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BT Sport running PayWizard subscription platform
October 30, 2013 10.26 Europe/London By Julian Clover
PayWizard, specialists in subscriber management and billing for multi-screen media, has said it is providing platform authentication for BT Sport.
The freemium channel launched in August and PayWizard is enabling Sky customers to take the channels and view them through their set-top box.
“Extending audience reach without compromising content security is one of the biggest challenges facing premium content broadcasters today. As a sports broadcaster with high value content like premier league football and rugby union this is especially true,” said Marc Watson. “We have chosen PayWizard to help us overcome this challenge. Its robust platform and extensive experience in the media industry make it an ideal partner for such an important part of BT Sport.”
PayWizard, which has been providing similar platform authentication services to channels on the Sky platform for more than 15 years, enabled BT to set up the service for Sky subscribers without the risk and cost of developing its own solution. PayWizard has also been working with BT for more than six years to enable conditional access functionality for Top Up TV.
“This is a really exciting time for BT and it’s great to be a part of such a landmark project,” said Jamie Mackinlay, PayWizard Commercial Director. “Our platform is designed specifically to help companies like BT manage their content and this deal is a great example of exactly how we make that happen. We have a long history with BT and I’m really looking forward to being a part of its future as a sports broadcaster. ”
BT Sport launched on August 1 and is now available across Sky, Virgin and BT TV.
October 30, 2013 10.26 Europe/London By Julian Clover
PayWizard, specialists in subscriber management and billing for multi-screen media, has said it is providing platform authentication for BT Sport.
The freemium channel launched in August and PayWizard is enabling Sky customers to take the channels and view them through their set-top box.
“Extending audience reach without compromising content security is one of the biggest challenges facing premium content broadcasters today. As a sports broadcaster with high value content like premier league football and rugby union this is especially true,” said Marc Watson. “We have chosen PayWizard to help us overcome this challenge. Its robust platform and extensive experience in the media industry make it an ideal partner for such an important part of BT Sport.”
PayWizard, which has been providing similar platform authentication services to channels on the Sky platform for more than 15 years, enabled BT to set up the service for Sky subscribers without the risk and cost of developing its own solution. PayWizard has also been working with BT for more than six years to enable conditional access functionality for Top Up TV.
“This is a really exciting time for BT and it’s great to be a part of such a landmark project,” said Jamie Mackinlay, PayWizard Commercial Director. “Our platform is designed specifically to help companies like BT manage their content and this deal is a great example of exactly how we make that happen. We have a long history with BT and I’m really looking forward to being a part of its future as a sports broadcaster. ”
BT Sport launched on August 1 and is now available across Sky, Virgin and BT TV.