ZEASN AND EURONEWS FORM PARTNERSHIP, OFFERING EUROPE'S LEADING INTERNATIONAL NEWS CHANNEL THROUGH WHALELIVE
France, June 24, 2022 - ZEASN, the world’s leading provider of OTT and smart TV solutions, today announced a partnership with Euronews, the leading international news channel in Europe, to distribute the Euronews French, German, English-language channels, and AVOD contents to ZEASN’s WhaleLive, the free ad-supported live streaming service on tens of millions of ZEASN-enabled smart TVs. WhaleLive users now can enjoy the independent high-quality international and European news 24/7 as well as the greatest diversity of viewpoints.
Headquartered in Lyon, France. Euronews is an international news media, providing news with a European perspective to a worldwide audience through 12 cross-platform editions, of which 9 with distinct TV channels. With a team of 400 journalists of more than 30 different nationalities gathering news and perspectives globally. It also provides audiences with a diverse array of factual programming on business, technology, science, climate, travel, and culture.
Commenting on the collaboration, Winson Chen, Chief Operating Officer (COO) at ZEASN said: “It is wonderful to keep growing with outstanding partners like Euronews who add incredible value to WhaleLive and offer our audiences the latest breaking national and world news from a European viewpoint.” He further added, “We look forward to great outcomes for both parties and an excellent viewing experience for our users. We will continue to devote efforts to providing cutting-edge technology and best-in-class smart solutions for our Whale Eco partners around the world, and deliver more fun to a much larger audience.”
WhaleLive is designed as a free ad-supported content platform, offering a unique mix of TV channels depending on the viewer’s habits. For the content side, WhaleLive now offers a huge catalog of live channels, as well as video-on-demand content across a wide range of categories such as lifestyle, music, news, sports, movies, kids, entertainment, and more. Each month more channels and videos will be added to maximize the wonderful viewing experience.
Commenting on the collaboration, Maxime Carboni, Director of Distribution: “We are very excited about this cooperation with Zeasn. This partnership strengthens Euronews’ leading position in the CTV area, making our live streams and AVOD content both available on smart device manufacturers’ services such as Philips and, in general, on the dynamic ZEASN labeled ecosystem.”
About Euronews
Euronews is Europe's leading international news media. Its mission is to empower people to form their own opinion, through offering a diversity of viewpoints: Euronews is "All Views". Since its launch in 1993 in Lyon (France), Euronews has been delivering impartial news trusted by audiences across the world, available in over 400 million homes across 160 countries, including 68% of homes in the European Union + the UK. It reaches over 145 million people every month, be it on TV or digital platforms. 400 journalists of more than 30 different nationalities work across Euronews' 12 language editions, covering European and world news 24/7 in Arabic, English, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Turkish. Since 2018, Euronews has launched five branded affiliate projects: Euronews Albania, Euronews Georgia, Euronews Serbia, Euronews Romania, and Euronews Bulgaria. Euronews also provides audiences with a diverse array of factual programming on business, technology, science, climate, travel, and culture.
About ZEASN:
ZEASN is a leading technology company headquartered in Singapore. With a focus on the connected TV ZEASN is a prominent technology company headquartered in Singapore, specializing in providing innovative solutions for the connected TV (CTV) industry. With a strong focus on developing advanced operating systems, content aggregation platforms, and advertising solutions, ZEASN empowers content providers, device manufacturers, and service operators to deliver immersive and personalized experiences to viewers worldwide.
ZEASN's flagship product, the Whale OS, is a cutting-edge CTV operating system that offers a comprehensive and seamless platform for smart TVs and other connected devices. With its robust features, including a user-friendly interface, extensive app ecosystem, and powerful content discovery capabilities, Whale OS enables users to access their favorite content with ease and efficiency.
Recognizing the importance of content aggregation in the rapidly evolving CTV landscape, ZEASN has established itself as a key partner for content providers. By integrating with leading streaming services, broadcasters, and app developers, ZEASN ensures that viewers have access to a wide range of popular and niche content, all in one unified platform.
ZEASN's commitment to driving innovation and industry collaboration is reflected in its mission to provide a compelling alternative to the dominance of American giants such as Google, Roku, or Amazon in the CTV market. By offering an independent CTV OS and AVOD/FAST product, ZEASN aims to create a vibrant and competitive ecosystem that benefits all stakeholders, from content creators to advertisers and viewers.
For more information about ZEASN and its products, please visit www.zeasn.com.
