EMEA Managed Channel Origination

Managed Channel Origination for EMEA – and beyond

Comprehensive. Cloud native. Secure. Powered by Sky.

CTS and Sky are proud to offer an award-winning, fully managed Channel Origination service, designed for the unique challenges and opportunities of growing markets such as those in the EMEA region.

As part of one of the world’s largest media conglomerates with brands that include NBC, Universal, Sky, and FreeWheel, we understand what it takes to deliver the content that customers want, wherever they want it, and on the devices they prefer. The goal for EMEA Managed Channel Origination is simple: to develop a superior, cost-effective approach to content origination that allows businesses like yours to focus on what matters most — creating personalised experiences that evolve with your growing viewership. Managed Channel Origination is designed to give content providers more flexibility for the future — freeing up precious time and resources that can be used to develop exciting new experiences for your customers.

Cloud-based and fully managed, from acquisition to delivery.

  • Acquire, prepare, create, package, and deliver linear or online channels and video content across devices and experiences. 
  • Channels are prepared with CTS’ rendering operations, cloud-based content supply chain implementation, media asset management, and traffic and metadata services. 
  • Create channels with advanced capabilities such as channel automation playout, master control, or create dynamic new AI/ML capabilities using VideoAI™. 
  • Deliver via satellite uplink, fiber, secure internet, or CDNs to any screen. 
  • Redundant and diverse IP routing infrastructure provides a certified, secure global playout solution to accelerate delivery. Key benefits include: Cloud-based and fully managed, from acquisition to delivery. 

The solutions we’ve developed for ourselves are now available to you.

Channel origination and distribution is offered as a managed service through CTS, and powered by award-winning technology from Sky. It’s comprehensive, cloud-based, and scalable.

Reliable

MCO’s architecture provides full redundancy and 24x7 master control with in-room, layered operational, management, engineering, and on-site vendor support and expertise.

Flexible

The cloud-based solution provides cost efficiency that enables customers to pay for capacity and services only as needed. Pre-rendering video before playout accelerates the ability to process content, effectively leverage metadata, and deliver ultra-high quality video playback across devices.

Accountable

Channel playout operations are consolidated into one single-partner solution that provides streamlined accountability and protection across vendors, systems, and support

Proven

MCO leverages the expertise, innovations, and continuous investment of Sky and Comcast. This is how we serve our own customers around the world

Cloud-based Managed Channel Origination

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