Qvest, Ateme, and Scaleway have joined forces to provide broadcasters, media organizations and sports rights holders with production-ready sovereign OTT platforms built entirely on European technology. The joint solution combines Scaleway’s sovereign cloud infrastructure, Ateme’s video solutions, and Qvest’s expertise in consultancy, systems integration, and managed services. Together, the partners provide a sovereign cloud infrastructure, best-in-class media technology, and end-to-end integration into a mature solution for media organizations seeking greater control over their OTT platforms, data, and long-term technology strategy.
As broadcasters across Europe are facing increasing regulatory requirements and strategic pressure to reduce dependency on non-European cloud providers, the partnership between Qvest, Ateme, and Scaleway provides a ready-to-implement solution that is available today.
The joint offering combines every component required to build and operate a sovereign OTT platform, from ingest, encoding, and packaging to content delivery, DRM, analytics, and frontend integration. Broadcasters can use the solution to launch new streaming services, migrate existing environments or rely on Qvest as a managed service partner.
Each partner contributes a distinct area of expertise:
- Scaleway provides sovereign European cloud infrastructure.
- Ateme provides live encoding, packaging, origin, CDN and server-side ad insertion.
- Qvest designs the architecture, integrates third-party ecosystem components such as DRM, players and analytics, and can operate the platform as a managed service.
The collaboration aligns with the European Union’s Cloud Sovereignty Framework (CSF) and its SEAL sovereignty model, which are becoming the reference grid for scoring sovereignty in public procurement. Rather than making absolute sovereignty claims, Qvest designs each platform to meet the specific requirements of the respective tender, helping customers achieve the highest practical level of technical sovereignty.
The collaboration brings together complementary expertise across cloud infrastructure, media technology, and systems integration:
“The growing awareness and demand around digital sovereignty has moved beyond strategy,” said Tobias Künkel, Managing Director at Qvest Engage, a subsidiary of Qvest Group. “Now, broadcasters need solutions that can be implemented. Together with Ateme and Scaleway, we are bringing production-ready sovereign OTT platforms to broadcasters that combine operational maturity with European sovereignty.”
“Digital sovereignty is becoming a strategic priority for broadcasters across Europe,” said Rémi Beaudouin, Chief Strategy Officer at Ateme. “The combination of Ateme’s proven video technology, Scaleway’s European cloud infrastructure and Qvest’s integration expertise gives media organizations a practical path to modernize their OTT platforms while maintaining greater control over their infrastructure, operations and data.”
“Europe has all the capabilities required to support the next generation of streaming services. The real challenge is bringing them together in a way that broadcasters can adopt with confidence. This OTT platform turns strategic autonomy into a practical choice by combining proven European cloud and streaming technologies within a complete operational environment. It gives media organizations greater control over their infrastructure and long-term technology decisions,” said Damien Lucas, CEO of Scaleway.
Together, Qvest, Ateme, and Scaleway provide broadcasters with a practical path to launch new streaming services, migrate existing OTT platforms away from non-European hyperscalers, or consume the complete solution as a managed service operated by Qvest.
