Amagi expands its operations in Europe

The company specialized in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and media expands its operations to the French markets; Austria, Germany and Switzerland (DACH); and Netherlands.

Eggs, a company specialized in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and media, has expanded its operations to the markets of France; Austria, Germany and Switzerland and the Netherlands, further strengthening its operations in Europe. The company, in the previous quarter, recorded a quarterly year-on-year growth of 120%, and today supports more than 400 channels on its platform for a variety of services – linear channel creation, distribution and monetization, with more than 1000 delivery endpoints.

The industry veteran, Stefan Niesen, has recently joined Amagi as Vice President of Sales to drive engagement with customers in the region as they transition to cloud-based operations. Stefan has over 20 years of experience helping media and entertainment clients grow their businesses and has previously held senior leadership roles at Ericsson, Espial and Beenius, among others.

It already has a strong and growing customer base in France, DACH and the Netherlands region, and with a local presence, Amagi hopes to meet the growing demand for its products in these markets. Amagi's clients in the region include well-known broadcast and OTT brands such as Insight TV, Qwest TV, Vice TV France, Sofy.TV and XITE, among others. The company offers linear and OTT broadcast channels to Europe's leading cable, satellite and OTT platforms for major television networks such as A+E Networks UK, Discovery Networks, Warner Media, IMG Media and NBCUniversal International.

Srinivasan KA, cofundador de Amagi, comenta que “Europa es nuestro segundo mercado más grande, y además de las regiones del Reino Unido, Francia, DACH y NL presentan una fuerte demanda de soluciones de nube para la difusión lineal en directo y la monetización a través de las plataformas tradicionales de televisión por cable y streaming. Nos encontramos en medio de una enorme transformación de la industria, ya que los clientes buscan cada vez más virtualizar sus operaciones en la nube y explorar nuevas formas de distribuir su contenido. Gracias a su liderazgo tecnológico y su experiencia global, Amagi está bien posicionada para ser un socio fiable para las emisoras de la región”.