In the latest of a range of announcements and partnerships, Akamai has qualified Bitmovin as a video-transcoding partner.

“Streaming TV providers, content creators and publishers using Akamai now have access to Bitmovin’s next-generation encoding capabilities,” said Jon Alexander, senior director, Media Product Management, Akamai. “We’re helping joint customers take advantage of the scale and capacity of the Akamai Edge and deliver high-quality video, optimised for delivery across multiple networks and to any device.”
Stefan Lederer, CEO at Bitmovin, added: “Akamai is a true world leader in digital content delivery, we’re proud to be able to give its global customers complete access to our full range of cloud encoding capabilities - all within a single platform. Together, we offer a seamless way to deliver fantastic quality video to audiences anywhere, on any device.”