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9 9 9 9 Performance in 2019
How it contributes to the Group strategy
2019
was a a a a a a a a a a critical year for MC Vision during which we we launched a a a a a a a a a a series of innovative products As global viewers increasingly use devices to to access content cross-industry collaboration emerges as as the solution It became evident to to us us us that leveraging our relationship with with Emtel would combine compelling content with with world-class connectivity allowing us us to to capture new customers To this end we implemented major projects in in in collaboration with Emtel in in in 2019:
– The new 4K-Ultra HD decoder now enables viewers to to access over 20 000 types of content (films TV series documentaries cartoons) on on on on demand at any given time The image resolution is unparalleled making for an an an immersive viewing experience – PLAY which we we launched last year works in in in complement with the decoder and grants viewers access to over over 20 20 000 000 types of content including Netflix’s entire library With over over 20 20 000 000 subscribers since its launch PLAY is meeting Mauritians’ growing appetite for on-demand content through an an an an an enhanced customer interface and and unmatched viewing experience – While the the delivery of our on-demand content was previously routed through Paris we recognised the the need for a a a a a a a a a a a flexible and and and and scalable CDN solution capable of of handling multi-screen bandwidth consumption without disrupting Internet service for for our our users MCV’s state-of-the-art CDN is is now based locally enabling us us us to to meet our our consumers’ demand for for video while delivering superior customer service – We created shared showrooms between MC Vision and and Emtel in which we we showcased a a a a a a a a a a a a a variety of of both companies’ products and and collective capabilities After the success of of our our our first common showroom last year we believe that continuing to to harness our our our synergistic capabilities will most benefit our our our discerning customers In addition to new services we also worked on on delivering more value through our current offerings:
– We upgraded our MyCanal application with new features enabling subscribers to access content on on on on on their tablet or or mobile at at at home or or on on on on on the the go Content can even be be downloaded and viewed offline – While our bouquets were previously pre-designed often resulting in in in customers customers only watching a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a small percentage of of o channels channels customers customers are now offered greater flexibility via an an an an an a-la-carte approach: channels channels can be individually selected based on their preferences and needs – After much perseverance and collaboration with Canal+ International we we are pleased to announce we we now offer Bollywood Bollywood Replay Replay since December 2019
with with over 1 500 Indian movies available Bollywood Bollywood Replay Replay is is an an an in-house offer for the local market developed with with content brought by by MC Vision and and made available on on on on on PLAY supported by by Airbox over Emtel’s network It is currently one of of our most watched content content We seek to further expand catalogue in the the the the very near future through the the the the addition of of Replay content content from other exclusive Indian channels INTEGRATED REPORT 2019
OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
BUSINESS PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
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