Case Study: WRN Broadcast achieves 4× more daily processing capacity with DataDirect Networks

WRN Broadcast - Customer Case Study

WRN Broadcast, founded in 1992, is an international managed broadcast services provider offering playout, content management, distribution, VoD/OTT/IPTV, data centre and channel services to clients such as MTV Arabia, Zuku and MBC. Rapid growth (about 30% year‑on‑year and a doubling of channels) exposed an underpowered, fragmented storage environment that created workflow bottlenecks and could not scale securely or affordably to meet future needs.

WRN implemented 100TB of high‑performance DDN storage (recommended by Global Distribution), which installed with no downtime and consolidated multiple islands of storage into a single, NAS‑based system that integrates with existing tools. The upgrade eliminated bottlenecks, boosted performance by 25%, enabled up to four times the work to be processed in a 24‑hour period, and provided seamless scalability (with plans to expand capacity and explore cloud options).

WRN Broadcast

Dave Travis

Head of Engineering and Technology Solutions, WRN Broadcast