SeaChange's Rave Premium OTT Platform Wins Third TV Industry Award

ACTON, Mass., May 1, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Multiscreen innovator SeaChange International, Inc.'s SEAC Rave premium-OTT video platform has won a third industry accolade with the 2015 TV Connect Award for Best Service Delivery Platform for IP TV & OTT TV. Winners were announced during a ceremony in London earlier this week. 

TV Connect judges representing cable and telco service providers, content owners and industry research firms from Europe, the Middle East and the Americas independently selected Rave for excellence from among a highly competitive field of technology providers from around the world.

SeaChange CEO Jay Samit said, "OTT represents a vital revenue and retention opportunity for every stakeholder in pay-TV and content ownership. I'm ecstatic that Rave has come out of the gate to be quickly recognized as a platform for thriving amid the massive transition before us all." 

Previously, SeaChange Rave won the Cablefax Tech Award for Cloud Solution and a Multichannel News Innovator Award. 

Launched in late 2014, SeaChange Rave comprises every component required to build an OTT business with the integrity and quality defined by premium subscription television – from multi-device consumer experiences and storefronts to content ingestion. Developed for rapid service deployment on a large scale, Rave is in trials in Europe and the Americas.   

Visit http://www.schange.com/company/events to book a Rave demonstration at the INTX Internet & Television Expo (Chicago, May 5-7), or ANGA COM (Cologne, June 9-11). On May 28, join SeaChange for the Cynopsis webinar "Surviving Disruption: The Latest Strategies for Monetizing OTT" to gain insights and tactics for creating, managing and monetizing over-the-top offerings. Visit http://cynopsis.com/webinar/surviving-disruption-latest-strategies-monetizing-ott/.

About SeaChange International

Enabling our customers to deliver billions of premium video streams across a matrix of pay-TV and OTT platforms, SeaChange SEAC empowers service providers, broadcasters, content owners and brand advertisers to entertain audiences, engage consumers and expand business opportunities. As a three-time Emmy award-winning organization with over 20 years of experience, we give media businesses the content management, delivery, measurement and analytics capabilities they need to craft an individualized branded experience for every viewer that sets the pace for quality and value worldwide. Visit www.schange.com.