Viacom18 has partnered with OTT solution provider Kaltura for video streaming, A Different Engine (ADE) for building its UI/UX; Web Dunia for website development and Robosoft to develop a mobile application for its streaming service VOOT. Viacom18 had announced that it would launch a mobile video streaming platform VOOT in October 2015. The company said that the platform which was expected to go live in the ‘coming months’, will not just broadcast Viacom18 content, but also create original content programming. Moreover, Viacom18 said that it would bring in global content for the platform, and deliver over 2G, 3G, 4G and WiFi networks. Play Plex by Viacom: Viacom in September 2015 said that it would be launching its own video-on-demand (VOD) platform called Viacom Play Plex in the fourth quarter of 2015. Once launched, Play Plex would offer a suite of mobile TV apps – a separate one for each TV channel – with content from international partners, and available across 180 of Viacom’s global territories. In July 2015, Viacom appointed Gaurav Gandhi as its new COO; the appointment came at a time when Viacom launched a new digital business called Viacom18 Digital Ventures. Recent developments in the VOD space -Earlier this month, Spuul tied up with content providers like UTV-Disney, Yashraj Films, Reliance Entertainment, Balaji Telefilms, Indiacast, Shemaroo , B4U, Venus and Rajshri to enhance its regional content library. -In the same month, mobile VOD company Vuclip launched Viu, a video on demand (VOD) service in India. It also added original content by launching Viu Originals in the same…
