The Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) Media, the commercial arm of the French football league, has selected the Bitmovin Player to power its direct-to-consumer (DTC) mobile applications. This decision highlights the Bitmovin Player's ability to deliver seamless, high-quality video streams.
LFP Media prioritized a player that could accelerate time to market and reduce development time. The Bitmovin Player's ease of integration and rapid deployment made it the ideal solution, especially given their tight launch deadline. A key factor in their selection was the player's support for React Native, allowing for cross-platform compatibility with a single code base for iOS and Android, significantly reducing mobile development times.
Further enhancing its appeal, the Bitmovin Player offers a customizable user interface (UI) allowing LFP Media to align the app's aesthetics with their brand. Easy integration with existing video workflows was another significant advantage. "Bitmovin is a known and respected leader in video streaming solutions, so it was a no-brainer for us to choose its Player to launch the LFP Media Apps. We were working to a tight timeline to launch our app, and we needed a high-performance, reliable player that could scale with our needs and be deployed at speed; Bitmovin’s Player ticked all of those boxes,” said Gregory Rota, Tech Director at LFP Media. He added, “The Bitmovin Player also comes with support for React Native, which was invaluable for us as it minimized our development time while maximizing our ability to support more devices. Overall, Bitmovin has exceeded our expectations and proven itself a reliable, innovative, and trustworthy technology partner.”
The Bitmovin Player’s capabilities extend to its modular architecture, low latency features, configurable ABR, and Stream Lab, ensuring flawless streaming and high-quality playback across various devices, including Web, Android, iOS, Roku, and major smart TVs. Its API-based approach offers flexible feature selection and adjustment. "It’s a huge honor for us to work with LFP Media and bring the very best content from Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 to football fans,” said Stefan Lederer, CEO and co-founder of Bitmovin. “The Bitmovin Player has established a solid and respected reputation as an industry-leading player, and now LFP Media app subscribers will benefit from it and enjoy unrivaled streaming experiences filled with the best content from on and off the pitch.”