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Backlight Announces Availability of Zype Playout in AWS Marketplace

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Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Software, Technology, Audio, Video, PAW Patrol, Amazon Web Services, Social media, Backlight, Samsung Electronics, FAST, FastPass, Playout, SRT, Fingerboard (skateboard), Roku, Pluto TV, WJZ, OTT, Zixi County, AWS, Samsung, Video game

Global media and entertainment technology company, Backlight, today announced that its cloud-based linear playout solution, Zype Playout is now available in AWS Marketplace, a digital catalog with thousands of software listings from independent software vendors (ISVs) that make it easy to find, test, buy, and deploy software that runs on Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Key Points: 
  • Global media and entertainment technology company, Backlight, today announced that its cloud-based linear playout solution, Zype Playout is now available in AWS Marketplace, a digital catalog with thousands of software listings from independent software vendors (ISVs) that make it easy to find, test, buy, and deploy software that runs on Amazon Web Services (AWS).
  • With Zype Playout, AWS customers can now rapidly build and deliver streaming video channels through Backlight’s easy-to-use cloud-based platform.
  • Now that it is available in AWS Marketplace, customers will be able to easily extend their video workflows with Backlight’s robust cloud-playout solution.
  • “We are excited to be able to integrate Backlight’s solution in a deeper way via AWS Marketplace.”
    Learn more about Zype Playout in AWS Marketplace and how to deploy it, here .

Zixi Available On Google Cloud Marketplace

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023
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WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Zixi, the industry leader for enabling dependable, live broadcast-quality video over any IP network, and provider of the award-winning Software-Defined Video Platform (SDVP®) today announced that the company is building on its existing alliance with Google Cloud. Through this expanded alliance, companies in the media, telecommunications and entertainment verticals can deliver end-to-end broadcast quality live video solutions over IP using Google Cloud through Google Cloud Marketplace. The Zixi Broadcaster and Zixi ZEN Master control plane are now available for procurement through private offers, with the incremental benefit of purchasing Zixi services through Google Cloud Marketplace counting against Google Cloud Enterprise Agreement contracts supporting cost efficiencies, streamlining budgets and simplifying purchasing when provisioning Zixi's market-leading live video solutions with Google Cloud.  

Key Points: 
  • Through this expanded alliance, companies in the media, telecommunications and entertainment verticals can deliver end-to-end broadcast quality live video solutions over IP using Google Cloud through Google Cloud Marketplace.
  • The Zixi Broadcaster and Zixi ZEN Master control plane are now available for procurement through private offers, with the incremental benefit of purchasing Zixi services through Google Cloud Marketplace counting against Google Cloud Enterprise Agreement contracts supporting cost efficiencies, streamlining budgets and simplifying purchasing when provisioning Zixi's market-leading live video solutions with Google Cloud.
  • Google Cloud Marketplace lets users quickly deploy functional software packages that run on Google Cloud and allows customers to easily start up a familiar software package with Google Cloud services like Compute Engine or Cloud Storage, with no manual configuration required.
  • The Zixi SDVP and Zixi Broadcaster have been integrated with Google Cloud leveraging the unique Google Cloud infrastructure and platform capabilities and extensive Zixi APIs.

Arabsat Unveils Cutting-edge 'Contribution Platform' to Facilitate Seamless Content Distribution

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023
Partnership, Arab Satellite Communications Organization, Internet, IP, Zixi County, Marketing, ISX, Microsoft, TVU, TVU Networks, SVP, Arab world, Video game

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat), the foremost satellite services provider in the Arab world and a global leader in satellite operations, has unveiled its innovative 'Contribution Platform,' a one-stop-solution that enables seamless content dissemination for TV channels and bouquet aggregators. The launch of the groundbreaking solution reflects the unwavering commitment of the company to provide unparalleled technology to its customers.

