Building a learning culture at Showmax Engineering
This August, we at Showmax are celebrating 5 years of delivering streaming video on demand on the African continent from our engineering centers in Prague and Beroun, Czech Republic. At first glance, it may seem like an over-complication; a tech hub... »
How Showmax’s design team took on the challenge of an expanded content offering
An interview with Showmax Design Team Lead Daniel Valčík
Showmax has been providing subscription VOD service in Africa for more than five years. It’s been five years of expansion and innovation, and our unique combination of hit local content, exclusive international series and movies, the best kids’ shows... »
Securing video streaming in sub-Saharan Africa
Maintaining a video streaming service across Africa is challenging enough, without the added pressure to secure customer data and protect our shows and movies’ security. Asking people to find ways to breach our systems can be painful, and sometimes... »
Pushing video bitrate to the limit
When you subscribe to a VOD service, you expect the best visual quality possible. For our customers across Sub-Saharan Africa, it’s no different. But, in a region with developing infrastructure and expensive data, OTT services like ours face an inevitable... »
Jiří Brunclík in SCRIPTease: ‘I like when the job is a true challenge’
The SCRIPTease podcast from Lolo.team is a great look into the world of engineering, software development, and the technical side of…everything. Jiri Brunclik, Showmax Engineering’s Head of R&D, was the first-ever guest on the podcast back in March »
Cost Effective Encoding Noises
We receive, process, and store A TON of video files, and we have different options when it comes to encoding. This post discusses some of the differences between hardware and software encoding, and some selected technology options for achieving the... »