iStreamPlanet
TypeSubsidiary
Industry
Founded2000
FounderMio Babic
Headquarters
Seattle, Washington
,
United States
Area served
United States
Products
  • Aventus Media Processing Suite
  • Orbis Direct-To-Consumer Platform
Services
Number of employees
150 (2019)
ParentWarner Bros. Discovery
Websiteistreamplanet.com

iStreamPlanet is a Seattle, Washington-based company which processes and delivers live video broadcasts over the internet. A majority stake of iStreamPlanet was acquired by Turner Broadcasting in 2015 and is currently operated by Warner Bros. Discovery.[1] The company was founded in 2000 by former basketball player Mio Babic.[2]

iStreamPlanet has streamed a number of major sporting events, including every NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament since 2017,[3] every Olympics since 2010,[4] the Super Bowl, the FIFA World Cup, and Formula One auto racing.[5]

Customers

While not all of iStreamPlanet's live video streaming customers are publicly known, some of their large customers are publicly acknowledged, including:[5]

References

  1. ^ Ramachandran, Shalini. "Time Warner's Turner Cable Unit Acquires Majority Stake In iStreamPlanet". The Wall Street Journal. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  2. ^ Smith, Gerry. "How Time Warner Is Trying to Fend Off Netflix". Bloomberg Technology. Bloomberg Technology. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  3. ^ a b Costa, Brandon. "March Madness Live Rides Success of New Streaming Infrastructure From iStreamPlanet". Sports Video Group. Sports Video Group. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  4. ^ a b Rayburn, Dan. "How The Olympics Were Streamed Online: Q&A With Microsoft & iStreamPlanet". Streaming Media Blog. Streaming Media. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  5. ^ a b "About iStreamPlanet". iStreamPlanet. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  6. ^ Impey, Steven. "Spark names US stream team for new sports OTT platform". SportsPro.

External links

Warner Bros. Discovery
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