TV5MONDE Expands its Association with Ericsson

By Meenakshi Shankar

TMCnet Contributor

 

French-language international TV network, TV5Monde, renewed and expanded its partnership with Ericsson (News - Alert), a provider of communications technology and services, for a period until February 2018.  

Expanded contract includes integration and operations of TV5MONDE's new production, playout and post-production facilities.

The expansion of this contract comes just a little over two months after Ericsson closed the acquisition of Technicolor's (News - Alert) broadcast services division and broadened its managed services offerings for media broadcasters.

It also helps Ericsson take another step toward its goal of becoming the top global provider of managed services for broadcasters.

Since 2006, TV5MONDE has entrusted Ericsson with operation of its existing broadcast platform for production, playout and post production. By renewing the contract until the end of 2018 the company will be adapting to the latest digital standards to ensure increased broadcast quality.

'We rely on Ericsson's expertise to design and implement complex systems that allow us to broadcast our programs to 235 million households, representing more than 50 million viewers every week in 200 countries and territories," said Marie-Christine Saragosse, chief executive officer at TV5MONDE. "Outsourcing our operations to Ericsson and handing over the responsibility for quality of service allows us to focus on pursuing our mission of providing the best French-language programming to viewers around the world.'

As agreed, Ericsson will integrate TV5MONDE's new broadcast platform and provide state- of- the-art services onsite.

TV5MONDE's media is available globally, distributed as both linear traditional TV, and non-linear TV. Ericsson's new installations will optimize the management of TV5MONDE's various broadcast modes.

'We are delighted to continue our partnership with TV5MONDE and take a further step in our broadcast services journey. This renewed and expanded contract is very important to us, since it's the biggest broadcast outsourcing contract in France,' said Valter D'Avino, vice president and head of Managed Services at Ericsson.

TV5Monde has reached 235 million connected households in nearly 200 countries and territories. The network is also available via Web TV, catch-up TV and video on demand, as well as applications for smartphones and tablets.