Press release: AERQ enables the Berliner Philharmoniker’s Digital Concert Hall D2C streaming in the aircraft cabin
Every cabin a concert hall
Hamburg, 25 May 2023 – AERQ, a provider for digital cabin solutions, and the Berliner Philharmoniker’s Digital Concert Hall, a pioneer in the D2C streaming media space aim to bring an exceptional concert experience with one of the world’s best orchestras to passengers in aircraft cabins. This marks AERQ’s first step on an industry-needed migration path to enable direct-to-consumer (D2C) streaming in the cabin.
AERQ will integrate the Berliner Philharmoniker’s Digital Concert Hall in their digital platform AERENA. This will allow passengers to enjoy a concert experience at 30,000 feet with the same quality as in their living room. The solution will demonstrate that D2C streaming in the cabin is not only possible with limited in-flight connectivity bandwidth but can also create new and exciting opportunities for airlines and streaming service providers alike. It will allow airlines to go beyond typical co-branding partnerships with streaming services by offering features that enable the creation of a proxy of the streaming service experience known from your living room while enabling new ancillary revenue streams.
This is possible thanks to AERENA, AERQ’s cloud-based and modular open IT platform that allows instant onboarding o fthird parties. With AERENA, airlines can update media content, customise their user interface, manage their applications and create their unique on-board product easy and fast.
“We are proud to collaborate with such a renowned partner in terms of quality content and D2C streaming expertise. This showcases the possibilities of AERENA to open new revenue opportunities for airlines and their selected partners”, said Arnd Kikker, Co-Managing Director at AERQ.
“For the last fifteen years, the Digital Concert Hall has brought concerts with the Berliner Philharmoniker to the living room. We are now excited to take this great experience to new heights with the help ofAERQ”, said Maximilian Merkle, Managing Director at Berlin Phil Media GmbH.
“This collaboration marks a significant milestone in the quest to migrate D2C streaming in the cabin and it is achieved with limited in-flight connectivity bandwidth. This demonstrates the know-how of our experts and the power of our digital platform AERENA”, said Son Yob (Louis) Pak, Co-Managing Director at AERQ.
About Berlin Phil Media
Berlin Phil Media GmbH is a 100% subsidiary of the Berliner Philharmoniker Foundation which aims to open the world of theBerliner Philharmoniker to international audiences. The Digital Concert Hall, an online streaming service, was started in 2008. The Berlin concerts of the orchestra are transmitted live and later become available in a video archive which by now boasts more than 750 complete concert recordings as well as documentaries, films and interviews. The Digital Concert Hall can be accessed online, on mobile Apps as well as TV Apps and by way of institutional access e.g. for universities. Selected concerts are also produced by its own label and transmitted to European cinemas.
About AERQ
AERQ is a joint venture between LGElectronics and Lufthansa Technik. It was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. With its roots in consumer electronics and aviation it uses the extensive knowledge from both parent companies to develop digital solutions for aircraft cabins. AERQ takes the digital transformation of aircraft cabins to a new level by turning them into spaces for new ideas and business development. Introducing AERENA – the platform for digital engagement, empowerment, and intelligence. Creating revenue, savings and growth through an open IT platform enabled by an inseat system and Cabin Digital Signage. AERENA connects airlines, passengers and selected third party partners to kickstart anew global economy in the sky.
Contact AERQ
Verena Bintaro
Head of Marketing & Public Relations
E-Mail: pr@aerq.com
www.aerq.com
Contact Berlin Phil Media
Patricia Rosner
Director of Cooperations & Business Development
E-Mail: p.rosner@berliner-philharmoniker.de
www.digital-concert-hall.com
