Selevision, a leading Saudi Arabian on-demand service provider, has selected Dubai-based telecommunications company du’s and and Akamai Technologies’ content delivery services to support over-the-top delivery of its channel throughout the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region.

As part of the agreement, du’s broadcasting services division will provide content delivery network (CDN) services from Akamai to Selevision, thereby ensuring consistent quality of experience for their subscribers in the region.

In addition, du will also offer IP transit service to Selevision, hosted at datamena.

Fahad Al Hassawi, chief commercial officer, du, said: “Our strength lies in offering an end-to-end service portfolio, from hosting content in our world-class data centres to delivering it.

“In partnership with Akamai, which offers a full suite of industry-leading media delivery solutions, we are delighted to provide Selevision with a best of class CDN and IP transit services and so enable them to meet the growing demand of digital content in the Menaa and beyond.”

Dr Raed Khusheim, chief executive officer of Selevision, said: “Our aim is to provide utmost quality of service throughout the market, thus, we decided to work with Akamai and du, whose solution is considered to be amongst the best worldwide.

“This will ensure seamless experience for the end-user on services such as restart TV, Catch-up TV and On Demand services.”

Soeren Lindkvist, vice president Scandinavia, Benelux and Mena, Akamai said: “In collaboration with du, we are excited to be able to extend our services to broadcasters in the Mena region.

“We are looking forward to helping Selevision provide high quality online experiences and ensure its viewers can enjoy their favorite content wherever and whenever they want.” - TradeArabia News Service