Vienna – Austria, September 26, 2023 – Bitmovin, a leading provider of video streaming infrastructure, announces its Live Event Encoder and VOD Encoder are now available on Google Cloud Marketplace via private offer, giving customers the option of deploying each product in their own Google Cloud account or as a multi-tenancy running in Bitmovin’s account.
Kip Schauer, Global Head of Media & Entertainment and Gaming Partnerships, said: “Google Cloud Marketplace is the go-to destination for our customers and partners to deploy new solutions. Our private offer functionality provides greater flexibility and deal-making capabilities. It’s fantastic to see Bitmovin introducing private offers for its live and VOD encoding solutions, making its industry-leading technologies even more accessible to Google Cloud Marketplace customers.”
Customers can now elevate their video streaming experiences with tailored offers for the following products:
Live Event Encoder: Bitmovin’s Live Event Encoder delivers high-quality streams optimizing live and live-to- VOD workflows, ensuring live streams are available for on-demand playback immediately after the stream has ended. A key differentiator of Bitmovin’s Live Event Encoder is that it provides developers and live event operations teams with the option to configure encoding using an intuitive user interface or a comprehensive API. It offers users advanced control and monitoring tools and notification alerts to help pinpoint errors in real-time.
VOD Encoder: Bitmovin’s VOD Encoder combines massively distributed processing and content-aware encoding that allows content providers to deliver high-quality video to audiences. Bitmovin’s VOD Encoder supports file-based transcoding and static packaging in a single, easy-to-use product. It also provides advanced multi-codec support, including AV1, VP9, HEVC, H.264. The Bitmovin VOD Encoder also provides support for industry-standard encryption and studio-grade forensic watermarking to cost-effectively and securely deliver video at resolutions up to 8K Ultra-High Definition (UHD). It automatically scales to optimize for any use case to maximize operational efficiency and return on investment (ROI).
“Offering our fully-managed live and VOD encoding SaaS private offer listings in the Google Cloud Marketplace gives customers the flexibility to negotiate custom pricing and flexible terms,” said Stefan Lederer CEO and co-founder of Bitmovin.
Google Cloud Marketplace enables the rapid deployment of fully functional software packages that operate seamlessly on Google Cloud. The benefit of buying from Google Cloud Marketplace is that this allows customers to agree to terms that suit their specific needs, including details such as payment terms and contract durations. Buying via the Google Cloud Marketplace helps to simplify and shorten the procurement process whilst reducing committed spend by purchasing from the marketplace and receiving one single bill from Google.
“It’s hugely exciting to be expanding our offering for Google Cloud customers with the introduction of private offers for our encoding software, and we look forward to sharing even more news regarding the availability of our Analytics in the Google Cloud Marketplace very soon.” concluded Lederer.