Key Points: 
  • These partnerships will allow Arabsat to empower its customers to effortlessly streamline their contribution processes while maintaining exceptional content quality throughout the distribution chain.
  • Alhamedi Alanezi, CEO of Arabsat, said: "We are thrilled to unveil our latest venture – the Arabsat Contribution Platform.
  • Underscoring the significance of the partnership with Arabsat, Yoni Tayar, VP Marketing at TVU Networks, said: "Partnering with Arabsat is a major step towards a future where content distribution is straightforward and boundless.
  • By deploying our advanced, software-defined technology we will empower Arabsat to optimize its performance and significantly enhance the end-to-end viewer experience.

Arabsat Unveils Cutting-edge 'Contribution Platform' to Facilitate Seamless Content Distribution

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023
Partnership, Arab Satellite Communications Organization, Internet, IP, Zixi County, Marketing, ISX, Microsoft, TVU, TVU Networks, SVP, Arab world, Video game

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat), the foremost satellite services provider in the Arab world and a global leader in satellite operations, has unveiled its innovative 'Contribution Platform,' a one-stop-solution that enables seamless content dissemination for TV channels and bouquet aggregators. The launch of the groundbreaking solution reflects the unwavering commitment of the company to provide unparalleled technology to its customers.

Key Points: 
  • These partnerships will allow Arabsat to empower its customers to effortlessly streamline their contribution processes while maintaining exceptional content quality throughout the distribution chain.
  • Alhamedi Alanezi, CEO of Arabsat, said: "We are thrilled to unveil our latest venture – the Arabsat Contribution Platform.
  • Underscoring the significance of the partnership with Arabsat, Yoni Tayar, VP Marketing at TVU Networks, said: "Partnering with Arabsat is a major step towards a future where content distribution is straightforward and boundless.
  • By deploying our advanced, software-defined technology we will empower Arabsat to optimize its performance and significantly enhance the end-to-end viewer experience.

ZIXI LEADS SEVERAL IBC ACCELERATOR MEDIA INNOVATION USE CASES

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023
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WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Zixi, the industry leader for enabling cost-efficient and highly scalable live broadcast-quality video over any IP network or protocol, and the provider of the award-winning Software-Defined Video Platform (SDVP®), today announced, after winning the 2022 IBC Accelerator Project of the Year Award, its participation in two more innovative projects for the 2023 edition to be featured at the forthcoming IBC 2023 show.

Key Points: 
  • IBC created the Accelerator program in 2019 to support the Media & Entertainment industry with a framework for agile, collaborative, and fast-track innovation with a unique multi-company project-based approach to solving complex media and entertainment business and technology challenges.
  • This year Zixi will be participating in two cutting-edge 2023 Accelerator Media Innovation projects for IBC 2023.
  • "The IBC Accelerator Media Innovation program is a fantastic platform for the industry to come together to solve media and entertainment business and technology challenges," said Chris Fellows, Senior Solutions Engineering Manager, Zixi.
  • Zixi will be exhibiting at IBC 2023, with Singular.Live in the Zixi Partner Village demonstrating these Innovation use cases.

ZIXI LEADS SEVERAL IBC ACCELERATOR MEDIA INNOVATION USE CASES

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023
Singular, ZEN, Learning, POC, IBC, University, NEXT Woman of the Year awards, Verizon Business, BBC, Workflow, AMD, Tier 1, DAZN, API, Nike Air Max, Media, Microsoft, Multimedia, YLE, Multiple Media Entertainment, IP, Paramount, ITN, Cloud computing, Sky Sports, TV2, OB, VPC, University of Strathclyde, Olympic Broadcasting Services, Accelerator, Architecture, Podcast, Warner Bros. Discovery, Zen master, AWS, BT Sport, NDI, Vodafone, News, A27, Television, Video game, Online shopping, Zixi County

WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Zixi, the industry leader for enabling cost-efficient and highly scalable live broadcast-quality video over any IP network or protocol, and the provider of the award-winning Software-Defined Video Platform (SDVP®), today announced, after winning the 2022 IBC Accelerator Project of the Year Award, its participation in two more innovative projects for the 2023 edition to be featured at the forthcoming IBC 2023 show.

