iStreamPlanet History

Founded in 2000, iStreamPlanet has been on the forefront of the digital media industry, developing new technology to help customers and partners unlock the potential in online broadcast.

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  • "iStreamPlanet is leading the way in live video workflow solutions so that networks such as ours can capitalize on the programming investments we have made. We are pleased to continue our partnership with them in order to deliver the highest quality experience to our viewers."

    Brooks Tobey
    SVP Platforms and Systems

    TBS, Inc

iStreamPlanet owns a long list of digital media innovations and a proven track record of breakthrough online video experiences including:

  • 2003 - First to deliver a live secured pay-per-view online broadcast using Windows Media DRM
  • 2005 - First to provide a live, pay-per-view keynote from a convention center
  • 2008 - First to provide live, multi camera video experience
  • 2008 - First to stream a live event in Microsoft Silverlight
  • 2009 - First to stream a live event in 720p HD IIS Smooth Streaming
  • 2009 - First to stream a live event to the iPhone
  • 2009 - First implementation of PlayReady DRM
  • 2010 - First broadcast in live, stereoscopic 3D in browser event
  • 2010 - First to encode and managed a live 1080p HD event

2010 Vancouver Olympics – A Record Breaking Year

iStreamPlanet broke new ground in 2010 when they were chosen by NBC as the managed broadcast provider for the Vancouver Olympics. iStreamPlanet was brought on board to solve for never before encountered complexities centered on managing the live video workflow for 28 concurrent HD video feeds covering more than 300 events. By the end of the event iStreamPlanet acquired, managed and delivered nearly 5000 hours of high definition Olympic coverage for NBC and CTV (Canada TV) to 24 million unique visitors.

2011 Series A Secured – Intel Capital Leads Series A Funding

Following on the successful collaboration on the Vancouver Olympics, Intel (NASAQ: INTL) reinforced their commitment to high quality, high performance video leading iStreamPlanet’s Series A funding In May of 2011.

"iStreamPlanet is well-positioned to revolutionize live broadcast video on the internet by driving exceptional viewer experiences and client aware media platforms along the entire compute continuum - from servers to PC, SmartTV, tablet, and smartphone clients."

- Lisa Lambert, Vice President, Intel Capital

2012 – Turner Broadcasting and Interxion Holding Join in Series A Funding

In 2012 Turner Broadcasting joined the round as well as Interxion Holding (NYSE: INXN).

"iStreamPlanet is leading the way in live video workflow solutions so that networks such as ours can capitalize on the programming investments we have made. We are pleased to continue our partnership with them in order to deliver the highest quality experience to our viewers."

- Brooks Tobey, SVP Platforms and Systems for TBS, Inc.’s

iStreamPlanet and Interxion collaborated to build out iStreamPlanet’s European broadcast operations center inside Interxion’s London Data Center media hub enabling content owners and distributors to securely digitize, publish and monetize their media assets. The partnership with Interxion provides iStreamPlanet access to their 28 data centers in 11 countries providing an efficient way to deliver content throughout Europe and back to the United States.

2012 and Beyond – Roadmap

In the past year iStreamPlanet has managed over 250 live events, streaming over 12,000 hours of high quality video.

Looking forward the company is transforming the experience in successfully driving complex, managed broadcast events into a set of products and services that will open up the potential in online media to a broader customer base by reducing the cost and complexity, and increasing the scalability of high quality, impactful video experiences.

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