Abacast Clarity^TM Streaming and Hosting

Abacast’s high-capacity streaming Content Delivery Network (CDN) is the cornerstone of the Abacast Clarity^tm Digital Radio System , providing fast and reliable audio and video streaming and on-demand delivery for the online radio market.  

All popular audio and video formats are supported including Flash, AAC, HE-AAC, MP3, Silverlight, Windows Media, H.264, and more. 

Use Abacast content delivery for:

• live streaming of terrestrial radio simulcast
• pure play internet-only radio services
• mobile streaming to iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Nokia, and Windows Phone
• desktop streaming to PCs and Macs
• podcasts of popular radio content
• video broadcasts of live in-studio programming or remote events

Benefits of Abacast Streaming

• Serve your listeners high quality streams, even during large traffic spikes, with our fast and reliable streaming and on-demand delivery platform featuring 5 geographically-distributed  points of presence
• Offer the most popular audio and video formats including Flash/H.264, Windows Media (WMA/WMV) Silverlight, MP3, AAC, AAC+ and more.
• Optimized for online radio and online video delivery
• Use a single platform for both live streaming and on-demand audio and video delivery.
• Easily manage, organize and report on your live and on-demand content - with one integrated, web-based tool.
• Completely integrated into the Abacast Clarity(TM) Digital Radio System  and supported by 24x7 Premier Support. 

Key Features

• Five (5) points of presence for a large-scale, fast, redundant delivery network.
• Support for common video formats- Windows Media (WMA/WMV), Silverlight, Flash/H.264/On2 V6, Ogg Vorbis, QuickTime, RealMedia. 
• Support for common audio formats- MP3, WMA, AAC, AAC+ (HE-AAC), “Flash”, “Silverlight”, and OGG.
• Web-based Content Management console- Manage, organize, and report on your live and on-demand content with one integrated, web-based tool.
• Works seamlessly with other Abacast services- Easily integrate other Abacast services including Abacast On-Demand Delivery, Ad Injection System, Premier Media Players, Analytics, and Royalty Reporting.  
• Commercial quality service- Abacast Live has been in production for over six years and honed to a reliable, secure, and highly efficient delivery network. 
• Full 24x7 Support- All Abacast services come with 24x7 support included, so you can be confident your streaming services will be rock solid.