Channel Studio
Create online channels with optional ad insertion
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Key features
QUICKLY AND COST-EFFECTIVELY REPURPOSE YOUR EXISTING VOD ASSETS AND SCHEDULED LIVE EVENTS TO CREATE ‘LIVE’ CHANNELS
Ingest content via: S3, API, MRSS/RSS, direct upload
Leverage remote locations for content, stored externally
Seamlessly create linear electronic programming guides (EPG)
DATA-driven dynamic graphic overlays for upsell within virtual channels
Server-Side Ad Insertion (SSAI) or ad marker insertion, distribution to fast platforms
broadcast
Think of your virtual channel like a TV channel: loop for up to 24 hours or schedule your content daily.
MONETISATION
Monetise your channel by choosing your preferred model: with optional server-side ad insertion, or with dynamic graphic overlays.
SYNDICATION
Syndicate your channel live to YouTube via the easy-to-navigate backend, with automated ‘replay’ content generated within minutes from stream.
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SCHEDULE
Effortlessly create new channels without the complexity of traditional scheduling software. Using a simple drag & drop interface, create playlists within playlists (manual or dynamic), schedule programming and ad breaks.
CREATE
Encode and package the schedule in real time. Add in live events to the existing schedule function (live feeds can be encoded via RTMP/RTP/HLS, or SRT), combine them with VOD assets. Deliver your content via multiple CDNs.
AD INSERTION
Monetise your way, by choosing the most profitable advertising model, to fit your end-user experience (SSAI, CSAI), and with existing ad-server pre-integrations.
DYNAMIC OVERLAYS
Leverage the innovative solution that lets you create dynamic, data-driven graphic overlays to present real-time offers, including moving graphics. Match the broadcast experience for retail and commerce opportunities.
DISTRIBUTE
Seamlessly distribute your content: to your own apps, to Simplestream’s App Platform, or to a growing collection of FAST platforms. Syndicate your live channels to YouTube, via the pre-built functionality.
MONITOR & ANALYSE
Monitor your virtual channels – with or without ad insertion – thanks to a robust set of real-time data analytics and attribution tools. Reporting is comprehensive and simple to set up.
Since we joined forces with Simplestream, the content management systems have allowed us to better commercialise an archive of over 100,000 videos, and distribute live streams at over 1,000 race-meetings a year. They proactively help us improve the services we can offer – both B2B and B2C – with speedy and efficient support when required.
Will Hayler
Head of Digital Content
Racing TV
This new GAAGO-Simplestream integration brings a quality multi-platform experience to GAAGO's direct-to-consumer and white label B2B customers. Viewers expect content to be available across a choice of devices, and expanding our app offering to TV screens is a crucial part of the next phase of GAAGO's development.
Peter McKenna
Director
GAAGO
Reliability is the key deliverable when it comes to streaming live sport as fans expect a seamless, uninterrupted experience from sign-up right through to the final whistle. The Simplestream platform has provided an ideal foundation for URC TV to continue to innovate and deliver a top-quality product to our fans.
Tom Lister
Chief Marketing Officer
URC TV
We are very excited to be working with Simplestream, who we chose as partners after a long global search. Our mission at TVSN to deliver a first-class experiential shopping experience for our customers 'Anywhere Anytime', has truly come to life with TVSN Now.
Judy Deuchar
Chief Executive Officer
TVSN
PBS America on Freeview Play is our first streaming catch up service in the UK and Simplestream have been impressive in terms of their expertise and collaboration in working with us and our other tech partners.
Richard Kingsbury
General Manager
PBS America
Simplestream launched the POP Player across a number of different platforms quickly and smoothly. Narrative Entertainment have continued to have a strong relationship in order to deliver a number of exciting and innovative feature developments.
Chloe Barnard
Head of Digital
POP
We are delighted to be collaborating with Simplestream to develop the next stage of our full digital-lifecycle distribution platform. In doing so, we continue to build out a platform that increases engagement, providing best-in-class access to the widest range of premium theatre production.
Stuart Barr
General Manager
Digital Theatre
Simplestream have enabled us to provide a custom live and on demand solution for our audience overseas with over 40 channels. Our particular requirements are niche and Simplestream have supported the development of our product roadmap with enthusiasm and professionalism.
Jenny Andrews
Head of Product
bfbs TV
It was critical for Channel 4 to be able to offer our live streams to OTT viewers in an accessible environment. Simplestream’s platform was easy to integrate with our services, it satisfied our requirement of flexibility to work with third parties and high levels of stability throughout the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
Channel 4
Channel 4
We undertook a rigorous procurement process which validated the technical robustness and flexibility of the Simplestream solution. A very pleasant additional benefit was the ‘can-do’ and positive attitude displayed unfailingly by the Simplestream teams towards what was certainly not the least challenging set of tasks.