iStreamPlanet

iStreamPlanet
	iStreamPlanet's Final Logo
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Streaming Media ; Video on Demand ;
Founded	2000
Founder	Mio Babic
Defunct	2023
Fate	Majority stake acquired by Turner Broadcasting in 2015, and company shut down in 2023
Headquarters	Seattle, Washington , United States
Area served	United States
Products	Aventus Media Processing Suite ; Orbis Direct-To-Consumer Platform ;
Services	Video Transcoding ; DRM ; Content Management ; Billing ;
Number of employees	150 (2019)
Parent	Warner Bros. Discovery
Website	istreamplanet .com

iStreamPlanet was a Seattle, Washington -based company that processes and delivers live video broadcasts over the internet. A majority stake of iStreamPlanet was acquired by Turner Broadcasting in 2015 and was lastly operated by Warner Bros. Discovery . ^[1] The company was founded in 2000 by former basketball player Mio Babic. ^[2]

iStreamPlanet streamed a number of major sporting events, including NCAA Division I men's basketball tournaments , ^[3] the Olympics , ^[4] the Super Bowl , the FIFA World Cup , and Formula One auto racing. ^[5]

iStreamPlanet was formally shutdown in 2023 with 25 employees laid off. ^[6] Months before this, external companies had been told that iStreamPlanet was changing models to no longer have external customers outside of Warner Bros. Discovery. ^[7]

Customers [ edit ]

While not all of iStreamPlanet's live video streaming customers were publicly known, some of their large customers are publicly acknowledged, including: ^[5]

WarnerMedia (including streaming of March Madness ^[3] and B/R Live )
NBC Sports (including streaming of the 2010 , 2012 , 2014 , 2016 , 2018 , 2020 , and 2022 Olympics) ^[4]
Hulu
FuboTV
Spark Sport ^[8]

References [ edit ]

^ Ramachandran, Shalini (14 August 2015). "Time Warner's Turner Cable Unit Acquires Majority Stake In iStreamPlanet" . The Wall Street Journal . Retrieved 14 August 2015 .
^ Smith, Gerry (17 May 2017). "How Time Warner Is Trying to Fend Off Netflix" . Bloomberg . Bloomberg Technology . Retrieved 6 June 2017 .
^ ^a ^b Costa, Brandon (20 March 2017). "March Madness Live Rides Success of New Streaming Infrastructure From iStreamPlanet" . Sports Video Group . Retrieved 16 June 2017 .
^ ^a ^b Rayburn, Dan. "How The Olympics Were Streamed Online: Q&A With Microsoft & iStreamPlanet" . Streaming Media Blog . Streaming Media . Retrieved 16 June 2017 .
^ ^a ^b "About iStreamPlanet" . iStreamPlanet . Retrieved 14 January 2019 .
^ Rice, Lynette (14 August 2023). "Warner Bros. Discovery Shutters IStreamPlanet" . DEADLINE . Retrieved 14 August 2023 .
^ "Spark to close sports streaming service in 2023" . 16 December 2022.
^ Impey, Steven (8 November 2018). "Spark names US stream team for new sports OTT platform" . SportsPro .

External links [ edit ]

Official website

[1] Ramachandran, Shalini (14 August 2015). "Time Warner's Turner Cable Unit Acquires Majority Stake In iStreamPlanet" . The Wall Street Journal . Retrieved 14 August 2015 .

[2] Smith, Gerry (17 May 2017). "How Time Warner Is Trying to Fend Off Netflix" . Bloomberg . Bloomberg Technology . Retrieved 6 June 2017 .

[MarchMadnessSuccess-3] Costa, Brandon (20 March 2017). "March Madness Live Rides Success of New Streaming Infrastructure From iStreamPlanet" . Sports Video Group . Retrieved 16 June 2017 .

[OlympicsStreamed-4] Rayburn, Dan. "How The Olympics Were Streamed Online: Q&A With Microsoft & iStreamPlanet" . Streaming Media Blog . Streaming Media . Retrieved 16 June 2017 .

[AboutISP-5] "About iStreamPlanet" . iStreamPlanet . Retrieved 14 January 2019 .

[iSPShutdown-6] Rice, Lynette (14 August 2023). "Warner Bros. Discovery Shutters IStreamPlanet" . DEADLINE . Retrieved 14 August 2023 .

[7] "Spark to close sports streaming service in 2023" . 16 December 2022.

[8] Impey, Steven (8 November 2018). "Spark names US stream team for new sports OTT platform" . SportsPro .

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