The IET uses Stream Connect

Overview

IET is one of the world’s leading professional societies for the engineering and technology community. IET.tv (http://tv.theiet.org) is their web-based service, delivering synchronised, multimedia content to web users anytime, anywhere. Stream UK has allowed IET to maximise the value of this content by streamlining the process of content management and distribution.

IET provide webcasting services to hundreds of leading global companies and brands, and StreamUK is now their partner to deliver market-leading webcasting production and software. IET offers a number of channels on IET.tv .These channels provide a corporate space to deliver presentations, product launches and demonstrations and similarly provide academic institutions a space to stream conferences and lectures using the Stream Connect software via IET.tv.

IET also has a huge archive of media content which needed to be managed and delivered efficiently via their public facing site, StreamUK allowed the IET to standardised all their assets and allow rapid categorisation and distribution on IET.tv with Stream Connect. Stream Connect allows IET to offer branded and interactive webcast interfaces that can be delivered across a world-class network.

StreamUK also migrated IET’s content, thousands of assets, onto the StreamUK Crowdsourcer platform, also used by the BBC, to drive IET.tv’s channel-based site structure. Combining automated transcoding with intuitive moderation and distribution tools, Stream Crowdsourcer is used retrospectively with existing media as well as providing advanced content management for the future.

HD Delivery

All of the live content was streamed in HD quality, giving viewers excellent clarity and sound on any device. The IET are able to offer their viewers unrivalled quality with the ability to multi-bitrate stream to find the most suitable format.

Global distribution

The IET’s position as a global reaching company requires content delivery on a global scale. StreamUK’s content delivery network provider Level3 deliver this content reliably and efficiently.

Multiple devices

Stream Connect was made fully compatible with mobile and tablet devices, increasing accessibility from users away from their desktop.

Synchronised media

Stream Connect functionality enables users to access and download relevant documentation as well as view slides and media which is fully synchronised with the live presentation content.

Archive management

The IET use Stream Connect for a variety of different live conferences and events, most of which are archived for users who wish to catch-up on content or search for relevant content to refer to.

Fully Interactive

In most cases Stream Connect is used by the IET for the results gained by use of the interactive features and the ability to receive communication from the audience in an efficient way. Users are able to submit questions and media as well as download documents.