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Scaling Live Event Streaming with MEDIAL and Wowza Video CDN

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How to scale a MEDIAL Live Channel using our WOWZA Video CDN Integration

Live streaming is essential for engaging audiences, but scaling can be challenging as viewership grows. MEDIAL’s integration with Wowza CDN overcomes these limits, enabling seamless live event streaming beyond a standalone Wowza Streaming Engine and couples it with an industry leading CMS to automatically store your archived events.


Why Scale with Wowza Video CDN?


Wowza CDN is designed to deliver high-quality video streaming to global audiences without the limitations of a single server infrastructure. By leveraging this feature, organizations can:


  • Reach a Large Audience, Anywhere – Wowza Video CDN allows you to stream live content to a virtually unlimited number of viewers across multiple geographic locations.


  • Optimize Performance and Reliability – The CDN (Content Delivery Network) ensures that video streams are delivered from the closest possible server to each viewer, reducing latency and buffering.


  • Reduce Server Load – Instead of overloading a single Wowza Streaming Engine, the Wowza Video CDN offloads streaming distribution to a network of edge servers, improving efficiency and performance.


How MEDIAL Enhances the Wowza Video CDN Experience


MEDIAL integrates seamlessly with Wowza Video CDN to provide additional benefits that make live streaming more powerful and manageable:


1. Effortless Live Streaming to Any Audience Size


MEDIAL’s integration with Wowza Video CDN ensures that live events can scale effortlessly. Whether streaming to a classroom, a corporate webinar, or a worldwide conference, organizations can rely on MEDIAL’s user-friendly interface and Wowza’s robust delivery network to handle traffic surges with ease.


2. Automatic Archiving for On-Demand Access


One of the standout features of MEDIAL’s integration is its ability to automatically archive live streams directly into the MEDIAL CMS (Content Management System). This ensures that audiences who missed the live event can access the recorded content later, without requiring manual intervention.


MEDIAL's Live Streaming Director Function
MEDIAL's Live Streaming Director Function

3. Secure Access with SSO Protection


With built-in Single Sign-On (SSO) authentication, MEDIAL ensures that archived live streams are protected and accessible only to authorized users. This is particularly beneficial for organizations needing to control access to their content, such as universities and enterprises managing internal communications.


Conclusion


By combining the scalability of Wowza Video CDN with the powerful media management capabilities of MEDIAL, organizations can deliver high-quality live streams to large, dispersed audiences while ensuring seamless archival and security. Whether you’re an educator, corporate communicator, or event organizer, MEDIAL and Wowza Video CDN provide the perfect solution for expanding your reach without compromising on quality or security.


Ready to take your live streaming to the next level? Contact us today to learn more about how MEDIAL and Wowza Video CDN can transform your streaming capabilities.




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