SELF SERVE

In order to deliver IP feeds to multiple locations it is important to decouple ownership for the outputs, from the responsibility for input provision and rights assignment. Otherwise one organisation has too much responsibility for the provision and switching requirements.

Livelink allows the content owner to create their own IP Cloud environment whereby they can deliver and monitor feeds, as well as assign rights to receive, to other organisations. Users can also create their own destinations – internal or external. This ensures that they are in control of the delivery of the feeds to their own or third-party destinations.

Due to the separation of source and destination responsibilities, it’s possible for a single operator to ‘manage’ the distribution of feeds to multiple customers, each with a different delivery format. Livelink is built with an intuitive user interface, which keeps the information you need at the forefront of this process.

Content routing isn’t always straight forward. Sometimes content receiving organisations need to create their own destination routes.

Livelink supports multiple output protocols including; Zixi, RIST, SRT, RTMP and HLS and offers approved users the ability to configure and reconfigure these at any point. Routes can include links to physical resources such as receivers, decoders and IP gateways. Or to virtual ones such as cloud, Media connect and CDN ingest points.

Our flexible, agnostic approach ensures that any organisation’s requirements can be met.

Despite teams planning ahead, live event details are often subject to change. You need a service that is flexible, that adapts quickly and seamlessly to any changes to your date, time or content location.

With Livelink you’ll never miss a booking. Users can confirm a channel or event ahead of schedule, safe in the knowledge that any amendment will update automatically. The scheduler works with a live destination timeline showing all live and future feeds, in an intuitive user interface.

Generic monitoring and alert profiles can pull your attention away from where it’s needed. We understand that live events are unique in their characteristics and that you need monitoring that’s specific to your event.

Livelink includes a comprehensive set of built-in monitors as standard but allows users to create custom monitoring and alert metrics. Personalise the service to meet your event criteria and focus on what matters most to you.

To deliver feeds across all environments with minimal engineering requirements, you need flexibility. A cloud and protocol agnostic platform can fit into your infrastructure like a perfectly shaped jigsaw piece.

Crucial to platform development is the ability to orchestrate in any cloud environment for cost, geo-location or feature requirement purposes. Livelink provides unparalleled levels of choice and redundancy in a cloud-centric world.

Most customers have already invested in the provision of one or more protocol environments. To be able to effectively deliver live video it is imperative that Livelink supports all major live IP protocols, including Zixi, RIST and SRT.

Livelink also supports RTMP and HLS to ensure support for traditional OTT and CDN ingest formats, enabling affiliates to adopt the delivery mechanisms which suit them best.

Livelink also supports on demand transcoding, leveraging world class software based encoding from Ateme using their Titan Live. Allowing content delivery in multiple formats, bitrates, frame rates and resolutions, including full support for multiple audio channels.

We understand that live event delivery can’t be restricted by geographical location. Our customers need the flexibility to deploy resources anywhere in the world.

Livelink is deployable across any global region from multiple cloud providers. Allowing you to deploy resources as close to the action as possible. Rights holders are no longer restricted by the geographic footprint on a satellite. Deliver your content to any destination, in any format, regardless of location.

Most customers have already invested in the provision of one or more protocol environments. To be able to effectively deliver live video it is imperative that Livelink supports all major live IP protocols, including Zixi, RIST and SRT.

Livelink also supports RTMP and HLS to ensure support for traditional OTT and CDN ingest formats, enabling affiliates to adopt the delivery mechanisms which suit them best.

Livelink supports on demand transcoding, leveraging world class software based encoding from Ateme using their Titan Live, allowing content delivery in multiple formats, bitrates, frame rates and resolutions, including full support for multiple audio channels.

Everyone knows that we have an increasingly urgent requirement to work towards a green and more sustainable future. At Cerberus Tech, we’re contributing to a collective effort across the media and broadcast industry to address environmental impact. Fortunately the foundations of our business model enable our team to prioritise sustainability.

Livelink not only enables customers to take control of their content, it also opens up tangible opportunities to control the environmental impact of live events, over and above traditional technologies.

With Livelink able to work with just an internet connection, large OB satellite trucks at events of all sizes can become a thing of the past. As a self-service, cloud based platform customers are able to access Livelink and its in-built toolset from anywhere in the world meaning that less people are required on site at event locations.

Not only does this cut down the carbon footprint of people travelling to events, there are secondary benefits including a reduction in the cost of event travel, such as accommodation and related expenses. Ultimately, your event operatives and production staff are more productive and achieve a better work-life balance.

Livelink’s remote workflow also has a dual benefit during times of widespread global disruption, such as that seen during the COVID-19 pandemic, because production doesn’t have to grind to a halt.

Cerberus Tech is committed to reducing its own environmental footprint in both its business operations and future development activities. To be the live IP video delivery platform of choice, customers and potential customers need to be able to make environmentally conscious purchases – Livelink delivers just that.