IPTV

IPTV has quickly become a great service
inclusion for broadcasters of all types and sizes.
In today’s highly connected world, it makes sense
to stream live and on-demand television
programming over the Internet. Broadband
proliferation, improved computing power and
larger (and less expensive) storage capacity have
all turned IPTV into a viable, revenue-
generating model. The promise of additional viewership alone is huge – even shows that have been limited to a specific geographic region can suddenly have worldwide saturation through IPTV. And of course, with increased viewership comes additional revenue from advertisers, which positively affects the bottom line.

While IPTV is a quick-to-market and relatively low investment service with huge payoff potential, it is vital that you deliver over the Internet the same high-quality programming delivered to television sets. This is what viewers have come to expect for both live and on-demand programming. This means you need a partner capable of seamlessly, reliably and accurately streaming your television content as well as a solution capable of scaling to support a fluctuating audience size.

The Highwinds CDN was built on next-generation architecture that supports IPTV. All of your viewers will enjoy a high-quality streaming experience, which can be delivered in popular Adobe and Microsoft formats. Our IPTV solution is highly flexible and easily scales to accommodate millions of concurrent viewers.

CASE STUDY: Highwinds Powers Endavo Media IPTV Platform

Endavo Media is a leading provider of digital media management, delivery, and monetization platforms as a service (PaaS) for Internet TV, Enterprise Video, Social Media and IPTV. Their solutions enable clients to connect and engage with global audiences through high-quality live and on-demand delivery of video, audio and photos. In 2008, Endavo Media selected Highwinds as its content delivery partner.

"As our traffic grew rapidly, Highwinds stepped right in to quickly become a great partner that integrated very well with our Internet TV platform and media management system," said Paul D. Hamm, Endavo Media's CEO. "Highwinds has significantly enhanced the performance, reach, and distribution of our digital broadcast network, and their StrikeTracker media console allows us to bring on new clients, create a rate plan, and handle the integration in a matter of hours."

Endavo Media's turnkey digital broadcast solution for managing media throughout its lifecycle - creating, uploading, propagating, managing, storing, delivering, and commercializing - integrates the Highwinds CDN for rapid and reliable delivery of all content to any viewer anywhere in the world and at any time. Whether it's ensuring quick photo downloads, instantly delivering on-demand video, or streaming live events to millions of concurrent viewers, Highwinds provides a robust network infrastructure for supporting the delivery of Endavo Media customers' high-bandwidth multimedia content.

The Highwinds CDN is fully integrated into Endavo Media's Internet TV Platform, which enables individual artists and content owners, distributors, and aggregators to easily broadcast high-quality, HD video programming or channels online to massive global audiences. Superior user experiences are delivered with custom-branded media players, multiple delivery formats (live, streaming, on-demand, direct delivery, static images, audio, etc.) and many interactive features - all seamlessly powered by the platform. Clients can also make money with their online video community directly with ads and subscriptions, as well as through content syndication and affiliate programs. Integration of the Highwinds CDN is invisible to the user, and all types of media are available for immediate distribution to viewers anywhere in the world.