Key Points: 
  • IBC created the Accelerator program in 2019 to support the Media & Entertainment industry with a framework for agile, collaborative, and fast-track innovation with a unique multi-company project-based approach to solving complex media and entertainment business and technology challenges.
  • This year Zixi will be participating in two cutting-edge 2023 Accelerator Media Innovation projects for IBC 2023.
  • "The IBC Accelerator Media Innovation program is a fantastic platform for the industry to come together to solve media and entertainment business and technology challenges," said Chris Fellows, Senior Solutions Engineering Manager, Zixi.
  • Zixi will be exhibiting at IBC 2023, with Singular.Live in the Zixi Partner Village demonstrating these Innovation use cases.

Zixi Joins AWS Graviton Service Delivery Program

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023
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WALTHAM, Mass., Aug. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Zixi, the industry leader for enabling cost-efficient and highly scalable live broadcast-quality video over any IP network or protocol and provider of the award-winning Software-Defined Video Platform (SDVP®), today announced that the company has achieved the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Service Delivery designation for AWS Graviton, recognizing that Zixi provides deep technical knowledge, experience, and proven success delivering the SDVP on AWS Graviton-based Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instances and deployed support for AWS Graviton2 and AWS Graviton3. This designation validates that Zixi's capabilities in cloud architecture, engineering and cloud native application development on AWS are helping customers accelerate and scale their adoption of AWS Graviton to realize the price performance benefits sooner across more workloads.

Key Points: 
  • WALTHAM, Mass., Aug. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Zixi , the industry leader for enabling cost-efficient and highly scalable live broadcast-quality video over any IP network or protocol and provider of the award-winning Software-Defined Video Platform (SDVP®), today announced that the company has achieved the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Service Delivery designation for AWS Graviton, recognizing that Zixi provides deep technical knowledge, experience, and proven success delivering the SDVP on AWS Graviton-based Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instances and deployed support for AWS Graviton2 and AWS Graviton3.
  • AWS Graviton processors are custom ARM-based processors built by AWS to deliver the best price performance for your cloud workloads running in Amazon EC2.
  • "The SDVP helps many complex media workloads on AWS Graviton processors to run more efficiently and with better performance," said Tim Baldwin, VP Product, Zixi.
  • "The underlying architecture of AWS Graviton processors is transparent to users who can now seamlessly deploy their applications on AWS Graviton instances for higher throughput and cost efficiencies without a degradation in feature offering from x86-based instances."

Zixi Joins AWS Graviton Service Delivery Program

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Graviton, Cloud, IBC, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon Web Services, Multimedia, IP, Annapurna Labs, AWS Graviton, Organization, Engineering, Architecture, Growth, TCO, AWS, Online shopping, Video game, Zixi County, Amazon

WALTHAM, Mass., Aug. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Zixi, the industry leader for enabling cost-efficient and highly scalable live broadcast-quality video over any IP network or protocol and provider of the award-winning Software-Defined Video Platform (SDVP®), today announced that the company has achieved the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Service Delivery designation for AWS Graviton, recognizing that Zixi provides deep technical knowledge, experience, and proven success delivering the SDVP on AWS Graviton-based Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instances and deployed support for AWS Graviton2 and AWS Graviton3. This designation validates that Zixi's capabilities in cloud architecture, engineering and cloud native application development on AWS are helping customers accelerate and scale their adoption of AWS Graviton to realize the price performance benefits sooner across more workloads.

Key Points: 
  • WALTHAM, Mass., Aug. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Zixi , the industry leader for enabling cost-efficient and highly scalable live broadcast-quality video over any IP network or protocol and provider of the award-winning Software-Defined Video Platform (SDVP®), today announced that the company has achieved the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Service Delivery designation for AWS Graviton, recognizing that Zixi provides deep technical knowledge, experience, and proven success delivering the SDVP on AWS Graviton-based Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instances and deployed support for AWS Graviton2 and AWS Graviton3.
  • AWS Graviton processors are custom ARM-based processors built by AWS to deliver the best price performance for your cloud workloads running in Amazon EC2.
  • "The SDVP helps many complex media workloads on AWS Graviton processors to run more efficiently and with better performance," said Tim Baldwin, VP Product, Zixi.
  • "The underlying architecture of AWS Graviton processors is transparent to users who can now seamlessly deploy their applications on AWS Graviton instances for higher throughput and cost efficiencies without a degradation in feature offering from x86-based instances."

