Live Streaming

Live Streaming with CASTUS enables you to live stream your channels or events to your audience with ease. Connect any number of live HLS feeds and scale your operations effortlessly. Connect to OTT platforms like Roku and Fire TV, stream to your custom mobile App and even restream to Facebook Live and YouTube Live all from one platform. Schedule a demo today to see a live demonstration of our technology while showcasing stations like yours who are using CASTUS Cloud for their 24/7 live streaming needs. Live Streaming from CASTUS is scalable and affordable so you can stream to your audience no matter where they are.

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Features

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Translation

Closed captioning is a powerful tool and is required in today’s world of broadcast. Translation services allow you to translate English captions to more than 35 spoken languages accurately and automatically in order to provide the same incredible content to a wider audience. The 100% cloud-based translation service is easy, fast, affordable, and accurate with CASTUS and does not require additional hardware or costly maintenance.

Captioning

‘Live’ and ‘File Based Captioning’ are 100% cloud based and do not require any hardware. Caption with great accuracy (95%+) while captions are embedded on VOD programming, live streams, and OTT apps. This service even integrates with our playback servers so captions appear seamlessly on your cable channel. Easy, automated and affordable. Our caption services are reliable and provide captions for a fraction of the cost.

Analytics

Learn about your audience through analytics to discover the quantity of viewers as well as how long they stay engaged with your content. Connect and engage with your audience by knowing what they watch so you can ensure your programming is providing value to your viewers. CCS also captures view counts for your Video On-Demand programming so you can understand what content is relevant to your audience with accurate data. Run reports and analyze vital data to stay on the cutting edge of your market.

Adaptive Bit-Rate (ABR) Feature

ABR is vital, especially when viewers are tuning in with a less-than-ideal internet connection. CASTUS Cloud Services switches resolutions automatically depending on the end user’s connection, ensuring little to no buffering so your audience can tune in without interruption.

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1080p Package	‘Enterprise’ Unlimited Bandwidth Package	Live Streaming Only
1080p Live Streaming	1080p Live Streaming	1080p Live Streaming
Unlimited HLS live streaming channels	Unlimited HLS live streaming channels	Unlimited HLS live streaming channels
Front-end ‘channel page’ for all live streams	Front-end ‘channel page’ for all live streams	Front-end ‘channel page’ for all live streams
Customizable branded front end channel page	Customizable branded front end channel page	Customizable front-end channel page
Share and embed options for live channels, videos, and schedules	Share and embed options for live channels, videos, and schedules	Share and embed options for live channels, and schedules
Live schedule channel guide (with playout server)	Live schedule channel guide (with playout server)	Live schedule channel guide (with playout server)
Re-stream to YouTube Live and FaceBook Live	Re-stream to YouTube Live and FaceBook Live	Re-stream to YouTube Live and FaceBook Live
Provides streaming analytics	Provides streaming analytics	Provides streaming analytics
Monetize live streams	Monetize live streams	Monetize live streams
Create paid subscriptions	Create paid subscriptions	Create paid subscriptions
Supports HLS and RTMP	Supports HLS and RTMP	Supports HLS and RTMP
Supports Closed Captioning	Supports Closed Captioning	Supports Closed Captioning
Closed Caption dictionaries for greater accuracy	Closed Caption dictionaries for greater accuracy	Closed Caption dictionaries for greater accuracy
Ongoing support and updates	Ongoing support and updates	Ongoing support and updates

Testimonials

Katy, your training yesterday was perfect. You fielded the questions from Judy and myself with clarity, accuracy and honesty. You explained what you would be getting back to us about. Through past interactions with you – that las become your hallmark – excellent customer service! We look forward to future customer interactions with you and others of the fine Castus

Kirby Dolak, Littleton, MA

It was so easy to add live captioning to our existing system. No expensive hardware or installs with this integrated cloud based service. CASTUS staff had us up and captioning quickly.

Edgar Riebe, Seattle Public Schools, WA

CASTUS is Monroe County Television’s preferred choice for broadcast and hardware services for MCTV’s 24/7 programming, live government meetings, community events & Video on Demand presence. Our CASTUS hardware was first purchased in Summer 2018 and was the lynchpin of our recent HD studio retrofits. Monroe County’s unique geographical location precipitates the need for IP sourced video feeds from our

Monroe County

Updating to the CASTUS technology allows more flexibility with quality and control of the channel’s signal. Many stations and networks are going over the top by offering apps for their programming and I am excited that our educational access channel is able to join with the other major content producers.

Melanie Lombardi, FSU-TV3 Channel Manager, Frostburg State University, MD

I absolutely love the CASTUS system! It’s an amazing piece of equipment and I won’t work without it. In my 25 years, it’s my favorite server.

City of Redlands, CA

This is an incredible opportunity for the Department of Communication and Frostburg State University to showcase the talent and skills of students who work towards creating original programming for the area.