Latam streaming America Play GO signs deal with Magine Pro platform
Latam streaming service America Play Go signs deal with Swedish OTT platform Magine Pro
The Swedish end-to-end OTT platform provider Magine Pro has stepped into the Latam market by entering an agreement with Colombian OTT service America Play Go, who will serve content and productions for the Ibero-American market, serving Video-On-Demand content to the Ibero-American market and with linear channels to follow shortly. The new service is currently scheduled to launch at the end of the year.
Magine Pro’s CEO, Matthew Wilkinson, says, “We are delighted to take this new step into the Latam market with Mr Rojas and his exciting new service America Play Go and look forward to the coming launch”. And adds, “This will be followed by other launches in the Latam region where we see a great potential for our streaming platform.”
Luis Carlos Rojas Mantilla; CEO of America Play Go, says: “We are enthusiastic about working with Magine Pro as an end-to-end technology provider”, adding, “it is great to work with the experienced Swedish company and their team, and we hope to inspire Ibero-American audiences and gain an important market share in the years to come”.
About Magine Pro (www.maginepro.com/about)
Magine Pro is the platform for b2b managed services for OTT, which enables global and local content owners, broadcasters and telcos to build thriving OTT businesses with live, linear TV and Video-On-Demand streaming services that are proven, cost-efficient and scalable.
Magine Pro’s customers are streaming services located in Europe, US and Latam market, including Flixolé, Passionflix, Draken, Paus, Cenobo, Nexo, Sappa and other service providers.
About America Play Go (www.americaplaygo.com)
America Play Go service offers audiences access to incredible independent Colombian and Latin American content, including series, movies, documentaries, dramas, anime, concerts, events, and linear channels.
The new service enables underrepresented professional content creators and independent productions to find and serve their audiences through a trusted and reliable streaming platform.
For more information, please contact
Magine Pro:
Håkan Tranvik, VP Communications, Magine +46709383293 hakan.tranvik@magine.com
Matthew Wilkinson, CEO Magine matthew.wilkinson@magine.com
Guillermo Magana, Sales Director Latin America Magine guillermo.magana@magine.com
+1 818 253 9906
America Play Go:
Luis Carlos Rojas Mantilla, Director Ejecutivo (CEO) America Play, gerencia@americaplay.co
+57 321 5261205
Launched on Magine Pro: A Streaming service with Cinema in its DNA
Launched on Magine Pro: A Streaming service with Cinema in its DNA
acontra+, www.acontraplus.com, the New Spanish streaming concept combining movie streaming and cinema tickets in a subscription, is launched on the Magine Pro platform.
The service is run by the independent Spanish distributor A Contracorriente Films with a wide catalogue of national and international feature films of all genres, classics and contemporary films and is made available through Magine Pro’s multi-platform service.
acontra+ is well positioned as the platform for the audience that wants to enjoy the big screen, for those who love to watch movies, both in theatres and at home.
The subscription also includes a monthly movie ticket
The new service maintains the spirit of collaboration with the many theatres around Spain that A Contracorriente Films’ earlier VOD service Sala Virtual de Cine had until now, offering a premium subscription model that includes a monthly movie ticket to its subscribers.
“We are a film distributor, and we have cinema in our DNA. The digital world is the best ally for the public who love cinema and want to continue watching it in theatres” says Eduardo Escudero, Partner and Business manager of A Contracorriente Films.
acontra+ content consists of a wide selection of cinema hits that are available through subscription, combined with exclusive premieres, TVOD and events
acontra+ has an excellent European and international catalogue, with a variety of genres and special emphasis on feel-good cinema, great cinema classics, genre films, family movies and films for all audiences, as well as art documentaries, operas and ballets. At the same time, it will offer exclusive simultaneous premieres, rental content and special events available via one-off purchases.
acontra+ is made available through Magine Pro on all major streaming platforms
acontra+ is a multi-platform service, both SVOD (video-on-demand by subscription) and TVOD (video-on-demand by transaction), which can be accessed via web browser, Apple iOS apps (iPhone and iPad), Apple TV, Google Android apps, the app for Android TV sets, Amazon Fire TV stick, LG TV App and Samsung Smart TV. It can also be shared from Airplay or Chromecast, and has the ability to view content offline via download on the devices.
“We are happy to be a part of this unique OTT concept with fantastic movie content streamed online combined with the great viewing experience you also get in the cinemas for all true movie lovers”, says Matthew Wilkinson, CEO of Magine Pro. “It is the best of two worlds in one offer, making films available on all major devices through Magine Pro and in the cinema theatres as an exclusive add-on.”
