Since 2023, G&L Systemhaus has handled the video production and livestreaming of the city council meetings in Potsdam, the state capital of Brandenburg. All sessions are streamed live and later made available on demand in the video archive at potsdam.de.
New since autumn 2025: Real-time subtitles provided by G&L LiveCaptions
The city of Potsdam came to us with a clear requirement: live streams needed to be captioned to make the sessions accessible to even more residents. Key priorities were seamless integration into the existing setup and a way to preconfigure names, roles and other specialised terms.
That’s exactly what G&L LiveCaptions is built for. It enhances accessibility and inclusivity in Potsdam’s council livestreams, in real time and fully GDPR-compliant, through:
Performance & precision
- AI-powered live subtitling with excellent WER (Word Error Rate).
- Custom dictionary for technical terms, names, roles, offices, and brands.
- Flexible on-player display: positioning, size, fonts and colours freely adjustable for optimal readability.
Security & Hosting
- Hosting options: in G&L’s data centres (Düsseldorf, Frankfurt) or as a secured cloud service.
- Encryption: SRT ingest/output secured with AES-128/256.
Data Sovereignty & Transparency
- GDPR-compliant; transcription data is not used to train AI models.
- Transcripts are stored only when requested.
- ISO 27001: G&L is certified – processes, facilities and data centres are audited.
G&L Systemhaus: Sovereign streaming for public institutions
Our solutions are designed for the needs of local authorities and parliaments – from town hall committee meetings to nationwide broadcasts:
- EU Data Sovereignty by Design
Operated exclusively in European data centres (Frankfurt, Düsseldorf), GDPR-compliant and fully auditable. -> See press release "Streaming Platform for the European Parliament" - ISO 27001 Certification
Verified processes and consistent information security across workflows, locations and systems. -> Blogpost "What is ISO 27001, and why does it matter?" - Resilient Architecture & Scalable Delivery
High-availability setups with multi-CDN, hybrid deployments (on-prem, cloud or both) and comprehensive monitoring. From local council streams to state-wide live coverage. - Live Event Production
We also handle full on-site production: camera and sound setup, switching, remote/external speakers, graphics; including immediate live-to-VOD availability .
Looking to stream meetings, committees or elections live and accessibly? We’d be happy to support you. Get in touch!