Zixi is a private American technology company specializing in software solutions for delivering high-quality live video over IP networks, cloud platforms, and edge devices. Founded in 2008 by Uri Avni and Israel Drori, the company is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. The Zixi Software-Defined Video Platform (SDVP) serves the world’s leading broadcasters, OTT providers, content owners, service providers, and sports organizations. It provides the most scalable, intelligent, and flexible IP video platform with the lowest total ownership cost. It transforms the scalability, reach, economics, and agility of live video operations, enabling clients to succeed.
Zixi was established with a vision to revolutionize live video streaming technologies. Since its inception, the company has focused on developing robust software solutions that ensure reliable broadcast-quality video delivery across various platforms. The Zixi Software-Defined Video Platform (SDVP) is designed for broadcasters, OTT providers, sports organizations, and service providers globally. The platform supports a wide range of protocols and enables efficient video delivery over any IP network and cloud provider.
Comprising multiple innovative components meant to maximize live video distribution, Zixi’s Software-Defined Video Platform (SDVP) provides an easy interface to coordinate complicated live video operations for flawless and consistent delivery, the ZEN Master operates as a control plane for controlling and monitoring content channels across networks. Acting as a media gateway, the Zixi Broadcaster guarantees low latency and great quality while also ensuring the safe and quick delivery of live video feeds. Furthermore, providing insights and predictive powers to improve video transmission, the Intelligent Data Platform (IDP) uses artificial intelligence and machine learning for advanced analytics.
Without sacrificing quality, Zixi’s Live Video Transcoding function turns video streams into several formats, therefore enabling content distribution over several devices and platforms. By bringing processing capability closer to the video source, the Zixi Edge Compute (ZEC) lowers latency and raises the video delivery’s general efficiency. The global ecosystem known as Zixi Enabled Network links approximately 1,400 media firms and 400 technological partners, therefore facilitating the flawless flow of live video content. This network promotes innovative business models, speeds content acquisition, and generates chances to lower expenses and increase income.
Central to Zixi’s products is its unique Zixi Protocol, and compared to conventional approaches, the protocol offers notable bandwidth savings, lower computing requirements, and better port efficiency. It also halves egress costs. Through its active participation in RIST (Reliable Internet Stream Transport), an open-source protocol meant to improve the dependability of internet-based video streaming, Zixi clearly follows industry standards. Zixi is now a pioneer in the field of live video transport thanks in large part to its commitment to excellence and invention.
Zixi’s innovative approach and technological prowess have garnered numerous awards:
- NAB Show Product of the Year 2024 – Winner for Intelligent Data Platform (IDP)
- NAB Best of Show 2024 – Winner for ZEN Master Live Events Manager
- CSI Awards 2023 – Winner for Zixi SDVP-5G solutions
- Emmy Award for Technology and Engineering in 2018 – Pioneering Reliable Transmission Method for Live Contribution and Distribution TV Links
- Best of Show Special Edition Award from TV Technology, 2020 – The Zixi Software-Defined Video Platform
- Gold Award – IP Broadcast Solutions, Distribution, from Digital Media World, 2019 – The Zixi Software-Defined Video Platform
- Product Innovation Award, 2019, from TV Technology – ZEN Master
- Best of Show Award, Media and Entertainment at IBC 2019 – The Zixi Platform
- Best Network Delivery Technology, CSI Magazine, 2019 – The Zixi Platform
- Streaming Media Top 50 Companies that matter most in streaming media, 2019 – Zixi
- Streaming Media Top 50 Companies that matter most in streaming media, 2018 – Zixi
Zixi’s Software-Defined Video Platform shows how dedicated the company is to new ideas and high-quality live video service. Zixi helps broadcasters, OTT companies, and other groups deal with the challenges of modern video streaming by offering smart, scalable, and adaptable solutions. This makes sure that viewers all over the world have high-quality, reliable video experiences.