“Magine Pro is a full OTT provider. This has made our job so much easier because we didn’t have to rely on multiple providers for developing each device application. In one company we found the solution we needed, in a record time.” says Marta Carrasco, Head of acontra+.
About Magine Pro (www.maginepro.com/about)
Magine Pro is the platform for b2b managed services for OTT, which enables global and local content owners, broadcasters and telcos to build thriving OTT businesses with live, linear TV and Video-On-Demand streaming services that are proven, cost-efficient and scalable.
Magine Pro’s customers are located in Europe and the United States, as well as in emerging markets.
For more information please contact
Håkan Tranvik, VP Communications, Magine Pro +46709383293 hakan.tranvik@magine.com
Matthew Wilkinson, CEO Magine Pro matthew.wilkinson@magine.com
Introducing Nexo+ by Magine Pro
Italian film production & distribution company Nexo recently partnered with us to build & launch their new VOD service, Nexo+.
Nexo is a leader in the global event cinema market and is known internationally for the direct theatrical distribution of art, historical, music and cultural documentaries. They partnered with Magine Pro to leverage our experience and full end-to-end capabilities. The Nexo+ service was required to support a subscription model and launch initially in Italy on web, iOS and Android platforms, Samsung, LG, Apple TV, Android TV and Amazon Fire and later expand into other countries.
Nexo+ offers nine different categories of content, including ‘La Grande Arte’ (High Art) and stage events such as theatre shows, concerts and ballets. Nexo+ can populate and customise categories within the service using Magine Pro’s CMS Console, which also enables them to curate the start page, hero specific content, select different dynamic display options and edit metadata and content descriptions.
Check out our case study to find out more about how we leveraged our OTT platform to launch Nexo+.
Take a sneak peek at Nexo+…
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Introducing paus by Magine Pro
We excited to introduce our latest partner, paus. This online streaming service is dedicated to independent film and is uniquely powered by tips, which means the audience can choose to tip filmmakers any amount, at any time. There are no subscriptions, no adverts and no set payments.
paus partnered Magine Pro to expand their iOS freemium VOD service onto web and Android platforms and make it available to audiences in the UK, US and Europe.
Check out our case study to find out how we leveraged our OTT platform to scale paus securely, and how we facilitated their unique tipping feature using specially designed widgets. You can also download paus now on web and mobile devices.
Take a sneak peek at paus…
If you want to find out more about Magine Pro solutions and services, get in touch! We can help you enhance your existing services and/or launch something entirely new. You can also check out our experience and more of our case studies here.
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Cinewax partners with Magine Pro for African films service
Cinewax partners with Magine Pro for global African films service OAFF Cinewax has entered an agreement with the OTT platform Magine Pro for their Online African Film Festival OAFF .
Since 2015, Cinewax has been promoting African films through original programming, premieres, and festivals. With original media and event formats, they have promoted African cultures accessible through cinema. After a number of earlier online one-month festival events and a successful crowdfunding on Kickstarter to establish and launch an ongoing online service, Cinewax selected Magine Pro to expand the OAFF service further on a platform built for global scaling.
By entering a long-term partnership with Magine Pro, they are now ready to scale the service, addressing the large African diasporas in France and Europe, and also reach new audiences across the globe.
“We are proud to be the OTT partner for this great film service and to make African films easy accessible all over the world”, says Matthew Wilkinson, CEO of Magine The new service houses OAFF’s full VOD movie library and is available on web, iOS and Android platforms. It is built to be globally accessible, with the ability to be localized to suit international markets with multi-language, multi-currency and geoblock capabilities.
“Our agreement with Magine Pro means a big step forward for us in our aim to be the global focal point for African and diaspora films, and to maintain a high-level quality for our new streaming services” says Jean FALL, President of Cinewax.
About Cinewax and OAFF
Based in France, Cinewax is a cultural association that promotes African Cultures.OAFF (Online African Film Festival) is the new global online on-demand service for African and diaspora films launched by Cinewax. (https://oaff.cinewax.org, www.cinewax.org)
About Magine Pro (www.maginepro.com/about)
Magine Pro is the platform for b2b managed services for OTT, which enables global content owners, broadcasters and telcos to build thriving OTT businesses with live TV and Video-On-Demand platforms. Magine Pro’s customers are located in Europe and the United States, as well as in emerging markets.
For more information please contact
Hakan Tranvik, Corporate communications, Magine +46709383293 hakan.tranvik@magine.com
Matthew Wilkinson, CEO Magine matthew.wilkinson@magine.com