HESP Alliance welcomes Scalstrm as new member
Leuven, Belgium – December 8, 2021 – The HESP Alliance today announced that Scalstrm, provider of Scalecast, a media processing platform, has signed up as a member. Scalstrm will be able to implement high efficiency streaming workflows in its video packaging solution, to provide for scalable sub-second latency live streaming and fast zapping to media companies through the High-Efficiency Streaming Protocol (“HESP”).
The HESP Alliance aims to accelerate standardization and large-scale adoption of high efficiency streaming through HESP. Alliance members can license the technology; integrate it into their video packaging and playback solutions; and develop and share HESP extensions to drive further innovation. A verification program for HESP solutions will ensure interoperability across packaging, playback and CDN solutions and provide peace of mind for media companies deploying high efficiency streaming services.
Scalstrm is transforming the way operators deliver OTT content for web and mobile. To further execute on their mission, Scalstrm will implement high efficiency streaming in its media processing platform, to provide for scalable sub-second latency live and interactive experiences and fast zapping capabilities, key enablers for operators to converge their existing Internet Protocol television (IPTV) and over-the-top (OTT) workflows to a full OTT workflow.
“Scalstrm is always looking for new ways of solving bottlenecks and improving the media ecosystem.” said Ola Bengtsson, Co-Founder of Scalstrm. “With new trends in live streaming, including social media connection, sports and betting, watch together and multiview, a robust sub-second latency stream is required. Therefore Scalstrm is pleased to join the HESP alliance to be able to further improve the quality of experience for its end customers.”
"We are pleased to have Scalstrm, as provider of a new generation media processing platform, join the HESP Alliance," said Steven Tielemans, President of the HESP Alliance. “We look forward to working together with Scalstrm to execute on their mission, to further transform the way operators deliver OTT content for web and mobile, and also to deliver upon the increasing viewer expectations. Viewers expect a leanback TV experience over OTT. They want the flexibility and universal device reach offered by OTT video but with low latency, high video quality and fast zapping.”
About HESP Alliance
The HESP Alliance, founded by THEO Technologies and Synamedia, brings together streaming video vendors and media companies to provide superior online video quality of experience at reduced cost through standardizing and advancing the High Efficiency Streaming Protocol (HESP) and marketing of HESP solutions.
Twitter: @AllianceHESP
LinkedIn: HESP Alliance
About Scalstrm
Scalstrm offers a new generation media processing platform, Scalecast, with extensive modularity, flexible microservice architecture and a scalable design. The Scalecast media processing solutions help media operators to manage their IPTV and multiscreen OTT platforms with one unified back-end ecosystem. Scalstrm's sole focus, passion, and experience is to solve bottlenecks across the evolving media ecosystem. We pave the way for the future and our Scalsecast solutions, support the transformation to the new era off multiscreen delivery.
LinkedIn: Scalstrm
Media Contact:
Bart Van Oosterhout, HESP Alliance External Communications Working Group Chair, contact@hespalliance.org
