Unified Broadcast & OTT Headend

Flawless content delivery to all screens

Traditional media companies are embracing OTT more and more, to respond to the growing demand for content anytime, anywhere, on any device. At Harmonic, we offer a unified OTT and broadcast platform that enables you to share live sources, simplify your video processing operations, deliver an optimized viewer experience and generate more revenues across all screens.

A single hybrid OTT & broadcast platform

A unified view of services to prepare, manage and deliver high-quality live and VOD content across multiple networks to all screens.

New content monetization opportunities

Enabling data-driven targeted dynamic ad insertion into live, linear and VOD content, whatever the delivery network or viewing device.

Future-proof & cost-effective investment

Compatible with all codecs, streaming formats and workflows, to simplify production, playout and distribution.

End-to-end, fully integrated workflow solution

Our software-based OTT and broadcast solutions support every step of the workflow, from playout to delivery. Through a unified management system, we ensure high-quality and efficient service delivery across all screens, whatever the transport network. On the encoding side, we offer market-leading video compression for all standards and resolutions, including UHD. The packaging and origin capabilities of our unified solution allow you to deliver a low-latency, broadcast-quality experience to any viewing device. Moreover, you can now unlock greater content monetization opportunities with dynamic ad insertion and time-shift services such as start-over, catch-up and cloud DVR. Unique playout capabilities provide support for sophisticated graphics, branding and digital video effects (DVE), whether for file-based or live workflows.

Electra XOS live video processor

Packager XOS OTT live push packager

Spectrum XE compressed playout system

Live, linear and VOD content monetization with DAI

Our unified OTT & broadcast solution opens a new world of monetization opportunities by allowing you to dynamically deliver targeted advertising and replace content during blackouts, based on end-user location and device. Besides boosting advertising revenues, this greater personalization also improves the end-user experience.

Spectrum X advanced media processing server system

ViBE CP9000 HD/UHD contribution encoder

Innovative and future-proof technologies

As our unified OTT and broadcast platform is completely software-based, it supports all current and emerging standards and ensures a fully future-proof video delivery solution. Harmonic is constantly at the forefront of innovation, integrating cutting-edge video technologies such as our EyeQ™ content-aware encoding.

EyeQ content-aware encoding