Case Study: Wananchi Group secures Zuku TV revenues and enables multi-network expansion with Verimatrix VCAS

Securing the Revenues of Africa's Most Ambitious Entertainment Provider

Wananchi Group, operator of the Zuku pay-TV brand, set out to become Africa’s leading multi-network entertainment provider by expanding across East, West and Southern Africa and launching OTT and multi-screen services. Their challenge was to protect Zuku’s subscription revenues and prevent piracy while offering an affordable, scalable service across satellite DTH, cable/HFC, GPON/IP and emerging OTT channels. To meet this need Wananchi selected Verimatrix and its Video Content Authority System (VCAS) to secure Zuku’s services.

Verimatrix deployed VCAS as a unified, cardless content security head-end protecting DTH, cable and IP delivery and integrating with Zuku’s ecosystem partners, enabling seamless migration of STBs and hybrid delivery. The solution let Wananchi extend its reach (over 35 countries via SES-5), enable multi-screen and OTT offerings, and reduce costs with software-based security; Verimatrix’s platform scales to millions of subscribers (cryptographic support for up to 1M STBs in a compact 2RU form) while providing around-the-clock support to safeguard Zuku TV revenues.

Wananchi Group

Richard Alden

Chief Executive Officer