CASE STUDY

A fully managed Safari Solutions service from point of production to consumer distribution powered by Nimbra Edge

Tags: Distribution, LiveSports, NimbraEdge, cloud

Safari Solutions, a leading provider of content distribution services, needed to support its end customer in the first-ever global distribution of tier 1 sports content. The challenge was to deliver a fully managed, reliable, and cost-effective solution that would eliminate third-party reliance while integrating internet and cloud-based technologies.

Customer Needs

Robust, fully redundant internet delivery for tier 1 sports event
Remote control of edge encoders (flight cases), ensuring flexibility and ease of use during live event
Support for NOC routing and monitoring capabilities to streamline operation
Seamless integration of cloud IP and baseband SDI, ensuring optimal content distribution

The Solution

Net Insight’s Nimbra Edge solution allowed Safari Solutions to offer a fully managed service that spans the entire media distribution chain, from content production to delivery on consumer platforms. Nimbra Connect iT ensures a  robust, redundant, and scalable distribution network that integrates cloud IP and SDI workflows.

Safari Solutions leverages Nimbra Edge to provide their end customer with complete control over content distribution, enabling real-time global delivery without third-party intermediaries. The platform’s cloud capabilities allow Safari Solutions to deliver streams to multiple endpoints in various formats while maintaining operational control and flexibility.

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Key Benefits

Single pane of glass for IP, SDI and Encoding activities for streamlined operations
Single logical router for both SDI NOC and SRT Social Media handoff
Fully protected virtual network delivered cost effective COTS hardware
Flexible commercial model for occasional use (OU) events
Integrated monitoring reducing the number of systems needed.

The Results

The Nimbra Edge solution has enabled Safari Solutions to achieve unparalleled flexibility in sports content distribution. It provides a unified platform for Safari Solutions to manage multiple streams to different global endpoints simultaneously, offering significant cost savings and increased operational control. This allows the end customer to focus purely on content creation and monetization, confident that the distribution network is both reliable and scalable.

Net Insight and its Nimbra Edge solution have transformed our content distribution. This flexible platform has opened up the art of the
possible, enabling us to do things differently.
Carl Van Dusen,
COO at Safari Solutions.

The ability to distribute multiple streams globally while leveraging the cloud has unlocked a new level of opportunity for us.

About Nimbra Edge

Net Insight and its Nimbra Edge solution have transformed our content distribution. This flexible platform has opened up the art of the possible, enabling us to do things differently, says Carl Van Dusen, COO at Safari Solutions. The ability to distribute multiple streams globally while leveraging the cloud has unlocked a new level of opportunity for us. Net Insight’s solution provides a unified operational experience, supporting dynamic routing, remote control of edge encoders, and integrated monitoring. It delivers a fully protected virtual network, making it a powerful solution for occasional use events while offering a flexible commercial model.

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