Tiledmedia Player, the company’s flagship solution, enables ‘tiled streaming;’ whereby a streamed video transmission can be divided into discrete smaller ‘tiles,’ then streamed individually, yet simultaneously decoded to create a mosaic of live action on-screen feeds.

IBC 2024 – Entering the spotlight
While Tiledmedia has been successfully supporting high-profile customers since 2017, the company is now using IBC 2024 to launch the Tiledmedia Player more widely to the global video entertainment community.

Tiledmedia Player’s sophisticated Multiview capability is attractive to broadcasters who wish to show multiple video streams simultaneously. This is particularly applicable for sports where the live competitive action takes place across a wide physical area, such as with motorsport, road racing, cycling, golf or equestrian sports.

This capability is also required when streaming events with simultaneous co-located sporting performances. Viewers may be keen to see competition at different points within an arena or sportsground, such as with track and field, gymnastics championships and tennis tournaments, among others. Another example is enabling Multiview streaming of a football tournament’s group stages.

Tiledmedia’s advanced video player technology lets viewers select specific streams focusing on their favourite stars, in addition to the scenes the director offers. The viewer may choose to watch the competitive tussles taking place in the far reaches of a racetrack, for example. Viewers can enjoy action from various points in the field of play, displayed onscreen side-by-side, empowering the viewer select a focus, or even camera angle.

A different approach that yields efficiencies
Empowering streamers to reap maximum Return on Investment for their broadcasting rights is Tiledmedia’s raison d’etre.

Instead of bolting Multiview capability on top of platform-native players, Tiledmedia Player stands apart because it is independent of platform-native players. Tiledmedia Player was created as a standalone solution.

The same video player runs on all device platforms, with 100% of the code controlled by Tiledmedia. So launching new and compelling user experiences on a range of consumer devices is dramatically accelerated. This includes all Apple and Android devices (tablets, smartphones, TV dongles, etc.), web browsers, and XR headsets, among others.

Furthermore, using a single cross-platform codebase greatly speeds up integration with other system components, such as analytics and client-side ad insertion.

This means that service providers can roll out multi-platform service innovations, grow audiences, and earn new revenues, faster than otherwise possible. Meanwhile, sports fans can begin to enjoy new and engaging user experiences on all the devices they love.

The right video player can make all the difference
Tiledmedia Player has been deployed by sports rightsholders Including blue-chip broadcasters, streamers, and sports associations, in various international markets.

The solution is highly responsive, and viewers can experience seamless Multiview without any fear of missing out. Switching feeds is instant, and frictionless with frame-accurate cross-feed synchronisation, and audio is uninterrupted.

Leveraging VR expertise
Tiledmedia’s track record includes devising and deploying an end-to-end solution for live VR360 and VR180 sports experiences at the highest possible quality, to mobile devices and headsets. Tiledmedia Player’s multi-stream capability efficiently streams only what the user sees in their VR viewport.