By Jonathan Easton

Video streaming tech provider Unified Streaming has announced the availability of its Unified Origin software on Microsoft Azure.

Promising to make it easier for online broadcasters and video providers to launch OTT services, Unified Origin via the Azure marketplace enables online broadcasters and video service providers to stream their live and VOD content from one unified source to multiple clients and devices.

Unified Origin supports common streaming formats including HLS, MPEG-DASH, HDS and HSS. It supports all the major DRM systems (Adobe Access, FairPlay, Marlin, PlayReady and Widevine), and timed metadata (including SCTE-35 for ad insertion).

 VP Global Sales at Unified Streaming, Simon Westbroek said: “Unified Streaming has been providing expert software to some of the biggest broadcasters in the world for close to a decade now and we’re very excited to open up Unified Origin to a much wider variety of customers.​ More and more streaming companies want to take ownership of their video workflows. To be successful, they need flexibility in a way that is quick to launch and cost-effective, while delivering a broadcast-quality experience. Unified Origin delivers this and we’re looking forward to further expanding our product offering on Microsoft Azure.”

Channel Sales, Azure at Microsoft, Veronica Labad said: “Many streaming providers prefer to take a look at the Marketplace first to build their streaming workflows with best-in-class modules. They get the best components for their requirements. With Unified Origin, that is especially the case with its history of supporting the likes of BBC, Telenor and HBO.”