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Verizon Digital Media Services Helps Distribute Content for Principal Grupo Clarín Properties
Verizon (News - Alert) Digital Media Services announced that its award-winning content
delivery network is now utilized by the main digital media properties
for Grupo Clarín, Argentina's largest media conglomerate. For the first
time ever, Verizon Digital Media Services will provide technology
support to manage video on-demand traffic for main websites, including
Radio Mitre, CIMECO, Artear and Clarín. Additionally, Verizon Digital
Media Services delivered TyC Sports' live stream of the FIFA World Cup,
June 14 through July 15, 2018.
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"Grupo Clarín has been a media leader for decades, providing its
audiences with unparalleled access to the latest news, sports and
entertainment," said Chris Carey, Chief Strategy Officer, Verizon
Digital Media Services. "As Grupo Clarín continues to evolve and expand
its footprint across web and video, it's an honor to have our network
selected to ensure the high quality, reliable delivery of its content to
audiences."
Grupo Clarín's digital media properties include television channels,
radio stations, newspaper portals and sports, available via the web,
iOS, Android (News - Alert) and Smart TV systems that will be distributed through the
Verizon Digital Media Services content delivery network.
"Verizon Digital Media Services' content delivery network performance,
rich feature et, flexibility and quality have exceeded our goals," said
Damián Molinari, responsible for the implementation of the new video
on-demand platform from Artear, Grupo Clarín's audiovisual division.
"With consistent traffic growth, we now have the ability to scale with
ease, which has never been more critical for the recent FIFA World Cup
stream - one of the most watched sporting events in the world."
The content delivery network from Verizon Digital Media Services
features next-generation architecture to deliver a high-quality media
experience on mobile and connected devices. With a focus on scale,
redundancy, reliability and availability, the content delivery network
simplifies global ingest and accelerates dynamic content, all while
securing and protecting web and mobile applications.
Verizon Digital Media Services worked in tandem with its regional
partner Pontis (News - Alert) Technologies, a leader in innovation in OTT, IPTV, cable
and broadcast TV solution offerings, to onboard the Grupo Clarín
properties. Verizon Digital Media Services continues to invest in its
content delivery network throughout Latin America, where the network
currently has 15 points of presence (PoPs) in 11 cities including two
PoPs in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Verizon Digital Media Services is part of Oath, a dynamic house of media
and technology brands that reaches one billion people around the world.
To learn more about the content delivery network from Verizon Digital
Media Services, visit https://vd.ms/2r3w2P6.
About Verizon Digital Media Services
Verizon Digital Media Services offers an industry-leading, end-to-end
digital media platform to prepare, deliver, display and monetize online
content. The company's platform is built on a global network that has
over 125 points of presence on six continents, ensuring high-quality
viewing of digital content on any device, anytime, anywhere. The
platform powers websites, apps and OTT video services for many of the
world's largest publishers, media companies and enterprises. Learn more
about how Verizon Digital Media Services is delivering the future of
media at www.verizondigitalmedia.com.
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