Two Stands. One OTT Ecosystem. Meet A1 and UniqCast at IBC2026

IBC is where the media and technology industry comes together to talk about what is next. This year, A1 and UniqCast want to make one of those conversations especially easy.

At IBC2026 in Amsterdam, you will find UniqCast at Stand 5.F36 and A1 at Stand 5.F32 just a few steps apart in Hall 5.

That proximity reflects something more important than floorplan convenience: two partners working together to give operators a simpler route to launching, modernizing and scaling OTT services.

OTT should not have to mean managing a long list of vendors

Launching a competitive OTT service can quickly become complex.

Operators need content, applications, CMS, transcoding and streaming, DRM, analytics, infrastructure, service operations and support while delivering the kind of multiscreen user experience subscribers now expect.

When these elements come from separate suppliers, integration and coordination can become a project of their own. The result can be longer time to market, higher upfront costs and more operational complexity.

The A1 and UniqCast partnership addresses that challenge differently: by bringing content, technology and operational capabilities together as an integrated B2B OTT ecosystem.

Content meets end-to-end OTT technology

A1 contributes its content relationships, international channel distribution expertise, playout capabilities and managed services. UniqCast provides the end-to-end technology platform needed to operate and deliver the service across screens.

Together, the model can give operators access to a strong content foundation alongside the technology required for multiscreen delivery including applications, CMS, transcoding, DRM, analytics and service management.

The multi-tenant cloud architecture makes it possible to share the benefits of a common platform while still giving each operator control over its own service. Branding, UX, content, packages, pricing and commercial rules can be adapted to the needs of an individual market.

For operators, the business case is straightforward: 

launch faster, reduce the need for a large upfront platform investment and scale the service as the subscriber base grows.

A ready content foundation does not mean a generic service. Operators can complement international content with the national, regional, sports or niche programming that makes their proposition locally relevant.

Bring your OTT challenge to Hall 5

If you are considering launching a TV service, expanding OTT into a new market or replacing an existing platform, visit both stands and bring us your business case.

We can discuss how quickly your service could be launched, how international and local content can work together, what you want to control in your own UX and commercial proposition, how the platform can scale with your subscriber base, and which technical and operational responsibilities make sense for you to keep or outsource.

IBC2026 takes place at RAI Amsterdam from 11–14 September 2026.

Meet UniqCast at IBC2026, Stand 5.F36

Book a meeting with the UniqCast team:
Schedule an IBC2026 meeting with UniqCast

Meet A1 at IBC2026, Stand 5.F32

Two stands, a few steps apart and one conversation about making your next OTT service faster to launch, simpler to operate and ready to scale!

See you in Amsterdam!

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