EBS Expand EPG Data Contracts

EBS has confirmed its EPG data contracts with MultiChoice and Cyta have been expanded.

The extensions highlight EBS' commitment to providing services that address the increasing number of channels and platforms, as well as viewers' changing content consumption habits.

Platforms like MultiChoice and Cyta increasingly require greater and more in-depth data to meet the demands of enhanced content discovery. Each channel on both platforms are responsible for providing schedule data to enable their listings on the EPG. Today, viewers expect to find content quickly, with appealing, up-to-date imagery that is changed regularly and catches their attention.

EBS' multi-platform, multi-territory scheduling application Pawa is fully scalable to meet the ever-changing needs of clients including MultiChoice and Cyta. The system aggregates all data through a central system for consistency and ease of workflow, allowing the EBS team to edit and manage data before distributing to the platforms. The platforms then receive the schedules for their full portfolio of channels in a consistent format, with confidence in their accuracy.

Keith Bedford, Managing Director, EBS, said: "We're delighted that MultiChoice and Cyta have extended their contracts as it's a clear demonstration of the value Pawa brings. The way in which platforms require channels to supply data is very specific. This includes various file formats, permitted character lengths, additional data fields, certification and flags, etc., and is therefore not a quick and easy task. By using our portfolio of data services, platforms can be confident that their EPG will include high-quality data that represents each channel's brand and removes the pain of dealing with many different channels – and schedule formats – delivering consistent, accurate data."

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