SeaChange has acquired over-the-top video and cloud TV platform, Xstream, as it looks to expand into new market segments. SeaChange paid US$5.5 million in cash and shares to secure the Copenhagen and Denmark-based business. This comprised a cash payment of US$4.6 million and 541,738 shares of SeaChange common stock. “Xstream provides us a managed service, […]
SeaChange has appointed ATEME’s chief of corporate operations, Yossi Aloni, as senior vice president and chief commercial officer. In his new role, Aloni will lead global sales and marketing, reporting to SeaChange chief executive Ed Terino. He takes up the post after four years at video infrastructure vendor ATEME. Prior to this, Aloni worked in […]
TV technology provider Seachange has upped Marek Kielczewski to chief technology officer. Kielczewski joined the company in May 2016 through its acquisition of DCC Labs, where he worked for seven years as CEO. He will now move from Seachange’s engineering centre in Warsaw, Poland, to join the executive leadership team in the company’s Acton, Massachusetts […]
Liberty Global has tapped SeaChange to provide its Adrenalin multi-screen video technology to support the latest version of the cable giant’s Horizon advanced TV service. SeaChange said that Adrenalin would be a ‘key element’ of the Horizon 4 platform. Adrenalin will provide the content information and transaction support for Liberty’s viewers across both broadcast and […]
Swiss cable group Quickline is launching a national free OTT TV service, including ad-free replay TV functionality. Quickline said it was the only service provider in Switzerland to provide a free TV product that included ad-free replay TV functionality. The company said it planned to use the service to gain additional market share. The Quickline […]
A minority investor in Seachange has blasted the TV technology provider’s business decisions and called for a board reshuffle and ultimately a sale, in an open letter to the company. Roumell Asset Management, which owns an approximate 3.3% stake in Seachange, said it is “critical that the company’s Board hear our views” in light of […]
Swiss cable network operator The Quickline Group has tapped SeaChange’s RDK-based platform for the launch of advanced digital TV service Quickline TV. Quickline is using SeaChange to provide support for multiplatform content management and delivery, monetization and the subscriber experience, including RDK-V-based set-top box software. Quickline’s centralised video operation supports 25 independent regional cable television […]
SeaChange has promoted chief information officer, Jonathan Rider, to senior vice president and chief operating officer. Rider will report to CEO Ed Terino and oversee engineering, product management, services, sales and marketing globally. “Promoting Jon to COO facilitates the ongoing turnaround of SeaChange, whereby he is taking on additional responsibilities for the execution of improvements […]
Estonian cable group Starman has tapped SeaChange to supply the technology for its new OTT video service. Starman is using SeaChange’s Adrenalin multiscreen video platform to provide a library of on-demand movies and TV shows, with features including re-start TV and network DVR. Starman launched on-demand TV services in Estonia with a prior version SeaChange […]
Non-theatrical film and TV distributor, Filmbankmedia, has selected SeaChange’s Rave platform to launch streaming services for schools, hotels and hospitals. Filmbankmedia’s streaming offering will deliver film and TV from leading Hollywood, Bollywood and independent studios, with the firm describing going direct to customers as a “major step” for the company. “The ability to provide our customers […]
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