It is clear that live events will come flooding back post-crisis and with them all the challenges they present for OTT. But is it time for a new approach? Consumption-based distribution and monitoring provisioned from the cloud means event streamers can leverage top class reliability, efficiency and user experience without the cost of always-on infrastructure […]
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has selected cloud computing and web service provider Leaseweb as the preferred international distributor for Eurovision Flow. Leaseweb will also contribute their Multi-CDN solutions to the stack of services provided in Eurovision Flow. The agreement will accommodate the growth of Eurovision Flow, which has become one of the leading brands […]
Qligent has announced Foresight, its second-generation, cloud-based service that uses AI, Machine Learning, and Big Data to mitigate content distribution issues. Designed to help broadcasters, MVPDs, and OTT service providers understand and correlate factors that contribute to higher audience engagement, Foresight provides real-time 24/7 data analytics based on system performance and user behaviour. “Foresight uses […]
Responding to the needs of its broadcast customers whose streaming offerings have evolved into critical business units, and to help protect them from pirates’ attempts to capture content and minimise their means of illegal distribution, content delivery network specialist Akamai has developed a content security ecosystem combining its own capabilities with those of key partners. […]
Velocix, a provider of carrier-grade IP video streaming technology, has introduced new mobile-optimised content delivery network (CDN) software that alleviates the common pain points wireless operators face when scaling out 5G video applications. The company has revealed sophisticated multi-tier CDN delivery and inter-cache communications technology that can reduce traffic demands over mobile backhaul networks by […]
Disney Plus has finally launched in the UK amid avid excitement. However, with an increasingly crowded streaming market, how will Disney Plus stack amongst the bigger incumbents of Netflix and Amazon Prime Video? Steve Miller-Jones, VP of edge solutions and solution architecture at Limelight Networks, offers his take: “At a time when consumers require home […]
Responding to the need to support increasing demand for online content, edge cloud services provider Limelight Networks has increased its network egress capacity more than 70 per cent in the last year to support the growth of online traffic and the needs of customers worldwide. Limelight has added this global capacity in an environmentally sensitive […]
Broadpeak, a provider of content delivery network (CDN) and video streaming solutions for content providers and pay-TV operators worldwide, has unveiled its S4Streaming tech, which it describes as “a revolutionary technology that gives video service providers more control over streaming quality and bandwidth usage”. Through a unique combination of server-side technologies, S4Streaming assesses and selects […]
Broadpeak has completed what it claims is the world’s first unified packaging and encryption of DASH and HLS formats. Using the latest version of its BkS350 origin packager, Broadpeak successfully delivered DASH and HLS video fragments using the same chunks (encrypted with CBCS) and container (CMAF) for both protocols, a unique capability that will optimise […]
Broadpeak, a provider of content delivery network (CDN) and video streaming solutions, has announced that Dutch cable operator Delta Fiber Nederland, has launched a new video service powered by Broadpeak’s multicast ABR solution. Using Broadpeak’s nanoCDN technology integrated into AminoOS software, and running on AminoVU STB devices, Delta Fiber Nederland can deliver live TV to […]