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One year of lockdown. One year of "United We Stream"

One year of lockdown. One year of "United We Stream"

by Natalie Philippi, March 18, 2021

Digital club project develops into global cultural platform; streaming realised by G&L GmbH and AWS

Here comes the mouse!

Here comes the mouse!

by Natalie Philippi, March 11, 2021

"Here comes the mouse!" has been the motto on German television for 50 years now. Our congratulations go to the Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) and the Erste (ARD) for this wonderful format ...

Delivering a broadcast-quality live stream in just 45 minutes

Delivering a broadcast-quality live stream in just 45 minutes

by Natalie Philippi, February 23, 2021

Webinar from our partners AWS and Touchstream from 2 to 4 March 2021. Learn how you can easily build a live streaming solution “from camera to viewer” with AWS Elemental Link, AWS Elemental ...

Video Tech Trends 2021: Bitmovin Live Webinar on 18 February 2021

Video Tech Trends 2021: Bitmovin Live Webinar on 18 February 2021

by Natalie Philippi, February 16, 2021

G&L CEO Alexander Leschinsky discusses the top 5 video tech trends 2021 with five other industry experts.

Streaming Alaaf!

Streaming Alaaf!

by Patrick Schröder, February 3, 2021

Is Carnival cancelled because of Covid 19? Cologne's "Fastelovend" turns out to be flexible and can't be brought down. With our support, the "Röschen Sitzung" and "Funksitzung" start ...

No consideration for the sandman. Or how does 24x7 first-level support work?

No consideration for the sandman. Or how does 24x7 first-level support work?

by Patrick Schröder, November 24, 2020

The G&L service team ensures streaming quality around the clock. Streams on the internet must be reliably accessible – otherwise viewers quickly turn away. That's why we offer ...

United We Stream: live streaming as a model for success

United We Stream: live streaming as a model for success

by Jochen Herkenrath, October 21, 2020

"United We Stream" is the answer to Covid-19 and the worldwide shutdown of club culture. The successful fundraising campaign for Berlin clubs grew into a global cultural platform and ...

Media delivery, edge computing and security: updates to the Akamai platform

Media delivery, edge computing and security: updates to the Akamai platform

by Jochen Herkenrath, October 13, 2020

Later this week, Akamai is introducing a whole host of interesting updates to solutions for edge computing, media delivery and security. The new features and services really help us respond ...

Election results from the town hall live in the video stream

Election results from the town hall live in the video stream

by Jochen Herkenrath, September 17, 2020

For the city of Monheim am Rhein, we have been handling the live streaming of "Rats-TV" since 2018 – the broadcast of meetings from the town hall has been a success since the beginning. ...

Attacks on the media sector: Credential stuffing

Attacks on the media sector: Credential stuffing

by Jochen Herkenrath, July 22, 2020

Attacks on the high-tech sector are targeting the infrastructure of broadcasters and OTT providers with a growing tendency. The same is also becoming increasingly common among providers ...

From live stream to video on demand in record time

From live stream to video on demand in record time

by Jochen Herkenrath, May 5, 2020

The G&L recording system: Providing live streams as video-on-demand – fast, error-free and cost-effective. From broadcasters to online editorial offices to event streamers, more and ...

Success model livestreaming: stayed in instead of gone out

Success model livestreaming: stayed in instead of gone out

by Jochen Herkenrath, April 29, 2020

"Every day we give you selected tips – independent, subjective and always different. Be open to new things, discover your city and meet people who love going out as much as you do!" – this ...