IStreamPlanet

Last updated
iStreamPlanet
Type Subsidiary
Industry
Founded2000
FounderMio Babic
Defunct2023 (2023)
FateMajority stake acquired by Turner Broadcasting in 2015, and company shut down in 2023
Headquarters,
Area served
United States
Products
  • Aventus Media Processing Suite
  • Orbis Direct-To-Consumer Platform
Services
Number of employees
150 (2019)
Parent Warner Bros. Discovery
Website istreamplanet.com

iStreamPlanet was a Seattle, Washington-based company which 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]

Contents

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

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

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References

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