Delivering Multiple VOD Services for Vodafone New Zealand STB

Year
Region
Client
2020
ANZ
Vodafone
Background
Vodafone NZ is one of Aotearoa’s
leading digital services and connectivity
companies and it believes every New
Zealander will thrive with access to the
world’s best digital services. It offers almost
3 million connections to Consumer and
Business customers, and its existing mobile
network covers 98.5% of where Kiwis live,
work and play. Vodafone New Zealand
is owned by Infratil and Brookfield Asset
Management. It is now a partner market
in the Vodafone Group, one of the world’s
largest telecommunications companies.
Objective
With the development of the Vodafone
TV Gen 2 set-top box (STB) underway,
Vodafone New Zealand wanted to ensure
that subscribers would have access to a
wide range of video content at launch.
This would involve serving viewers with
access to a variety of well-known local
Video On Demand (VOD) offerings from
a single platform.
Vodafone needed video experiences for
all of its VOD partners, including TVNZ,
Neon, ThreeNow, and Play Stuff. It was also
keen to ensure a seamless and natural
experience for viewers, enabling easy
navigation between the different services
and the content provided by each.
Solution
Vodafone New Zealand needed a vendor that
could efficiently develop and launch video
services for its updated offering. Knowing
Accedo had previous experience of the
Vodafone TV STB made it the perfect fit for
the project. Having existing relationships with
local OTT vendors meant that Accedo was in
a position to work with the team to develop,
test, and launch exclusive video experiences
to run on the Vodafone STB. Working
collaboratively alongside the vendors and
Vodafone NZ allowed Accedo to deliver OTT
services that viewers wanted to see.
The 2nd generation STB needed to offer a
variety of VOD content in one place, providing
easy access to a selection of video services
ensuring Vodafone New Zealand could
maintain its consumer appeal.
Results
With Accedo’s knowledge and adaptive
developments, Vodafone New Zealand
completed the project on time and within
budget. Neon/Mediaworks and TVNZ on
Demand went live at the same time as the
Gen 2 STB was available in the market. Accedo
used its XDK2 software development kit
to build the applications for Neon, TVNZ,
ThreeNow and Play Stuff was developed with
Accedo’s XDK4 software.
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“We are impressed with Accedo’s expertise and ability to adapt to our requirements”
David Redmore
Experience and Commercial Director Vodafone New Zealand