CMFlix was created as a result of the difficulties a Cameroonian tech person, Bobe Chiamba has been facing to get his TV stations distributed all over Cameroon.

CMFlix is the idea of the shortcoming of cable network in Cameroon. To have your tv channel distributed effectively in Cameroon, you will need to get it on a satellite. This process itself is very expensive and you are not guaranteed people will watch the channel he added. You will have to settle all gatekeepers who are cable distributors all over the national territory for your tv station to get in the home of every Cameroonian.

The major way Cameroonians still consume TV is through cable networks and according to Chiamba, the system of cable TV operation in Cameroon is very fragmented, for example in a small town called Buea where his TV channel CMTV is based, there are over six cable TV distributors and in order to distribute a TV channel content in a town as Buea, one has to meet, negotiate and pay these cable distributors before your channel is presented to homes in Buea. Buea is just a small town in Cameroon and there are many others, hence hundreds of different cable distributors scattered all around these many towns this means to have your tv channel effectively distributed in Cameroon, you must locate, negotiate and pay all these hundreds of cable distributors who are scattered all over towns and villages in Cameroon.

His immediate push to move out of his comfort zone and create what will rescue all tv station managers was the fact that, he was charged a nonrefundable sum of 2 million CFA just for the installation and a monthly fee of between 100 to 150 thousand francs per TV channel per month for his tv stations. Although he has been paying this sums for some years now, he thinks it is exploitative because local TV channel we spend so much on content production, bills, running costs, taxes, just to name a few per month, and cable TV distributors will take these content and sell to their customers for a fee after forcing station managers to pay huge distribution charges since there are no other options.

Today he announces that CMFlix is here to solve your TV Channel or content distribution problem and this is how;

Starting from today you can launch your TV channel on CMFlix and his technology shall help you distribute it not only to the whole of Cameroon but also to the whole of Africa and the world at large. His team of professionals will help you set up, and maintain your TV channel on the CMFlix platform while you focus only on the business of crafting beautiful content for your audiences all across the world. And it is amazing that, instead of charging you exaggerated sums for distribution, they would instead help you maximize your income through their digital monetization program, especially for channels with original and premium content.

Starting from today, the distribution of your TV Channel or content on CMFlix is free, but your channel must be in full compliance with all the laws and your government policies before can be accepted for distribution.

Note: Your TV channel must be legally registered, abide by your Country’s policies, and be accepted to operate by your Country’s government before we can accept it on CMFlix.

Given that data in Africa is still very expensive, they have built CMFlix to use very little data when you stream content.

“For us at CMFlix, the user experience we provide is crucial because most viewers won’t deal with a poor stream for long. In fact, over half of the viewers will abandon a poor-quality stream in 90 seconds or less. That means one bad stream could be devastating for business.”

The problem is that most users rely on home internet connections. Bandwidth and network conditions for these connections fluctuate throughout the day and could impact the viewing experience. The devices they use also vary in processing power and playback ability.

That’s why it’s crucial for the team behind CMFlix to keep viewers in mind when putting together an adaptive video streaming workflow. CMFlix, uses the adaptive bitrate streaming algorithm to optimize streaming quality hence, giving our users a better viewing experience.