As Smartphone sales are at an all-time record high, and not expected to slow down anytime soon, you have to ask yourself : where are you, as an online broadcaster, in all this mobile madness? Are you reaching all the devices you, or your loyal audience, think you should? Does that include the iPhone, Blackberry and Android devices? Is your streaming video optimized to give you the best spread and smartest output? It’s time to unleash the full power of streaming media. Go wireless.
Global Content Delivery Network
NetroMedia’s robust Content Delivery Network (CDN) is the backbone of all our services. It features high-efficiency acquisition and distribution servers linked via major Tier-1 networks to strategically placed POPs.
NetroMedia’s CDN has been built upon the Streaming Media Matrix™ architecture, first introduced in 1999 and constantly improved upon since. Through its dynamic design, this network is capable of serving hundreds of Gbps anywhere on earth, while increasing capacity on-demand.
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Live Mobile TV Streaming
NetroMedia’s live mobile streaming service allows broadcasters to deliver 24/7 real-time streaming media to iPhones, BlackBerries, Android devices and more.
The live video streaming service can be used to operate one or more channels, mimicking traditional TV with or without a Server Side Playlist (SSPL). Video Ad integration technology, branded and customizable web-players and GeoControl make streaming live mobile TV with NetroMedia a truly unique experience.
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Easily upload, manage and deliver on-demand streaming video to various mobile devices. Your videos are uploaded through NetroPortal™ or using any FTP client to batch-upload files.
Videos are stored on a secure network and become available immediately after the upload has been completed. They can be embedded online with any media player, including extendable flash players such as the open-source FlowPlayer and JWPlayer. Viewers enjoy complete playback control.
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Reach the iFamily Today.
The iPhone, iPad and iPod feature the intuitive elegance that only Apple can produce. Just imagine your bright, incredible HD video playing in these stunning devices.
Reaching Apple’s signature devices is extremely easy – we’ve worked hard to make it so. From your end, all you need to do is setup your encoder so that it is broadcasting H.264/AAC video. Our global array of distribution servers can reach any device, anywhere on earth. In the case of Apple devices – with cupertino-packetized RTSP streams that can play immediately and natively on iPhones, iPads and iPods.
Go MobileStream to Android
Android OS is the world’s best-selling smartphone platform. It’s owned and developed by Google. Yes, those guys. Android’s unusually high market penetration means you can’t afford not to stream to it.
Android OS natively supports Adobe Flash video. As an online broadcaster this means that your embedded video, if encoded in H.264/AAC, will be able to serve both PC and Android viewers. Our array of distribution servers can deliver stunning low-latency video to devices based on this amazing (open source!) operating system. Are you ready for this?
NetroPortal™
NetroMedia’s streaming services are fully manageable through a secure online portal. Broadcasters have instant access – from any device – to a friendly UI where they can easily manage live and on-demand channels.
NetroPortal™ users can enable and disable services in real-time, as well as monitor the state of existing services through a straight-forward UI. Advanced reporting tools with over 130 different reports are available for each channel. NetroPortal™ can be accessed at any time using any device.
About NetroPortal™User-Agent Detection
The amount of Smartphones available on the market today is mind-numbing. With so many different options out there, you have to adapt a strategy that will leave you on the winning side. User-Agent Detection comes to the rescue!
With User-Agent Detection technology, we can ensure that no matter what device is being used to access your video, your viewers will always get the best experience possible. Delivery of high-quality streaming video that is optimized for their individual device is guaranteed, and totally seamless to the end-user.
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App Integration and Development
Our Content Delivery Network (CDN) can seamlessly interact with various software and hardware components over common data-transfer protocols such as HTTP, RTSP/RTP, RTMP and MMS. That’s what delivering Agnostic Streaming is all about.
One of the greatest advantages of streaming with NetroMedia is the ability to easily integrate online video and audio into mobile Apps. Yes, if you’re a mobile developer looking to add some interactivity to your apps, you’ve come to the right place. Perhaps you’ll soon be the rising star of the Apple App store and the Android Market.
High-Quality Delivery
Whether delivering Live or On-Demand video, NetroMedia supports high-compression HD (720p / 1080p) and SD transfer. Full bitrate control (540kbps – 4000kbps) allows broadcasters to easily modify output quality.
Advanced compression standards including H.264 and MPEG-4 are supported. IIS7 Smooth Streaming technology for full HD 1080p delivery is available upon request. Professional broadcasters can make use of fall-back mechanisms on different layers to deliver Adaptive Streaming.
Advanced Analytics
NetroMedia’s real-time reporting tools are designed to provide broadcasters with relevant information about their streaming — answer critical questions, track visitor trends and attract potential advertisers with raw facts.
Enterprise reporting levels offer over 300 individual reports on channels – covering past, present and predicted streaming stats and reports. NetroPortal™ includes instant access to an online reporting interface. This system is maintained and upgraded constantly to reflect industry changes.
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NetroMedia’s video advertising solutions allow ads to be integrated with streaming video in various ways. These include sponsorship clips and commercials served from NetroMedia’s CDN, as well as text and graphic ads.
Advertisements can be set to appear at a certain time during playback of the video, or before playback begins (Pre-Roll Ads). Whether you have only one ad clip, or multiple clips – they will all play seamlessly within the streamed content, resembling conventional broadcasting.
GeoControl
GeoControl is the perfect solution for online broadcasters who wish to manage their viewers’ access to videos based on geographic location. This includes blocking and allowing certain continents, regions, countries or even cities.
This service is particularly useful for broadcasting sporting or special events suitable for rights-only streaming, where access to the stream might be limited to an audience in a particular location only. NetroMedia’s GeoControl solution can also be implemented with archived On-Demand content.
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NetroMedia’s video streaming services are designed to be fully managed by broadcasters in a web-based environment. In addition, different cost-effective Support Levels ensure broadcasters have all the support they need.
An extensive online Knowledge Base and live chat assistance are included with all accounts and can be accessed through NetroPortal™. Broadcasters who require assistance from top-level technicians have access to three value-packed support levels (Silver, Gold and Platinum).
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