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Bangladesh OTT sports streaming

Overview

In July 2026, Tencent Cloud partnered with Rockstreamer to supply cloud, AI, CDN and OTT solutions for Bangladeshi telecoms and media firms. Their first major deployment was Binge+, an OTT platform built for Robi Axiata that used a cloud‑native architecture to handle massive live‑stream traffic during the 2026 global football tournament.

A week later, VEON reported that Banglalink’s Toffee platform delivered the country’s largest paid streaming experience of the FIFA World Cup 2026. Over the 39‑day event the service logged 200 million total views, more than 2 billion live watch minutes, and peaked at 1.5 million concurrent viewers. The high engagement attracted extensive advertising demand, with most ad inventory sold ahead of the tournament.

Together the partnership and the subsequent performance data illustrate a rapid expansion of high‑capacity OTT sports streaming in Bangladesh, driven by new cloud infrastructure and strong consumer and advertiser interest in major live‑sports events.

Entities

Johan Buse · VEON Ltd. · Kaan Terzioğlu · Banglalink · Toffee

Timeline

  1. about 1 month ago

    [BUSINESS] 3 sources
    Banglalink's Toffee platform records 2 billion watch minutes during FIFA World Cup 2026 in Bangladesh

    Banglalink's Toffee streamed the FIFA World Cup 2026 to 20 million users in Bangladesh, logging 2 billion watch minutes, 200 million views and major advertising demand.

  2. about 1 month ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    Tencent Cloud, Rockstreamer power Bangladesh OTT sports streaming

    Tencent Cloud and Rockstreamer partnered to launch the Binge+ OTT platform for Bangladesh's Robi Axiata, delivering live sports to millions during the 2026 football tournament.

Sources

fightmatrix.com · nigerianeye.com · ohsem.me · pressreach.com · techcoffeehouse.com