PARTNERSHIPS
Cloud encoding, delivery,
playback and analytics
with Bitmovin & Akamai
Integration with our software and Akamai Connected Cloud (formerly Linode) is underway and soon a first version supporting the Live Encoder will be available as a Beta version. As those features become generally available and we broaden the supported features and products in Akamai Connected Cloud, customers signed up to this program will get early access.
Register for BetaCombining best-of-breed products
to offer an end-to-end OTT solution
During the second quarter of 2023 Bitmovin and Akamai have been partnering to explore the benefits of running the Bitmovin Cloud Encoding service in the Akamai Connected Cloud. The companies plan to launch the offering later in 2023.
This would offer a joint distributions solution with two companies that have a long standing serving the Media and Entertainment industry with best-of-breed products.
The solution would provide:
- Bitmovin Encoding for VOD and Live in
Akamai Connected Cloud - Akamai Edge and CDN
- Bitmovin Playback (Player & Analytics)
- Increased logging and across CDN and
Player with CMCD
EASY TO DEPLOY
Bitmovin Encoding on
Akamai Cloud
Bitmovin Encoding has been built to run in cloud environments from day 1, and developed a reputation for speed and quality. Products are focused on VOD and Live, serving some of the largest broadcasters on the planet and offering a fully featured encoder, that leverages the speed and flexibility of the cloud, it’s a great choice for any company looking to encoder and distribute media at scale.
An API first company, with options to deploy the software to both a Bitmovin Managed Cloud account or deployed as a software only customer owned cloud accounts, called Cloud Connect.
With both deployment options, all workflows and API endpoints remain the same. In addition Bitmovin allows customers to deploy to any of the integrated cloud providers. Once integrated, deploying to Akamai Cloud will be as simple as selecting the cloud provider and region, leveraging all the advantages of the Bitmovin encoder with seamless delivery from Akamai Cloud to the Akamai CDN.
Bitmovin Playback with CMCD and Akamai
- Troubleshoot errors and find root causes faster. CMCD makes Player sessions visible in CDN logs so you can trace error sessions through the Player and CDN to find the root cause. Faster issue resolution reduces the cost of streaming errors for your business.
- Combine Player and CDN logs with common session & content identifiers. Improve your operational monitoring by giving a clearer view of content requests from Player and how those are handled by the CDN.
- Add Bitmovin Analytics to turbocharge your customer support. Pinpoint error sessions rapidly and use the common Analytics Session ID with CMCD to trace the session through your infrastructure, from Analytics to Player to CDN.
- Improve quality of experience and reduce rebuffering by enabling pre-fetching. Through CMCD the CDN is aware of the Player’s current state and the content it most likely needs next, this allows the CDN to prepare and deliver data the Player needs faster, reducing the time your viewers are waiting.