Case Study: eMedia Network achieves global broadcast-quality OTT/IPTV delivery with Akamai Technologies

eMedia Network Completes its High-Quality, End-to-End, Over-the-Top/IPTV Network Service by Partnering with Akamai

eMedia Network, a multicultural broadcaster that launched the iON OTT/IPTV platform, needed to transition its decade-long broadcast business to internet delivery without sacrificing satellite/cable–grade quality. With main points of presence limited to Zagreb, Sydney and California, the company faced performance and expansion constraints and didn’t want the complexity or cost of managing multiple CDN vendors.

By partnering with Akamai and combining eMedia’s encoding and CMS with Akamai’s Intelligent Platform (Adaptive Media Delivery, Media Analytics, Media Services Live, NetStorage), eMedia gained global reach and a simplified, end-to-end workflow. The result: improved streaming quality, fewer viewer complaints and abandonment, new subscribers and partners, faster market penetration worldwide (including North America and planned expansion into Europe), and a platform that supports future service innovations while protecting margins.

eMedia Network

Mark Lobwein

Executive Chairman