Al Aan taps into cloud playout to run its YouTube linear channel

Case study · past project · 2018

Customer
Al Aan TV
Region
Middle East
Delivery
Social platforms
Cloud
AWS
Al Aan TV presenter in the studio

About Al Aan TV

Al Aan TV is a pan-Arab infotainment satellite television station based in Dubai Media City, United Arab Emirates. Its shows are conceived, developed and produced within the Arab region, and its core audience is modern Arab women. The channel covers issues such as female empowerment, jobs, health awareness, education and human rights.

What they needed

Al Aan TV wanted a playout for a linear channel on YouTube. As a professional broadcaster, it needed high availability, flexibility and simple day-to-day operation. The channel launched on Veset Nimbus in 2018.

The setup

Item Detail
Language tracks Arabic
Delivery RTMP
Distribution YouTube
Graphics Animated graphics, channel logo

What mattered to Al Aan TV

  • Simple operation
  • Output for online platforms
  • Redundancy