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Low latency streaming - LL-HLS using byte-range addressing
by Will Law, March 30, 2021
Will Law, chief architect at G&L partner Akamai Technologies, talks about using LL-HLS with range-based addressing for greater interoperability in low-latency streaming. .
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!
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
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
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!
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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 ...