About
makalu is a software-defined cloud playout automation that enables media companies such as broadcasters, publishers, and content owners to quickly launch and easily manage linear live, pop-up and FAST channels. Its full-featured end-to-end signal workflow from ingest to distribution covers media tasks like storage, media management, transcoding, graphics, planning, playout, and streaming. In addition, makalu supports an SCTE-based ad insertion technology to meet the rapidly growing demand for further content monetization. makalu supplies ready-to-broadcast linear content to broadcast, IPTV, OTT, and social media platforms from a single source. It runs on most public or hosted private clouds as well as on virtualized environments. These are some of the makalu benefits: Linear live channel playout • Full-featured product with broadcast-grade functionality • Tailor-made solution through customization • Simple and intuitive user interface for last-minute operations • Fully integrated into qibb, the integration platform for media workflows Pop-up channel playout • Fast and easy spin-up of channels • Usage-based pricing model allowing fair “pay-as-you-grow” strategy • Live cut-in and eve…