Red Bee has added points of presence (POPs) for channel distribution in the UK and France, three in London and one in Paris. Broadcasters, streaming services, telcos and other content providers can now directly access a catalogue of up to 10,000 globally sourced live channels from the Red Bee “Channel Store”. With access to Red Bee’s global platform for signal aggregation, UK and French content providers can now use the Channel Store to provide high-quality television bundles for their viewers.

Television

"We are very excited to bring our full catalogue of television and radio channels to the UK and French market through our new points of presence in London and Paris. This latest deployment allows us to provide British and French Broadcasters, streaming services, telcos and other content providers with a fast and simple way to source live channels and create competitive channel packages.”

Kristian Langbridge Head of Transformation & Distribution, Red Bee

The POPs in London will be available through Telehouse and Equinix, as well as in Red Bee’s Broadcast Centre facilities. The POP in Paris is hosted by Telehouse. These are added to the company’s global distribution platform and Channel Store which already include points of presence in the Netherlands, Finland, Sweden, Belgium and Germany.

"We are delighted that Red Bee has expanded its presence in our Paris and London data centres. Our strong presence in Europe, serving the largest collection of cloud services, carriers, content providers, internet exchanges and private media networks, ensures Red Bee can build stronger connections with its broadcast customers and ultimately improve the quality of experience for end users.”

Mark Pestridge Sales Director, Telehouse Europe

The Channel Store is a global signal aggregation and distribution platform where live content is easily aggregated from multiple sources over Red Bee’s global network, including internal and external Playout sources, fixed-line fiber connections, web streams, secure internet delivery and satellite down-link through Red Bee’s own teleport facilities. It currently features over 1,000 active channels and a catalogue of over 10,000 that can be spun up quickly whenever needed. It acquires signals from over 100 suppliers and distributes channels to over 30 affiliates and counting.

"We are thrilled to support Red Bee Media with its latest London point of presence. The deployment further complements a fast-growing ecosystem of media and entertainment companies running their digital businesses across Platform Equinix®. The ability to support end-users with the lowest latency and deliver a consistent quality of experience, has never been so important within the competitive landscape of OTT streaming.”

Matt George Director of Field Development, EMEA, Equinix

About Red Bee

Red Bee Media is the leading global media services partner for innovation and growth. We enable some of the world’s most recognised media brands, broadcasters and content owners to instantly connect with audiences anywhere at any time. Every day, millions of people across the globe discover, enjoy and engage with content prepared, managed, broadcast and streamed by Red Bee Media. Headquartered in London, with more than 2,000 media experts in Europe, Asia Pacific and North America, Red Bee Media provides innovative solutions across the entire content delivery chain, including Playout, Streaming, Distribution, MCR, Media Management, Access, Content Discovery, and Post-Production services.

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