Zixi Solutions – Live Video Workflows
Solutions

IP Video Solutions for Broadcast, Sports, and Streaming Workflows

Zixi runs live linear channels and live events over IP, for broadcasters, sports leagues, and streaming platforms. From contribution to distribution, the Zixi Platform delivers, processes, and distributes live video across any network, with the reliability, control, and economics to operate at scale.

Sources Venues & remote Studios Stations Encoders The Zixi Platform live linear + live events Control & Observability Contribution ingest · transport Processing normalize · condition Distribution deliver · handoff Any IP network · 5G · fiber · satellite · cloud Targets vMVPD & OTT MVPD & cable Affiliates FAST & Smart TV

Broadcast-grade reliability and control, on any network

Satellite infrastructure handled failover, blackout, and rights enforcement, while IP does not. That control now has to move into the software layer. Zixi is that layer, keeping broadcast-grade behavior across public internet, fiber, 5G, and cloud, and letting you own the architecture instead of renting a managed network.

Reliability you can prove

Patented hitless failover, congestion-aware recovery, and multi-path bonding for 99.999% uptime where failure is not an option.

Control that travels with the content

Orchestration, monitoring, blackout control, market switching, and SCTE-35/224 signaling that don’t depend on fixed infrastructure.

Economics that scale

Up to 3x lower compute and bandwidth cost, with predictable pricing per channel, per GB, or per event, and no egress surprises.

Solutions by workflow stage

Nine ways the platform runs live linear channels and live events, from contribution through distribution.

Showing all 9 solutions
Contribution
Live events

Live Event Contribution

Deliver low-latency live event feeds over IP with 99.999% reliable contribution from any venue or remote location. Bond LTE, 5G, fiber, and LEO with hitless failover to carry broadcast-grade 4K and HDR at high frame rates, and hand clean feeds to the cloud or remote production at a fraction of the cost of satellite or fiber.

Multi-path bonding Hitless failover 4K / HDR / high frame rate LTE / 5G / fiber / LEO Low-latency transport
B2B Distribution
Live linear

Satellite Transition

Move live linear distribution to affiliates, MVPDs, and vMVPDs onto cost-effective IP, and carry more channels at higher quality without losing what satellite gave you. Keep deterministic delivery, blackout enforcement, and market switching intact, reuse your existing IRDs so there is no rip-and-replace, and add distribution partners without building new infrastructure.

IRD compatibility Blackout enforcement ESNI / ESAM / SCTE-35 99.999% uptime 4K / HDR headroom
Content Processing B2B Distribution
Live linear

Ingest, Aggregation & Normalization

Aggregate live linear from any source in any protocol and normalize it at scale, so every downstream target receives a consistent, spec-compliant feed. Validate SCTE-35, remap PIDs, and package ABR into HLS, DASH, and CMAF, quarantine out-of-spec feeds before subscribers ever see them, and keep costs predictable against unmetered cloud egress.

Multi-protocol ingest SCTE-35 validation PID mapping ABR packaging Stream normalization
Content Processing B2B Distribution
Live linear

Regionalization

Open new markets from a single linear feed without standing up new origination. Condition each output on the fly with SCTE-35 and SCTE-224, insert alternate audio, captions, and market-specific ad markers, and monetize the same content across regions in full 4K and HDR.

SCTE-35 / SCTE-224 Per-output conditioning Alternate audio tracks Ad marker insertion
Contribution Content Processing
Live events

Live Event Automated Source Switching & Conditioning

Run more live events with fewer people by automating clean switching for pre-game, half-time, and ad breaks. Add dynamic slates and HTML5 overlays, normalize mixed sources with PID mapping and SCTE-35 re-insertion, and make lower-tier events economical to produce at scale.

Automated switching SCTE-35 (ESAM / POIS) HTML5 slates & overlays ESNI / ESAM source switch
B2B Distribution
Live events

Live Meet-me-Room

Add or drop distribution partners per event with minimal setup, using dynamic, rights-based cloud handoffs over the internet. Skip costly fiber and satellite builds, keep redundancy and normalization in place, and take on more partners per event at lower cost, all in 4K and HDR.

Dynamic pull targets Multi-org access Rights-based handoff 4K / HDR support
Content Processing B2B Distribution
Live linear

Cloud Playout / MCR Enablement

Run centralized virtual MCR in the cloud with reliable IP ingest of hundreds of station feeds and per-station control. Deliver turnkey, uniquely decorated live linear feeds to each affiliate, MVPD, and vMVPD, with a secure trust boundary between every partner.

Cloud-native MCR Automated switching Remote operations Multi-cloud agnostic
B2B Distribution Content Processing
Live linear

Station Distribution

Aggregate live linear from thousands of stations into one cloud workflow and normalize every source to a consistent output. Enforce trusted handoffs between partners, deliver high-quality 4K and HDR to cable operators and vMVPDs, and unlock new revenue from monetizable local content.

Thousands of stations Stream normalization SCTE-35 manipulation MVPD / vMVPD delivery
B2B Distribution Content Processing
Live linear

FAST B2B Transport Stream Distribution

Scale FAST channel distribution to Smart TVs, D2C services, and international rights holders from one workflow. Normalize and condition each linear channel per platform with SCTE-35 manipulation, protocol conversion, and transcoding, and grow channel count and reach at lower total cost of ownership.

FAST channel delivery Per-platform conditioning Closed caption support SCTE-35 compliance

The two layers of the Zixi Platform

Foundation layer

Zixi Broadcaster

The media processing engine: ingest, transport, conditioning, and delivery of live linear and live events across any network or cloud environment. Every solution above runs on it.

Runs standalone
Control layer

ZEN Master

The orchestration and observability layer. Configure, monitor, and manage every Broadcaster deployment from a single interface, with end-to-end visibility across the whole workflow.

Requires Zixi Broadcaster Also supports AWS MediaConnect + MediaLive

Together, Zixi Broadcaster and ZEN Master form the full Zixi Platform. Every solution on this page runs on the same two layers.

Ready to build reliable live video workflows?

Talk to our team about replacing satellite, scaling live linear distribution, or running more live events over IP.