TV STB for Scandinavia. The STBs, specifically the KAON BCM72180 PVR, will be available to over 1 million subscribers across the region. The tech is enabled by KAON middleware, NAGRA Media CAS, Broadcom 72180 SoC and based on […]
Nordic pay TV provider Allente is to deploy set-tops with Google’s Common Broadcast Stack. The Nordic Entertainment-Telenor JV, which combines the former Viasat Consumer and Canal Digital offerings, has completed integration of the Broadcast Stack into an Android Operator Tier set-top, working with Google, Kaonmedia, Nagra, Broadcom and 3SS. Allente last year revealed that it […]
Allente, the joint venture between Telenor and Nordic Entertainment combining the former Canal Digital and Viasat pay TV platforms, has named Helge Ølsen as its new chief financial officer. Ølsen was previously CFO of Telenor Myanmar, having earlier held roles in mergers and acquisitions and investor relations within Telenor Group. He will take up his […]
Jonas Gustafsson has been named as the new CEO of Allente, the pay TV joint venture between Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) and Telenor, Gustafsson, whose appointment is effective as of today, was previously CFO and head of operations at Allente, and prior to that CEO of Viasat Consumer and acting CEO for NENT Group […]
Allente, the combined Nordic pay TV service from that brings together the former Canal Digital offering from Telenor and Nordic Entertainment’s Viasat Consumer, has officially launched. The launch means that the Canal Digital and Viasat Consumer brands will be phased out. Existing customers of thelegacy services will retain their existing content line-ups as they are […]
