ITV and JWP Partner to Successfully Deliver Live Content on the Freely UK Platform

ITV needed a cost effective and operationally efficient, live streaming solution tailored to the Freely platform. JWP delivered a streaming management solution that met all requirements.

Cost-Effective and Efficient Live Streaming Solution for Freely Platform

JWP MEETS THE EVERYONE TV FREELY STANDARD

  • ITV Ingest: ITV’s existing linear primary and backup channel was ingested into the redundant JWP platform and automatically converted into the Freely format.
  • DVB DASH Delivery: JWP’s Broadcast Live platform provided live multi-bitrate encoding, then stored and packaged the live streams into Freely approved DVB DASH format for IP delivery.
  • Content Protection: JWP’s Studio DRM was configured to comply with Freely approved formats for secure delivery of ITV content across all platforms.
  • Delivery: JWP currently supports 23 channels and 23 redundant channels for ITV with plenty of room for growth.
  • Testing: The JWP team fully prepared streams that adhered to the Freely specification including, but not limited to, DRM, subtitling, metadata, accessibility, and DVR.

”The team at JWP were open to working with us on how to solve for the specific requirements of the Freely platform. Especially when it came to IP delivery in DVB DASH and Freely specific content protection. Moreover, the JWP team were very collaborative in terms of providing key technical resources and testing throughout the development process. With JWP, we have built a service that is not only future proofed but also delivers our content securely across all Freely devices.

—Paul Kane
Director of Partnerships and Distribution

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With JWP, we have built a service that is not only future proofed but also delivers our content securely across all Freely devices.

Paul Kane | Director of Partnerships and Distribution

ITV is a major commercial television network in the United Kingdom and is co-owner of Everyone TV (ETV) which operates Freely. ITV provides a wide range of programming including news, entertainment, dramas, and reality shows, and operates multiple channels and an on-demand streaming service, ITVX.