Edge Computing Pioneer Videon Elevates Live Video with Zixi Partnership

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Tuesday, August 22, 2023
ZEN, Congestion, Metadata, Edgecast, IBC, Partnership, Multimedia, IP, Marketing, Organization, Queen Zixi of Ix, Error correction code, Growth, Ecosystem, TCO, SVP, Zen master, KLV, DRM, Videon Cablesystems, Mobile phone, Video game, Zixi County

WALTHAM, Mass., Aug. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Zixi, the industry leader for enabling cost-efficient and highly scalable live broadcast-quality video over any IP network or protocol and provider of the award-winning Software-Defined Video Platform (SDVP®), today announced a partnership with Videon who has natively integrated Zixi into LiveEdge®, a powerful container-based edge compute ecosystem with sub-second glass-to-glass latency. A second integration enables LiveEdge to be managed by Zixi's ZEN Master control plane, enabling users to manage large-scale configurations and orchestrate, analyze, monitor, and report on live video streams and devices across the Zixi Enabled Network of customers, integrated hardware and software applications, platforms and service providers standardized on Zixi.

Key Points: 
  • Traditional live video infrastructure does not scale for the new generation of live video, broadcast is expensive, user-generated content is low quality, and the cloud can be cost-prohibitive and increases latency, hindering the ability of media organizations to achieve their business objectives.
  • Videon utilizes key components of the SDVP to transport broadcast quality, ultra-low latency live video over any IP network.
  • "While Videon empowers users to harness edge computing, ingesting live video, audio, graphics, and data feeds to simplify first-mile workflows and create new revenue-generating opportunities, our collaboration with Zixi further elevates this capability, offering the industry's lowest TCO and unmatched management of linear and event channels at scale through the SDVP integration."
  • "The integration with LiveEdge and partnership with Videon expands our ability to deliver exciting use cases like live betting, video assistant referee and dynamic, unique in-stadium second screen experiences."

Edge Computing Pioneer Videon Elevates Live Video with Zixi Partnership

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Tuesday, August 22, 2023
ZEN, Congestion, Metadata, Edgecast, IBC, Partnership, IP, Marketing, Organization, Queen Zixi of Ix, Error correction code, Growth, Ecosystem, TCO, SVP, Zen master, KLV, DRM, Videon Cablesystems, Mobile phone, Video game, Zixi County

WALTHAM, Mass., Aug. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Zixi, the industry leader for enabling cost-efficient and highly scalable live broadcast-quality video over any IP network or protocol and provider of the award-winning Software-Defined Video Platform (SDVP®), today announced a partnership with Videon who has natively integrated Zixi into LiveEdge®, a powerful container-based edge compute ecosystem with sub-second glass-to-glass latency. A second integration enables LiveEdge to be managed by Zixi's ZEN Master control plane, enabling users to manage large-scale configurations and orchestrate, analyze, monitor, and report on live video streams and devices across the Zixi Enabled Network of customers, integrated hardware and software applications, platforms and service providers standardized on Zixi.

Key Points: 
  • Traditional live video infrastructure does not scale for the new generation of live video, broadcast is expensive, user-generated content is low quality, and the cloud can be cost-prohibitive and increases latency, hindering the ability of media organizations to achieve their business objectives.
  • Videon utilizes key components of the SDVP to transport broadcast quality, ultra-low latency live video over any IP network.
  • "The integration with LiveEdge and partnership with Videon expands our ability to deliver exciting use cases like live betting, video assistant referee and dynamic, unique in-stadium second screen experiences."
  • Videon will exhibit LiveEdge ecosystem's native integration in the Zixi Partner Village at IBC 2023, for more details and to book a meeting please visit https://zixi.com/zixi-at-ibc-2023/