The Wurl TV Network and Zixi announced a partnership to use Zixi's streaming platform to distribute Wurl's TV programming to cable and OTT video services. The partnership is intended to expand Wurl's ability to use the Internet for secure, scalable delivery of its linear TV channels.
The Wurl TV network delivers TV channels to numerous video services. Wurl plans to use Zixi's cloud distribution platform to simultaneously deliver an unlimited number of live linear channels to an unlimited number of video services via the Internet.
"By partnering with Zixi, we're able to bring Wurl TV's programming to leading TV platforms and scale up at Internet speed with broadcast quality, which is vital for our clients," said Sean Doherty, Wurl's CEO and founder. "Zixi is a proven broadcast technology company that recognizes the need to deliver new types of programming to new audiences in new ways."
"Zixi is committed to providing the most comprehensive set of public and private cloud software solutions supporting new business models for linear television workflows," said Chris Noe, executive chairman of Zixi. "There's great synergy between the companies and excitement in working with Wurl, the innovation leader in transforming content from top digital studios into linear programming."