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Streaming Windows Media® With EdgeCast |
EdgeCast's streaming service for Windows Media® is a secure service and comes with same Token Based Authentication and Geo Blocking as our HTTP download service. Token Based Authentication prevents unauthorized users and websites from linking ("hot-linking") to your content and hijacking your bandwidth. Geo Blocking is a feature which blocks users from a given country from accessing your content.
Other benefits of streaming with Windows Media include:
Proven Microsoft Technology:
Windows Media Fast Streaming capabilities effectively eliminate buffering time, and reduce the likelihood of an interruption in play due to network conditions. Features like Fast Start, Fast Cache, Fast Recovery, and Fast Reconnect provide an always-on viewing experience by streaming content with minimal buffering and down-time, even over high latency network connections such as wireless and satellite. Combined with Windows Media Player, Windows Media Streaming Service can provide an instant-on/always-on playback experience for users on broadband networks. It also offers a dramatic improvement in streaming reliability and responsiveness for dial-up users, virtually eliminating annoying buffering delays and interruptions when playing digital media content. New Windows Media Services features like Advanced Fast Start, Advanced FF/RW, and Play While Archiving also make it ideal for delivering a high-quality experience to IPTV viewers.
High Quality Video and Audio:
Windows Media delivers unmatched audio and video quality at any bit rate. With improved compression, discrete digital 5.1 surround sound as low as 128 Kbps, 24-bit audio and support for full-screen video, Windows Media sets the new standard for audio and video quality.
Digital Rights Management (DRM):
Windows Media DRM is a proven platform to protect and securely deliver content for playback on a computer, portable device or network device. It's flexible enough to support a range of business models from single downloads or physical format delivery. The latest version of Windows Media DRM enables new scenarios and provides consumers even greater access to protected audio and video content.
Instant-On, Always-On Streaming:
Fast Streaming provides an instant-on, always-on streaming experience that eliminates buffering time and reduces the likelihood of an interruption in play. This ensures a seamless viewing experience whether you are playing a single piece of content or switching seamlessly between on-demand clips and broadcast streaming channels.
To learn more about EdgeCast's streaming service for Windows Media® , just fill out this form or click here to chat with a representative.
