Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) a wholly owned mobile phone and internet service subsidiary of PLDT, is Philippines’ leading wireless services provider with 55.4 million subscribers on its GSM network. It created and launched ViewStream, a mobile live streaming and video-on-demand (VOD) service to its mobile subscribers through an Android application.
Smart has chosen SwiftMedia’s Content Management solution, a portal-based CMS for managing its video content and application, and swiftly delivered to end users with SwiftServe CDN services.
This service has reached out to its subscribers and local community with its well serving valuable content made available through streaming in different multiple devices, and marketing shout-out events and activities. One of which is the Smart YouTube bundling which package subscription for ViewStream and other renowned video contents.
Another achievement by Smart’s Viewstream was the recent awarding of the Anvil Award 2015 in the Mobile Apps Category. This award was in recognition of this service for bringing the Gilas Pilipinas matches during the FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain and the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea. It was boosted with good user experience to millions of Smart, Sun Cellular, and Talk ‘N Text users nationwide.
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