Qvest, Ateme And Scaleway Partner On Sovereign OTT platform

Qvest, Ateme and Scaleway have partnered to deliver production-ready sovereign over-the-top (OTT) platforms built entirely on European technology, targeting broadcasters, media organisations and sports rights holders seeking greater control over their streaming infrastructure and data.

The joint offering combines Scaleway's European cloud infrastructure, Ateme's video delivery technologies and Qvest's consultancy, systems integration and managed services to provide an end-to-end OTT platform designed for deployment on sovereign cloud infrastructure.

The partnership comes as broadcasters across Europe face increasing regulatory requirements and strategic pressure to reduce reliance on non-European cloud providers. The companies said the platform is available immediately and can be used to launch new streaming services, migrate existing OTT environments or be deployed as a managed service operated by Qvest.

The platform includes the components required to build and operate an OTT service, including ingest, encoding, packaging, content delivery, digital rights management (DRM), analytics and frontend integration.

Under the partnership, Scaleway provides the sovereign cloud infrastructure, while Ateme supplies live encoding, packaging, origin, content delivery network (CDN) and server-side ad insertion technologies. Qvest is responsible for platform architecture, integration of third-party technologies such as DRM, media players and analytics, and can also provide ongoing operational support through managed services.

The companies said the collaboration aligns with the European Union's Cloud Sovereignty Framework (CSF) and its SEAL sovereignty model, which are increasingly being used as benchmarks in public procurement. Rather than promoting a single definition of sovereignty, Qvest said it designs each platform to meet the specific requirements of individual tenders and customer deployments.

The partnership is intended to provide broadcasters with a European-based alternative for deploying OTT services while supporting migration away from non-European hyperscale cloud providers.

Qvest, Ateme and Scaleway will jointly demonstrate the platform at IBC Show 2026, taking place in Amsterdam from September 11-14, where visitors will be able to see a live demonstration of the complete OTT workflow running on sovereign European infrastructure.

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