Kaltura, Harmonic Partner On SaaS OTT Platform

Kaltura, a video technology provider, and Harmonic, which provides video delivery infrastructure, said Thursday that the companies have partnered to deliver a software as a service (SaaS) platform that lets OTT players quickly launch “live to OTT,” as well as VOD and time-shifted services.

Kaltura has integrated Harmonic’s new VOS 360 professional cloud media processing service with its OTT video platform to provide a cloud OTT platform that can be run over various public and private clouds. The joint solution paves the way for deployments of live/linear multi-screen services by OTT players.

The integrated SaaS platform also gives OTT players a comprehensive solution that can address all video management and service aspects, primarily when they are looking for “glass to glass” service, including full flexibility to manage their services, and deploy new services quickly. The service also features a pay as you go model.

“We are seeing a growing number of content owners, TV networks, publishers and service providers asking for a flexible SaaS platform that will allow them to manage their entire OTT service – high quality live/linear OTT channels,” said Ron Yekutiel, Kaltura’s co-founder, chairman and CEO. “This integration with Harmonic means that we can jointly offer a complete cloud-based platform that does just this and can be run on a variety of different cloud environments,”

“In the past, OTT players had to compromise on either the level of video quality or their CAPEX investment,” said Patrick Harshman, president and CEO at Harmonic. “OTT players now have a complete cloud solution to meet their OTT needs without compromising the quality of experience.”