British Sky Broadcasting Selects Agama for TV Service Quality Monitoring
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
(LINKÖPING, September 10, 2013) - Agama Technologies, the video service quality
assurance expert, today announced to have been contracted by British Sky
Broadcasting Limited (Sky), the largest pay-TV broadcaster in Britain and
Ireland with well over 10 million customers, to provide its DTV Monitoring
Solution for TV service quality assurance.
Sky is the UK and Ireland's leading home entertainment and communications
company. It is also the UK's biggest investor in television content, investing
more than £2.5bn a year in channels such as Sky1, Sky Atlantic, Sky Living, Sky
Arts, Sky Sports, Sky Movies and Sky News. In line with its commitment to
offering customers a great choice of high-quality content, the broadcaster has
selected to deploy Agama's DTV Monitoring Solution for service assurance and
operational excellence in its multi-platform video delivery.
Vlad Korotkov, senior design engineer at Sky, says: "We wanted to provide deep
content level monitoring on all streams leaving our broadcast centres. The
initial demand was driven by the operational and support teams who requested a
system that would provide the ability to have a very detailed technical view on
the quality of our channels. There were two main factors in our selection of the
Agama solution: a single end-to-end QoE and QoS monitoring system; and, software
flexibility to allow for future expansion."
Mikael Dahlgren, CEO at Agama Technologies, states: "It's an honour to have been
awarded the contract for supplying our renowned solution for video service
quality monitoring and assurance to one of the world's most highly-ranked
broadcasters. As a trusted service quality assurance partner, we look forward to
working with the Sky team and providing the means for proactive management of
both service quality and customer satisfaction."
The Agama DTV Monitoring Solution is an industry-leading solution for continuous
and real-time monitoring and QA of the end-to-end video delivery chain. It
provides full transparency of the service distribution from pixel level in the
head-end to what is actually experienced by each individual viewer. Trusted by
TV operators worldwide, the solution supports business processes with actionable
insights that help to proactively manage service quality and customer
satisfaction, whilst lowering OPEX and improving customer retention. Ultimately,
this empowers TV businesses with accelerated service growth and profitability,
as well as with strengthened customer loyalty.
Agama is showcasing its complete solution for end-to-end video service assurance
at IBC2013 in Amsterdam on September 13-17. For a live demonstration of cutting
edge QA for IP, cable and OTT video services and to learn more about the Agama
DTV Monitoring Solution, visit stand 4.A71.
Media contact:
Emelie Wennberg
Director of Marketing & PR
Agama Technologies
emelie.wennberg(at)agama.tv
+46 13 240 330
About Sky
Sky is the UK and Ireland's leading home entertainment and communications
company. Around 40% of all homes have a direct relationship with Sky through its
range of TV, broadband and home telephony services.
Sky is the UK's biggest investor in television content, investing more than £2.5
billion a year in channels such as Sky 1, Sky Atlantic, Sky Living, Sky Arts,
Sky Sports, Sky Movies and Sky News. Around two-thirds of Sky's content spend is
invested in the UK and Sky is the fastest-growing source of investment in
original British programmes. More than 30 million people watch Sky content each
week.
Alongside its commitment to offering customers a greater choice of high-quality
content, Sky is a leading innovator. Customers enjoy total control and
flexibility over their favourite TV through Sky+, watch TV on the move through
Sky Go, and enjoy the best quality TV experience at home through High Definition
and 3D.
Sky distributes its content broadly over several platforms, including satellite,
cable, IPTV, mobile and WiFi. NOW TV, Sky's second consumer brand, builds on the
company's leadership in internet TV. Sky is also the UK's fastest-growing home
communications company and favourite 'triple-play' provider of TV, broadband and
home phone.
Sky believes in making a wider contribution to the communities in which it
operates by taking positive action on the environment, supporting grassroots
sports and increasing access to, and participation in, the arts. Sky employs
23,000 people, has annual revenues of £7.2 billion and is estimated to support a
£5.4 billion contribution to UK GDP. Sky is listed on the London Stock Exchange
(BSY). www.sky.com/corporate
About Agama Technologies
Agama Technologies provides next-generation quality assurance and monitoring
solutions for digital TV and video services. As the first company to provide
complete and proven end-to-end, multi-metric monitoring solutions, Agama
continues to pioneer and innovate. TV operators and service providers worldwide
rely on the established Agama DTV Monitoring Solution for systematic
improvements of service quality and customer satisfaction, whilst lowering
operational costs and reducing churn. Agama Technologies AB is based in
Linköping, Sweden and is privately held. For more information, visit
www.agama.tv.
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Agama logo (.zip):
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