Back in September 2020, during the void usually filled by IBC, Verimatrix launched an initiative called Stratos in partnership with Danish middleware developer Nordija and set top maker EKT. Through pre-integration efforts, Stratos is designed to remove the complexities from OTT, IPTV and DVB hybrid video projects and deliver operator platforms to market in just six weeks. However, something was missing from the original equation, which is why Broadpeak has since been invited on board the Stratos ship – providing some of its trademark French CDN flair. Stratos is a fully cloud-based platform deployable as-a-service – coming pre-integrated with Nordija’s multiscreen video platform and HTML UI, EKT’s set tops and device management, and Verimatrix’s content security technology. As the newest…