Kasenna
Video server software and infrastructure for broadband television.
- Technology
- Communications and networking
- Company status
- Acquired by Espial in 2008
A shared library,
independent playback
Kasenna developed MediaBase, a video server platform supporting streaming over internet protocol networks. It connected video storage and delivery with the systems used to manage a television service.
Video on demand created separate viewing sessions. Each subscriber’s request needed server, storage and network capacity at the point they chose to watch.
Video on demand connects stored programmes with separate subscriber playback sessions.
Content and storage
Stored programmes needed to connect with content preparation and management systems so they could be made available through the service.
Streaming and service management
Deployment involved integrating the server software with delivery and operator systems. Reliability depended on how those components worked together as viewing demand changed.
MediaBase within Espial
Espial acquired Kasenna in July 2008. It subsequently marketed the MediaBase technology under the Espial name, carrying the video server platform into its own product offering.
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