Telkom Indonesia taps Brightcove to support OONA launch

Telkom Indonesia subsidiary Metranet has contracted Brightcove to provide technology for the launch of the OONA live and VOD mobile video app in Indonesia.

Brightcove, which provides cloud solutions for managing, delivering and monetizing multi-screen video experiences, will provide its video platform to support the launch of the OONA app for Telkom Indonesia’s 135 million subscribers.

OONA will stream 60 live TV channels and offer on-demand content, as well as serving video advertising with server side ad insertion technology.

It integrates features including chat bots, chat with other viewers, offline caching, parental controls, screen captures, a virtual wallet and a 360-degree video player.

“Metranet is excited to be the first to launch OONA for Indonesian market as part of our goal to bring first-class entertainment to Telkom Indonesia’s mobile customer base,” Metranet CEO Widi Nugroho said.

“With 135 million potential viewers, we understand the pressure is intense to ensure that even with free content, the streaming experience for the user needs to be exceptional and the advertising experience should be seamless. This is why we selected Brightcove for their robust and scalable OTT video streaming architecture, industry-leading server-side ad insertion technology, proven track record of working with some of the world’s top OTT service providers, and established in-region technical support team.”