Leveling Up Live Streaming: Akamai and Harmonic Bring Video Workflows to the Cloud
Akamai (NASDAQ: AKAM) and Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) have unveiled Media Services Live 5 (MSL5), a next-generation live streaming platform. The enhanced solution, running on Akamai Cloud, delivers improved video streaming capabilities with reduced latency, greater reliability, and consistent performance.
Key features include faster performance with low-latency HLS delivery of 5-7 seconds, an expanded DVR window from 30 minutes to 12 hours, streamlined user experience with 5-second stream provisioning, and precision event tools for highlight creation. The platform specifically targets the growing live sports streaming market, where platforms are investing heavily in content rights.
Akamai (NASDAQ: AKAM) e Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) hanno presentato Media Services Live 5 (MSL5), una piattaforma di streaming live di nuova generazione. La soluzione potenziata, che opera su Akamai Cloud, offre migliori capacità di streaming video con latenza ridotta, maggiore affidabilità e prestazioni costanti.
Tra le caratteristiche principali: prestazioni più rapide con consegna HLS a bassa latenza di 5-7 secondi, una finestra DVR estesa da 30 minuti a 12 ore, un’esperienza utente semplificata con provisioning di flussi in 5 secondi e strumenti di evento di precisione per la creazione di highlight. La piattaforma è rivolta in particolare al mercato in crescita dello streaming sportivo live, dove le piattaforme stanno investendo molto nei diritti dei contenuti.
Akamai (NASDAQ: AKAM) y Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) presentan Media Services Live 5 (MSL5), una plataforma de streaming en vivo de próxima generación. La solución mejorada, que funciona en Akamai Cloud, ofrece capacidades de streaming de video mejoradas con menor latencia, mayor fiabilidad y rendimiento constante.
Entre sus características clave se destacan un rendimiento más rápido con entrega HLS de baja latencia de 5-7 segundos, una ventana DVR ampliada de 30 minutos a 12 horas, una experiencia de usuario simplificada con provisión de streams en 5 segundos y herramientas de eventos de precisión para la creación de highlights. La plataforma se dirige especialmente al creciente mercado de streaming en vivo de deportes, donde las plataformas invierten fuertemente en derechos de contenido.
Akamai (NASDAQ: AKAM) 및 Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT)은 차세대 라이브 스트리밍 플랫폼인 Media Services Live 5 (MSL5)를 발표했습니다. Akamai Cloud에서 작동하는 이 향상된 솔루션은 지연 시간 감소, 더 큰 신뢰성 및 일관된 성능으로 비디오 스트리밍 기능을 향상시킵니다.
주요 기능으로는 5-7초의 저지연 HLS 전송을 통한 더 빠른 성능, 30분에서 12시간으로 확장된 DVR 창, 5초의 스트림 프로비저닝으로 간소화된 사용자 경험, 하이라이트 제작을 위한 정밀 이벤트 도구가 포함됩니다. 이 플랫폼은 라이브 스포츠 스트리밍 시장의 성장에 특히 초점을 맞추고 있으며, 콘텐츠 권리에 많은 투자를 하는 플랫폼들을 겨냥합니다.
Akamai (NASDAQ: AKAM) et Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) ont dévoilé Media Services Live 5 (MSL5), une plateforme de diffusion en direct de nouvelle génération. La solution améliorée, fonctionnant sur le cloud Akamai, offre des capacités de streaming vidéo améliorées avec une latence réduite, une fiabilité accrue et des performances constantes.
Parmi les caractéristiques clés figurent des performances plus rapides avec une livraison HLS à faible latence de 5 à 7 secondes, une fenêtre DVR élargie de 30 minutes à 12 heures, une expérience utilisateur rationalisée grâce à un provisioning des flux en 5 secondes et des outils d’événements de précision pour la création de highlights. La plateforme cible particulièrement le marché croissant du streaming sportif en direct, où les plateformes investissent massivement dans les droits de contenu.
Akamai (NASDAQ: AKAM) und Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) haben Media Services Live 5 (MSL5) vorgestellt, eine Next-Generation-Plattform für Live-Streaming. Die verbesserte Lösung, die auf der Akamai Cloud läuft, bietet verbesserte Video-Streaming-Funktionen mit reduzierter Latenz, größerer Zuverlässigkeit und konstanter Leistung.
Zu den Hauptmerkmalen gehören schnellere Leistung mit einer Low-Latency-HLS-Auslieferung von 5-7 Sekunden, ein erweitertes DVR-Fenster von 30 Minuten auf 12 Stunden, eine vereinfachte Benutzererfahrung mit 5-Sekunden-Stream-Provisioning und präzise Event-Tools zur Erstellung von Highlights. Die Plattform richtet sich speziell an den wachsenden Markt des Live-Sport-Streamings, in dem Plattformen stark in Inhaltsrechte investieren.
Akamai (NASDAQ: AKAM) و Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) كشفا عن Media Services Live 5 (MSL5)، منصة بث مباشر من الجيل التالي. الحل المحسّن، الذي يعمل على سحابة أكيامي، يقدم قدرات بث فيديو محسّنة مع انخفاض الكمون، وموثوقية أعلى، وأداء ثابت.
