Brightcove powers new OTT entertainment service in India for Dekkho

KOLKATA: Brightcove, a provider of cloud services for video, today announced that Dekkho, a streaming video service specializing in delivering premium content from India’s top content creators, has selected Brightcove to power its OTT service.

The service, which debuted in February 2017, was built on Brightcove Video Cloud, enabling Dekkho to leverage an industry-leading online video platform to offer consumers VOD access to 12,000 hours of programming across desktop and mobile applications.

Dekkho provides its customers with a curated, high-quality video experience with video content ranging from three to 45 minutes. It partners with leading content producers such as Sony Music, Zee Music, Culture Machine, Times Group, and OML.

“We need to deliver our content across a broad range of customers, from those with low-end phones and slow internet connections to people with high-end mobile devices and larger screens,” Vinay Pillai, co-founder, dekkho.

“Dekkho is yet another great example of the rise of OTT in India. They’ve managed to quickly launch an intuitive and unique experience, and we’re looking forward to being part of their success,” said Tomer Azenkot, vice president, Asia, at Brightcove. “Brightcove is excited to be working with this innovative service and helping the company as online video consumption in India evolves,” he added.