The company’s suite of products, including Media Gateway, AirBox Neo, Capture Suite, Channel-in-a-Box and Cloud2TV, has seen substantial technological enhancements for the year.
As PlayBox Neo enters 2025, founder and CEO Pavlin Rahnev reflects on a landmark year celebrating the company’s 25th anniversary. The past year has been the most successful in the company’s history, with record-breaking revenue growth and continued innovation supporting over 20,000 TV and branding channels in more than 120 countries.
PlayBox Neo remains a major player in broadcast media playout, streaming and channel branding. Its suite of cutting-edge solutions, including Media Gateway, AirBox Neo, Capture Suite, Channel-in-a-Box and Cloud2TV, has been updated with significant technological enhancements for 2025, cementing its status as an industry pioneer.
The company’s sales achievements in 2024 span diverse markets, from broadcast and production to education and corporate sectors. Notable clients include PSI Broadcasting in Thailand, Island TV in Miami, NBC affiliate WJFV, Kenya’s Akili Kids! youth network, Nilesat in Egypt, Latvian free-to-air broadcaster Vidzemes TV and Florida Government TV Station Orange TV, among many others. These partnerships highlight the industry’s resilience and PlayBox Neo’s ability to deliver adaptable, efficient solutions tailored to varied customer needs.
A critical factor in PlayBox Neo’s success is its commitment to listening to customer feedback and collaborating with a strong global partner network. This customer-centric approach ensures businesses receive top-tier support and technology that evolves to meet their specific requirements.
He highlighted: “Our team continues to demonstrate industry-leading market strength by platforming PlayBox Neo’s key innovations at major industry events. Exhibitions and tradeshows play a vital role in engaging with local partners and building new relationships, it is a dynamic environment where we shine a spotlight on solving the challenges customers face. Following a record-breaking year, PlayBox Neo once again achieved high visibility across APAC and EMEA regions including Europe and the Americas, further strengthening our ties by exhibiting from strategically located stands at key industry shows such as Dubai’s CABSAT, Singapore-based Broadcast Asia, NAB Show in Las Vegas, NAB NY 2024, SET expo 2024, IBC2024, Thailand Broadcast Solution Show, ASBU TV & Radio Convention, FOMEX 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and many others where our PlayBox Neo partners showcased the complete suite of products demonstrating how they control ingest, transmission, scheduling through to playout, to deliver efficient and scalable workflows to vast global audiences.
“Another crucial factor that adds to our success is that we invest in resources to ensure customers are kept up to date by ongoing technical advancements and innovations, which brings enormous benefits to customers. Our committed development teams work non-stop at delivering stunning feature enhancements to further boost performance.”
In 2024, PlayBox Neo’s technology saw significant advancements, particularly in 4K capabilities. Upgrades included enhanced graphics integration in AirBox Neo with the Graphic Mixer, improved image loading and audio features in TitleBox Neo and SMPTE2110 compatibility in Media Gateway. These updates underscore the company’s dedication to pushing the boundaries of broadcast technology.
Looking ahead to 2025, PlayBox Neo aims to build on its success by prioritising dependability, productivity, and agility in its solutions. Rahnev emphasised that supporting creativity remains at the forefront of the company’s mission, enabling professionals to focus on producing compelling content.