تشمل الميزات الرئيسية أداء أسرع مع توصيل HLS منخفض الكمون من 5-7 ثوانٍ، نافذة DVR الموسعة من 30 دقيقة إلى 12 ساعة، تجربة مستخدم مبسطة مع توفير التدفقات خلال 5 ثوانٍ، وأدوات أحداث دقيقة لإنشاء اللقطات المميزة. تستهدف المنصة بشكل خاص سوق البث الرياضي المباشر المتنامي، حيث تستثمر المنصات بشكل كبير في حقوق المحتوى.
Akamai (NASDAQ: AKAM) 与 Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) 推出了 Media Services Live 5 (MSL5)，这是一个新一代的实时流媒体平台。该增强解决方案在 Akamai Cloud 上运行，提供改进的视频流能力、降低延迟、增强稳定性并保持一致的性能。
核心特性包括 更快的性能，以 5-7 秒的低延迟 HLS 传输实现；将 DVR 窗口从 30 分钟扩展到 12 小时；通过 5 秒的流提供实现简化的用户体验，以及用于高光制作的精准事件工具。该平台特别面向日益增长的实时体育流媒体市场，在该市场上平台方对内容版权的投资正在持续增加。
- Enhanced streaming performance with low-latency HLS delivery (5-7 seconds end-to-end)
- Significant expansion of DVR window from 30 minutes to 12 hours
- Improved operational efficiency with 5-second stream provisioning
- Strategic positioning for the lucrative live sports streaming market
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Akamai's MSL5 partnership with Harmonic advances cloud-based video streaming capabilities, strengthening its competitive position in the high-growth live streaming market.
Akamai's new Media Services Live 5 (MSL5) platform represents a strategic deepening of their partnership with Harmonic that positions them to capitalize on the growing demand for premium live streaming experiences, particularly in live sports. The technical enhancements in this release directly address critical performance metrics that impact viewer satisfaction and retention.
The improvements in MSL5 are substantial:
This release leverages Akamai's core strength in distributed cloud computing by running on Akamai Cloud, allowing content delivery from edge locations closer to viewers. This architecture provides Akamai with differentiated capabilities in reliability and consistent performance that are particularly valuable for high-value live content.
The announcement points to future monetization capabilities, particularly server-side ad insertion with "in-stream advertising" formats, suggesting Akamai is positioning to capture higher-margin revenue streams in the media delivery value chain. By enabling broadcasters to deliver premium viewing experiences while creating new monetization opportunities, Akamai strengthens its value proposition in the competitive cloud media services market.
The next generation of Akamai Media Services Live is powered by Harmonic
Running on Akamai Cloud, MSL5 allows media companies to deploy critical video workloads and deliver content from as close to viewers as possible, ensuring lower latency, greater reliability, and more consistent performance across networks and devices. The seamless upgrade from MSL4 to MSL5 can be executed at the press of a button.
"Harmonic is proud to partner with Akamai and bring the most reliable and highest quality streaming stack to Akamai's powerful distributed media cloud infrastructure," said Gil Rudge, Senior Vice President, Solutions and Americas Sales, Video Business at Harmonic. "MSL5 delivers a powerful next-generation platform to the media industry that meets the evolving demands of live streaming at scale, offering customers unparalleled reliability, flexibility, and video quality."
Out of the box, Akamai MSL5 comes with the following enhancements:
- Faster performance — Reduced time to first byte (TTFB) and low-latency HLS delivery (5–7 seconds end-to-end) for more responsive live streams
- Expanded DVR window — Live DVR extended from 30 minutes to 12 hours, giving audiences more control to pause, rewind, and replay
- Streamlined user experience — Streams provisioned in just five seconds, plus clearer interfaces with enhanced metrics and system status at a glance
- Precision event tools — The event management API supports subsegment accuracy clipping to create high-quality highlights from premium events
"Live sports are driving massive global audiences and streaming platforms are spending billions on rights every year to control the fan experience," said Jon Alexander, Senior Vice President, Product Management at Akamai. "Consumer expectations have grown accordingly, as audiences expect a flawless experience every time they hit play. With MSL5, Akamai and Harmonic are giving media companies the power to meet that demand consistently and at scale."
MSL5 marks the beginning of an ongoing evolution, with future updates focused on creating even greater efficiency and expanded monetization capabilities. Premium over-the-top live and low-latency transcoding and server-side ad insertion — including innovative formats, such as in-stream advertising — will help further improve video quality, viewer experience, and revenue-generating opportunities.
Akamai and Harmonic are exhibiting at IBC2025 in
About Harmonic
Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT), the worldwide leader in virtualized broadband and video delivery solutions, enables media companies and service providers to deliver ultra-high-quality video streaming and broadcast services to consumers globally. The company revolutionized broadband networking via the industry's first virtualized broadband solution, enabling cable operators to more flexibly deploy gigabit internet service to consumers' homes and mobile devices. Whether simplifying OTT video delivery via innovative cloud and software platforms or powering the delivery of gigabit broadband services, Harmonic is changing the way media companies and service providers monetize live and on-demand content on every screen. More information is available at www.harmonicinc.com.
About Akamai
Akamai is the cybersecurity and cloud computing company that powers and protects business online. Its market-leading security solutions, superior threat intelligence, and global operations team provide defense in depth to safeguard enterprise data and applications everywhere. Akamai's full-stack cloud computing solutions deliver performance and affordability on the world's most distributed platform. Global enterprises trust Akamai to provide the industry-leading reliability, scale, and expertise they need to grow their business with confidence. Learn more at akamai.com and akamai.com/blog, or follow Akamai Technologies on X and LinkedIn.
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