Simplestream Powers Sony One’s Expansion into Latin America, in collaboration with Bitmovin

LONDON, 04/04/2025 --- Sony One – the new platform offering a wide selectionof content from Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) library - has chosen to power the expansion of its video-on-demand service in Latin America using an integrated solution from Simplestream, in collaboration with its trusted partner, Bitmovin.

Leveraging Simplestream’s award winning Media Manager and App Platform products, the Sony One platform, which was launched in strategic cooperation with local companies for their customers, has broadened its reach to Argentina, giving viewers access to the extensive SPE catalogue of family favorites, such asMen in Black, the Spider Man movies, Peter Rabbit and Jumanji. Through this collaboration, Sony One aims to solidify its presence with local companies in Latin America with a focus on mobile and connected TVs, where demand for digital content continues to grow rapidly.

Sony One has selected a comprehensive end-to-end service from Simplestream to increase the distribution of its premium content across multiple devices, including Android, iOS, LG, Samsung and web platforms.  Simplestream’s servicefor Sony One also includes integration with Bitmovin’s Player which includes support for Digital Rights Management (DRM) feature, along with third-party authentication, payment gateways, video streaming workflows and real-time analytics.

The Simplestream platform supports multilingual content, allowing Sony One to ingest and display content in English, Spanish and Portuguese simultaneously. DRM is handled via the common encryption CENC scheme.

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Dan Finch, Simplestream’s Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer stated:

“This was another fantastic project to work on with the Sony team, which we deliveredon budget and on time. The telco authentication workflow and support for multi-lingual content, with functionality such as progressive downloads, enhances our capabilities as a leading OTT provider in the market.”

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Stefan Lederer, CEO and Co-Founder at Bitmovin, commented:

“This is our first collaboration with Simplestream in Latin America, and we’re super excited to work together to simplify Sony’s One’s live and on-demand media workflows and provide secure, high-quality streams to audiences across Argentina and help meet the growing appetite for digital content in the region.”

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This latest project for Sony One expands Simplestream’s growing customer based in the Americas.  The announcement follows similar projects that the company has recently undertaken across multiple broadcast verticals and regions for the likes of Virgin Media Television, News UK, GB News, Hearst Ventures, AMC Networks, GAA, URC, Telus, and TVSN among others.

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Media contact

To arrange an in-person briefing or to find out more about this project, please contact Lizzie Lawrence, Head of Marketing on lizzie.lawrence@simplestream.com

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About Simplestream

Simplestream is an award-winning and best-in-class provider of next-generation TV solutions to some of the biggest players in the broadcast, publishing, sport, and media industry. Founded in 2010 with headquarters in London, Simplestream supports over 30 customers worldwide in designing, developing, and delivering innovative and design-led solutions that simplify complexity. Simplestream’s suite of products includes Media Manager, the powerful, modular backend to manage content for distribution; App Platform, the out-of-the-box product to launch premium video services with flexible monetisation models; Channel Studio, to create linear live streams from a combination of VOD assets and live events, via an easy-to-use scheduler. Simplestream also provides a range of services and products covering insights and analytics, self-service live events, authentication, and much more. Simplestream provides simplified workflows and cloud-based solutions to industry leaders, including Channel 4, UKTV, A+E Networks, TN Marketing, AMC Networks International, CBS, GB News, News UK, Sony, SIS, and QVC.