Axinom, a provider of streaming technology backend components and architecture, has announced its key role as a consortium member and technical lead in this week’s launch of ZDF’s new streaming platform, transforming ZDF-Mediathek into an advanced streaming-first service. The new technology setup ensures a scalable foundation for this European platform.

German public service broadcaster ZDF’s new digital offering has been reimagined as a standalone streaming platform in line with ZDF’s vision.

“Our vision for ZDF in the digital space has been and remains ambitious. The specialised consortium has professionally implemented our vision through intensive collaboration over the past months, as evidenced by today’s launch across all distribution channels,” said Tina Kutscher, who, together with Andreas Grün, leads ZDF’s Digital Products and Automation division. “And now, the continuous further development will immediately become the focus.”

In its role as member of a consortium led by JAKALA, Axinom has been focusing on a performant and future-proof architecture across consortium partners and ZDF’s in-house development teams focused on personalisation and automation. A renewed API delivery layer, powered by Axinom Mosaic, ensures seamless content aggregation and distribution. The integration of a GraphQL API layer enhances content accessibility and performance, optimising the platform for both current and future streaming demands.

As the consortium lead, JAKALA has been in charge for ZDF’s digital distribution channels, experience design, and frontends. Condat is responsible for editorial interfaces, search, and ZDF-specific integrations, while HBT plays a key role in DevOps and cloud architecture.

“ZDF’s vision to transition from traditional broadcasting into a modern streaming leader aligns perfectly with Axinom’s strength in backend technologies,” added Stefanie Schuster, CCO, Axinom. “We very much enjoy the collaboration with ZDF and our partners for a powerful, flexible, and scalable streaming platform that positions ZDF at the forefront of streaming innovation.”

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