NGSN Selects iStreamPlanet–s Aventus(R) to Launch Live Multiscreen Streaming of Over 3000 Soccer Matches

LAS VEGAS, NV — (Marketwired) — 03/18/15 — , the leader in live, announced today that selected iStreamPlanet–s SaaS to power the company–s recently launched live, multiscreen service. NGSN will live stream over 3000 soccer matches taking place in Europe, Asia and South America to US audiences.

The live streams will be available initially on iOS and Android mobile devices, Chromecast and Apple TV. NGSN will eventually deliver the streams to nearly all connected devices including native apps for Windows Phone®, Xbox®, Amazon Fire TV® and Roku® devices.

US soccer fans can sign up for the free 90 day beta at and catch upcoming matches from leagues in Chile, Russia, Ecuador, Venezuela, The Netherlands, and Portugal. Following the US launch NGSN plans to rapidly expand the service to Canada, and Asian markets including China, South Korea and Japan.

NGSN chose Aventus, iStreamPlanet–s cloud-based live encoding and multiscreen packaging service, based largely on the ability to quickly launch the new service and rapidly grow in terms of onboarding new live content, adding new targeted devices, and expanding into new markets. Using the Aventus SaaS NGSN was able to go from concept to launch in just nine months.

“Choosing a cloud-based solution like Aventus was very important to meet NGSN–s technology and business goals,” said Harry Van Streun, Founder and CEO of NGSN. “Aventus significantly reduces our upfront costs and enables our team to rapidly expand the breadth of content available to our viewers. We could never achieve this level of price to scale with a traditional on-premises solution.”

“iStreamPlanet is committed to helping new OTT providers like NGSN get to market faster and keep pace with rapidly changing technology as they expand their services to incorporate new content, new audiences and new business models,” said Jennifer Baisch, vice president of marketing for iStreamPlanet.

iStreamPlanet will be demonstrating Aventus at NAB 2015 in Las Vegas in booth N914. More information on Aventus can be found at .

iStreamPlanet, the leader in live, simplifies live video streaming to multiple screens. iStreamPlanet is changing the way live streaming is done with the launch of Aventus, a cloud and software-based, live video streaming solution for premium content providers.

iStreamPlanet–s innovative approach has been chosen by the world–s leading sports, entertainment, and technology brands, including NBC Sports, Turner Broadcasting, Fox, and Microsoft, to bring live, online video to connected audiences around the world.

Founded in 2000, the privately held company is headquartered in Las Vegas with a software development center in Redmond, WA. More information can be found at .

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