LEVEL 3 ENCODING SERVICE
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TAKE YOUR LIVE HIGH-QUALITY CONTENT TO NEW MARKETS
It wasn’t that long ago the idea of transmitting a live video online seemed unattainable; but you would never know
it from looking at the Internet today. Events like the World Cup, the Tour de France and the Indianapolis 500,
once destined for highlight reels and sound bites, have captivated online audiences. Thanks to the proliferation
of Internet-connected devices, new markets for your live media are cropping up every day. Before you can profit
from these markets, your videos have to be formatted to reach them. The Level 3 Encoding service provides the
proven, cost-effective solution you need, from a company that helped pioneer live online broadcasting.
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Cost-Effective: The Level 3 Encoding offering is
a managed service that’s designed to adjust to
your needs while maintaining competitive pricing.
This eliminates the need for significant capital and
operational investments to encode high-quality video
for live online streaming.
Highly Scalable: We designed our service to
accommodate encoding requirements of any size,
at any time and location, for as many customers
simultaneously as required.
Redundant and Reliable: Level 3 provides several
options for redundancy, including multiple encoder
facilities and multiple encoders within a single facility
— all for one or more live streams.
CDN SERVICES
Level 3 Content Delivery Network Services combine the
advantages of an industry-leading Internet backbone with a
sophisticated, proven CDN platform. This unique combination
connects you with the benefits of our high-performance,
highly scalable services and delivers those services in
a simplified manner, offering you the flexibility to move
between our network services at different phases in your
contents’ lifecycle.
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Optimal Performance: The Level 3 Encoding service
supports the latest market features and best practices,
combined with HD quality to help ensure highest
quality performance and success.
Level 3 was the first to develop an end-to-end
solution for delivering live video online. Our
Encoding service is at the heart of that solution.
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Technical Features / Capabilities
Why Choose Level 3 for Encoding Service?
-- Conditional Access Control: Gives you control over who
sees your content, allowing you to serve only specific
viewers, prohibit certain audiences from having access
and prevent content from being viewed in specific
geographic areas.
Trusted Partner: The Level 3 Encoding service has
been trusted for some of the biggest online broadcasts
ever, including:
-- The 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa games
-- Content Archiving: Provides access to streaming content
through online video on-demand playback after a live
event is completed.
-- The 2010 Tour de France
-- Live Content Control: Prevents portions of a live stream
from being viewed in accordance with content owner/
publisher requirements.
-- The 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series, including the
-- The 2010 Madrid Open
Indianapolis 500
-- Enhanced Monitoring: Automated and “eyes on glass”
monitoring work to help your content come across
perfectly.
Scalable, Redundant and Cost-Effective: With Level 3,
you can deliver the highest-quality live streaming
content to your audience.
-- Adaptive Bit Rate Streaming: We support formats,
such as Microsoft Smooth Streaming, Adobe Dynamic
Streaming and Apple HTTP Streaming, which use
adaptive bit rate technology to automatically optimize your
video for viewers’ bandwidths and devices.
A Key Component of a Flexible, End-to-End Solution:
The Level 3 Encoding service works as part of our live
online broadcasting solution or as part of your own
customized solution.
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-- Live DVR: Enable viewers to rewind and pause live content.
-- DRM Encryption: Integrate with leading DRM schemes for
content monetization and protection.
Worldwide Availability: Service is available and
supported globally, 24/7, so you can deliver live
streaming content anytime and anywhere for either
dedicated or occasional use.
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service marks or service marks of Level 3 Communications, LLC and/or one of its Affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. Level 3 services
are provided by wholly owned subsidiaries of Level 3 Communications, Inc. Any other service names, product names, company names or logos included
herein are the trademarks or service marks of their respective owners.
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