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Bitmovin, a leading video streaming software solutions provider is launching its Live Encoder running on Akamai Cloud Computing.

By reducing data transfer out (DTO) costs, the combination of Bitmovin Live Encoding and Akamai can significantly help to lower operation costs.

Running Bitmovin Live Encoder on Akamai Cloud Computing is intended to help streaming services deliver better live viewing experiences across a host of use cases including sports/eSports, news, online fitness, eLearning, religious services, large-scale events, corporate communications, and political campaigns among others. Bitmovins Live Encoder also supports several ad monetization models, including 24/7 linear television channels and Free Ad-supported Television (FAST) channels.

Bitmovin can help its live-streaming customers deliver higher-quality viewing experiences, and reduce and better control costs by running Live Encoder on Akamai Cloud Computing, said Dan Lawrence, Vice President of Cloud Computing at Akamai (pictured). Placing and executing Live Encoders critical compute functions closer to end users can realize lower latency streaming while maintaining the high quality of service that consumers have come to expect and demand from streaming providers. It can also help dramatically reduce DTO fees in many cases. Collectively, we believe this meets the industrys desire to continue raising the standards of live streaming, provide lower and more predictable operational costs, and more opportunities to monetize content.

Bitmovins Live Encoder has a user interface designed to make it easy for users of all levels to set up live streams quickly, while Bitmovins API gives developers control over every aspect of the encoding pipeline. Live Encoder is pre-integrated with Akamai Media Services Live to support live-to-VOD and live clipping, which is part of Akamai Connected Cloud to support secure and efficient streaming at massive scale across Akamais global content delivery network (CDN).

Customers who run Bitmovins Live Encoder on Akamai will also benefit from pre-integrated third-party solutions for their video streaming workflows, including Videons LiveEdge contribution encoders, Grass Valleys Agile Media Processing Platform (AMPP) for live production, Zixi for secure transport and ingest; EZDRM for multi-DRM and content encryption; Yospace for Server-side Ad Insertion (SSAI), and more.

Our Live Encoder elevates live streaming, eliminating sub-par image and audio quality so audiences can enjoy truly immersive live experiences, said Stefan Lederer, CEO and co-founder of Bitmovin, Its a huge honor to announce our Live Encoder is running on Akamai Cloud Computing, which will help organizations of every size accelerate the quality of their live streaming workflows and deliver world-class viewing experiences.

The Bitmovin Live Transcoder running on Akamai comes by way of Bitmovin joining the Akamai Qualified Computing Partner (QCP) Program. The program is designed to make solution-based services that are interoperable with Akamai Cloud Computing services easily accessible to Akamai customers. The services are provided by Akamai technology partners that complete a rigorous qualification process to ensure they are readily available to deploy and scale across the globally distributed Akamai Connected Cloud.

Bitmovin will demonstrate its Live Encoding on Akamai Cloud Computing at the 2024 NAB Show in Las Vegas, April 14-17 (Bitmovin exhibitor stand W3013, Akamai meeting space W235LMR).

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