LTN and MediaKind have entered a strategic partnership which will see MediaKind’s MK.IO Beam solutions integrated within the LTN network, with the aim of “significantly accelerating” IP distribution and contribution rollout timelines.
By connecting directly into the LTN network, MK.IO Beam devices are able to extend LTN’s multicast and multipath IP delivery capabilities to the edge, said the companies. Multipath delivery over dual redundant IP connections is enabled, with last-mile traffic automatically “steered” to the best available network access node and reliable, managed transport for sending and receiving compressed video streams.
With access to MediaKind’s edge processing capabilities, LTN Network users are able to transcode, multiplex and transform content directly on-prem, meeting requirements for source or destination-specific processing. The integration simplifies custom encoding for regional or affiliate requirements, multiplexing for cable headends, and destination-specific processing handled locally.
“As the industry accelerates its shift away from satellite distribution, programmers and content distributors need IP solutions that deliver the same reliability, with greater flexibility and speed,” said Malik Khan, executive chairman and co-founder of LTN. “Our integration with MediaKind brings advanced content processing directly to the edge of the LTN Network, enabling customers to deploy faster, operate more efficiently, and confidently scale their IP distribution plans.”
Shahar Bar, SVP products and marketing at MediaKind, added, “The industry is under growing pressure to modernise distribution workflows without sacrificing performance. By integrating MK.IO Beam directly with the LTN Network, we combine advanced software-based video processing with a highly reliable IP transport backbone—enabling faster deployments, greater operational agility, flexible cloud economics including monthly or hourly pay-as-you-go models, and a seamless transition away from legacy satellite infrastructure.”
